CELEX: 31996R0044
Language: en
Date: 1996-01-12 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 44/96 of 12 January 1996 on the transport for the free supply to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan of rye flour

13 . 1 . 96            EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                     No L 10/ 19
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 44/96
                                                        of 12 January 1 996
                    on the transport for the free supply to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan of rye
                                                                 flour
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,,                           — 2 500 tonnes made available in the port of Antwerp
                                                                           with effect from 20 February 1996,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the* European                 — 2 500 tonnes made available in the port of Antwerp
Community,                                                                 with effect from 24 February 1996 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1975/95 of                 Lot No 2 :
4 August 1995 on actions for the free supply of agricul­
tural products to the people of Georgia, Armenia, Azer­                7 000 tonnes (net) destined for Georgia and Armenia of
baijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan ('), and in particular               which :
Article 4 thereof,
                                                                       — 2 500 tonnes destined for Armenia made available in
Whereas, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 (2).,                       the port of Antwerp with effect from 12 February
established the detailed rules applicable to the free supply               1996,
of agricultural products provided for by Regulation (EC)               — 2 500 tonnes destined for Georgia made available in
No 1975/95 ; whereas, it is appropriate to open a                          the port of Antwerp with effect from 16 February
tendering procedure for the supply of 14 500 tonnes of                      1996,
rye flour intended for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan ;
                                                                       — 1 000 tonnes destined for Armenia made available in
Whereas, in view of the present difficulties in these repu­                the port of Kalundborg with effect from 28 February
blics and the specific problems of forwarding aid to these                  1996,
regions, it is appropriate to organize the supply of the               — 1 000 tonnes destined for Georgia made available in
abovementioned products in two lots ;                                      the port of Kalundborg with effect from 28 February
                                                                            1996.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Management;                      After the expiry of 10 days following the dates mentioned
Committee for Cereals,                                                 above, the successful tenderer shall be required to reim­
                                                                       burse to the Commission the costs which it will have
                                                                       borne to cover all the costs (waiting, insurance, security,
                                                                       guarantees, etc.) referred to at Article 6 (1 ) (e) (4) of Regu­
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                       lation (EC) No 2009/95.
                             Article 1                                                           Article 2
 1 . A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the                 1 . In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
supply costs of 14 500 tonnes (net) of rye flour as indi­              2009/95 the offers shall be presented to the following
cated in Annex I, in accordance with the provisions of                 address :
Regulation (EC) No 2009/95, and in particular Article 2
( 1 ) (b) thereof. The invitation to tender relates to two lots.       Commission of the European Communities,
                                                                       EAGGF-Guarantee,
2.       The supply costs shall relate to the take-over at the:        Division VI/G.2 (Office 10/05 or 10/08),
stage laid down in paragraph 3 and transport by the:                   Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 130,
appropriate means to the places of destination and within              B-1049 Brussels .
the time limits indicated in Annex I.
                                                                       The closing date for the lodgement of tenders shall be 22
 3 . The flour will be made available for loading, free on.            January 1996 at 5 p.m. (Brussels time).
board, stowed on the ship or wagon, during a maximum
 period of 10 days from the dates indicated in the follo ¬             In the case of non-acceptance of offers on 22 January
wing manner :                                                           1996, a second closing date for the lodgement of offers
                                                                       shall be 1 February 1996 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
 Lot No 1 :
                                                                        In this case all of the dates referred to in Article 1 and
 7 500 tonnes (net) destined for Azerbaijan of which :                 Annex I shall be carried forward by 10 days.
— 2 500 tonnes made available in the port of Antwerp                   2. The offer shall relate to the supply of the total of the
       with effect from 8 February 1996,                               quantities of a lot referred to in Article 1 (3).
 (') OJ No L 191 , 12. 8. 1995, p. 2.                                  Tenderers, where appropriate, shall take account of the
 (2) OJ No L 196, 19. 8. 1995, p. 4.                                   unloading and transit prices referred to in Annex V.
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In the case of transport by rail, the tenderer must submit       to in Annex II, on the basis of the model in Annex IV
a letter of guarantees issued by the rail authorities of the     and, where applicable, Annex IV (a).
country of first entry into the CIS (except in the case of
Georgia) certifying the availability of the means of trans­
port as well as the wagons necessary for the proper execu­                                Article 4
tion of the operation. Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EC) No
2009/95 is applicable also in the case of non payment to
the railway authorities of the different republics of the        For the payment provided for at Article 13 of Regulation
CIS crossed .                                                    (EC) No 2009/95, the designated control agency shall
                                                                 deliver, upon completion of that operation, a certificate
3. The tendering security referred to in Article 6 ( 1 ) (f)     certifying the total removal of the quantities for each
of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 is fixed at ECU 25 per             destination, countersigned by the producer of the flour or
tonne of flour.                                                  his representative, in accordance with the model in
                                                                 Annex III.
4. The security referred to in Article 8 (2) of Regulation
(EC) No 2009/95 is fixed at ECU 230 per tonne of flour.
                                                                                          Article 5
                           Article 3
The take-over certificate referred to in the second indent       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
of Article 10 (1 ) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 shall       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
be established at the places and by the authorities referred     European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 12 January 1996.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
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                                                             ANNEX I
            Lot No 1
            AZERBAIJAN : 7 500 tonnes (net) of rye flour.
            Delivery stage :
            Beiuk-Kesik (via the ports of Poti or Batumi) or a frontier point to be designated by the tenderer (Goods not
            unloaded).
            Final delivery date at the port or frontier point :
            — 2 500 tonnes by 13 March 1996,
            — 2 500 tonnes by 25 March 1996,
            — 2 500 tonnes by 29 March 1996.
            Lot No 2
            ARMENIA : 3 500 tonnes (net) of rye flour.
            Delivery stage :
            Airum via the ports of Poti or Batumi (Goods not unloaded).
            Final delivery date at the port :
            — 2 500 tonnes by 17 March 1996,
            — 1 000 tonnes by 3 April 1996.
            GEORGIA : 3 500 tonnes (net) of rye flour.
            Delivery stage :
            Poti or Batumi (Goods unloaded).
            Final delivery date at the port :
            — 2 500 tonnes by 21 March 1996,
            — 1 000 tonnes by 3 April 1996.
            The choice of the port of Poti or Batumi shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the
            availability of quays.
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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 :
                   Gossudarstvenaya Corporatziya Chleboproductov,
                   Ul. Didi Cheivani No 6,
                   Tbilisi,
                   Mr Anzar Burdianadze
                   Tel.: (7-8832) 99 86 98 . Fax : (7-8832) 99 67 40.
           (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 :
                   Ministry of Agriculture and Food,
                   375010 Yerevan,
                   Dom Pravitelstva,
                   Ploschad Respubliki 1 .
           (c) Place of take-over in Azerbaijan :
               1 . Beiuk-Kesik (or a frontier point to be designated by the tenderer) — 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 :
                   Gossudarstvenaya Companija Chleboproductov,
                   370033 Baku,
                   Ul. Usif Zaade No 13 ,
                   Mr F. R. Mamedov — President,
                   Tel. : (7-8922) 66 74 51 /66 38 20.
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                                                             ANNEX III
                                                       Regulation (EC) No 44/96
                                                     CERTIFICATE OF REMOVAL
             I, the undersigned
                                                                  (name/fiist name/position)
             acting on behalf of
             certify that the following goods have been taken over :
               Product :
               Packaging :                                                        \
               Total quantity in tonnes (net) :
                                           (gross) :
                             of sacks :
               Number
                             of 'Big-Bags' :
               Place and date of takeover :
                                                                                  \
               Name of boat :
               Name and address of transport company :
                                    Name and address of the monitoring agency :
                                    Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative :
           / Observations or remarks :
                                                                                             Signature and stamp
                                                                                               of the producer
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                                                            ANNEX IV
                                                     Regulation (EC) No 44/96
                               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 :
              Packaging :
              Total quantity in tonnes (net) :
                                           (gross) :
                             of sacks :
              Number
                             of 'Big Bags' :
              Place and date of take-over :
              Name of boat :
              Name and address of transport company :
                                     Name and address of monitoring agency :
                                     Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative :
            Observations or remarks :
                            Signature and stamp                                            Signature and stamp
                        of the Georgian authorities                                     of the         authorities
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                                                              ANNEX IV (a)
                                                         Regulation (EC) No 44/96
                                                           Train No
             TAKE-OVER           CERTIFICATE        ON THE         ARRIVAL         OF   THE     RAIL-WAGONS           IN THE
                                                   COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION
              I, the undersigned
                                                                     (name/first name/position)
             acting on behalf of
             certify that the goods indicated below have been taken over :
             Type of product :
             Place and date of takeover :
                                                                                                    Date         Quantities (')
                    Wagon               Seal              Quantity          Number of
                                                                                                  frontier
                     Nos                Nos             (net weight)           packets                           Signature and
                                                                                                  crossed           remarks
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             (') To be completed only for the wagons which have been the subject of a check, inserting the weight found.
             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 V
                                          Transit prices on Georgian territory
           AZERBAIJAN
                                                                                                (in US dollars)
                                                                        Transport cost
                        Products                Discharging cost   including security of  Administration cost
                                                   (per tonne)            the cargo            (per lot)
                                                                         (per tonne)
                                                                   Poti            Batumi
           Grain                                                    15,1             16,5         120
           — grab                                      4
           — vacuvator                                 5,5
           General cargo in covered wagons             6            15,1             16,5         120
           Thermos wagons                              7           30,8              33,8         120
           ARMENIA
                                                                                                (in US dollars)
                                                                        Transport cost
                        Products                Discharging cost   including security of  Administration cost
                                                  (per tonne)             the cargo            (per lot)
                                                                         (per tonne)
                                                                   Poti            Batumi
           Grain                                                     15               17          120
           — grab                                      4
           — vacuvator                                 5,5
           General cargo in covered wagons             6             15               17          120
           Thermos wagons                              7             31               35          120
           GEORGIA
                                                                                                (in US dollars)
                        Products                 Grain — grab       Grain — vacuvator      General cargo in
                                                                                           covered wagons
           Discharging cost (per tonne)                 3                    3,5                   5