CELEX: 31996R0020
Language: en
Date: 1996-01-05 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 20/96 of 5 January 1996 on the supply of cereals as food aid

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                                            (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 20/96
                                                        of 5 January 1996
                                          on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of
                                                                   supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              resultant costs,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) (c) thereof,
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21
May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation             Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as
(EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid                   Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
management (3) lays down the list of countries and organ­          the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the        2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the           Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
fob stage ;
                                                                   The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions             accepted all      the general   and    specific  conditions
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has                  applicable . Any other condition or reservation included in
allocated to certain beneficiaries 79 145 tonnes of cereals ;      his tender is deemed unwritten .
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission                                           Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down
general rules for the mobilization in the Community of             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as              following its publication in the Official Journal of the
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (*) ; whereas it             European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 5 January 1996.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
I1) OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
 3 OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                            ANNEX
                                                        LOTS A and B
           1 . Operation Nos (') : lot 407/95 (A); lot 430/95 (B)
           2. Programme : 1995
           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 (*) : Jordan (lot A) ; Tunisia (lot B)
           6 . Product to be mobilized : durum wheat
           7. Characteristics and quality of the goods OQ : OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA.1 (b))
           8 . Total quantity : 1 5 000 tonnes
           9. Number of lots : 2 (A : 5 000 tonnes ; B : 10 000 tonnes)
         10. Packaging and marking (8) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA2 (a) and IIA3)
               — lot A : in bags (6)
               — lot B : in bulk
               Language to be used for the marking : English
         1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
         1 2. 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 : Aquaba
               — lot B : Gabes (silo)
         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 where the supply is awarded at
               tl>e port of shipment stage : 5 — 18 . 2. 1996
         18 . Deadline for the supply :
               — lot A : 3 . 3 . 1996
               — lot B : 25 . 2. 1996
         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 23. 1 .
               1996
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
               (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 6. 2. 1996
               (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                    port of shipment stage : 19. 2 — 3 . 3. 1996
               (c) deadline for the supply :
                    — lot A : 17. 3 . 1996
                    — lot B : 10 . 3 . 1996
         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 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
               B- 1 049 Bruxelles/Brussel (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
         25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (*) : refund applicable on 19. 1 . 1996, fixed by
               Commission Regulation (EC) No 3007/95 (OJ No L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 74)
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                                                             LOTS C and D
               1 . Operation Nos (') : 414/95 (lot C) and 432/95 (lot D)
              2. Programme : 1995
              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 (5) : China (lot C) ; Nicaragua (lot D)
              6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) : OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIAl (a))
              8 . Total quantity : 25 394 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : 2 (lot C : 15 394 tonnes ; lot D : 10 000 tonnes)
            10. Packaging and marking (8) : OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.A.2(c) and IIA3)
                    Language to be used for the marking : Spanish
                    — lot C : in bulk
                   — lot D : in bags (6)
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
            1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of landing — landed
            13 . Port of shipment : —
            1 4. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
            1 5. Port of landing :
                   — lot C : Zhanjiang
                   — lot D : Corinto
           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 where the supply is awarded at
                   the port of shipment stage : 5 — 18 . 2. 1996
           18 . Deadline for the supply :
                   — lot C : 24. 3 . 1996
                   — lot D : 17 . 3 . 1996
           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
                   23 . 1 . 1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 6. 2. 1996
                   (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                        port of shipment stage : 19. 2 — 3. 3. 1996
                  (c) deadline for the supply :
                        — lot C : 7 . 4 . 1996
                        — lot D : 31 . 3 . 1996
           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 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                  B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 19. 1 . 1996 fixed by
                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 3007/95 (OJ No L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 74)
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                                                       LOTS E and F
           1 . Operation Nos (') : 457/95 (El ); 458/95 (E2); 429/95 (Fl ) and 555/95 (F2)
           2. Programme : 1995
           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 (5) : Angola (lot E) ; Mozambique (lot F)
           6 . Product to be mobilized : maize
           7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) : OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIAl (d))
           8 . Total quantity : 28 878 tonnes
           9. Number of lots : 2 (lot E : 16 878 tonnes (El : 3 907 t and E2 : 12 971 t) ; lot F : 12 000 tonnes (Fl :
               5 000 t and F2 : 7 000 t))
         10. Packaging and marking (8) : OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA.2(a) and IIA.3)
               Language to be used for the marking : Portuguese
               in bulk 4- sacks + needles and sufficient twine (2 m/bag)(9)
         1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
         1 2. 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 : —
         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 : 5 — 25. 2. 1996
         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
               23 . 1 . 1996
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
               (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 6. 2. 1996
               (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 19. 2 — 10 . 3. 1996
               (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 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
         25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 19. 1 . 1996, fixed by
                Commission Regulation (EC) No 3007/95 (OJ No L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 74)
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                                                           LOTS G and H
             1 . Operation Nos ('): 1699/94 (lot G) ; 1700/94 (lot H)
             2. Programme : 1994
             3. Recipient (2) : Peru
             4. Representative of the recipient : Fondo de contravalor Peru — Union Europea, Pasaje Lynch 165, San
                  Isidro — Lima 27 (Peru) — Tel. + Fax (51 14) 42 93 64/42 41 36/42 31 00
             5. Place or country of destination (*) : Peru
             6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)Q : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under ILA. 1 (a))
             8 . Total quantity : 9 873 tonnes
             9. Number of lots : 2 (lot G : 5 873 tonnes ; lot H : 4 000 tonnes)
           1 0. Packaging and marking : in bulk
           1 1 . Method of mobilization of product : the Community market
           1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of landing — landed
           13 . Port of shipment : —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
           1 5. Port of landing :
                 — lot G : Matarani
                 — lot H : Salaverry
           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 where the supply is awarded at
                 the port of shipment stage : 5 — 18 . 2. 1996
           18 . Deadline for the supply : 31 . 3 . 1996
           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 23. 1 .
                 1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 6. 2. 1996
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                      port of shipment stage : 19. 2 — 3. 3. 1996
                 (c) deadline for the supply : 14. 4. 1996
           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 l'aide alimentaire, à 1 at­
                 tention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049
                 Bruxelles/Brussel (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (32 2) 295 01 32/296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 19. 1 . 1996, fixed by
                 Commission Regulation (EC) No 3007/95 (OJ No L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 74)
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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) 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 2853/95 (OJ No L 299, 12. 12. 1995, p. 1 ) shall not apply to this
               amount.
           (*) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer : OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33. (G
               and H : Manuel Gonzalez Olaechea n° 247, San Isidro, Lima. Tel. (51 14)41 58 27, fax 41 80 17).
           (6) 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'.
           f) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
               documents :
               — phytosanitary certificate,
               — lot F : fumigation certificate.
           (8) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point IIA.(3)(c) is replaced by the following : 'the words "European
               Community'".
           (9) For the sacks : 21 sacks/tonne.
               For the needles : 1 / 100 tonnes .
               For the twine : 60 % polyester, 40 % cotton, 20/4, knotted free yarn, 5 000 mg/kg, on spools of 3 kg.
          (10) 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.