CELEX: 31992R2688
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-17
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2688/92 of 16 September 1992 opening a standing invitation to tender in Germany, France and Italy for the free supply of tinned beef to the victims of the conflict in what was formerly Yugoslavia

No L 272/28                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  17. 9 . 92
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2688/92
                                                     of 16 September 1992
                   opening a standing invitation to tender in Germany, France and Italy for the free
                   supply of tinned beef to the victims of the conflict in what was formerly
                                                           Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2344/92 notwith­
                                                                   standing, the aforementioned products shall be delivered
                                                                   in the conditions defined in Annex I.
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                                            Article 2
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market              For each lot, tenders shall be for the quantity, in metric
 in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)         tonnes, of compensated quarters, stored by the interven­
 No 2066/92 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,          tion agency concerned, necessary to cover the supply,
                                                                   transport and other related costs, up to the delivery stage
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2344/92 of                  provided for, of the entire lot indicated in the invitation
 10 August 1992 laying down detailed niles applicable to           to tender provided for in Article 15 (2) of Regulation
the free supply of agricultural products to the victims of         (EEC) No 2344/92. For the purposes of this Regulation,
 the conflict in what was formerly Yugoslavia, as provided         'compensated quarters' means hindquarters and fore­
 for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2139/92 (3), provides          quarters of an equal weight.
 for allocation of the supply of tinned beef under Regula­
 tion (EEC) No 2139/92 (4) to be made by invitation to             The quantity of meat from intervention awarded as
 tender ; whereas the invitations to tender for the free           payment in kind for the supply shall be made available, at
supply of processed products cover the quantities of basic         the successful tenderer's choice, from the intervention
 products to be taken from intervention stocks as payment          stocks designated for this purpose in the abovementioned
 in kind for these supplies, and for the transport and other       invitation to tender.
 related costs ;
                                                                   The tender security shall be set at ECU 100 per tonne.
Whereas a standing invitation to tender should be opened
 for the supply of 485 tonnes of tinned beef to be deli­
                                                                                            Article 3
vered to the representatives of the United Nations High
 Commissioner for Refugees in Ljubljana, Split, Zagreb,
 Belgrade, Novi Sad, Podgorica and Skopje ;                        1.    The time limit for submission of tenders for the first
                                                                   partial invitation to tender shall be           12 a.m. on
                                                                   23 September 1992 (Brussels time).
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                   2.    The time limit for submission of tenders for the
Committee for Beef and Veal,
                                                                   following partial invitation to tender shall expire at 12
                                                                   a.m. each Wednesday (Brussels time).
                                                                   3.    The time limit for submission of tenders for the last
                                                                   partial invitation to tender shall expire at 12 a.m. on
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                      21 October 1992 (Brussels time).
                                                                   4. Notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                   No 2344/92, the intervention agency concerned shall
                             Article 1                             publish an invitation to tender at least three days before
                                                                   the date laid down for the first partial invitation to tender.
Under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC)
No 2344/92, the German, French and Italian intervention
                                                                                            Article 4
agencies shall open a standing invitation to tender for the
supply of 485 tonnes of tinned beef, as set out in Annex I
and in accordance with the provisions of this Regulations.         Tenders shall be submitted to the intervention agency
                                                                   concerned.
(') OJ  No  L  148, 28.  6. 1968, p. 24.                           The intervention agencies concerned shall forward the
0   OJ  No  L 215,  30.  7. 1992, p. 49.
o   OJ  No  L 227,  11 . 8. 1992, p. 18.                           tenders to the Commission in accordance with the sche­
0   OJ  No  L 214,  30.  7. 1992, p. 8.                            dule specified in Annex II.
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                          Article 5                                                       Article 9
A specimen of the takeover, certificate referred to in          Notwithstanding Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2344/92 is given in        No 2344/92, the supply guarantee shall be fixed at ECU
Annex III hereto.                                               2 500 per tonne.
The certificate shall be issued after the goods have been                                Article 10
taken over by the authorities referred to in Annex I.
                                                                The Member States concerned shall take all appropriate
                          Article 6                             measures to ensure that no refund or monetary compen­
                                                                satory amount is applied within the framework of the
The successful tenderer shall undertake to provide the          supply, in particular by specifying this on the export
authorities laid down in Annex I with the documents
                                                                licence and the export customs document.
required for the purposes of the supply which are speci­
fied in the invitation to tender issued by the intervention
                                                                                         Article 11
agency concerned.
                                                                1 . The Member States concerned shall adopt all addi­
                          Article 7                             tional provisions necessary for implementation of this
                                                                Regulation.
For the purposes of booking the expenditure by the Euro­
pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund                   2.    The Member States concerned shall send to the
(EAGGF), the book value of the bone-in quarters shall be        Commission all information on the carrying out of the
ECU 785 per tonne.                                              supply, in particular relating to the award of the contract,
                                                                delivery times and the actual date of takeover by the
                          Article 8                             authorities referred to in Annex I.
Notwithstanding Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC)                                        Article 12
No 2344/92 the Commission shall fix for each lot the
maximum quantity of compensated quarters to be taken            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
as payment in kind or shall decide not to make any              publication in the Official Journal of the European
award.                                                          Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 16 September 1992.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                             ANNEX I
          Characteristics and quality of the goods :
          Tinned beef, of the type 'meat in jelly'/'viande en gelée'/'Fleisch in eigenem Saft', with one of the following
          product codes :
          — 1602 50 90 195 ('),
          — 1602 50 90 395 (')
          The tinned beef must be completely sterilized, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex B,
          Chapter II to Council Directive 77/99/EEC (2), so that it can be kept for at least three years.
          Packaging :
          (a) In cans with a maximum net content of 340 grams ;
          (b) Cans must be hermetically sealed and show no signs of rust ;
          (c) Cans must be packed in standard cartons for export, suitable for transport by land and sea. Each carton
               must be duly sealed after packing. Sealed cartons must be secured with a suitable tape made of fibre or
               other material and placed on disposable palettes.
           Marking :
          (a) Each can must bear a label showing, in one of the official languages of the Community :
               — the ingredients,
               — the net weight in grams,
               — the date of manufacture and expiry date,
               — the name and address of the manufacturer,
               — the veterinary approval number of the processing plant.
          (b) The outer packaging of each palette must bear the following information in letters at least 3 cm high :
               — the inscription 'Humanitarian Aid — Regulation (EEC) No 2139/92',
               — the inscription 'European Economic Community',
               — the European flag, as defined in Annexes I and II to Commission communication No 91 /C/
                   114/01 (3).
          Conditions of supply
          (a) Stage of delivery : F.A.S. warehouse, unloaded.
          (b) Authority responsible for the takeover : see each lot.
          (c) Lot I : Ljubljana
               — 10 tonnes delivered before 8 October 1 992 (4)
               — 4 tonnes delivered between 9 October and 22 October 1992 (4)
               — 7 tonnes delivered between 23 October and 20 November 1992 (4)
               Authority responsible for the takeover :
               Slovenia Red Cross on behalf of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
               Warehouse : Smartinska Street, 33
                              Ljubljana.
               Contact : Ivan Hvala
               Lot II : Split
               — 80 tonnes delivered before 6 October 1992 (4)
               — 36 tonnes delivered between 7 October and 3 November 1 992 (4)
               Authority responsible for the takeover :
               — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
          (') OJ No L 101 , 15. 4. 1992, p. 12.
          0   OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1977, p. 85.
          (>) OJ No C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 .
          (4) Delivery dates may be changed in agreement with the authority responsible for the takeover.
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           Warehouse : UNHCR c/o Adriachem
                        58212 Kastel Sucurac
                        Split
           Contact : Mr Boi Lan Van Chou
           Lot III : Zagreb
           — 80 tonnes delivered before 6 October 1992 (4)
           — 36 tonnes delivered between 7 October and 3 November 1992 (4)
           Authority responsible for the takeover :
           — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
           Warehouse : UNHCR c/o Grafika
                        Zagrebacka 194
                        41000 Zagreb
           Contact : Mrs Koka
           Lot IV : Belgrade
           —   54 tonnes   delivered before 8 October 1992 (4)
           —   18 tonnes   delivered between  9 October and 22 October 1992 (4)
           —   18 tonnes   delivered between  23 October and 6 November 1992 (4)
           —   18 tonnes   delivered between  7 November and 20 November 1992 (4)
           Authority responsible for taking   over :
           Yugoslavian Federal Red Cross (on behalf of the UNHCR)
           Warehouse : Sthina, 19
                     11000 Belgrade
           Contact : Mr Dusan Musicki
           Lot V : Novi Sad
           — 26 tonnes delivered before 8 October 1992 (4)
           — 13 tonnes delivered between 9 October and 6 November 1992 (4)
           Authority responsible for taking over :
           Yugoslavia Red Cross, c/o Vojvodina Red Cross (on behalf of the UNHCR)
           Warehouse : Pionirska, 8
                        21000 Novi Sad
           Contact : Mr Milan Obradovic
           Lot VI : Podgorica
           — 14 tonnes delivered before 8 October 1992 (4)
           — 7 tonnes delivered between 9 October and 6 November 1992 (4)
           Authority responsible for taking over :
           Montenegro Red Cross (on behalf of the UNHCR)
           Warehouse : Jovana Tomasevica, 6
                        8 1 000 Podgorica/Titograd
           Contact : Mr Dusan Musicki
           Lot VII : Skopje
           — 44 tonnes delivered before 5 October 1992 (4)
           — 21 tonnes delivered between 6 October and 2 November 1992 (4)
           Authority responsible for taking over :
           Macedonia Red Cross (on behalf of the UNHCR)
           Warehouse Koco Raun, 13
                       91000 Skopje
           Contact : Mr Ivan Narasanov
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                                                            ANNEX II
          Standing invitation to tender for the free supply of tinned beef to die victims of die conflict in
                                                what was formerly Yugoslavia
                                                  (Regulation (EEC) No 2688/92)
                                                            Lot No . . .
                                                                                                            (in tonnes)
            Tenderers number        Quantity of tinned beef to be supplied      Quantity of compensated quarters
                                                                                  required as payment in kind
                    1
                    2
                    3
                    4
                    5
          Send to : DG VI-D-2 (beef and veal)
                    For the attention of Mr Bennink
                    Telefax (32 2) 296 60 27
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                                                           ANNEX III
                                                      Takeover certificate
          I, the undersigned,                                                                   »
                                                        (name, first name, position of authority)
          acting on behalf of
          hereby certify that the following goods have been taken over :
              Product :
              Total quantity in tonnes (net weight) :
              Place and date of takeover :
              Registration numbers of heavy goods vehicles :
              Attestation of official sealing of the goods vehicle in the presence of the designated monitoring
              agency :
              Number of cans sampled : ....
              Name of monitoring agency :
              Name and signature of its on-the-spot representative :
          Observations or reservations :
                                                                                           Signature
                                                                                            (Stamp)