CELEX: 31995R0254
Language: en
Date: 1995-02-07 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 254/95 of 7 February 1995 on the transport for the free supply to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan of common wheat flour and butter pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1999/94

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                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 254/95
                                                       of 7 February 1995
                   on the transport for the free supply to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan of
                   common wheat flour and butter pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1999/94
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        3. (a) The flour will be made available for loading in the
                                                                           following manner :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                                 — 6 000 tonnes at a Community port situated
                                                                               elsewhere other than in the Mediterranean Sea
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1999/94 of                         intended for Georgia :
27 July 1994 on actions for the free supply of agricultural                    — 3 000 tonnes with effect from 1 March
products to the people of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan,                            1995,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Moldavia ('), as amended by
                                                                               — 3 000 tonnes with effect from 8 March
Regulation (EC) No 2621 /94 (2) and in particular Article 4
(2) thereof,                                                                       1995 ;
                                                                           — 6 000 tonnes at a Community port situated in
Whereas, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/94 (3), as                         the Mediterranean Sea intended for Georgia :
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3078/94 (4), established
the detailed rules applicable to the free supply of agricul­                   — 3 000 tonnes with effect from         1  March
tural products provided for by Regulation (EC) No                                  1995,
1999/94 ; whereas, it is appropriate to open a tendering                       — 3 000 tonnes with effect from 1 3 March
procedure for the supply of 12 000 tonnes of common                                1995.
wheat flour and 4 000 tonnes of butter intended for
Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan ;                                          The ports will be definitively designated at the
                                                                           time of the award of the supply.
Whereas, in view of the present difficulties in these repu­
blics and the specific problems of forwarding aid to these             (b) 4 000 tonnes of butter (delivery stage — loading
regions, it is appropriate to organize the supply of the                   bays of the intervention stores laid down in Annex
above mentioned products as a single action, by which                      V) of which 2 000 tonnes are intended for Azer­
the whole of the supply should be awarded to a single                      baijan and 2 000 are intended for Armenia, avai­
tenderer ;                                                                 lable immediately.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the relevant Manage­                                       Article 2
ment Committee,
                                                                   1 . In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
                                                                   2065/94 the offers shall be presented to the following
                                                                   address :
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                   Commission of the European Communities,
                                                                   EAGGF-Guarantee,
                            Article 1                              Division VI/G.2 (Office 10/05),
                                                                   Rue de la Loi 120,
                                                                   B-1049 Brussels.
 1 . A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the
supply costs of :
                                                                   The closing date for the lodgement of tenders shall be 1 6
— 4 000 tonnes (net) of butter,                                    February 1995 at 5 p.m. (Brussels time).
— 12 000 tonnes (net) of common wheat flour ;
                                                                   In the case of non-acceptance of offers on 16 February
as indicated in Annex I, in accordance with the provisions         1995, a second closing date for the lodgement of offers
of Regulation (EC) No 2065/94, and in particular Article           shall be 24 February 1995 at 4 p.m. (Brussels time).
2 thereof.
                                                                   In this case all of the dates referred to in Article 1 and in
2. The supply costs shall relate to the take-over at the           Annex I shall be carried forward by 10 days.
stage laid down in paragraph 3 and transport by the
appropriate means to the places of destination and within          2. The offer shall relate to the supply of the total of the
the time limits indicated in Annex I.                              quantities referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ).
                                                                   Tenderers, where appropriate, shall take account of the
(•) OJ  No L  201 , 4. 8. 1994, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No L  280,  29. 10. 1994, p. 2.                            unloading prices in Georgia and transit prices to Armenia
(3) OJ  No L  213,  18. 8. 1994, p. 3.                             and Azerbaidjan, fixed by agreement between the authori­
(4) OJ  No L  325,  17. 12. 1994, p. 15.                           ties in question, referred to in Annex IV.
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3. Article 12 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EC) No 2065/94 is                                   Article 4
not applicable.
4. The tendering security referred to in Article 6 (1 ) (f)
of Regulation (EC) No 2065/94 is fixed at ECU 25 per             For the payment provided for at Article 13 of Regulation
tonne, for the flour and at ECU 120 per tonne for the            (EC) No 2065/94, the intervention agency of the Member
butter.                                                          State in which the port of take-over is situated shall
                                                                 deliver a certificate certifying the total removal of the
5. The security referred to in Article 12 (2) of Regula­         quantities for each destination, upon completion of that
tion (EC) No 2065/94 is fixed at ECU 3 400 per tonne of          operation.
butter and ECU 340 per tonne of flour.
6. The securities referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 shall
be lodged in favour of the Commission of the European
Communities.
                                                                                          Article 5
                         Article 3
The take-over certificate referred to in Article 10 (1 ) (a) of
Regulation (EC) No 2065/94 shall be established at the           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
places and by the authorities referred to in Annex II, on        following its publication in the Official Journal of the
the basis of the model in Annex III.                             European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 7 February 1995.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
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                                                        ANNEX I
          Georgia
          12 000 tonnes of common wheat flour (Packaging : sacks of 50 kg) — port of loading to be designated at the
          time of award of the supply.
          Delivery stage :
          Poti or Batumi (Goods unloaded).
          Final delivery date at the port :
          — 3 000 tonnes for 24 March 1995,
          — 3 000 tonnes for 27 March 1995,
          — 3 000 tonnes for 30 March 1995,
          — 3 000 tonnes for 10 April 1995.
          One boat per destination and date of arrival.
          Armenia
          2 000 tonnes of butter — intervention stores laid down in Annex V.
          Delivery stage :
          Airum via the ports of Poti or Batumi (Goods not unloaded).
          Final delivery date at the port :
          1 April 1995.
          Azerbaijan
          2 000 tonnes of butter — intervention stores laid down in Annex V.
          Delivery stage :
          Pbeiuk-Kesik via the ports of Poti or Batumi (Goods not unloaded).
          Final delivery date at the port :
          1 April 1995.
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                                                                 ANNEX II
             (a) Place of take-over in Georgia
                 1 . Port of Poti or Batumi — goods unloaded.
                 2. Authority entitled to deliver the take-over certificate :
                      Gossudarstvenaya Corporatziya Chleboproductov,
                      Ul . Didi Cheivani No 6,
                      Tblisi,
                      Mr Anzar Burdjanadze ;
                      Tel. : (78832) 99 86 98 ; Telefax : (78832) 99 67 40
             (b) Place of take-over in Armenia :
                 1 . Airum — Goods not unloaded .
                      The quantitative and qualitative controls will be carried out at the time of sealing the rail-wagons at
                      Poti or Batumi. The take-over 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 :
                      Ministry of Food and Provision,
                      375010 Yerevan,
                      Dom Pravitelstva,
                      Ploschad Respubliki 1 ,
                      Mr. Stepanian, Deputy Minister ;
                     Tel.: (7-8852) 52 03 21 .
            (c) Place of take-over in Azerbaijan :
                 1 . Pbeiuk-Kesik — Goods not unloaded.
                     The quantitative and qualitative controls will be carried out at the time of sealing the rail-wagons at
                      Poti or Batumi. The take-over certificate will be issued on arrival at the abovementioned station after
                     verification of the integrity of the seals and the number of wagons.
                     The wagons which are not in order will be refused by the authorities of Azerbaijan and the unloading
                     charges at Poti or Batumi and the transit charges on Georgian territory will not be paid to the Geor­
                     gian authorities. They will be deducted from the amount to be paid to the successful tenderer.
                 2. Authority entitled to deliver the take-over certificate :
                     Azintrade,
                     Baku Centre,
                     Dom Pravitelstva, 1 floor.
                     Tel. : (7-8922) 93 19 80/93 97 13.
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                                                        ANNEX III
                                                 Regulation (EC) No 254/95
                                                          PART A
                                     Take-over 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) :
           Number of Big-Bags :
           Place and date of take-over :
           Name of boat :
           Name and address of transport company :
                                 Name and address of 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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                                                                               PART B
                                                                   Regulation (EC) No 254/95
                                               Take-over certificate on the arrival of the rail-wagons
 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 take-over :
                       Numbers of rail-wagons                                                                Numbers of seals
                                                                                                                  Arrival
                                                 Arrival
             Departure                                                          Departure                        signature                    Quantities (')
                                               (signature)
                                                                                                               or remarks (')
   1.
   2.
   3.
   4.
   5.
   6.
  7.
   8.
  9.
10..
(') If at the arrival at the frontier point the seals are not in order, instead of the signature, 'refused' should be inserted, and the quantities contained in this
    wagon should be carried forward to the quantities column.
Name and address of the transport company :
Name and address of the monitoring agency :
Observations and remarks :
                   Representative of monitoring agency                                                   Name, signature and stamp of the beneficiary
                        Name, signature and stamp
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                                                       ANNEX IV
                                         Transit Prices on Georgian Territory
          ARMENIA
                                                                       Transport cost
                       Products                 Discharging cost   including security of   Administration cost
                                                  (per tonne)             the cargo            (per lot)
                                                                         (per tonne)
                                                                   Poti            Batumi
          Grain                                                  US $ 14          US $ 16     US $ 120
          — grab                                   US $4
          — vacuvator                              US $ 5,5
          General cargo in covered wagons          US $6          US $ 14         US $ 16     US $ 120
          Thermos Wagons                           US $6          US $30          US $34      US $ 120
          AZERBAIJAN
                                                                       Transport cost
                       Products                 Discharging cost     including security    Administration cost
                                                  (per tonne)           of the cargo           (per lot)
                                                                         (per tonne)
                                                                    Poti           Batumi
          Grain                                                  US $ 14,1       US $ 15,5    US $ 120
          — grab                                   US $4
          — vacuvator                              US $ 5,5
          General cargo in covered wagons          US $6         US $ 14,1       US $ 15,5    US $ 120
          Thermos Wagons                           US $6         US $ 29,8       US $ 32,8    US $ 120
          GEORGIA
                       Products                  Grain — grab       Grain — vacuvator       General cargo in
                                                                                            covered wagons
          Discharging cost
          (per tonne)                               US $3                 US $3,5               US $5
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                                                         ANNEX V
                                                                                           (tonnes)
                                       Places of storage                          Quantity
            Southern Fruit
            Pouladuff
            IRL-Cork                                                              469,075
            Southern Fruit
            Centre Park Road
            IRL-Cork                                                              500,000
            Showbrook Ltd
            Goolds Hill
            IRL-Mallow
            County Cork                                                           415,000
            Colso Enterprises
            Togher
            IRL-Cork                                                              51.8,200
            Dairygold
            IRL-Mallow
            County Cork                                                           364,500
            Orchard Warehouse
            IRL-Glanmire
            County Cork                                                           109,250
            Norish Eirfreeze
            Little Island
            IRL-Cork                                                              881,525
            Limerick Cold Store
            Ballysimon Road
            IRL-Limerick                                                          449,950
            Q.K. Cold Store
            Carrolls Cross
            IRL-Waterford                                                         292,500
            Address of the intervention agency
            Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry
            Agriculture House
            Kildare Street
            IRL-Dublin 2 :
            Tel.: (353-1)67 89 011 ;
            Telefax : (353-1 ) 66 16 263.