CELEX: 31997R0488
Language: en
Date: 1997-03-17 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 488/97 of 17 March 1997 on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid

No L 76/2            EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 18 . 3 . 97
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 488/97
                                                         of 17 March 1997
                                         on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
                                                                    loading, where necessary not belonging to the same port
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             area,
  Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid
  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               Vegetable oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as
  list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid         Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
  operations and specifies the general criteria on the              the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2200 /87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
  transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
                                                                    Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure .
  Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions           The supply shall cover the mobilization of vegetable oil
  on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
                                                                   produced in the Community. Mobilization may not
  allocated vegetable oil to certain beneficiaries;                involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under
                                                                   inward processing arrangements.
 Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in
 accordance with the rules laid down by Commission                 Tenders relating to the lots specified in the Annex shall
 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down            cover either rapeseed oil or sunflower oil. Tenders shall be
 general rules for the mobilization in the Community of            rejected unless they specify the type of oil to which they
 products to be supplied as Community food aid (2), as             relate .
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (3);
                                                                   For lot A, 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, provision should be made for tenderers to be able to         applicable . Any other condition or reservation included in
                                                                   his tender is deemed unwritten .
 mobilize either rapeseed oil or sunflower oil; whereas the
 contract for the supply of such each lot is to be awarded
 to the tenderer submitting the lowest tender;                                              Article 2
 Whereas, for a given lot, given the small quantities to be        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 supplied, the packaging methods and the large number of           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 destinations of the supplies, provision should be made for        European Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 17 March 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 .
b) OJ No L 81 , 28. 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                                    ANNEX
                                                                     LOT A
                1 . Operation Nos ('): 131 /96 (Al ); 132/96 (A2); 133/96 (A3); 136/96 (A4); 134/96 (A5); 137/96 (A6)
               2. Programme: 1996
               3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma
                      (tel : (39-6)57 971 ; telex : 626675 WFP I)
               4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
               5. Place or country of destination: Al : Nicaragua; A2: Honduras; A3: Guatemala; A4: Bolivia; A5:
                     Madagascar; A6: Rwanda
               6. Product to be mobilized: vegetable oil : refined rapeseed oil or refined sunflower oil
               7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) (8): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III. A ( 1 ) (a) or
                     (b))
               8 . Total quantity (tonnes net): 1 257
               9. Number of lots: 1 in 6 parts (Al : 483 tonnes; A2: 153 tonnes; A3: 200 tonnes; A4: 262 tonnes; A5: 65
                     tonnes; A6: 94 tonnes)
              10. Packaging and marking (*): 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: Al — A4: Spanish; A5 -f A6: French
             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 port of shipment ( 10)
             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: 28 . 4 — 18 . 5 . 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: 1 . 4. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                    time))
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 15. 4. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
                   (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 12. 5 — 1 . 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- 1 049 Brussels
                   (telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03/296 70 04 (exclusively))
            25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer ("): —
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                                                                  LOTS B, C
              1 . Operation Nos ('): 130/96 (B); 138/96 (C)
              2. Programme: 1996
              3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma
                    (tel.: (39-6) 57 97 1 ; telex: 626675 WFP I)
              4. Representative of the recipient: B: Attn. WFP Representative, 1191 Corniche El Nil, Boulak, Cairo
                    C: WFP Yemen, Attn . Country Director, Khorashi Bldg, Siteen Street, Sana'a
              5. Place or country of destination (5): B: Egypt; C: Yemen
              6. Product to be mobilized: vegetable oil: refined rapeseed oil or refined sunflower oil
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) (s): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III. A ( 1 ) (a) or
                   (b))
             8 . Total quantity (tonnes net): 487
             9. Number of lots: 2 (B: 250 tonnes; C: 237 tonnes)
            10. Packaging and marking (6) (9): 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: English
            11 . Method of mobilization: mobilization of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community. Mobiliza­
                   tion may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements
           12. Stage of supply: free at port of landing — landed
           13 . Port of shipment: —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
           15. Port of landing: B : Alexandria; C: Hodeidah
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
           1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                  the port of shipment stage: 28 . 4 — 11 . 5. 1997
           18 . Deadline for the supply: 1 . 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: 1 . 4. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                  time))
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 15. 4. 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: 12 — 25. 5. 1997
                 (c) deadline for the supply: 15. 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 1 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 .
             (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) Article 7 (3) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not be applicable to tenders submitted.
             (5) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer: OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
             (6) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point III.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "European
                 Community"'.
                 The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, a sanitary certifi­
                 cate .
             (8) Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of oil to which they relate.
             (9) The free holding period for containers must be at least 15 days.
            (10) 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.