CELEX: 31994R2693
Language: en
Date: 1994-11-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2693/94 of 4 November 1994 on the transport for the free supply to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan of common wheat flour, olive oil and butter pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1999/94

No L 286/ 16                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                 5 . 11 . 94
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2693/94
                                                     of 4 November 1994
                 on the transport for the free supply to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan of
                 common wheat flour, olive oil and butter pursuant to Council Regulation (EC)
                                                          No 1999/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       2. The supply costs shall relate to the take-over at the
                                                                  stage laid down in paragraph 3 and transport by the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             appropriate means to the places of destination and within
Community,                                                        the time limits indicated in Annex I.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1999/94 of            3. (a) The flour (delivery stage FOB, stowed on the boat)
27 July 1994 on actions for the free supply of agricultural              intended for Azerbaijan, will be made available for
products to the people of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan,                  loading in one of the ports of Toulon, Port La
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan ('), and in particular Article 4               Nouvelle or Venice (Porto Marghera) with effect
(2) thereof,                                                             from 18 December 1994.
                                                                         The port will be definitively designated at the time
Whereas, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/94 (2) ,                     of the award of the supply.
established the detailed rules applicable to the free supply
of agricultural products provided for by Regulation (EC)             (b) 3 000 tonnes of olive oil (delivery stage FOB,
No 1999/94 ; whereas, it is appropriate to open a ten­                    stowed on the boat) will be made available in the
dering procedure for the supply of 10 000 tonnes of                       port of Athens (Piraeus) of which :
common wheat flour, 3 000 tonnes of olive oil and 5 000                  — 1 000 toiines with effect from 28 November
tonnes of butter intended for Georgia, Armenia and Azer­                     1994, intended for Georgia,
baijan ;
                                                                         — 2 000 tonnes with effect from 28 November
Whereas, in view of the present difficulties in these repu­                  1994, intended for Armenia.
blics and the specific problems of forwarding aid to these           (c) 5 000 tonnes of butter (delivery stage — loading
regions, it is appropriate to organize the supply of the                  bays of the intervention stores laid down in Annex
abovementioned products as a single action, by which the                  VI) intended for Georgia, available immediately.
whole of the supply should be awarded to a single
tenderer ;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas the relevant Management Committee has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
chairman,                                                         1.    In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
                                                                  2065/94 the offers shall be presented to the following
                                                                  address :
                                                                  Commission of the European Communities
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                     EAGGF-Guarantee Section
                                                                  Division VI/G.2 (Office 10/05)
                                                                  Rue de la Loi 120,
                                                                  B-1049 Brussels.
                          Article 1
                                                                  The closing date for the lodgement of tenders shall be 14
1 . A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the             November 1994 at 17.00 hours (Brussels time).
supply costs of :
                                                                  2. The offer shall relate to the supply of the total of the
— 3 000 tonnes (net) of olive oil (on pallets with 4 casks        quantities referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ).
    of 200 litres each),
— 5 000 tonnes (net) of butter,                                   By way of derogation from Article 6 (1 ) (d) (1 ) of Regula­
                                                                  tion (EC) No 2065/94 the offer must specify the total
— 10 000 tonnes (net) of common wheat flour (Big Bags             amounts in ecu required for the total supply (net weight),
    of 1 ,60 m x 1 ,20 m x 0,80 m),                               and the amount in ecu per tonne (gross weight) offered
                                                                  for each destination, from each of the ports in accordance
as indicated in Annex I, in accordance with the provisions        with Annex IV.
of Regulation (EC) No 2065/94, and in particular Article
2 thereof.                                                        Tenderers, where appropriate, shall take account of the
                                                                  unloading and transit prices to Armenia and Azerbaijan,
(') OJ No L 201 , 4. 8. 1994, p. 1 .                              fixed by agreement between the authorities in question,
 2) OJ No L 213, 18 . 8 . 1994, p. 3.                             referred to in Annex V.
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3. Point (c) of Article 12 (1 ) of Regulation (EC) No                                      Article 3
2065/94 is not applicable.
                                                                  The take-over certificate referred to in Article 10 (1 ) (a) of
4.    By way of derogation from the amount referred to in         Regulation (EC) No 2065/94 shall be established at the
Article 6 (1 ) (f) of Regulation (EC) No 2065/94 the tend­        places and by the authorities referred to in Annex II, on
                                                                  the basis of the model in Annex III.
ering security for the flour is fixed at ECU 20 per tonne.
                                                                                           Article 4
5. By way of derogation from Article 8 of Regulation
(EC) No 2065/94 the supply security must be lodged                For the payment provided for at Article 13 of Regulation
three working days before the take-over for each loading.         (EC) No 2065/94, the intervention agency of the Member
                                                                  State in which the port of take-over is situated shall
6. The security referred to in Article 12 (2) of Regula­          deliver a certificate certifying the total removal of the
tion (EC) No 2065/94 is fixed at ECU 2 300 per tonne of           quantities for each destination, upon completion of that
olive oil, ECU 2 800 per tonne of butter and ECU 280              operation.
per tonne of flour. These securities are to be lodged in
national currency.                                                                         Article 5
7. The securities referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6 shall         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­
be lodged in favour of the Commission of the European             wing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­
Communities.                                                      pean Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 4 November 1994.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              Rene STEICHEN
                                                                       Member of the Commission
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                                                       ANNEX I
             Georgia :
             — 1 000 tonnes of olive oil, port of loading Athens (Piraeus)
             — 5 000 tonnes of butter, intervention stores laid down in Annex VI
             Delivery stage :
             Poti or Batumi (Goods unloaded)
             Final delivery date at the port :
             21 December 1994 for the olive oil
             8 January 1995 for the butter
             Armenia :
             2 000 tonnes of olive oil — port of loading Athens (Piraeus)
             Delivery stage :
             Airum via the ports of Poti or Batumi (Goods not unloaded)
             Final delivery date at the port :
             21 December 1994
             Azerbaijan :
             10 000 tonnes of common wheat flour — port of loading to be designated at the time of award of the
             supply
             Delivery stage :
             Pbieuk-Kesik via the ports of Poti or Batumi (Goods not unloaded)
             Final delivery date at the port :
             14 January 1995
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                                                                ANNEX II
            (a) Place of take-over in Georgia
                 1 . Port of Poti or Batumi . Goods unloaded .
                 2. Authority entitled to deliver the take-over certificate :
                     Ministry of Trade
                     38007 Tblisi
                     42 al. Kazbegiav
                     Mr Zankaliani (Minister of Trade)
                     (Tel. (78832) 38 96 67).
            (b) Place of take-over in Armenia :
                1 . Airum . Goods not unloaded .
                     The quantitative and qualitative controls will be carried out at the time of sealing the rail-wagons at
                     Poti or Batumi.* The take-over certificate will be issued on arrival at the abovementioned station after
                    verification of the integrity of the seals and the number of wagons.
                2. Authority entitled to deliver the take-over certificate :
                     Ministery of Food and Provision
                     375010 Yerevan
                     Dom Pravitelstva
                     Ploschad Respubliki 1
                     Mr. Stephanian, Deputy Minister
                    (Tel. (7-8852) 52 03 21 ).
            (c) Place of take-over in Azerbaijan :
                1 . Pbieuk-Kesik . Goods not unloaded .
                The quantitative and qualitative controls will be carried out at the time of sealing the rail-wagons at Poti
                or Batumi . The take-over certificate will be issued on arrival at the abovementioned station after verifica­
                tion of the integrity of the seals and the number of wagons.
                The wagons which are not in order will be refused by the authorities of Azerbaijan and the unloading
                charges at Poti or Batumi and the transit charges on Georgian territory will not be paid to the Georgian
                authorities. They will be deducted from the amount to be paid to the successful tenderer.
                2. Authority entitled to deliver the take-over certificate :
                    Gossudarstvenaya Companija Chleboproductov
                    370033 BAKU
                    Ul . Usif Zaade No . 13
                    Mr. F.R. Mustafaev — President
                    (Tel . (7-8922) 66 74 51 / 66 38 20)
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                                                          ANNEX III
                                                            PART A
                                                  Regulation (EC) No 2693/94
                                                             FLOUR
                                      Take-over certificate at the port of Poti/Batumi
          I, the undersigned
                                                              (name/first name/position)
          acting on behalf of
          certify that the following goods have been taken over :
            Product :                                                           Flour
            Packaging :                                                         Big-Bag
            Total quantity in tonnes (net) :
                                        (gross) :
            Number of Big-Bags
            Place and date of take-over :
            Name of boat :
            Name and address of transport company :
                                  Name/address of monitoring agency :
                                  Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative :
          Observations or remarks :
                         Signature and stamp                                             Signature or stamp
                      of the Georgian authorities                                         of the authorities
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                                                                        PART B
                                                            Regulation (EC) No 2693/94
                                                                         FLOUR
                                         Take-over certificate on the arrival of the rail-wagons
           I, the undersigned
                                                                           (name/first name/position)
           acting on behalf of .
           certify that the goods indicated below have been taken over :
           Type of product : common wheat flour
           Place and date of take-over :
                         Numbers of rail-wagons                                                Numbers of seals
                                                                                                    Arrival
                                                 Arrival
                    Departure                                            Departure               signature or             Quantities (')
                                               (signature)
                                                                                                  remarks (')
              1
             2
             3
             4
              5
             6
             7
             8
             9
            10
           (') If at the arrival at the frontier point the seals are not in order, instead of the signature, 'refused should be inserted, and
                the quantities contained in this wagon should be carried forward to the quantities column.
           Name and address of the transport company :
           Name and address of the monitoring agency :
           Observations and remarks :
                     Representative of monitoring agency                                  Name, signature and stamp of the beneficiary
                         Name, signature and stamp
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                                                        ANNEX IV
                                         PRESENTATION OF THE OFFER
                                                                        Unitary price — ECU/tonne
                                      Total Price (ECU)                         (Gross weight)
                 Departure ports          all products
                  for the flour        and destinations            Georgia
                                         (Net weight)                                     Armenia Azerbaijan
                                                            Butter         Olive oil
          Toulon
          Port la Nouvelle                                  ditto           ditto           ditto
          Venice (Porto Marghera)                           ditto           ditto           ditto
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                                                        ANNEX V
                                          Transit prices on Georgian territory
           ARMENIA
                                                                       Transport cost
                                                Discharging cost   including security of   Administration cost
                        Products
                                                  (per tonne)             the cargo              (per lot)
                                                                         (per tonne)
                                                                    Poti           Batumi
           Grain                                                  US $ 14         US $ 16      US $ 120
           — grab                                  US $ 4
           — vacuvator                             US $ 5,5
           General cargo in covered wagons         US $ 6         US $ 14         US $ 16      US $ 120
           Thermos wagons                          US $ 6         US $ 30         US $ 34      US $ 1 20
           AZERBAIJAN
                                                                       Transport cost
                                                Discharging cost     including security    Administration cost
                        Products
                                                  (per tonne)           of the cargo             (per lot)
                                                                         (per tonne)
                                                                    Poti           Batumi
           Grain                                                 US $ 14,1       US $ 15,5     US $ 120
           — grab                                  US $ 4
           — vacuvator                             US $ 5,5
           General cargo in covered wagons         US $ 6        US $ 14,1       US $ 15,5    US $ 120 $
           Thermos wagons                          US $ 6        US $29,8        US $32,8      US $120
           GEORGIA
                                                                       Grain-vacuvator      General cargo in
                        Produkts                   Grain-grab                                civered wagons
           Discharging cost
           (per tonne)                              US $ 3                US $ 3,5               US $ 5
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                                                              ANNEX VI
                                                                                        (in tonnes)
                                                   Places of storage                Quantity
          Asturias
           Fridalsa (Frigoríficos de Alimentacion SA)
          C/Pena Sal6n, n° 39, Poligno de Silvota
          33192 Llanera
          tel. (985) 26 27 42                                                        1 000
          Frioastur SA
          Roces s/n - Apartado 427
          Gijon
          (tel. (985) 38 48 00, 38 45 1 1 ; Fax : (985) 14 12 23)                    2 000
          Cantabria
          Frigorificos del depósito franco del puerto de Santander SA
          Depósito Franco del Puerto,
          E-39009 Santander
          (Tel. (942) 21 38 50, 21 38 54, 21 38 58 ; Fax : (942) 22 08 65)           2 000
          Address of the intervention agency
          SENPA
          Beneficencia 8
          E-28004 Madrid
          (Tel. (34 1 ) 3 47 65 00 ;
          Fax : (34 1 ) 5 21 98 32, 5 22 43 87)