CELEX: 31996R0979
Language: en
Date: 1996-05-31 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 979/96 of 31 May 1996 on the supply of common wheat flour intended for the people of Turkmenistan

No L 131 /34         EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                                    1 . 6. 96
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 979196
                                                        of 31 May 1996
                      on the supply of common wheat flour intended for the people of Turkmenistan
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                 Article 3
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            1 . In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
   Community,                                                       2009/95 the offers shall be presented to the following
                                                                    address :
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1975/95 of
   4 August 1995 on actions for the free supply of agricul­         Commission of the European Communities,
   tural products to the people of Georgia, Armenia, Azer­          EAGGF-Guarantee,
   baijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan ('), as          Division VI/G.2 (Office 10/5 or 10/8),
   amended by Regulation (EC) No 686/96 (2), and in parti­          Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 130,
   cular Article 4(1 ) thereof,                                     B-1049 Brussels .
   Whereas, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 (3), as           The closing date for the lodgement of tenders shall be 12
   amended by Regulation (EC) No 723/96 (4), laying down            June 1996 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
   the rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No
   1975/95 and in particular Article 2(2) thereof, provides         In the case of non-acceptance of offers on 12 June, a
   that the tenders for the free supply of processed products       second closing date for the lodgement of offers shall be
   may relate to the quantity of basic product to be taken          21 June 1996 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
   from intervention stocks as payment for the supply, and          In this case all of the dates referred to in Annex I shall be
  where applicable, in accordance with Article 5 (2), as
  payment for the costs of processing, packaging and                carried forward by 10 days.
  marking;                                                          2.    The offer of the tenderer shall indicate the quantity
                                                                   of common wheat, to be taken over from the intervention
  Whereas, it is appropriate to open without delay a tende­
  ring procedure for the supply of common wheat flour,             stocks referred to in Annex II as payment for the supply,
                                                                   necessary to cover all costs of the supply as specified in
  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are         Article 2 to the delivery stage laid down. The quantities
  in accordance with the opinion of the Management                 awarded must leave the stocks within a period of one and
  Committee for Cereals,                                           a half months from the date of notification of the award.
                                                                   An additional offer may be made for a product delivered
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                     free on wagon . The loading rate of the railway station
                                                                   proposed must be at least 1 000 tonnes per day.
                             Article 1                             The offer shall be expressed in tonnes of common wheat
                                                                   (net weight) to be exchanged for a tonne of finished
  A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the supply         product (net weight).
  costs of common wheat flour as indicated in Annex I, in
  accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No             3 . The tendering security referred to at Article 6(1 ) (f)
  2009/95, and in particular Article 2(2) thereof.                 of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 is fixed at ECU 25 per
                                                                   tonne of flour.
                             Article 2
                                                                   4. The security referred to at Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation
                                                                  (EC) No 2009/95 is fixed at ECU 380 per tonne of flour.
 The supply shall include:
 (a) delivery of the product specified in Annex I, free on                                    Article 4
      board, stowed on the boat.
      The loading rate of the port proposed must be at least       1.    The certificate of removal referred to in the third
      1 000 tonnes per day;                                       indent of Article 1 2 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95
                                                                  shall be established on the basis of the model in Annex
 (b) the packaging and marking of the product in accor­           III .
      dance with the instructions set out in Annex I.
                                                                  2.     The take-over certificate shall be established on the
The goods must be made available for loading on board             basis of the model in Annex IV.
ship, for a maximum period of 10 days with effect from
the dates laid down in Annex I.
                                                                                             Article 5
(')  OJ  No  L 191 , 12. 8. 1995, p. 2.                           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(2)  OJ  No  L 97, 18. 4. 1996, p. 1 .
(3)  OJ  No  L 196, 19. 8. 1995, p. 4.                            following its publication in the Official Journal of the
(4   OJ  No  L 100, 23. 4. 1996, p. 9.                            European Communities.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 31 May 1996.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                             Member of the Commission
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                                                                      ANNEX I
             1 . Product to be supplied:
                  Common wheat flour.
             2. Characteristics and quality of the goods ('):
                  OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 (point II.B.La, with the exception of ash content which may be 0,90 %
                  maximum, as a percentage of the dry matter).
             3. Total quantity:
                 9 000 tonnes (net weight). This quantity may vary by a maximum of plus or minus 20 % — the precise
                  quantity will be communicated by the Commission to the successful tenderer on 23 June 1996.
             4. Description of the lot:
                 One lot only, to be delivered to one port only (or one station only):
                 — 3 000 tonnes made available with effect from 1 July 1996,
                 — 3 000 tonnes made available with effect from 4 July 1996,
                 — Approximately 3 000 tonnes made available with effect from 10 July 1996.
            5. Packaging (2):
                 The lot will be packaged in new mixed jute/polypropylene sacks each containing 40 kilograms net.
                 OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 (under II.B.2.c). The sacks will be packed in new polypropylene 'Slinged Bags/
                 Big Bags', closed on top, at the rate of 21 sacks, preferably interlocked (1+2 and 2 + 1 ), of 50 kilo­
                 grams per 'Big Bag'.
                 The 'Big Bags' will be sealed under the responsibility of the contractor.
            6. Marking:
                 The marking of the sacks (information in the Russian language plus European flag) must conform to the
                 requirements laid down in Official Journal No C 114, of 29. 4. 1991 (point II.B.3) (3).
            7. Stage of supply:
                 Fob stowed or free on wagon (fow stowed).
          (') The successful tenderer shall deliver to the transporter 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 ceasium - 134 and - 137 and Iodium - 131 levels.
          (2) Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same quality as those
              containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R'.
          (3) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , point II. B. (3) (c) is replaced by the following: 'the words " European Com­
              munity"'.
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                                                          ANNEX II
                                                                                                      (tonnes)
                                        Places of storage                                   Quantity
           Gesellschaft für Lagereibetriebe mbH
           D-24537 Neumünster                                                                4 051
           Brodersen GmbH & Co.
           Habro Hallen
           D-24980 Nordhackstedt                                                             2 469
           Belaho Betriebs- und Lagerhausgesellschaft
           D-25551 Hohenlockstedt                                                            4 829
           Rieke & Co .
           Lagerhaus und Spedition
           D-37581 Bad Gandersheim                                                           4 434
           The characteristics of the lots shall be supplied to the tenderers by the intervention agency.
           Address of the intervention agency:
           GERMANY
           BLE
           Adickesallee 40
           D-60322 Frankfurt am Main
           Postfach 18 02 03
           D-60083 Frankfurt am Main
           Tel.: (49)69 1564 0; Fax: (49)69 1564 793/794.
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                                                              ANNEX III
                                  Certificate of removal of products from intervention stocks
           Intervention Agency:
           Tender Regulation: (EC) No
           Successful tenderer:
           Product:
           Lot No:
                   Identification                                                                  Effective date of last
                                                Name of store        Quantities removed
                        No                                                                           physical removal
                                                                                Date, stamp and signature
                                                                                of the intervention agency
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                                                         ANNEX IV
                                                     Take-over certificate
            I, the undersigned
                                                              (name/first name/position)
           acting on behalf of
           certify that the following goods have been taken over:
              Product:
              Packaging:
                                of sacks:
              Number
                               of 'Big Bags':
              Total quantity in tonnes net:
                                        gross :
              Place and date of take-over:
              Name of boat
                                  Name/address of monitoring agency:
                                 Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative:
           Observations or remarks :
                                                                                         Signature and stamp
                                                                                            of transporter