CELEX: 31994R0492
Language: en
Date: 1994-03-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 492/94 of 4 March 1994 on the supply of white sugar as food aid

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                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 492/94
                                                            of 4 March 1994
                                              on the supply of white sugar as food aid
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           to the conditions applicable to the categories of sugar in
                                                                        question ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Community,                                                           Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies
                                                                        are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for
                                                                        submission of tenders ; whereas, in order to avoid republi­
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86                  cation of the notice of invitation to tender, a third dead­
  of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid
                                                                        line for submission of tenders should be opened,
  management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
  No 1930/90 (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 Regula­                                         Article 1
  tion (EEC) No 3972/86 (3) lays down the list of countries
  and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and                White sugar shall be mobilized in the Community, as
  specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid           Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in
  beyond the fob stage ;                                                the Annexes in accordance with Regulation (EEC)
                                                                        No 2200/ 87 and under the conditions set out in the
  Whereas following the taking of a number of decisions on             Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering
  the allocation of food aid the Commission has allocated               procedure.
  to certain recipients 536 tonnes of sugar ;
                                                                       Tenders relating to the lots specified in the Annex shall
 Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out of             cover either sugar produced under the A or B quotas or
  this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by                C sugar within the meaning of points (a), (b) and (c) of the
  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July                      sixth subparagraph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regula­
  1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in                tion (EEC) No 1785/81 (6). Tenders shall be rejected
  the Community of products to be supplied as Community                unless they specify the category of sugar to which they
                                                                       relate.
  food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
  No 790/91 0 ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time            The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
 limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be               accepted all the general and specific conditions appli­
 followed to determine the resultant costs ;                           cable. Any other condition or reservation included in his
                                                                       tender is deemed unwritten.
 Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are carried
 out, provision should be made for tenderers to be able to                                      Article 2
 mobilize either A or B quota sugar or C sugar in accord­
 ance with the regulations governing the market ; whereas              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 the contract for the supply of each lot is to be awarded to           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 the tenderer submitting the lowest tender having regard               European Communities.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 4 March 1994.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   Rene STEICHEN
                                                                             Member of the Commission
(')  OJ   No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
0    OJ   No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
0    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 .                           (6) OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.
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                                                                  ANNEX I
                                                                LOTS A and B
              1 . Operation Nos ('): see Annex II
              2. Programme : 1993
              3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, (tel. (31 70) 33 05 757 ; fax 36 41 701 ;
                   telex 30960 NL EURON)
              4. Representative of the recipient (13) : see OJ No C 103, 16. 4. 1987
              5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
              6. Product to be mobilized : white sugar
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) (8) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VAl )
              8. Total quantity : 486 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : two (lot A : 198 tonnes ; lot B : 288 tonnes)
             10. Packaging and marking (6) Q (") : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA.2 and VA3)
                   Markings in Portuguese (A 4 + A 5), French (A 1 + A 3 + B 1 ), English (A 2 4- A 6 - A 7) and Spanish
                   (B2)
            11 . Method of mobilization : sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth subpara­
                  graph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 as follows :
                  — A or B sugar (points (a) and (b)) or
                  — C sugar (point (c))
            1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment
            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 : 25. 4 — 15. 5. 1994
            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 : 21 . 3. 1994 at 12 noon (Brussels
                  time)
            21 . A. In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                       (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : at 12 noon (Brussels time) on 11 . 4. 1994
                       (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 9. 5 — 29. 5. 1994
                       (c) deadline for the supply : —
                  B. In the case of a third invitation to tender :
                       (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : at 12 noon (Brussels time) on 25. 4. 1994
                       (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 23. 5 — 12. 6. 1994
                       (c) deadline for the supply : —
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 1 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 Bruxelles ; (telex 22037 / 25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32/2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 /
                  296 10 97 / 295 01 30 / 296 33 04)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : In the case of A and B sugar : periodic
                 refund applicable to white sugar on 24. 2. 1994, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 391 /94 (OJ
                  No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 5).
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                                                                  LOT C
              1 . Operation No ('): 1188/93
              2. Programme : 1993
              3. Recipient (2) : Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (IFRC)
                   département approvisionnement et logistique, Case Postale 372, CH-1211 Genève 19 (tel
                  (4122)730 42 22 ; telefax 733 03 95 ; telex 412133 LRC CH)
              4. Representative of the recipient : Croix-Rouge Burkinabe, BP 340, Ouagadougou. Tel : 00226—
                   30 08 77, Fax.: 00226—36 31 21 , Tlx : LSCR 5438 BF Ouagadougou
              5. Place or country of destination (*) : Burkina Faso
              6. Product to be mobilized : white sugar
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q (8) (l2) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA.1 )
              8. Total quantity : 50 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : one
             10. Packaging and marking (6) Q (l0) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA2 and VA3)
                   Markings in French
             11 . Method of mobilization : sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth subpara­
                  graph of Article 24 ( la) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4) as
                  follows :
                  — A or B sugar (points (a) and (b))
                  — C sugar (point (c))
             12. Stage of supply : free at destination
             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 : Entrepot Croix-Rouge, Ouaga­
                  dougou — Zone du bois, secteur 13
            17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                  the port of shipment stage : 18. 4 — 8. 5. 1994
            18. Deadline for the supply : 5. 6. 1994
            19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
            20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon on 21 . 3. 1994 (Brussels
                  time)
            21 . A. In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                      (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 11 . 4. 1994 (Brussels time)
                      (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                          port of shipment stage : 2 — 22. 5. 1994
                      (c) deadline for the supply : 19. 6. 1994
                  B. In the case of a third invitation to tender :
                      (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 25. 4. 1994 (Brussels time)
                      (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                          port of shipment stage : 16. 5 — 5. 6. 1994
                      (c) deadline for the supply : 3. 7. 1994
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 1 5 per tonne
           23. Amount of the delivery security : 1 0 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
           24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities (') : Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à
                 l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B- 1 049 Brux­
                 elles (telex 22037 AGREC B / 25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 /
                 295 01 30 / 296 33 04)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : in the case of A and B sugar : periodic
                 refund applicable to white sugar on 24. 2. 1994, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 391 /94 (OJ
                 No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 5.).
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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) For A and B sugar :
                  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 abovementioned 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) shall
                  not apply to this amount.
                  For C sugar :
                  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 is not applicable. The rules given in Commission Regulation
                 (EEC) No 2630/81 (OJ No L 258, 11 . 9. 1981 , p. 16) apply to exportation of sugar supplied under this
                  Regulation.
            0 Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
            (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'.
            0 The rule provided at the second indent of Article 18 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 (OJ No L
                 246, 27. 9. 1977, p. 12) is binding for determination of the sugar category.
            (8) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                 document :
                 — phytosanitary certificate.
            O Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point V.A.3.(c) is replaced by the following : 'the words "European
                 Community"'.
           (I0) Placed in 20-foot containers. The free holding period for containers must be at least 15 days.
           (") Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL. The supplier shall be responsible for
                 the cost of making the containers in the stack position to 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 paragraph, 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 loctainer, number of which to be
                 provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
           (12) The documents must be sent to the beneficiary's representative immediately after loading to enable him
                 to obtain an import licence.
          (13) The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to : M. De Keyzer and Schiitz BV, Postbus
                 1438, Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam .
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II —
                                                               ANEXO II
                Cantidad total   Cantidades parciales
       Lote                                               Acción n0                        País de destino
                 (en toneladas)    (en toneladas)
       Parti     Totalmængde         Delmængde           Aktion nr.                       Bestemmelsesland
                     (i tons)           (i tons)
                Gesamtmenge          Teilmengen          Maßnahme
      Partie                                                                              Bestimmungsland
                  (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)             Nr.
    Παρτίδα   Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες       Δράση αριθ.                      Χώρα προορισμού
                  (σε τόνους)       (σε τόνους)
        Lot     Total quantity    Partial quantities      Operation                     Country of destination
                   (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)            No
        Lot
                Quantité totale  Quantités partielles     Action n0
                   (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)                                        Pays de destination
       Lotto    Quantità totale  Quantitativi parziali    Azione n.                     Paese di destinazione
                (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)
              Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden        Maatregel
       Partij                                                                           Land van bestemming
                     (in ton)           (in ton)             nr.
       Lote    Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais     Acção n?                         Pais de destino
                (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)
        A               198        A 1 :         18       1484/93       Madagascar
                                   A 2:          54       1485/93       Uganda
                                   A 3:          36       1486/93       Algérie
                                   A 4:          18       1487/93       Mozambique
                                   A 5:          36       1488/93       Mozambique
                                   A 6:          18       1489/93       India
                                   A 7:          18       1490/93       India
        B              288         Bl :        252        1511 /93      Haïti
                                   B 2:          36       1512/93       Nicaragua