CELEX: 31995R0407
Language: en
Date: 1995-02-27 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 407/95 of 27 February 1995 on the supply of cereals as food aid

28 . 2. 95           I EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 44/ 11
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 407/95
                                                       of 27 February 1995
                                             on the supply of cereals 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 (EEC) No 3972/86
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid
management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21                                            Article 1
May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation
(EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and fpod-aid                    Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as
management (3) lays down the list of countries and organ­           Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the
                                                                    Annex I, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the            2200/87 and under the conditions set out in Annex I.
fob stage ;
                                                                    Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has                   For lot D notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation
allocated to certain beneficiaries 53 816 tonnes of cereals ;       (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
                                                                    shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission                   The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down              accepted all the general and specific conditions
general rules for the mobilization in the Community of              applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in
products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as               his tender is deemed unwritten .
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (*) ; whereas it
is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of
                                                                                             Article 2
supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the
resultant cost ;
                                                                    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, 27 February 1995.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
0   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 .
O   OJ  No  L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                               ANNEX I
                                                                LOT A
              1 . Operation Nos (') : see Annex II
              2. Programme : 1994
              3. Recipient (2) : WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (telex 626675
                  WFP I)
              4. Representative of the recipient : to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
              6 . Product to be mobilized : durum wheat
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (8) : OJ No C 1 1 ' 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.A.1 (b))
              8. Total quantity : 12 245 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : 1 (see Annex II)
            10. Packaging and marking (6): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under ILA.2(a) and ILA.3)
                  in bulk + 257 150 sacks + 125 needles and sufficient twine (2 m/bag)(")
                   Language to be used for the marking : see Annex II
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
            12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed (10)
            1 3. Port of shipment : —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
            15. Port of landing : —
            1 6. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
            17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 3 — 23. 4. 1995
            18 . Deadline for the supply : —
            19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                  14. 3 . 1995
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 28. 3. 1995
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 17. 4 — 7. 5. 1995
                  (c) deadline for the supply : —
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 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 Brux­
                  elles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 28. 2. 1995, fixed by
                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/95 (OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 38)
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                                                               LOT B
             1 . Operation No ('): see Annex II
             2. Programme : 1993 and 1994
             3. Recipient ^) : WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (telex 626675
                 WFP I)
             4. Representative of the recipient : to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
             6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods f) (8) : OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA 1 (a))
             8 . Total quantity : 20 000 tonnes
             9. Number of lots : one (see Annex II)
           10. Packaging and marking (6) : OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA.2(a) and IIA.3)
                 Language to be used for the marking : see Annex II
                 in bulk + 420 000 sacks + 200 needles and sufficient twine (2 m/bag)(u)
           1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed (10)
           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 : 3 — 23 . 4. 1995
           1 8. Deadline for the supply : —
           19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                 14. 3 . 1995
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 28. 3. 1995
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 17. 4 — 7. 5. 1995
                 (c) deadline for the supply : —
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 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 Brux­
                 elles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 28 . 2. 1995, fixed by
                 Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/95 (OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 38).
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                                                                LOT C
              1 . Operation No (') : see Annex II
              2. Programme : 1994
              3. Recipient ^) : Euronaid, PO box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland (tel. (31 70) 33 05 757 ; telefax
                   36 41 701 ; telex 30960 euron nl)
              4. Representative of the recipient (9) : to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
              6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (8) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.A.1 (a))
              8 . Total quantity : 612 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : one (see Annex II)
            10. Packaging and marking (6) Q (,3) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA.2 (b) and II.A.3)
                   Language to be used for the marking : see Annex II
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
            12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment
            1 3. Port of shipment : —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
            1 5. Port of landing : —
            1 6. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
            1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 27. 3 — 16.4. 1 995
            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 : 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                   14.3.1995
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 28. 3. 1995
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 10 — 30. 4. 1995
                  (c) deadline for the supply : —
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 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 Bru­
                  xelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 28. 2. 1995, fixed by
                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/95 (OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 38)
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                                                              LOT D
             1 . Operation No (') : see Annex II
             2. Programme : 1 994
             3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland (tel. (31 70) 33 05 757 ; fax
                 36 41 701 ; telex 30960 euron nl)
             4. Representative of the recipient (9) : to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
             6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (8) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.B.l (a))
             8 . Total quantity : 700 tonnes (959 tonnes of cereals)
             9. Number of lots : one (see Annex II)
           10. Packaging and marking (6) f) (u) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.B.2 (d) and II.B.3)
                 Language to be used for the marking : see Annex II
           1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment (14)
           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 : 27. 3 — 16. 4. 1995
           1 8. Deadline for the supply : —
           1 9. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 14. 3.
                 1995
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 28 . 3. 1995
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 10 — 30. 4. 1995
                 (c) deadline for the supply : —
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 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-1049
                 Bruxelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 28 . 2. 1995, fixed by
                 Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/95 (OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 38)
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                                                                  LOT E
               1 . Operation No ('): 1712/93
              2. Programme : 1993
              3. Recipient (2) : Yemen
              4. Representative of the recipient : General Corporation for Foreign Trade and Grains, Sanoa, Baghdad
                    Street, PO Box 710 ; Contact person : Dr. Yahia S. Al'Arassi, General Manager (tel. 202345/356/ 179 ; fax
                    2099511 /542/543 ; telex 2262/2348/2349 A/B GCFTG)
              5. Place or country of destination (*) : Yemen
              6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(8)(15) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under
                    II.B.l (a))
              8. Total quantity : 14 598 tonnes (20 000 tonnes of cereals)
              9. Number of lots : one
            10. Packaging and marking (6) (^ (u) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.B.2 (d) and II.B.3)
                    Markings in English
            1 1 . Method of mobilization of product : the Community market
            1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of landing — landed
            1 3. Port of shipment : —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
            1 5. Port of landing : Hodeida
            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 : 10 — 23. 4. 1995
           18. Deadline for the supply : 21 . 5. 1995
           19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 14. 3.
                    1995
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 28. 3. 1995
                   (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                        port of shipment stage : 24. 4 — 7. 5. 1 995
                  (c) deadline for the supply : 4. 6. 1995
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 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, 200 rue de la Loi, B- 1 049
                   Bruxelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (32 2) 296 20 05/295 01 32/296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 28. 2. 1995, fixed by
                   Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/95 (OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 38)
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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 certifiying 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) 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. The
                 date referred to in Article 2 of the said 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 13 to 17 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106), as last
                 amended by Regulation (EC) No 157/95 (OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 1 ), shall not apply to this amount.
            (*) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
            (6) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point II.A.3 (c) or II.B.3 (c) is replaced by the following : 'the words
                 "European Community"'.
            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 captial 'R\
            (8) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                 documents :
                 — phytosanitary certificate,
                 — lots C, D : fumigation certificate.
            (') The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to : Willis Corroon Scheuer, PO Box 1315,
                 NL-1000 BH Amsterdam .
           (,0) Notwithstanding Articles 7 (3) (f) and 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the price tendered must
                 include all loading, handling, stowage and trimming costs.
           (n) For the twine : 60 % polyester, 40 % cotton, 20/4, knotted free yarn, 5 000 mg/kg, on spools of 3 kg.
           (12) Bagging must be carried out before shipment.
           (13) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.
                 The supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the container 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 subparagraph, 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 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 locktainer (SYSKO locktainer 180
                 seal), the number of which to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
           (14) For lot D, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two
                 ports of shipments not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
           (,s) The cargo shall be fumigated in transit on board the ship by using a recirculation system with alumine
                phosphine (application rate : minimum 1 mg phospine per cubic metre of hold), in accordance with the
                'Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships' by the International Maritime Organization.
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠAPAPTHMA II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II —
                                                   ANEXO II — BILAGA II — LUTE II
   Lote
              Cantidad total  Cantidades parciales      Acción n0             País de destino           Lengua que se debe
              (en toneladas)     (en toneladas)                                                       utilizar en la rotulación
  Parti       Totalmængde         Delmængde             Aktion nr.           Bestemmelsesland                Mærkning på
                   (i tons)           (i tons)                                                              følgende sprog
  Partie      Gesamtmenge         Teilmengen            Maßnahme                                         Kennzeichnung in
               (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)               Nr.              Bestimmungsland              folgender Sprache
          Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες                                                         Γλώσσα που πρέπει να
 Παρτίδα       (σε τόνους)        (σε τόνους)          Δράση αριθ.         Χώρα προορισμού       χρησιμοποιηθεί για τη σήμανση
   Lot       Total quantity    Partial quantities       Operation         Country of destination       Language to be used
                (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)              No                                             for the marking
   Lot      Quantité totale   Quantités partielles      Action n°          Pays de destination             Langue à utiliser
                (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)                                                            pour le marquage
  Lotto     Quantità totale   Quantitativi parziali     Azione n.         Paese di destinazione         Lingua da utilizzare
             (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)                                                            per la marcatura
  Partij
           Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden          Maatregel        Land van bestemming             Taal te gebruiken
                  (in ton)           (in ton)               nr.                                         voor de opschriften
  Lote
            Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais       Acção n?             País de destino              Língua a utilizar
             (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)                                                               na rotulagem
  Parti
            Total Kvantitet       Delkvantitet
                                                        Aktion nr            Bestämmelseland           Märkning på följande
                     (ton)              (ton)                                                                    språk
   Erä
            Kokonaismäärä        Osittaismäärä
                                                        Toimi N:o                Määrämaa              Merkinnässä käytettävä
                  (tonnia)           (tonnia)                                                                     kieli
    A             12 245         Al        1 400          727/94      Ethiopia                   English
                                 A2        7 100          728/94      Ethiopia                   English
                                 A3           400         729/94      Ethiopia                   English
                                 A4        3 345          730/94      Ethiopia                   English
    B             20 000         Bl : 10 000             1727/93      Ethiopia                   English
                                 B2 : 10 000              868/94      Ethiopia                   English
    C                  612       Cl           108        1264/94     Ethiopia                    English
                                 C2            90        1265/94     Ethiopia                    English
                                 C3           144        1266/94     Ethiopia                    English
                                 C4           270        1267/94     Ethiopia                    English
   D                   700       D1            40        1251 /94    Ethiopia                    English
                                 D2           180        1252/94     Eritrea                     English
                                D3             40        1253/94     Moçambique                  Português
                                D4            180        1254/94     Colombia                    Español
                                D5            140        1255/94     Perú                        Español
                                D6             40        1256/94     Perú                        Español
                                D7             80        1257/94     Perú                        Español