CELEX: 31990R2497
Language: en
Date: 1990-08-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2497/90 of 30 August 1990 on the supply of whole milk powder as food aid

31 . 8 . 90                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 236/9
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2497/90
                                                     of 30 August 1990
                                  on the supply of whole milk powder as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      food aid (4) ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time
                                                                  limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             followed to determine the resultant costs,
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) (c) thereof,
                                                                                           Article 1
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21
May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation            Milk products shall be mobilized in the Community, as
(EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid man­             Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in
agement (3) lays down the list of countries and                   the Annex in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies      2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond          Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
the fob stage ;
                                                                  The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions            accepted all the general and specific conditions appli­
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allo­           cable. Any other condition or reservation included in his
cated to the Tunisian Republic 3 000 tonnes of whole              tender is deemed unwritten .
milk powder to be supplied ;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of                                 Article 2
this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
the Community of products to be supplied as Community             European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 30 August 1990.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 370 , 30.-12. 1986, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
 0 OJ No L 136, 26. 5 . 1987, p. 1 .                              (4) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
                                                             LOTS A, B and C
              1 . Operation Nos ('): 697/90 — 699/90 — Commission Decision of 20. 4. 1990
             2. Programme : 1990
             3. Recipient : Republic of Tunisia
             4. Representative of the recipient (3) :
                  STIL, 25 rue Belhassen Ben, Chaabane, 1005 El Omrane, Tunis ; tel. 216-1 /260 117, telex 15322, telefax
                  216-1 /261 882
              5. Place or country of destination : Tunisia
              6. Product to be mobilized : whole milk powder
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods :(2)(6)
              8 . Total quantity : 3 000 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : three (lot A : 1 000 tonnes ; lot B : 1 000 tonnes ; lot C : 1 000 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking : 25 kg and OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, pp. 4 and 5 (I.1.B.4 and I.l.B.4.3)
                  Supplementary markings on the packaging :
                  'ACTION N° 697/90             LAIT ENTIER EN POUDRE / DON DE LA COMMUNAUTfi fiCONO­
                  'ACTION       N» 698/90
                                                MIQUE EUROPfiENNE A LA RfiPUBLIQUE TUNISIENNE'
                  'ACTION N° 699/90
                  and OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 6 (1.1 .BJ)
            11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
                  The manufacture of the whole milk powder must be carried out after the award of the tender
            12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment
            13. Port of shipment : —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
            1 5. 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 :
                  A : 1 — 12 . 10 . 1990
                   B : 29 . 10 — 9 . 11 . 1990
                   C : 26 . 11 — 7. 12. 1990
            18 . Deadline for the supply : —
            1 9. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender
            20. In the case of an invitation to tender, date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of
                  tenders (4) : 17. 9 . 1990 at 12 noon
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 24. 9. 1990 at 12 noon
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment :
                       A : 10 — 20 . 10 . 1990
                       B : 29 . 10 — 9 . 11 . 1990
                       C : 26. 11 — 7. 12. 1990
                  (c) deadline for the supply : —
            22. Amount of the tendering security ; ECU 20 per tonne
            23. Amount of the delivery security : ! 0 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
            24. Address for submission of tenders :
                   Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à l'attention de Monsieur N. Arend, Bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/58 , 200 rue
                   de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles ; telex ACîREC 22037 B or 25670 B
            25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer 0 : refund applicable on 17. 8 . 1990 fixed by
                   Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2395/90 (OJ No L 222, 17. 8 . 1990, p. 12)
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            Notes :
            (') The operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
            (2) 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 .
            (3) Commission delegate to be contacted by the successful tenderer :
                M. Klaus von Helldorf, 21 avenue Jugurtha, Tunis.
            (4) In order not to overload the telex, tenderers are requested to provide, before the date and time laid down
                in point 20 of this Annex, evidence that the tendering security referred to in Article 7 (4) (a) of Regulation
                (EEC) No 2200/87 has been lodged, preferably :
                — either by porter at the office referred to in point 24 of this Annex,
                — or by telecopier on one of the following numbers in Brussels :
                     —    235 01  32
                     —    236  10 97
                     —    235 01  30
                     —    236  20 05
            0 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 21 4r 25. 7. 1989, p. 10), is applicable as regards the export refund and,
                where appropriate, the monetary and accession compensatory amounts, the representative rate and the
                monetary coefficient. The date referred to in Article 2 of the abovementioned Regulation is that referred
                to in point 25 of this Annex.
            (6) The whole milk powder with 26 % minimum fat content must be obtained by the spray method and
                must be manufactured not more than one month before the date of making the goods available at the
                port of shipment. The quality must be extra grade and the milk powder must have the following characte­
                ristics :
                (a) fat content :                                        26,0 % minimum ;
                (b) water content :                                      2,5 % maximum ;
                (c) titratable acidity (in solids, non-fat) : ADM I
                     — as ml of decinormal sodium hydroxide solu­
                          tion :                                         3,0 % maximum ;
                     — as lactic acid :                                  0,15 % maximum ;
                (d) lactate content (in solids, non-fat) :               150 mg/ 100 g maximum ;
                (e) additives :                                          none ;
                (f) phosphatase test :                                   negative, i.e. not more than 4 |ig of phenol per g
                                                                         of reconstituted milk ;
                (g) solubility index :                                   0,5 ml maximum ;
                (h) burnt :                                              15,0 mg maximum, i.e. at least disc B ;
                (i) micro-organism content :                             50 000 per g maximum ;
                (k) coliform test :                                      negative in 0,1 g ;
                (1) buttermilk test :                                    negative ;
                (m) whey test :                                          negative ;
                (n) odour and flavour :                                  clean ;
                (o) appearance :                                         white or slightly yellowish, no impurities or
                                                                         coloured particles.