CELEX: 31996R2309
Language: en
Date: 1996-12-02 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2309/96 of 2 December 1996 on the supply of cereals as food aid

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                                            (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION ( EC) No 2309/96
                                                      of 2 December 1996
                                          on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       destinations of the supplies, provision should be made for
                                                                  the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            loading where necessary not belonging to the same port
 Community,                                                       area ,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of
 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 management and special operations in support of food
security ('), and in particular Article 24 ( 1 ) (b) thereof,                              Article 1
Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the               Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as
 list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid        Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
operations and specifies the general criteria on the              the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;                       2200 / 87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex .
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions            Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure .
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has                 For lots C and E notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of
allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries;                       Regulation (EEC) No 2200/ 87, the tender may indicate
                                                                  two ports of shipment not necessarily belonging to the
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                 same port area .
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down            The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
general rules for the mobilization in the Community of            accepted all the general and specific conditions
products to be supplied as Community food aid (2), as             applicable . Any other condition or reservation included in
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (3); whereas it is          his tender is deemed unwritten .
necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of
supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the                                   Article 2
resultant costs;
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas, for a given lot, given the small quantities to be        following its publication in the Official Journal of the
supplied, the packaging methods and the large number of           European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 2 December 1996 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                              ANNEX
                                                                LOT A
              1 . Operation No ('): 23/96
             2. Programme: 1996
             3. Recipient ( 2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel : (39 6)
                  57 971 ; telex: 626675 WFP I)
             4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination: Afghanistan
             6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (^i7): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (IIA(l)(a))
             8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 22 000
             9 . Number of lots : 1
            10 . Packaging and marking : in bulk
            11 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
            12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed (l2)
            13 . Port of shipment: —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
            15 . Port of landing : —
            16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
            17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 30 . 12. 1996 — 19. 1 . 1997
            18 . Deadline for the supply: —
            19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
            20 . Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
                  17. 12 . 1996
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 7. 1 . 1997
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 20 . 1 . — 9. 2. 1997
                  (c) deadline for the supply: —
            22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
            23. Amount of delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
            24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('): Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn .
                  Mr T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                  25670 AGREC B; fax : (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
            25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 30 . 11 . 1996,
                  fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2055/96 (OJ No L 276, 29. 10 . 1996, p. 1 )
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                                                               LOT B
             1 . Operation No ('): 24/96
            2. Programme: 1996
            3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel: (39-6)
                 57 971 ; telex: 626675 WFP I)
            4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
            5. Place or country of destination: Afghanistan
            6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f): see OJ No C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B. ( 1 ) (a))
            8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 5 300
            9 . Number of lots : 1
           10 . Packaging and marking (s) (*): see OJ No C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B. (2). (a) and II.B. (3))
                 Language to be used for the marking: English
           11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment — fob stowed (12)
           13 . Port of shipment: —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
           15. Port of landing : —
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
           17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 6. — 26. 1 . 1997
           18 . Deadline for the supply: —
           19 . Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
                 17 . 12 . 1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 7. 1 . 1997
                 b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 27. 1 . — 16. 2. 1997
                 c) deadline for the supply: —
           22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
           23 . Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
           24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('): Bureau de 1 aide alimentaire, Attn .
                 Mr T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 130 , bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B- 1 049 Brussels (telex:
                 25670 AGREC B; fax : (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 30. 1 1 . 1 996,
                 fixed by Commission Regulation ( EC) No 2055/96 (OJ No L 276, 29 . 10 . 1996, p. 1 )
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                                                               LOT C
             1 . Operation No ('): 1163/95 (Cl ); 1183/95 (C2); 1190/95 (C3)
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (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)
             4. Representative of the recipient ("): to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination: Cl : Haiti; C2: Somalia; C3: Madagascar
             6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods QQ: see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B. (1 ) (a))
             8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 910
             9. Number of lots: 1 in 3 parts (Cl : 360 tonnes; C2: 450 tonnes; C3: 100 tonnes)
            10. Packaging and marking (') (") (s) f): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B. (2). (d) and II.B. (3))
                 Language to be used for the marking: Cl 4- C3: French; C2: English
            11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
            12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment (n)
            13 . Port of shipment: —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
            15. Port of landing : —
            16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
            17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 6. — 26. 1 . 1997
            18 . Deadline for the supply: —
            19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
            20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 17. 12.
                  1996
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 7. 1 . 1997
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 27. 1 . — 16. 2. 1997
                 (c) deadline for the supply: —
            22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
            23 . Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
            24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('): Bureau de 1 aide alimentaire, Attn .
                 Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130 , bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                 25670 AGREC B; fax : (32 2) 296 70 03/296 70 04)
            25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 30. 11 . 1996,
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2055/96 (OJ No L 276, 29. 10 . 1996, p. 1 )
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                                                               LOT D
             1 . Operation No ('): 1165/95
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (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)
             4. Representative of the recipient ("): to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination : Haiti
             6. Product to be mobilized: milled rice (product code 1006 30 96 900 and 1006 30 98 900)
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods Of): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (ILA. ( 1 ) (f))
             8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 2 160
            9 . Number of lots : 1
           10 . Packaging and marking (5) (*) (s) (9): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A. (2). (c) and II.A. (3))
                  Language to be used for the marking: French
           11 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
           12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment
           13 . Port of shipment: —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
           15. Port of landing : —
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
           17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 6. — 26. 1 . 1996
           18 . Deadline for the supply: —
           19 . Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
                  17. 12 . 1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 7. 1 . 1997
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 27. 1 . — 16. 2. 1997
                 (c) deadline for the supply: —
           22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
           23 . Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
           24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('): Bureau de 1 aide alimentaire , Attn .
                 Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B- 1 049 Brussels (telex:
                 25670 AGREC B ; fax : (32 2) 296 70 03/296 70 04)
           25. Refund payable on application by the successsful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 30 . 11 . 1996,
                 fixed by Cpmmission Regulation (EC) No 2055/96 (OJ No L 276, 29. 10 . 1996, p. 1 )
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                                                                LOT E
              1 . Operation No ('): 1161 /95 (El ); 1162/95 (E2); 1182/95 (E3)
              2. Programme: 1995
              3. Recipient (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)
             4. Representative of the recipient ("): to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or country of destination : El : Haiti; E2 Peru; E3: Madagascar
              6 . Product to be mobilized : oat flakes
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(7): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B. ( l)(e))
              8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 180
              9 . Number of lots: 1 in 3 parts ( El : 96 tonnes; E2: 36 tonnes ; E3 : 48 tonnes)
            10 . Packaging and marking (6) (K) (*) (10): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B. (2). (f) and II .B. (3))
                   Language to be used for the marking: El 4- E3 : French : E2; Spanish
            11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
            12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment ( l3)
            13 . Port of shipment: —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
            15. Port of landing: —
            16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
            17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 6. — 26. 1 . 1997
            18 . Deadline for the supply: —
            19 . Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
            20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 17. 12.
                   1996
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 7. 1 . 1997
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 27. 1 . — 16. 2. 1997
                  (c) deadline for the supply: —
            22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
            23 . Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
            24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('): Bureau de 1 aide alimentaire, Attn .
                  Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                  25670 AGREC B; fax : (32 2) 296 70 03/296 70 04)
            25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 30. 11 . 1996,
                  fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2055/96 (OJ No L 276, 29. 10 . 1996, p. 1 )
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            Notes:
             (') The operation number should be mentioned in all correspondence.
             (2) The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient as soon as possible to establish which consignment
                  documents are required.
             (-1) The successful tenderer 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 (EEC) No 2330/87 (OJ No L 210, 1 . 8 . 1987, p. 56), as last amended by Regula­
                  tion (EEC) No 2226/89 (OJ No L 214, 25. 7 . 1989, p. 10), is applicable as regards the export refund. The
                  date referred to in Article 2 of the said Regulation is that referred to in point 25 of this Annex.
                  The amount of the refund, shall be converted into national currency by applying the agricultural conver­
                  sion rate applicable on the day of completion of the customs export formalities. The provisions of
                  Articles 13 to 17 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (OJ No L 108, 1.5. 1993, p. 106), as last
                  amended by Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (OJ No L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22), shall not apply to this
                  amount .
             (J) See the second amendment to OJ No C 114 published in OJ No C 135, 26. 5. 1992. p. 20
             (6) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers condition FCL/ FCL (each containing 12 tonnes net (lot E)
                  and 20 tonnes net (lots C and D)).
                  The supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the containers available in the stack position at
                  the container terminal at the port of shipment. The recipient shall be responsible for all subsequent
                  loading costs, including the cost of moving the containers from the container terminal. The provisions of
                  Article 13 (2), second paragraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not apply.
                  The successful tenderer has to submit to the recipient's agent a complete packing list of each container,
                  specifying number of bags belonging to each shipping number as specified in the invitation to tender.
                  The successful tenderer has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (SYSKO locktainer 180
                  seal), the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
             Q The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                  documents :
                  — phytosanitary certificate, (Lots A, B : The phytosanitary certificate shall indicate that the product is
                      free from anguina trilici, claviceps purpurea, ustilago nuda, coryncbacterium app pseudomonas
                      atrofaciens and xanthomonas translucena and from soil and weeds. Lot A: the certificate shall also
                      indicate that it is free from pests and diseases) (E2: + expiry date),
                  — lots C and D: fumigation certificate (the cargo shall be fumigated before shipment with phosphine
                      gas).
             (8) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point IIAi (3) (c) or II.B(3)(c) is replaced by the following: 'the words
                  " European Community'".
             (9) 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'.
            (10) See the fourth amendment to OJ No C 114 published in OJ No C 272, 21 . 10. 1992, p. 6.
            (") The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to: Scheuer Assurantie, Postbus 1315,
                  NL-1000 Amsterdam .
            (12) Notwithstanding Articles 7 (3) (i) and 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 the price tendered must
                  include all loading, handling, stowage (lot A: and trimming) costs.
            (13) Notwithstanding Articles 7 (3) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
                  shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.