CELEX: 31987R1561
Language: en
Date: 1987-06-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1561/87 of 1 June 1987 on the opening of a procedure for the supply of common wheat and sorghum to non-governmental organizations (NGO) as food aid

No L 145/8                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                5. 6. 87
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1561/87
                                                       of 1 June 1987
                 on the opening of a procedure for the supply of common wheat and sorghum to
                                  non -governmental organizations (NGO) as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      rice (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                 3826/85 0 ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be
Economic Community,                                              followed to determine the resultant costs ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
management ('), and in particular Article 13 thereof,            in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                 Committee for Cereals,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1579/86 (3), and in particular Article 28 thereof,                                     Article 1
Whereas, by its Decision of 19 March 1987 on the supply          The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes hereto
of food aid to NGOs, the Commission allocated to the             shall implement the mobilization and supply procedures
latter organizations 1 160 tonnes of cereals to be supplied      in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No
fob ; seen the small quantities to supply, a private contract     1974/80 and with the conditions laid down in the said
procedure should be undertaken to supply the goods               Annexes hereto.
concerned ;
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 1974/80 of 22 July                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day fol­
 1980 laying down general implementing rules in respect          lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the
of certain food-aid operations involving cereals and             European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 1 June 1987.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
(') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            (4) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
0 OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 29.                               0 OJ No L 371 , 31 . 12. 1985, p. 1 .
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                                                            ANNEX I
           1 . Programme 1987 — Operation Nos 343, 344, 345, 346 and 389/87 (')
                                                                                           I
          2. Recipient : NGO (Euronaid, PO box 77, NL-2340 DB Oegstgeest (telex 30223))
          3. Place or country of destination : Ghana, Dominican Republic, Peru, Cameroon, Honduras
          4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
           5. Total quantity : 190 tonnes
           6. Number of lots : one (in three parts : A - 40 tonnes ; A - 120 tonnes ; C - 30 tonnes)
           7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
               Office national interprofessional de céréales (ONIC), 21 , avenue Bosquet, F-75007 Paris (telex OFIBLE
               200490 F)
           8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
           9. Characteristics of the goods :
               common wheat of fair, sound and merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests, which
               produces dough which does not stick during the mechanical kneading process
               The common wheat must meet the following conditions :
               — moisture : 14,5 % maximum (ICÇ Method No 110)
               — protein content 11,5 % maximum (N x 5,7 in terms of dry matter) (ICC Method No 105)
               — Hagberg falling number of at least 220, including the preparation (agitation) time of 60 seconds (ICC
                   Method No 107)
               — Zeleny index of at least 20 (ICC Method No 118)
         10. Packaging :
               — in new bags (composite sacks jute/polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g)
               — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
               — marking on the bags, in letters at least 5 cm high :
                   A —     40 tonnes :  'ACTION No 343/87 / WHEAT / GHANA / PROSALUS / 75545 / KOFO­
                                        RIDUA VIA TEMA / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION / GIFT OF THE EURO­
                                        PEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY*
                   B — 120 tonnes :     (in 20-foot containers 'FCL/LCL shipper's count-load and stowage)
                      — 20 tonnes :     'ACCIÓN N» 344/87 / TRIGO / REPUBLICA DOMINICANA / PROSALUS
                                        / 75544 / YSURA AZUA VIA SANTO DOMINGO / DESTINADO A LA
                                         DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD
                                         ECONÓMICA EUROPEA'
                      — 40 tonnes :     'ACCIÓN N0 345/87 / TRIGO / PERU / PROSALUS / 75543 / LIMA SLA
                                         CALLAO / DESTINADO A LA DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / DONA­
                                         CION DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONOMICA EUROPEA'
                      — 60 tonnes :     'ACCIÓN N° 346/87 / WHEAT / CAMEROON / PROSALUS / 75546 /
                                         BATIBO VIA DOUALA / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION / GIFT OF THE
                                         EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY'
                   C —     30 tonnes :   (in 20-foot containers 'FCL/LCL Shipper's count-load and stowage)
                                         'ACCIÓN N° 389/87 / TRIGO / HONDURAS / WCC / 70711 / TEGUCI­
                                         GALPA VIA PUERTO CORTES / DESTINADO A LA DISTRIBUCION
                                         GRATUITA       /   DONACION        DE   LA   COMUNIDAD          ECONÓMICA
                                         EUROPEA'
         1 1 . Port of shipment :
               any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient country
               during the period for shipment laid down in point 15. The tender must be accompanied by a statement
               from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said period
         12. Delivery stage : fob
         13. Port of landing : —                                                                          j
         14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : private contract procedure
         15. Shipment period : 1 to 31 July 1987
         16. Security : 10 ECU per tonne
         (') The operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
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           Notes :
           1 . As soon as the successful tenderer has been informed of the award of the contract, he shall contact the
               beneficiary or his representative without delay, in order to determine the necessary consignment docu­
               ments, as well as the details of period, rate and other circumstances concerning shipment.
           2. 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'.
           3. At the request of the beneficiary the successful tenderer shall deliver 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.
           4. The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to :
               M. De Keyzer and Schuetz BV, Postbus, 1438, Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam.
           5. For shipment in containers :
               — the successful tenderer has to submit to the recipient agent a complete packing list of each container,
                   specifying the number of bags belonging to each shipping number as specified in the notice of invita­
                   tion to tender,
               — the successful tenderer has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer, the number of which to
                   be provided to the beneficary forwarder.
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                                                               ANNEX II
              1 . Programme : 1987 — Action Nos 396/87 to 404/87 (')
              2. Recipient : NGO (Euronaid, PO box 77, NL-2340 DB Oegstgeest (telex 30223)
              3. Place or country of destination : Ethiopia, Algeria, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Senegal, Sao Tome and Prin­
                  cipe, Ghana
              4. Product to be mobilized : sorghum
              5. Total quantity : 970 tonnes
              6. Number of lots : one (in two parts : A — 550 tonnes ; B — 420 tonnes)
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                  Office national interprofessionnel des céréales (ONIC), 21 , avenue Bosquet, F - 75005 Pans (telex
                  OFIBLE 200490 F)
              8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
              9. Characteristics of the goods :
                  sorghum for human consumption, of fair sound merchantable quality, free of odour and pests, of
                  Argence, Aralba, Tamaran varieties :
                  — maximum moisture content : 14,5 %
                  —   percentage of broken grains : 3 % maximum
                  —   percentage of grain impurities : 4 % maximum
                  —   percentage of sprouted grains : 1 % maximum
                  —   percentage of miscellaneous impurities : 1 % maximum
                  — maximum tannin content : 0,5 %
           •10. Packaging :
                  — in new bags (composite sacks jute / polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g)
                  — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms
                  — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                  A : 550 tonnes :
                       —   70 tonnes :   'ACTION No 396/87 SORGHUM / ETHIOPIA / PROSALUS / 75549 /
                                         ASMARA VIA MASSAWA / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION / GIFT OF THE
                                         EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                      — 100 tonnes :     'ACTION No 397/87 / SORGHO / ALGERIE / OXFAM B / 70822 /
                                         TINDOUF VIA ALGER / POUR DISTRIBUTION GRATUITE / DON DE LA
                                         COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE'
                      — 180 tonnes :     ACÇÃO No 398 / 87 / SORGO / GUINEA-BISSAU / CARITAS ITALIANA /
                                         70626 / BISSAU / DESTINADO A DISTRIBUIÇÃO GRATUITA / DONA­
                                         TIVO DA COMUNIDADE ECONOMICA EUROPEIA'
                      —    50 tonnes :   'ACTION No 399 / 87 / SORGHO / TOGO / AATM / 71728 / LOMÉ / POUR
                                         DISTRIBUTION GRATUITE / DON DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONO­
                                         MIQUE EUROPÉENNE'
                      —    20 tonnes :   'ACTION No 400 / 87 / SORGHO / SENEGAL / AATM / 71730 / SAINT
                                         LOUIS VIA . DAKAR / POUR DISTRIBUTION GRATUITE / DON DE LA
                                         COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE'
                      —    90 tonnes :   'ACTION No 401 / 87 / SORGHO / SENEGAL / SSI / 73015 / DAKAR /
                                         POUR DISTRIBUTION GRATUITE / DON DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ
                                          ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE'
                      —    20 tonnes :   'ACTION No 402/87/ / SORGHO / SENEGAL / AATM / 71729 / BAMBEY
                                         VIA DAKAR / POUR DISTRIBUTION GRATUITE / DON DE LA COMMU­
                                         NAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE'
                      —    20 tonnes :   'ACÇÃO No 403 / 87 / SORGHO / SÃO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE / CARITAS
                                         BELGICA / 70224 / ASSUNTO VIA PORTO DE SAO TOME / DESTINADO
                                         A DISTRIBUIÇÃO GRATUITA / DONATIVO DA COMUNIDADE ECONÓ­
                                         MICA EUROPEIA'
                  B : 420 tonnes :       'ACTION No 404 / 87 / SORGHUM / GHANA / CARITAS ITALIANA /
                                         70625 / ACCRA VIA TEMA / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION / GIFT OF THE
                                          EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY'
            (') The action number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
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           1 1 . Port of shipment :
                 any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient country
                 during the period for shipment laid down in point 1 5. The tender must be accompanied by a statement
                 from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said period
           12. Delivery stage : fob
           13. Port of landing : —
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs ; private contract procedure
           15. Shipment period : 1 to 31 July 1987
           16. Security : 10 ECU per tonne
           Notes :
           1 . As soon as the successful tenderer has been informed of the award of the contract, he shall contact the
                beneficiary or his representative without delay, in order to determine the necessary consignment docu­
                ments, as well as the details of period, rate and other circumstances concerning shipment.
           2. 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\
           3. At the request of the beneficiary the successful tenderer shall deliver 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.
           4. Supplier to send duplicate original invoice to :
                M. De Keyzer and Schuetz BV, Postbus 1438, Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam.