CELEX: 31996R0043
Language: en
Date: 1996-01-12 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 43/96 of 12 January 1996 on the transport for the free supply to Georgia and Azerbaijan of wheat flour

13 . 1 . 96          MEN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 10/ 11
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 43/96
                                                         of 12 January 1996
                      on the transport for the free supply to Georgia and Azerbaijan of wheat flour
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Lot No 1 :
                                                                     7 000 tonnes (net) destined for Azerbaijan of which :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                           — 3 500 tonnes made available in the port of Trieste
                                                                         with effect from 8 February 1996,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No
 1975/95 of 4 August 1995 on actions for the free supply             — 3 500 tonnes made available in the port of Venice
of agricultural products to the people of Georgia,                       (Porto Marghera) with effect from 16 February 1996 ;
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan ('), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,                                        Lot No 2 :
                                                                     7 000 tonnes (net) destined for Georgia of which :
Whereas, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 (2),
established the detailed rules applicable to the free supply         — 3 500 tonnes made available in the port of Antwerp
of agricultural products provided for by Regulation (EC)                 with effect from 8 February 1996,
No 1975/95 ; whereas, it is appropriate to open a ten­
dering procedure for the supply of 14 000 tonnes of wheat            — 3 500 tonnes made available in the port of Venice
flour intended for Georgia and Azerbaijan ;                              (Porto Marghera) with effect from 12 February 1996.
Whereas, in view of the present difficulties in these re­            After the expiry of ten days following the dates
publics and the specific problems of forwarding aid to               mentioned     above,   the   successful   tenderer   shall    be
these regions, it is appropriate to organize the supply of           required to reimburse to the Commission the costs which
the abovementioned products in two lots ;                            it will have borne to cover the costs (waiting, insurance,
                                                                     security, guarantees, etc.) referred to at Article 6 (1 ) (e) (4)
                                                                     of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Cereals,
                                                                                                Article 2
                                                                     1 . In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
                                                                     2009/95 the offers shall be presented to the following
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                        address :
                                                                     Commission of the European Communities,
                                                                     EAGGF-Guarantee Fund,
                             Article 1
                                                                     Division VI/G.2 (Office 10/05 or 10/08),
                                                                     Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 130,
1 . A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the                B-1049 Brussels.
supply costs of 14 000 tonnes (net) of wheat flour as indi­
cated in Annex I, in accordance with the provisions of               The closing date for the lodgement of tenders shall be 22
Regulation (EC) No 2009/95, and in particular Article 2              January 1996 at 5 p.m. (Brussels time).
( 1 ) (b) thereof. The invitation to tender relates to two lots.
                                                                     In the case of non-acceptance of offers on 22 January, a
2. The supply costs shall relate to the take-over at the             second closing date for the lodgement of offers shall be 1
stage laid down in paragraph 3 and transport by the                  February 1996 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
appropriate means to the places of destination and within
the time limits indicated in Annex I.
                                                                     In this case all of the dates referred to in Article 1 and
                                                                     Annex I shall be carried forward by 10 days.
3.       The flour will be made available for loading, free on
board, stowed on the ship or wagon, during a maximum
period of 10 days from the dates indicated in the fol­               2. The offer shall relate to the supply of the total of the
lowing manner :                                                      quantities of a lot referred to in Article 1 (3).
(') OJ No L 191 , 12. 8. 1995, p. 2.                                 Tenderers, where appropriate, shall take account of the
(2) OJ No L 196, 19. 8. 1995, p. 4.                                  unloading and transit prices referred to in Annex V.
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In the case of transport by rail, the tenderer must submit       to in Annex II, on the basis of the model in Annex IV
a letter of guarantee issued by the rail authorities of the      and, where applicable, Annex IV (a).
country of first entry into the CIS (except in the case of
Georgia) certifying the availability of the means of trans­
port as well as the wagons necessary for the proper execu­                                Article 4
tion of the operation. Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EC) No
2009/95 is applicable also in the case of non payment to
the railway authorities of the different republics, of the       For the payment provided for at Article 13 of Regulation
CIS crossed .                                                    (EC) No 2009/95, the designated control agency shall
                                                                 deliver, upon completion of that operation, a certificate
3 . The tendering security referred to in Article 6 ( 1 ) (f)    certifying the total removal of the quantities for each
of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 is fixed at ECU 25 per             destination, countersigned by the producer of the flour or
tonne of flour.                                                  his representative, in accordance with the model in
                                                                 Annex III.
4. The security referred to in Article 8 (2) of Regulation
(EC) No 2009/95 is fixed at ECU 380 per tonne of flour.
                                                                                          Article 5
                          Article 3
The take-over certificate referred to in the second indent       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
of Article 10(1 ) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 shall        following its publication in the Official Journal of the
be established at the places and by the authorities referred     European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 12 January 1996.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
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                                                             ANNEX I
            Lot No 1
            AZERBAIJAN : 7 000 tonnes (net) of wheatflour.
            Delivery stage :
            Beiuk-Kesik (via the ports of Poti or Batumi) or a frontier point to be designated by the tenderer (Goods not
            unloaded).
            Final delivery date at the port or frontier point :
            — 3 500 tonnes by 8 March 1996,
            — 3 500 tonnes by 19 March 1996.
            Lot No 2
            GEORGIA : 7 000 tonnes (net) of wheatflour.
            Delivery stage :
            Poti or Batumi (Goods unloaded).
            Final delivery date at the port :
            — 3 500 tonnes by 8 March 1996,
            — 3 500 tonnes by 15 March 1996.
            The choice of the port of Poti or Batumi shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the
            availability of quays.
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                                                               ANNEX II
            (a) Place of take-over in Georgia :
                1 . Port of Poti or Batumi — goods unloaded.
                2. Authority entitled to deliver the take-over certificate :
                    Gossudarstvenaya Corporatziya Chleboproductov,
                    Ul. Didi Cheivani No 6,
                    Tbilisi,
                    Mr Anzar Burdianadze
                    Tel. : (7-88 32) 99 86 98. Fax : (7-88 32) 99 67 40.
            (b) Place of take-over in Azerbaijan :
                1 . Beiuk-Kesik (or a frontier point to be designated by the tenderer) — Goods not unloaded.
                    The quantitative and qualitative controls will be carried out at the time of sealing the rail-wagons at
                    Poti or Batumi. The take-over certificate will be issued on arrival at the abovementioned station after
                    verification of the integrity of the seals and the number of wagons.
                2. Authority entitled to deliver the take-over certificate :
                    Gossudarstvenaya Companija Chleboproductov,
                    370033 Baku,
                    Ul. Usif Zaade No 13,
                    Mr F.R. Mamedov — President
                    Tel. : (7-89 22) 66 74 51 /66 38 20.
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                                                           ANNEX III
                                                     Regulation (EC) No 43/96
                                                   CERTIFICATE OF REMOVAL
            I, the undersigned
                                                                (name/first name/position)
            acting on behalf of
            certify that the following goods have been taken over :
              Product :
              Packaging :
              Total quantity in tonnes (net) :
                                         (gross) :
                            of sacks :
              Number
                            of 'Big Bags' :
              Place and date of takeover :
              Name of boat :
              Name and address of transport company :
                                   Name and address of the monitoring agency :
                                   Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative :
            Observations or remarks :
                                                                                           Signature and stamp
                                                                                             of the producer
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                                                          ANNEX IV
                                                    Regulation (EC) No 43/96
                              TAKE-OVER CERTIFICATE AT THE PORT OF POTI/BATUMI
            I, the undersigned
                                                               (name/first name/position)
            acting on behalf of
            certify that the following goods have been taken over :
              Product :
              Packaging :
              Total quantity in tonnes (net) :
                                          (gross) :
                            of sacks :
               Number                                                          I
                            of 'Big Bags' :
               Place and date of take-over :
               Name of boat :
               Name and address of transport company :
                                   Name and address of monitoring agency :
                                   Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative :
            Observations or remarks :
                           Signature and stamp                                            Signature and stamp
                        of the Georgian authorities                                       of the     authorities
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                                                                ANNEX IV (a)
                                                           Regulation (EC) No 43/96
                                                            Train No
              TAKE-OVER           CERTIFICATE         ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE                          RAIL-WAGONS          IN     THE
                                                    COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION
               I, the undersigned
                                                                       (name/first name/position)
               acting on behalf of
               certify that the goods indicated below have been taken over :
              Type of product :
               Place and date of takeover :
                                                                                                         Date         Quantities (')
                      Wagon               Seal              Quantity             Number of
                                                                                                       frontier      Signature and
                       Nos                Nos             (net weight)              packets            crossed          remarks
             I
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               (') To be completed only for the wagons which have been the subject of a check, inserting the weight found.
               Name and address of the transport company :
           y   Name and address of the monitoring agency :
               Observations and remarks :
                       Representative of monitoring agency                              Name, signature and stamp of the beneficiary
                           Name, signature and stamp
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                                                            ANNEX V
                                            Transit prices on Georgian territory
            AZERBAIJAN
                                                                                                   (in US dollars)
                                                                          Transport cost
                         Products                 Discharging cost   including security of   Administration cost
                                                     (per tonne)             the cargo            (per lot)
                                                                           (per tonne)
                                                                      Poti            Batumi
            Grain                                                     15,1             16,5          120
            — grab                                       4
            — vacuvator                                  5,5
            General cargo in covered wagons              6            15,1             16,5          120
            Thermos wagons                               7           30,8              33,8          120
            ARMENIA
                                                                                                   (in US dollars)
                                                                          Transport cost
                         Products                 Discharging cost   including security of   Administration cost
                                                    (per tonne)             the cargo             (per lot)
                                                                           (per tonne)
                                                                     Poti            Batumi
            Grain                                                      15               17           120
           — grab                                        4
           — vacuvator                                   5,5
            General cargo in covered wagons              6             15               17           120
           Thermos wagons                                7             31               35           120
            GEORGIA
                                                                                                   (in US dollars)
                         Products                  Grain — grab       Grain — vacuvator       General cargo in
                                                                                              covered wagons
            Discharging cost (per tonne)                  3                     3,5                   5