CELEX: 31993R0817
Language: en
Date: 1993-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 817/93 of 2 April 1993 on the supply of white sugar as food aid

No L 85/8                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  6. 4. 93
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 817/93
                                                          of 2 April 1993
                                           on the supply of white sugar as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies
                                                                     were not awarded within the first and second deadlines
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                for submission of tenders ; whereas, in order to avoid
 Economic Community,
                                                                      republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86                deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid
 management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1 ) (c) thereof,        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of
 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regula­                                        Article 1
 tion (EEC) No 3972/86 (3) lays down the list of countries
 and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and
                                                                     White sugar shall be mobilized in the Community, as
 specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid
beyond the fob stage ;
                                                                      Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in
                                                                     the Annexes, in accordance with Regulation (EEC)
Whereas following the taking of a number of decisions on              No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the
 the allocation of food aid the Commission has allocated             Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering
 to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 756              procedure.
 tonnes of sugar ;
                                                                     Tenders relating to the lots specified in the Annex shall
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out of           cover either sugar produced under the A or B quotas or
 this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by              C sugar within the meaning of points (a), (b) and (c) of the
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July                    sixth subparagraph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regula­
 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in              tion (EEC) No 1785/81 (6). Tenders shall be rejected
 the Community of products to be supplied as Community               unless they specify the category of sugar to which they
 food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC)                        relate.
 No 790/91 (*) ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time
 limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be             The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
followed to determine the resultant costs ;                          accepted all the general and specific conditions appli­
                                                                     cable. Any other condition or reservation included in his
Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are carried            tender is deemed unwritten.
out, provision should be made for tenderers to be able to
 mobilize either A or B quota sugar or C sugar in
accordance with the regulations governing the market ;                                         Article 2
whereas the contract for the supply of each lot is to be
awarded to the tenderer submitting the lowest tender                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
having regard to the conditions applicable to the cat­               following its publication in the Official Journal of the
egories of sugar in question ;                                        European Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 2 April 1993.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Rene STEICHEN
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L  174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
(3) OJ  No  L  136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108 .                           (6) OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.
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                                                               ANNEX I
                                                             LOTS A and B
            1 . Operation Nos ('): See Annex II
            2. Programme : 1992 and 1993
            3. Recipient ^): Euronaid, PO Box 79, NL-2340 AB Oegstgeest ; tel. (31-71 ) 15 91 56/ 59 ; telefax
                 15 52 01 ; telex 30223 NL CEMEC
            4. Representative of the recipient (5) : see OJ No C 103, 16. 4. 1987
            5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
            6. Product to be mobilized : white sugar
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (') (6) (*) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA.1 )
            8 . Total quantity : 756 tonnes
            9. Number of lots : two (lot A : 324 tonnes ; lot B : 432 tonnes)
          10. Packaging and marking 0 0 ('") : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA2 and VA3)
                 Markings in Portuguese (Bl , B2, B12), French (B3-B7, B9, B13, B14) and English (A ; B8, BIO, Bll , B15,
                 B16)
                 Supplementary markings : see Annex II
          1 1 . Method of mobilization : sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth subpara­
                graph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 as follows :
                — A or B sugar (points (a) and (b))
                — C sugar (point (c))
          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 : 10 — 30. 5. 1993
         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 : 20. 4. 1993 at 12 noon (Brussels
                time)
         21 . A. In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                    (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 4. 5. 1993 at 12 noon (Brussels time)
                    (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 24. 5 -— 13. 6 . 1993
                    (c) deadline for the supply : —
                B. In the case of a third invitation to tender :
                    (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 18 . 5. 1993 at 12 noon (Brussels time)
                    (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 7 — 27. 6. 1 993
                    (c) deadline for the supply : —
         22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 1 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, à l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, rue
                de la Loi 200, B- 1 049 Bruxelles ; (telex 22037 / 25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32/2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 /
                296 10 97 / 295 01 30 / 296 33 04)
         25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : In the case of A and B sugar : periodic
                refund applicable to white sugar on 25. 3. 1993, fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 672/93 (OJ
                No L 72, 25. 3. 1993, p. 12)
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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.
             (3) 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) For A and B sugar :
                 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 and,
                 where appropriate, the accession compensatory amounts. The date referred to in Article 2 of the above­
                 mentioned 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 8 to 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/92 (OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 17) shall
                 not apply to this amount.
                 For C sugar :
                 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 is not applicable. The rules given in Commission Regulation
                 (EEC) No 2630/81 (OJ No L 258, 11 . 9. 1981 , p. 16) apply to exportation of sugar supplied under this
                 Regulation.
             0 The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to : M. De Keyzer and Schiitz BV, Postbus
                 1438, Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam.
             (6) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                 documents :
                 — phytosanitary certificate.
             f) 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\
             (8) The rule provided at the second indent of Article 18 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 is binding
                 for determination of the sugar category.
             0 Lot B : Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL. The supplier shall be respon­
                 sible 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 the 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 loctainer, number of which to be
                 provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
           (10) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point VA.3.(c) is replaced by the following : 'the words "European
                 Community"'.
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II —
                                                                ANEXO II
      Lote
                Cantidad total   Cantidades parciales     Acción n "                      Inscripciones complementarias
                (en toneladas)      (en toneladas)
                 Totalmængde          Delmængde           Aktion nr.
      Parti
                     (i tons)            (i tons)                                               Yderligere påskrifter
                Gesamtmenge          Teilmengen           Maßnahme
      Partie
                  (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)              Nr.                             Ergänzende Aufschriften
     Παρτίδα
             Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες         Δράση αριθ.                       Συμπληρωματικές ενδείξεις
                 (σε τόνους)         (σε τόνους)
       Lot      Total quantity    Partial quantities      Operation
                                                                                             Supplementary markings
                   (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)             No
       Lot
               Quantité totale   Quantités partielles     Action n0                        Inscriptions complémentaires
                   (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)
      Lotto
               Quantità totale   Quantitativi parziali    Azione n.                           Iscrizioni supplementari
                (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)
              Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden         Maatregel
      Partij         (in ton)           (in ton)              nr.
                                                                                             Bijkomende vermeldingen
       Lote
               Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais      Acção n?                         Inscrições complementares
                (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)
        A              324                                  22/93         Eritrea / Oxfam B / 93 OXB 004 / Massawa
        B              432              B1 : 18             23/93        Brasil / CAM / 93 CAM 001 / Recife
                                        B2 : 18             24/93        Brasil / PDF / 93 PDF 003 / Manaus
                                        B3 : 54             25/93        Algeria / Caritas B / 93 CAB 012 / Alger via Oran
                                        B4 : 54             26/93        Algeria / Oxfam B / 93 OXB 009 / Tindouf via Oran
                                        B5 : 1 8            28/93        Benin / Prosalus / 93 PRS 002 / Zagnanado via Cotonou
                                        B6 : 1 8            29/93        Burkina Faso / Cinterad / 93 CIN 026 / Ouagadougou via
                                                                         Cotonou
                                        B7 : 36             30/93        Burundi / Caritas B / 93 CAB 005 / Bujumbura via Dar es
                                                                         Salaam
                                        B8 : 18             31 /93       Liberia / Prosalus / 93 PRS 005 / Monrovia
                                        B9 : 18             32/93        Mali / Cinterad / 93 CIN 015 / Tombouctou via Cotonou
                                       B10 : 18             34/93        Uganda / ICR / 93 ICR 001 / Kampala via Mombasa
                                       Bl 1 : 54            35/93        Zimbabwe / WVUK / 93 WVB 010 / Mazowe River Refugee
                                                                         Camp via Beira
                                       B12 : 18             36/93        Mozambique / FOS / 93FOS001 / Chimoio via Beira
                                       Bl 3 : 18           1339/92       Mali / Cinterad / 923423 / Mopti via Cotonou
                                       B14 : 18            1340/92       Mali / Cinterad / 923424 / Tombouctou via Cotonou
                                       B15 : 18            1341 /92      India / ACA / 921601 / Kanyakumari via Tuticorin
                                       B16 : 36            1342/92       India / CFSS / 923507 / Bombay