CELEX: 31999R0554
Language: en
Date: 1999-03-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 554/1999 of 12 March 1999 on the transport of wholly milled rice to Russia

15. 3. 1999           EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                     L 68/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 554/1999
                                                      of 12 March 1999
                                     on the transport of wholly milled rice to Russia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                    Article 2
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               1.    For each lot, supply shall comprise:
Community,
                                                                    — taking-over at the stage laid down in paragraph 2,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 of              — transport by appropriate means to the places of des-
17 December 1998 on a programme to supply agricultural                  tination within the time limits laid down in Annex I.
products to the Russian Federation (1), and in particular
Article 4(2) thereof,                                               2. The lots of wholly milled rice shall be held for the
                                                                    successful tenderers, for loading free on board, in accord-
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 111/1999 (2)                  ance with the following:
lays down the general rules for application of Regulation
                                                                    (a) Lot 1: 5 000 tonnes of round-grain wholly milled rice
(EC) No 2802/98;
                                                                        held for the successful tenderer at a Spanish port from
                                                                        15 April 1999;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 553/1999 (3)
has opened a second invitation to tender for a second               (b) Lot 2:
delivery to Community ports of several lots of wholly
milled rice amounting to a total of 15 000 tonnes;                      — 5 000 tonnes of round-grain wholly milled rice
whereas a new invitation to tender should be opened for                     held for the successful tenderer at an Italian port
the supply of transport for this quantity of wholly milled                  from 26 April 1999;
rice from Community ports to Russia;                                    — 5 000 tonnes of round-grain wholly milled rice
                                                                            held for the successful tenderer at an Italian port
Whereas the total quantity of 15 000 tonnes should be                       from 3 May 1999.
supplied in two separate lots;
                                                                    Beyond ten days after the dates referred to above, the
                                                                    successful tenderer shall refund the Commission any
Whereas the specific conditions applying to this supply
                                                                    costs incurred by it as a result of the delay in take-over
should be laid down, in addition to the provisions
                                                                    (waiting, insurance, security, guarantees, etc.) as provided
adopted in Regulation (EC) No 111/1999, and provision
                                                                    for in Article 5(1)(f)(4) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999.
should be made for their immediate entry into force;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                                               Article 3
Committee for Cereals,
                                                                    1. Tenders shall be submitted to the following agencies
                                                                    whose addresses are listed in Annex II:
                                                                    — for lot No 1: the Spanish intervention agency;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                        — for lot No 2: the Italian intervention agency.
                                                                    The time limit for lodging tenders shall expire on 23
                                                                    March 1999 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
                            Article 1
                                                                    Should a lot not be successfully tendered for by the end of
An invitation to tender is hereby opened to establish the           this period, tenders may be submitted for a second period
costs of supplying transport for a total of 15 000 tonnes of        expiring on 9 April 1999 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
wholly milled rice in two separate lots of 5 000 tonnes
and 10 000 tonnes (net weight), as described in Annex I,            In this case, all the dates fixed in Article 2 and Annex I
to be conducted as a supply referred to in Article 2(1)(b) of       shall be extended by 14 days.
Regulation (EC) No 111/1999, in accordance with both
that Regulation and this Regulation.
                                                                    2. The tender shall include the cost of transporting an
(1) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 12.
                                                                    entire consignment to be taken over at the port identified
(2) OJ L 14, 19. 1. 1999, p. 3.                                     in Article 2(2) and of supplying it to the destination laid
(3) See page 1 of this Official Journal.                            down in Annex I.
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                          Article 4                               entire quantity to be delivered to a given destination on a
                                                                  given date.
1. The tendering security shall be EUR 25 per tonne of
wholly milled rice for delivery.
                                                                  Payment shall be made within 30 days of presenting the
2. The supply security shall be EUR 632 per tonne of              application for a payment on account, together with the
wholly milled rice for delivery. The security must be             requisite supporting documents.
lodged for the relevant lot with the intervention agency
referred to in Article 3, in accordance with Article 7(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 111/1999.
                                                                                             Article 7
                          Article 5
The take-over certificate, drawn up in accordance with            The successful tenderer shall ensure that the special
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 111/1999 shall be issued            stamp shown in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 385/
by the representative of the recipient country at the places      1999 (1) is inserted in the transport documents.
of destination and by the authorities indicated in Annex
III.
                                                                                             Article 8
                          Article 6
For the purposes of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
111/1999, the payment on account shall be made on                 following that of its publication in the Official Journal of
presentation of a certificate of removal relating to the          the European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 12 March 1999.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
                                                                  (1) OJ L 46, 20. 2. 1999, p. 48.
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                                                           ANNEX I
            Lot No I
            — 5 000 tonnes of round-grain, wholly milled rice, for St Petersburg departing from a Spanish port.
            — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded.
            — Final date for arrival in the port of St Petersburg: 3 May 1999.
            Lot No 2
            (a) — 5 000 tonnes of round-grain, wholly milled rice, for St Petersburg, departing from an Italian port.
                — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded.
                — Final date for arrival in the port of St Petersburg: 21 May 1999.
            (b) — 5 000 tonnes of round-grain, wholly milled rice, for Novorossiysk, departing from an Italian port.
                — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded.
                — Final date for arrival in the port of Novorossiysk: 19 May 1999.
                                                          ANNEX II
            Lot No 1
            Address of intervention agency:
            FEGA
            Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria
            C/Beneficencia no 8
            E-28002 Madrid
            Tel.: (00-34) 913 47 65 40
            Fax: (00-34) 915 32 30 02
            Lot No 2
            Address of intervention agency:
            Ente Nazionale Risi
            Piazza Pio XI, 1
            I-20123 Milano
            Tel.: (00-39) 287 41 54
            Fax: (00-39) 286 13 72
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                                                     ANNEX III
       Authority authorised to issue the take-over certificate:
       VAO ‘RAZNOIMPORT'
       43, Bld. 2, Lomonosovsky avenue
       113324 Moscow
       Russia
       1. Location of take-over: St Petersburg
           Authorised person: Vitali I. Shevelev
       2. Location of take-over: Novorossiysk
           Authorised person: Pavel V. Kutuzov