CELEX: 31996R0449
Language: en
Date: 1996-03-12 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 449/96 of 12 March 1996 on the transport for the free supply to Armenia and Azerbaijan of fruit juice, fruit jams and common wheat flour

No L 62/4            EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                   13 . 3 . 96
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 449/96
                                                         of 12 March 1996
                  on the transport for the free supply to Armenia and Azerbaijan of fruit juice,
                                             fruit jams and common wheat flour
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        is responsible for informing himself from the manufac­
                                                                    turers of the products, on the technical details of the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              materials employed and their stowage possibilities, parti­
 Community,                                                         cularly for stacking. The flour will be packed in jute/
                                                                    polypropylene sacks of 50 kilograms (net) per sack.
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1975/95 of
 4 August 1995 on actions for the free supply of agricul­          The coordinates of the manufacturers are available at the
 tural products to the people of Georgia, Armenia, Azer­           address referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) of this Regulation (fax:
 baijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan ('), and in particular          (32 2) 29 66 446)
 Article 4 thereof,
                                                                   3 . The products will be made available for loading, free
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 (2),                 on board, stowed on the ship, for a maximum period of
 established the detailed rules applicable to the free supply      five days from the dates indicated in the following
                                                                   manner :
 of agricultural products provided for by Regulation (EC)
 No 1975/95; whereas it is appropriate to open a tendering
                                                                   — 500 tonnes (net) of fruit juice made available in the
 procedure for the supply of 2 000 tonnes of fruit juice,               port of Ravenna with effect from 10 April 1996,
 1 000 tonnes of fruit jams and 800 tonnes of common
wheat flour intended for Armenia and Azerbaijan;                   — 1 500 tonnes (net) of fruit juice made available in the
                                                                        port of Ravenna with effect from 20 April 1996,
Whereas, in view of the present difficulties in these
republics and the specific problems of forwarding aid to           — 500 tonnes (net) of fruit jams made available in the
these regions, it is appropriate to organize the supply of              port of Ravenna with effect from 10 April 1996,
the abovementioned products in one lot;                            — 800 tonnes (net) of common wheat flour made avai­
                                                                        lable in a Mediterranean port with effect from 10
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                April 1996,
in accordance with the opinion of the relevant manage­
ment committee,                                                    — 500 tonnes (net) of fruit jams made available in the
                                                                        port of Ravenna with effect from 20 April 1996.
                                                                   After the expiry of five days following the dates
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                       mentioned     above,  the   successful     tenderer  shall    be
                                                                   required to reimburse to the Commission the costs which
                                                                   it will have borne to cover all the costs (waiting, insu­
                                                                   rance, security, guarantees, etc.) referred to in Article 6 ( 1 )
                            Article 1
                                                                   (e) (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95.
 1 . A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the
supply costs of 2 000 tonnes (net) of fruit juice, 1 000                                     Article 2
tonnes (net) of fruit jams and 800 tonnes (net) of common
wheat flour as indicated in Annex I, in accordance with            1 . In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95, and in               2009/95 the offers shall be submitted to the following
particular Article 2 (1 ) (b) thereof. The invitation to tender    address :
relates to one lot.
                                                                   European Commission
2. The supply costs shall relate to the takeover at the            EAGGF-Guarantee section
stage laid down in paragraph 3 and transport by the                Division VI/G.2 (Office 10/05 or 10/08)
appropriate means to the places of destination and within          Rue de la Loi 130
the time limits indicated in Annex I.                              B-1049 Brussels .
For the fruit juice and fruit jams a description of the
packaging of the products can be found in Annex I of               The closing date for the lodgement of tenders shall be 21
Commission Regulation (EC) No 228 /96 (3). The tenderer            March 1996 at 5 p.m. (Brussels time).
                                                                   In the case of non-acceptance of offers on 21 March, a
(') OJ No L 191 , 12. 8 . 1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ No L 196, 19. 8 . 1995, p. 4.                               second closing date for the lodgement of offers shall be
P) OJ No L 30, 8 . 2. 1996, p. 18 .                                27 March 1996 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
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 2. The offer shall relate to the supply of the total of the      be established at the places and by the authorities referred
quantities of the lot referred to in Article 1 (3)                to in Annex II, on the basis of the model in Annex IV
                                                                  and, where applicable, Annex IV (a).
Tenderers, where appropriate, shall take account of the
unloading and transit prices referred to in Annex V.
For the fruit juice and fruit jams, an additional offer                                    Article 4
providing, for the provision of containers at the manufac­
turers' premises and their transport is also sought (2 000        For the payment provided for in Article 13 of Regulation
tonnes of fruit juice available at Castiglione delle Stiviere     (EC) No 2009/95, the designated control agency shall
and 1 000 tonnes of jam at Pievesistina).                         deliver, on completion of that operation, a certificate
3 . The tendering security referred to in Article 6 ( 1 ) (f)     certifying the total removal of the quantities for each
of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 is fixed at ECU 25 per              destination, countersigned by the producer of the product
tonne net of product.                                             or his representative, in accordance with the model in
                                                                  Annex III.
4. The security referred to in Article 8 (2) of Regulation
(EC) No 2009/95 is fixed at ECU 350 per tonne net of
product.                                                                                   Article 5
                            Article 3
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
The takeover certificate referred to in the second indent         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
of Article 10 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 2009/95 shall       European Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 12 March 1996.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
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                                                         ANNEX I
           Lot
          —   500 tonnes (net) of apple juice
          —   500 tonnes (net) of orange juice
          —   500 tonnes (net) of concentrated apple juice
          —   500 tonnes (net) of concentrated orange juice
          —    1 000 tonnes (net) of fruit jams
          —   800 tonnes (net) of common wheat flour
          AZERBAIJAN: 50 % of each quantity of fruit juice and fruit jams plus 800 tonnes of common wheat flour
          Delivery stage:
          Beiuk-Kesik via the ports of Poti or Batumi (goods not unloaded)
          Final delivery date at the port:
          29 April 1996 for the quantities available on 10 April 1996 and 9 May 1996 for the other quantities
          ARMENIA: 50 % of each quantity of fruit juice and fruit jams
          Delivery stage:
          Airum via the ports of Poti or Batumi (goods not unloaded)
          Final delivery date at the port:
          29 April 1996 for the quantities available on 10 April 1996 and 9 May 1996 for the other quantities
          The choice of the port of Poti or Batumi shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the
          availability of quays.
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                                                              ANNEX II
            (a) Place of takeover in Armenia:
                1 . Airum — Goods not unloaded
                    The quantitative and qualitative controls will be carried out at the time of sealing the railwagons at
                    Poti or Batumi . The takeover certficiate will be issued on arrival at the abovementioned station after
                    verification of the integrity of the seals and the number of wagons.
                2. Authority entitled to deliver the take over certificate:
                    Ministry of Agriculture and Food
                    375010 Yerevan
                    Dom Pravitelstva
                    Ploschad Respubliki 1 .
            (b) Place of takeover in Azerbaijan:
                1 . Beiuk-Kesik — Goods not unloaded
                    The quantitative and qualitative controls will be carried out at the time of sealing the railwagons at
                    Poti or Batumi . The takeover certificate will be issued on arrival at the abovementioned station after
                    verification of the integrity of the seals and the number of wagons.
                2. Authority entitled to deliver the take over certificate:
                    Fruit juice / jams
                    Azintrade
                    Baku Center
                    Dom Pravitelstva, Floor 1
                    Tel: (7 89 22) 93 19 80/93 97 13
                    Flour
                    Gossudarstvenaya Companija Chleboproductov
                    370033 Baku
                    Ul . Usif Zaade No 13
                    Mr F. R. Mamedov — President
                    Tel: (7 89 22) 66 74 51 /66 38 20 .
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                                                         ANNEX III
                                                  Regulation (EC) No 449/96
                                                CERTIFICATE OF REMOVAL
           I, the undersigned
                                                             (name/first name/position)
           acting on behalf of
           certify that the following goods have been taken over:
             Product:
             Packaging:
             Total quantity in tonnes (net):
                                       (gross):
             No of pallets/sacks:
             Place and date of takeover:
             Name of boat:
             Name and address of the transport company:
                                 Name and address of the monitoring agency:
                                 Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative:
          Observations or remarks :
                                                                                      Signature and stamp
                                                                                        of the producer
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                                                            ANNEX IV
                                                     Regulation (EC) No 449/96
                               TAKEOVER CERTIFICATE AT THE PORT OF POTI/BATUMI
            I, the undersigned
                                                                (name/first name/position)
            acting on behalf of
            certify that the following goods have been taken over:
              Product:
              Packaging:
              Total quantity in tonnes (net):
                                           (gross):
              No of pallets/sacks:
              Place and date of takeover:
              Name of boat:
              Name and address of the transport company:
                                    Name and address of the monitoring agency:
                                    Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative:
            Observations or remarks:
                           Signature and stamp                                            Signature and stamp
                       of the Georgian authorities                                      of the        authorities
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                                                                    ANNEX IV (a)
                                                              Regulation (EC) No 449/96
                                                                 Train No
            TAKEOVER          CERTIFICATE            ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE                               RAIL-WAGONS        IN     THE
                                                     COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION
            I, the undersigned
                                                                          (name/first name/position)
            acting on behalf of
            certify that the goods indicated below have been taken over:
            Type of product:
            Place and date of takeover:
                                                                                                              Date     Quantities ('),
                                                               Quantity              No of
                                                                                                            frontier
                Wagon No                 Seal No
                                                             (net weight)           packets                           signature and
                                                                                                            crossed      remarks
              1
              2                 ..........I
              3                                       .........!             .!
              4
              5                 l                                            .\
              6
              7                                       .\
              8
              9
           10                                                                                    .........!
           (') To be completed only for the wagons which have been the subject of a check, inserting the weight found.
           Name and address of the transport company:
           Name and address of the monitoring agency:
           Observations and remarks:
                   Representative of monitonng agency                                   Name, signature and stamp of the beneficiary
                       Name, signature and stamp
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                                                            ANNEX V
                                            Transit prices on Georgian territory
            AZERBAIJAN
                                                                                                    (in US dollars)
                                                                         Transport cost
                          Products                Discharging cost   including security of   Administration cost
                                                     (per tonne)             the cargo             (per lot)
                                                                           (per tonne)
                                                                     Poti             Batumi
            Grain                                                    15,1               16,5          120
            — grab                                       4
            — vacuvator                                  5,5
            General cargo in covered wagons              6           15,1              16,5           120
            Thermos wagons                               7           30,8              33,8           120
            ARMENIA
                                                                                                    (in US dollars)
                                                                         Transport cost
                         Products                 Discharging cost  including security of    Administration cost
                                                    (per tonne)             the cargo             (per lot)
                                                                          (per tonne)
                                                                     Poti             Batumi
            Grain                                                     15                17            120
            — grab                                       4
            — vacuvator                                  5,5
            General cargo in covered wagons              6            15                17            120
            Thermos wagons                              7             31                35            120
            GEORGIA
                                                                                                   (in US dollars)
                         Products                 Grain — grab       Grain —      vacuvator
                                                                                              General cargo in
                                                                                              covered wagons
            Discharging cost (per tonne)                  3                     3,5                    5