CELEX: 31997R1777
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-15 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1777/97 of 15 September 1997 on the supply of cereals as food aid

16 . 9 . 97        I EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 252/ 1
                                                                 I
                                              (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1777/97
                                                       of 15 September 1997
                                            on the supply of cereals as food aid
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the
                                                                    resultant costs,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid
  management and special operations in support of food                                      Article 1
  security ('), and in particular Article 24 ( 1 ) (b) thereof,
                                                                   Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as
  Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the              Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
  list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid        the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
  operations and specifies the general criteria on the             2200 /87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex .
  transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;                      Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure .
  Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions           The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
  on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
  allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries;                      accepted all the general and specific conditions
                                                                   applicable . Any other condition or reservation included in
 Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                 his tender is deemed unwritten .
  accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down                                     Article 2
 general rules for the mobilization in the Community of
 products to be supplied as Community food aid (2), as             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (3); whereas it is          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of            European Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 15 September 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1 .
(2) OJ L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
(3) OJ L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108 .
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                                                              ANNEX
                                                               LOT A
          1 . Operation No ('): 418 /96
          2. Programme: 1996
          3. Recipient (2): Cote d'lvoire
          4. Representative of the recipient: ELRA, 12 BP 1769, Abidjan 12
               tel : (225) 25 48 45, fax : 25 48 47
          5. Place or country of destination: Cote d'lvoire
          6 . Product to be mobilized : maize flour
          7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (')(5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B. (l )(b))
          8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 3 200
          9. Number of lots: 1 in 3 parts (Al : 2 150 tonnes; A2: 850 tonnes; A3 : 200 tonnes)
        10. Packaging and marking (*) (7): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.2 A 1.b, 2.b and B.1 )
              see OJ C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 ( II.B.(3))
               Language to be used for the marking: French
        11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
        12. Stage of supply: free at destination
        13 . Port of shipment: —
        14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
        15. Port of landing: —
        16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: Al : Magasins ELRA, Danané; A2:
              Magasins ELRA, Tabou; A3: Magasins ELRA, Grabo
        1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
              the port of shipment stage : 27 . 10 to 9. 11 . 1997
        18 . Deadline for the supply: 7 . 12. 1997
        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 30 . 9.
               1997
        21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
              (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 14. 10 . 1997
              (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                    port of shipment stage : 10 to 23 . 11 . 1997
              (c) deadline for the supply: 21 . 12. 1997
        22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
        23 . Amount of 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, Attn .
              Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
              telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax : (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
        25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 26. 9. 1997,
              fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1699/97 (OJ L 239, 30. 8 . 1997, p. 24)
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                                                                 LOT B
              1 . Operation No ('): 228/96
              2. Programme: 1996
              3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma (tel: (39 6)
                   5228 2988 ; fax: 5228 2844/3; telex: 626675 WFP I)
              4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or country of destination : Bolivia
              6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (-1) (s): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A ( 1) (a))
             8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 4 612
             9 . Number of lots : 1
            10. Packaging and marking (*) Q: see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 1.0 (A) ( 1) (c), (2)(c) and (B)(3))
                   see OJ C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II A (3))
                   Language to be used for the marking: Spanish
            11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           12. Stage of supply: free at destination
           13 . Port of shipment: —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
           15. Port of landing : —
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: WFP warehouse, Elalto
           1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment were the supply is awarded at
                  the port of shipment stage: 27. 10 — 9 . 11 . 1997
           18 . Deadline for the supply: 21 . 12. 1997
          19 . Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
          20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 30 . 9. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                  time))
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 14. 10. 1997 ( 12 noon (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 : 10 — 23 . 11 . 1997
                 (c) deadline for the supply: 4. 1 . 1998
          22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
          23 . Amount of 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, Attn
                 Mr T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                 25670 AGREC B; fax : (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
          25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 26. 9. 1997,
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1699/97 (OJ L 239, 30 . 8. 1997, p. 24)
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                                                             LOT C
          1 . Operation No ('): 18 /97
          2. Programme: 1997
          3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma (tel.: (39 6)
               5228 2988 ; fax : 5228 2844/3; telex: 626675 WFP I)
          4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
          5. Place or country of destination : Bolivia
          6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
          7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A. ( 1 ) (a))
          8. Total quantity (tonnes): 5 000
          9 . Number of lots : 1
        10. Packaging and marking (6) (*): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 1.0 A 1.c. 2.c and B.2)
              see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A.(3))
               Language to be used for the marking: Spanish
        11 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
        1 2. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment — fob stowed (8)
        13 . Port of shipment: —
        14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
        15. 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: 20 . 10 — 9 . 11 . 1997
        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: 30 . 9. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
              time))
        21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
              (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 14. 10. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
              (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 3 — 23. 11 . 1997
              (c) deadline for the supply: —
        22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
        23. Amount of 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, Attn
              Mr T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
              25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04) (exclusively)
        25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 26. 9. 1997,
              fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1699/97 (OJ L 239, 30. 8 . 1997, p. 24)
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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.
             (-1) 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 L 210, 1 . 8 . 1987, p. 56), as last amended by Regulation
                  (EEC) No 2226/89 (OJ 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 L 108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106), as last amended by
                  Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (OJ L 188 , 27. 7. 1996, p. 22) shall not apply to this amount.
            (5) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                  document:
                   — phytosanitary certificate.
            (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'.
            Q Notwithstanding OJ C 1 14, point II. A. 3 (c) or point II. B. 3 (c) is replaced by the following: 'the words
                  " European Community"'.
            (s) Notwithstanding Articles 7 (3) (f) and 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the price tendered must
                  include all loading, handling and stowage costs.