CELEX: 31997R0608
Language: en
Date: 1997-04-07 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 608/97 of 7 April 1997 on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid

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                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 608/97
                                                          of 7 April 1997
                                        on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         destinations of the supplies, provision should be made for
                                                                     the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               loading, where necessary not belonging to the same port
 Community,                                                          area,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of
 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 management and special operations in support of food
 security ('), and in particular Article 24 ( 1 ) (b) thereof,
                                                                                              Article 1
 Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the
 list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid          Vegetable oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as
 operations and specifies the general criteria on the               Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
 transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;                        the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
 Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions             Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
 on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
                                                                    The supply shall cover the mobilization of vegetable oil
 allocated vegetable oil to certain beneficiaries;                  produced in the Community. For lots B and C mobil­
                                                                    ization may not involve a product manufactured and/or
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                   packaged under inward processing arrangements.
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down              Tenders relating to lots B and C shall cover either
general rules for the mobilization in the Community of              rape-seed oil or sunflower oil. Tenders shall be rejected
products to be supplied as Community food aid (2), as               unless they specify the type of oil to which they relate .
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (3);
                                                                    For lot B, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation
Whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and              (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to            shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
determine the resultant costs;
                                                                    The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are carried           accepted all the general and specific conditions
out for a given lot, provision should be made for tenderers         applicable . Any other condition or reservation included in
                                                                    his tender is deemed unwritten .
to be able to mobilize either rape-seed oil or sunflower
oil; whereas the contract for the supply of such each lot is
to be awarded to the tenderer submitting the lowest                                          Article 2
tender;
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas, for a given lot, given the small quantities to be          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
supplied, the packaging methods and the large number of             European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 7 April 1997.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1 .
(2 OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
(') OJ No L 81 , 28. 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                             ANNEX
                                                              LOT A
             1 . Operation No ('): 162/96
             2. Programme: 1996
             3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, (tel.: (31 70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701 ;
                 telex: 30960 EURON NL)
             4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination : Cuba
             6. Product to be mobilized: refined soya-bean oil
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f7) ("): —
            8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 90
            9. Number of lots: one
           10. Packaging and marking (') (8): see OJ No C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 10.4 A, B and C (2))
                 see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III.A. (3))
                 Language to be used for the marking: Spanish
           11 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
           12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment
           13. Port of shipment: —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
          15. 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: 12. 5 — 1 . 6. 1997
          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: 22. 4. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                time))
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 6. 5. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 26. 5 — 15. 6. 1997
                (c) deadline for the supply: —
          22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 15 per tonne
          23. Amount of 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, Attn.
                Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels
                telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
          25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): —
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                                                             LOT B
            1 . Operation Nos ('): 1461 /95 (Bl ); 163/96 (B2); 164/96 (B3)
            2. Programme: 1995 + 1996
            3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, Postbus 12, NL-2501 , CA Den Haag (tel.: (31 70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701 ;
                telex: 30960 EURON NL)
            4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
            5. Place or country of destination: Bl : Madagascar; B2 + B3: Uganda
            6. Product to be mobilized: vegetable oil: refined rape-seed oil or refined sunflower oil
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods 0 0 (10): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III.A (1) (a) or
                (b))
            8 . Total quantity (tonnes net): 1170
            9. Number of lots: one in three parts (Bl : 45 tonnes; B2: 1020 tonnes; B3 : 105 tonnes)
          10 . Packaging and marking (6)(8): see OJ No C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 10.4 A, B and C(2))
                see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III.A (3))
                Language to be used for the marking: Bl : French; B2 + B3: English
                Supplementary markings: 'Expiry date . . (B2 + B3)
          1 1 . Method of mobilization: mobilization of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community
                Mobilization may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing
                arrangements
          12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment (5)
          13. Port of shipment: —
          14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
          15. 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: 19. 5 — 8 . 6. 1997
          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: 22. 4. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                time))
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 6. 5. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 2 — 22. 6. 1997
                (c) deadline for the supply: —
          22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 15 per tonne
          23. Amount of 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, Attn
                Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels
                telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
          25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): —
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                                                               LOT C
             1 . Operation No ('): 1449/95
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (2): CICR, 19 avenue de la Paix, CH-1202 Genève (tel.: (41-22) 734 60 01 ; telex: 22269 CICR
                 CH)
             4. Representative of the recipient: ICRC Tbilissi, Dutu Megreli Road 1 , 380003 Tbilissi (tel.: (788 32)
                 93 55 11 ; fax : 93 55 20)
             5. Place or country of destination: Georgia
             6. Product to be mobilized: vegetable oil: refined rape-seed oil or refined sunflower oil
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q (l0): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III.A ( 1)(a) or
                 (b))
             8 . Total quantity (tonnes net): 100
             9 . Number of lots: one
           10 . Packaging and marking (') (9): see OJ No C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 10.1 A, B and C(2))
                 see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III.A (3))
                 Language to be used for the marking: English
                 Supplementary markings 'GG0077'
           11 . Method of mobilization: mobilization of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community
                 Mobilization may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing ar­
                 rangements
           12. Stage of supply: free at destination
           13 . Port of shipment: —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
           15. Port of landing : —
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: see point 4
           1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                 the port of shipment stage: 12 — 25. 5. 1997
           18 . Deadline for the supply: 15. 6. 1997
           19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 22. 4. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                 time))
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 6. 5. 1997 (12 noon (Brussels time))
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                      port of shipment stage: 26. 5 — 8 . 6. 1997
                 (c) deadline for the supply: 29. 6. 1997
           22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 15 per tonne
           23. Amount of delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
           24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('):
                 Bureau de l'aide alimentaire,
                 Attn Mr T. Vestergaard,
                 Batiment Loi 130 , bureau 7/46,
                 Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 ,
                 B-1049 Brussels
                 telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): —
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           Notes:
           (') The operation number should be mentioned in all correspondence.
           (J) The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient as soon as possible to establish which consignment
               documents are required.
           f) 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) Article 7 (3) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not be applicable to tenders submitted.
           (5) Notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
               shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
           (s) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point III.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "European
               Community"'.
           Q The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, a sanitary certi­
               ficate (B2 -I- B3: + expiry date).
           (") Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, FCL/FCL (each containing 15 tonnes net).
               The supplier will be responsible for the cost of making the containers available in the stack position at
               the container terminal at the port of shipment. The beneficiary will 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 subparagraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not apply.
               The successful tenderer must submit to the recipient's agent a complete packing list of each container,
               specifying the number of metal canisters belonging to each shipping number as specified in the invita­
               tion to tender.
               The successful tenderer must seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Sysko locktainer 1 80 seal),
               the number of which is to be provided to the recipient's forwarder.
           (9) The free holding period for containers must be at least 15 days.
          (10) Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of oil to which they relate.
          (") Refined soya-bean oil meeting the following criteria:
               — appearance, at room temperature: clear and brilliant,
               — flavour and odour: bland,
               —   free fatty acids: maximum 0,1 % ,
               —   water and impurities: maximum 0,05 % ,
               —   colour, Lovibond 5 '/4" (red/yellow): maximum 1,5/ 15,
               —   peroxide value (meq/kg): maximum 2,0,
               —   specific gravity at 20 °C: 0,91 to 0,93 g/cm\
               — refractive index at 20 °C: 1,470 to 1,476,
               — iodine value (Wijs): 125 to 140 g/ 100 g.