CELEX: 31998R1904
Language: en
Date: 1998-09-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1904/98 of 7 September 1998 on the supply of cereals as food aid

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                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1904/98
                                                    of 7 September 1998
                                          on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Community food aid (2); whereas it is necessary to specify
                                                                 the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            resultant costs,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid
management and special operations in support of food                                      Article 1
security (1), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
                                                                 Cereals shall be mobilised in the Community, as
Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the              Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
list of countries and organisations eligible for Community       the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of       2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
food aid beyond the fob stage;
                                                                 The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions           the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has                condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed
allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries;                      unwritten.
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                                         Article 2
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be        following its publication in the Official Journal of the
supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as             European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 7 September 1998.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Franz FISCHLER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1.                                  (2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 23.
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                                                           ANNEX
                                                            LOT A
         1. Action No: 221/97 (A1); 234/97 (A2)
         2. Beneficiary (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland
            tel.: (31 70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701; telex: 30960 EURON NL
         3. Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient
         4. Country of destination: A1: Madagascar; A2: Haiti
         5. Product to be mobilised: common wheat flour
         6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 280
         7. Number of lots: 1 in 2 parts (A1: 40 tonnes; A2: 240 tonnes)
         8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.B(1)(a))
         9. Packaging (7) (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.2.A(1)(d), (2)(d) and B(4))
        10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.B(3))
            — language to be used for the markings: French
            — supplementary markings: —
        11. Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
        12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment
        13. Alternative delivery stage: —
        14. (a) Port of shipment: —
            (b) Loading address: —
        15. Port of landing: —
        16. Place of destination: —
            — port or warehouse of transit: —
            — overland transport route: —
        17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
            — first deadline: 12.10 — 1.11.1998
            — second deadline: 26.10 — 15.11.1998
        18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
            — first deadline: —
            — second deadline: —
        19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (12 noon, Brussels time):
            — first deadline: 22.9.1998
            — second deadline: 6.10.1998
        20. Amount of tendering guarantee: ECU 5 per tonne
        21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l’aide alimentaire, Attn
            Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/
            Brussel
            telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
        22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 18.9.1998, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1851/98
            (OJ L 241, 29.8.1998, p. 3)
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                                                             LOT B
          1. Action Nos: 222/97 (A1); 223/97 (A2)
          2. Beneficiary (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland
             tel.: (31 70) 330 57 57; fax: 364 17 01; telex: 30960 EURON NL
          3. Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient
          4. Country of destination: Niger
          5. Product to be mobilized: maize
          6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 600
          7. Number of lots: 1 in 2 parts (A1: 348 tonnes; A2: 252 tonnes)
          8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(1)(d))
          9. Packaging (7) (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0.A(1)(c), (2)(c) and B(6))
         10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(3))
             — Language to be used for the markings: French
             — Supplementary markings: —
         11. Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
         12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed
         13. Alternative delivery stage: —
         14. (a) Port of shipment: —
             (b) Loading address: —
         15. Port of landing: —
         16. Place of destination: —
             — port or warehouse of transit: —
             — overland transport route: —
         17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
             — first deadline: 12.10 — 1.11.1998
             — second deadline: 26.10 — 15.11.1998
         18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
             — first deadline: —
             — second deadline: —
         19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (12 noon, Brussels time):
             — first deadline: 22.9.1998
             — second deadline: 6.10.1998
         20. Amount of tendering guarantee: ECU 5 per tonne
         21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l’aide alimentaire, Attn
             Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/
             Brussel
             telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
         22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 18.9.1998, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1851/98
             (OJ L 241, 29.8.1998, p. 3)
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                                                              LOT C
          1. Action No: 233/97
          2. Beneficiary (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland
             tel.: (31 70) 330 57 57; fax: 364 17 01; telex: 30960 EURON NL
          3. Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient
          4. Country of destination: Haiti
          5. Product to be mobilized: milled               rice  (product code     1006 30 92 9900, 1006 30 94 9900,
             1006 30 96 9900, 1006 30 98 9900)
          6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 560
          7. Number of lots: 1
          8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(1)(f))
          9. Packaging (7) (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0.A(1)(c), (2)(c) and B(6))
         10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(3))
             — Language to be used for the markings: French
             — Supplementary markings: —
         11. Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
         12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment
         13. Alternative delivery stage: —
         14. (a) Port of shipment: —
             (b) Loading address: —
         15. Port of landing: —
         16. Place of destination: —
             — port or warehouse of transit: —
             — overland transport route: —
         17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
             — first deadline: 12.10 — 1.11.1998
             — second deadline: 26.10 — 15.11.1998
         18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
             — first deadline: —
             — second deadline: —
         19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (12 noon, Brussels time):
             — first deadline: 22.9.1998
             — second deadline: 6.10.1998
         20. Amount of tendering guarantee: ECU 5 per tonne
         21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l’aide alimentaire, Attn
             Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/
             Brussel
             telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
         22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 18.9.1998, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1851/98
             (OJ L 241, 29.8.1998, p. 3)
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         Notes:
         (1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (tel. (32 2) 295 14 65).
                                             Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32 2) 299 30 50).
         (2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which
             consignment documents are required.
         (3) The supplier shall deliver to the beneficiary a certificate from an official entity certifying that for the
             product to be delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State
             concerned, have not been exceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137
             and iodine-131 levels.
         (4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/98 (OJ L 25, 31.1.1998, p. 39) is applicable as regards the export
             refund. The date referred to in Article 2 of the said Regulation is that referred to in point 22 of this
             Annex.
         (5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following documents:
             — phytosanitary certificate,
             — fumigation certificate (cereals/cereals derivatives are to be fumigated prior to shipment by way of
                 magnesium phosphide (min 2 g/m3) for a minimum period of five (5) days between the application of
                 the fumigant and the venting process. The appropriate certification must be made available at the
                 time of shipment).
         (6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29.4.1991, point II.A(3)(c) or II.B(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the
             words “European Community”’.
         (7) Since the goods may be rebagged, the supplier must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same quality as
             those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital ‘R’.
         (8) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.
             The supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the container available in the stack position at
             the container terminal at the port of shipment. The beneficiary shall be responsible for all subsequent
             loading costs, including the cost of moving the containers from the container terminal.
             The supplier has to submit to the recipient’s agent a complete packing list of each container, specifying
             the number of bags belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.
             The supplier has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Oneseal, Sysko, Locktainer 180 or a
             similar high-security seal), the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary’s representative.