CELEX: 31996R2451
Language: en
Date: 1996-12-20 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2451/96 of 20 December 1996 on the supply of milk products as food aid

No L 333/30        | ENI              Official Journal of the European Communities                               21 . 12. 96
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2451 /96
                                                        of 20 December 1996
                                         on the supply of milk products 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,
   Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the              Milk products shall be mobilized in the Community, as
   list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid        Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
   operations and specifies the general criteria on the             the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    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
   on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has               The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
   allocated milk powder 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, 20 December 1996 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
o OJ No L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                                   ANNEX
                                                              LOTS A, B, C, D, E
                 1 . Operation No ('): 48/96 (A); 49/96 (B); 50/96 (C); 51 /96 (D); 52/96 (E)
                2. Programme: 1996
                3. Recipient (2): UNRWA, Supply division, Amman Office, PO Box 140157, Amman — Jordan [telex: -
                      21170 UNRWA JC; fax : (962-6)86 41 27]
                4. Representative of the recipient: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer
                      — A + E:      Ashdod:         Israel, PO Box 19149, Jerusalem [tel .: (972-2)— 589 05 55; telex: 26194
                                                    UNRWA IL; telefax: 581 65 64]
                      — B:          Beirut:         Lebanon, PO Box 947, Beirut [tel.: (961-1 ) 212 478 4291 ; telex:
                                                   00581 150 2564 ULFO; telefax: 212 478 1055]
                      — C:          Lattakia:      Syria, PO BOX 4313, Damascus, [tel.: (963-11 ) 613 30 35; telex: 412006
                                                   UNRWA SY; telefax: 613 30 47]
                     — D:          Amman:          Jordan, PO Box 484, Amman [tel.: (962-6) 74 19 14/77 22 26; telex: 23402
                                                   UNRWAJFO JO: telefax: 74 63 61 ]
               5. Place or country of destination (■'): A + E: Israel; B: Lebanon; C: Syria; D: Jordan
               6. Product to be mobilized: whole milk powder
               7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (6) (9): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 , (I.C.(1 ))
               8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 508
               9. Number of lots: 5 (lot A: 170 tonnes; lot B : 130 tonnes; lot C: 52 tonnes; lot D : 78 tonnes; lot E : 78
                     tonnes)
             10. Packaging and marking I7) (8): see OJ No C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 , (6.1 A, B and C.2)
                     see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 , (I.C. (3))
                     Language to be used for the marking: English
                     Supplementary markings: 'NOT FOR SALE' + D; 'Expiry date . . .' (date of manufacture plus 9 months)
             11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
                    The whole milk powder must be manufactured after the award of the tender
             12. Stage of supply: A, C, E: free at port of landing — landed
                     B, D: free at destination
             13 . Port of shipment: —
             14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
             15. Port of landing: A, E : Ashdod; C: Lattakia
             16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing:
                    B : UNRWA warehouse in Beirut, Lebanon;
                    D: UNRWA warehouse in Amman , Jordan
            1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                    the port of shipment stage: 17. 2 to 2. 3 . 1997
            18 . Deadline for the supply: A, C, E: 16. 3. 1997; B, D: 23. 3. 1997
            19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
            20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 6. 1 . 1997 [ 12 noon (Brussels
                   time)]
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          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
               (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 20 . 1 . 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: 3 to 16. 3. 1997
               (c) deadline for the supply: A, C, E: 30. 3. 1997; B, D: 6. 4. 1997
          22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 20 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- 1 049 Bruxelles/
               Brussel (telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
          25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 16. 12. 1996,
               fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2371 /96 (OJ No L 323, 13. 12. 1996, p. 14)
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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) 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 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 No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106), as last amended
                by Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (OJ No L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22), shall not apply to this amount.
            (5) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer: OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
            (6) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                documents :
                — health certificate.
            f) Notwithstanding OJ No C 1 14, point I.C.3 c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "European Commu­
                nity"'.
            (8) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers: Lots A, C and E: The contracted shipping terms shall be
                considered full liner terms (liner in/liner out) free port of landing container yard and is understood to
                cover 15 days — Saturdays, Sundays and official public and religious holidays excluded — free of
                container detention charges at the port of discharge taken from the day/time of the arrival of the vessel.
                The 15 day period should be clearly marked on the bill of lading. Bona fide detention charges levied in
                respect of container detention(s) in excess of the said 15 days as detailed above will be born by UNRWA.
                UNRWA shall not pay/not be charged any container deposit fees.
                After take-over of the goods at the delivery stage, the recipient will beat all costs of shifting the containers
                for destuffing outside the port area and of returning them to the container yard.
                Ashdod: consignment to be stowed in 20-foot containers containing not more than 17 tonnes each, net.
            (') Lot C: The health certificate and the certificate of origin must be signed and stamped by a Syrian Con­
                sulate, including the statement that consular fees and charges have been paid.