CELEX: 31990R1859
Language: en
Date: 1990-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/90 of 29 June 1990 on the supply of corned beef as food aid

3 . 7 . 90                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 170/7
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1859/90
                                                       of 29 June 1990
                                      on the supply of corned beef as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down
                                                                 general rules for the mobilization in the Community of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            products to be supplied as Community food aid (4) ;
Economic Community,                                              whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86             conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid              determine the resultant costs,
management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1750/89 (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 Regulation                                   Article 1
(EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid
management (3) lays down the list of countries and organ­        Corned beef shall be mobilized in the Community, as
izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the      Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in
general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the         the Annex in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
fob stage ;                                                      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
allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organ­                                    Article 2
izations 455 tonnes of corned beef ;
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                following its publication in the Official Journal of the
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission                European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 29 June 1990.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
O OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
I2) OJ No L 172, 21 . 6. 1989, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .                                o OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                               ANNEX
                                                        LOTS A, B, C and D
            1 . Operations Nos ('): 236/90 to 239/90
            2. Programme : 1990
            3. Recipient f) : UNRWA Headquarters, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 700, A- 1400 Wien ; telex
                135310 UNRWA A
            4. Representative of the recipient (2) :
                — Lots B and C : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, SAR, PO Box 4313, Damascus, Syrian
                    Arab Republic
                — Lot D : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, Jordan, PO Box 484, Amman, Jordan
                — Lot A : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, West Bank, PO Box 19149, Jerusalem, Israel
            5. Place or country of destination :
                — Lot B : Syrian Arab Republic
                — Lot C : Lebanon
                — Lot A : Israel
                — Lot D : Jordan
            6. Product to be mobilized : corned beef
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods : (3) (8)
                Corned beef made exclusively of beef without any thickening additives other than natural collagen from
                the tendons :
                — Moisture content : maximum 60 %
                — Protein : minimum 21.% , the amount of collagen as a percentage of the total protein contents
                    should not exceed 30 %
                — Fats : maximum 15,5%
                — Salt : maximum 2 %, 50 ppm maximum total nitrate expressed as sodium nitrate
                — Sugar : maximum 1 %
                — Ash : maximum 3,5 %
                The product should not contain bones, ligaments, gristle, hair or extraneous matter, should not be finely
                minced and should be free from objectionable odours and flavours
            8 . Total quantity : 455 tonnes
            9. Number of lots : four (part A : 139,536 tonnes ; part B : 33,292 tonnes ; part C : 1 16,522 tonnes ; part
                D : 1 65,650 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking :
                The corned beef must be in tins of 340 g net each. The tins must be hermetically sealed with no trace of
                corrosion on the seams or internal parts
                Special markings/labelling on/of tins : the lithographed label must show :
                (a) a list of ingredients
                (b)  the net contents of the tin in grams
                (c) the name and address of the manufacturer
                (d)  the country of origin
                (e) the words 'NOT FOR SALE. GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY' in 5 mm
                    block letters on two sides
                (f) the production and expiry dates
                The production and expiry dates are to be embossed on the lids of the tins. The expiry date to be indi­
                cated is the date of production plus four years, hence four years after the date of production
                The tins are to be packed in export fibre (maritime) cartons suitable for shipment (sea transport). Each
                carton is to contain 48 tins, properly sealed upon packing ; the sealed cartons must be secured with
                strong fibre or other suitable securing tape. The cartons must be stowed in 20-foot containers (FLC/LCL
                shipper's count-load and stowage) (6)
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              Marking on cartons (in letters at least 5 cm high):
              — Lot A : 'ACTION No 237/90 / CORNED BEEF / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                          COMMUNITY TO UNRWA FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO PALESTINE REFUGEES /
                          ASHDOD / DATE OF PRODUCTION : '
              — Lot B : 'ACTION No 238/90 / CORNED BEEF / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                          COMMUNITY TO UNRWA FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO PALESTINE REFUGEES /
                          LATAKIA / DATE OF PRODUCTION : '
              — Lot C : 'ACTION No 239/90 / CORNED BEEF / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                          COMMUNITY TO UNRWA FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO PALESTINE REFUGEES /
                          LATAKIA FOR LEBANON / DATE OF PRODUCTION :'
              — Lot D : 'ACTION No 236/907 CORNED BEEF / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                          COMMUNITY TO UNRWA FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO PALESTINE REFUGEES /
                          AQABA / DATE OF PRODUCTION :'
         11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
         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 :
              — Lot A : Ashdod f)
              — Lots B and C : Latakia
              — Lot D : Aqaba
         1 6. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
         17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
              the port of shipment stage : 1 — 20. 8 . 1990
         18 . Deadline for the supply : 15. 9. 1990
         19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender
         20. Deadline for the submission of tenders (4) : 17. 7. 1990 at 12 noon
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
              (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 31 . 7. 1990 at 12 noon
              (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                  port of shipment stage : 15 — 31 . 8. 1990
              (c) deadline for the supply : 30 . 9 . 1990
         22. Amount of tendering security : ECU 1 5 per tonne
         23. Amount of delivery security : 1 0 % of the tender in ecus
         24. Address for submission of tenders (4) : Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à 1 attention de Monsieur N.
              Arend, Bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/58, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles ; telex AGREC 22037 B or
              25670 B
         25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (*) : refunds only for products covered by
              product code 1602 50 90 110 or 1602 50 90 310, referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No
              3846/87 (OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p, 1 ). The refunds are those which are applicable at the expiry date
              of the time limit for the submission of tenders
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           Notes :
           (') The operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
           (2) Commission delegate to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see list published in OJ No C 227, 7. 9.
               1985, p. 4.
           (3) The successful tenderer shall deliver to the recipient 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 levels.
           (4) In order not to overload the telex, tenderers are requested to provide, before the date and time laid down
               in point 20 of the Annex, evidence that the tendering security referred to in Article 7 (4) (a) of Regulation
               (EEC) No 2200/87 has been lodged, preferably :
               — by porter at the office referred to in point 24 of the Annex, or
               — by telecopier on one of the following numbers in Brussels :
                   —   235 01 32
                   —   236 10 97
                   —   235 01 30
                   —   236 20 05
           (*) 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, 24. 7. 1989, p. 10), is applicable as regards the export refund and,
               where appropriate, the monetary and accession compensatory amounts, the representative rate and the
               monetary coefficient. The date referred to in Article 2 of the abovementioned Regulation is that referred
               to in point 25 of the Annex.
           (') Supply free at terminal, as provided for in Article 14 (5) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, implies that
               the following costs at the port of landing are to be borne by the successful tenderer :
               — should containers be used on an FCL/FCL or LCL/FCL basis, all the costs of unloading and transport
                   of the containers to the terminal stacking stage, thus excluding THC (terminal handling charges),
                   container destuffing costs, local charges incurred at a later stage, and costs occasioned by delays of
                   detention or returning the containers,
               — should containers be used on an LCL/LCL or FCL/LCL basis, all the costs of unloading and transport
                   of the containers including, by way of derogation from the aforementioned Article 14 (5) (a), the LCL
                   charges (destuffing of the goods), thus with the exception of the local charges incurred after the stage
                   of destuffing the goods from the containers.
           f7) The supplier is to inform the Manager, Supply Division, UNRWA, Vienna, by telex number 135310
               UNRWA A, of the name of the carrying vessel and the names and addresses of the shipping agent and
               insurance agent at the port of landing.
           (*) Certificates and  documents required for each shipment :
               — one original    and two copies of insurance certificates,
               — one original    and two copies of certificate of origin,
               — one original    and two copies of the health certificate
               — one original    and two copies of the inspection certificate regarding quality, quantity and packing,
               — one certificate of non-contamination by radioactivity,
               — shipments to Latakia : the health and origin certificates must be legalized by a Syrian consulate.
           (*) Ashdod : consignment to be stowed in 20-foot containers containing not more than 17 tonnes each, net,
               not more than 30 containers being shipped on any vessel.