CELEX: 31996R0993
Language: en
Date: 1996-06-03 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 993/96 of 3 June 1996 on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid

No L 133/6         [ EN I             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   4. 6. 96
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 993196
                                                            of 3 June 1996
                                         on the supply of vegetable oil 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,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86
   of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid
   management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                                        Article 1
   No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1 ) (c) thereof,
                                                                      Vegetable oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as
  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21                   Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
  May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation              the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
  (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid                    2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
  management (3), lays down the list of countries and organ­         Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure .
  izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the
  general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the           The supply shall cover the mobilization of vegetable oil
  fob stage;                                                         produced in the Community. Mobilization may not
                                                                     involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under
  Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions             inward processing arrangements.
  on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
                                                                     The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
  allocated to certain recipients 1 570 tonnes of vegetable
  oil;                                                               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 (4), as              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 f); 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, 3 June 1996.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
if) OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .
(<) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
Is) OJ No L 81 , 28. 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                                ANNEX
                                                              LOTS A and B
             1 . Operation Nos ('): 423/95 (A); 889/95 (B)
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (2): World Food Programme, Via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma; telex: 626675; WFP
                   I (tel: (39 6) 52 36 07 55; fax 52 28 28 43)
            4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
            5. Place or country of destination I5): A: Pakistan; B: Zambia
            6. Product to be mobilized: refined rape seed oil
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) (8): see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III. A ( 1 ) (a))
            8. Total quantity (tonnes net): 1 315
            9. Number of lots: 2 (lot A: 1 055 tonnes; lot B: 260 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking (6) f): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (IILA(2)(1 ), III-A. (2) (3) and III.A (3))
                   Five-litre metal canister, without cardboard cross-pieces
                  Language to be used for the marking: English
          1 1 . Method of mobilization: mobilization of refined rape seed oil produced in the Community. Mobiliza­
                  tion may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements
          12. Stage of supply: A: free at port of landing — landed
                  B : free at destination
          13. Port of shipment: —
          14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
          15. Port of landing: Karachi (container terminal)
          16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: WFP warehouse, Lusaka
          1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                  the port of shipment stage: 22. 7 — 4. 8 . 1996
          18 . Deadline for the supply: A: 1 . 9. 1996; B: 15. 9 . 1996
          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)
                  18 . 6 . 1996
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) 2. 7. 1996
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                       port of shipment stage: 5 to 18. 8. 1996
                (c) deadline for the supply: A: 15. 9. 1996; B: 29. 9. 1996
         22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 15 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 l'aide alimentaire,
                Attn . Mr T. Vestergaard,
                Batiment Loi 130 , bureau 7/46,
                Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                B-1049 Brussels
                (Attention ! New numbers: telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
         25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): —
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                                                                 LOT C
             1 . Operation Nos ('): 861 /95 (Cl ); 862/95 (C2)
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (2): Solidaridad Internacional, Glorieta de Quevedo 7, 6—D, E-28015 Madrid. Tel: (34 1 )
                  593 11 13, fax: 448 44 69/Oxfam Belgique, rue du Conseil 39 1050 Bruxelles. Tel: (32 2) 5 12 99 90, fax:
                  511 89 19 (contact: J-M Biquet)
            4. Representative of the recipient: Croissant Rouge Sahraoui, 17 rue Ben M-Hidi Lardi, Oran — Tel:
                  (213 6) 39 64 24, fax 33 10 65. Contact: Mr Nanni Yamma
             5. Place or country of destination: Algeria
            6. Product to be mobilized: refined sunflower oil
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) i7): see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III. A (1 ) (b))
            8. Total quantity: 150
            9. Number of lots: 1 in 2 parts (Cl : 25 tonnes; C2: 125 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking (6) (l0): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (IILA (2) ( 1 ), IILA(2)(3) and
                  III A (3))
                  Five-litre metal canister, without cardboard cross-pieces
                 Language to be used for the marking: French
          1 1 . Method of mobilization: mobilization of refined sunflower oil produced in the Community. Mobiliza­
                 tion may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements
          12. Stage of supply: free at port of landing — landed
          13. Port of shipment: —
          14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
          15. Port of landing: Oran
          16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
          1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                 the port of shipment stage: 15 to 28 . 7. 1996
          18 . Deadline for the supply: 4. 8 . 1996
          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)
                 18 . 6. 1996
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) 2. 7. 1996
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                      port of shipment stage: 29. 7 to 11 . 8 . 1996
                (c) deadline for the supply: 18. 8 . 1996
         22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 15 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 l'aide alimentaire,
                Attn. Mr T. Vestergaard,
                Batiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46,
                Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                B-1049 Brussels
                (Attention ! New numbers : telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
         25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): —
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                                                                LOT D
             1 . Operation No ('): 8 95/95
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag. (tel: (31 70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701 ; telex:
                  30960 EURON NL)
             4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination: Madagascar
             6. Product to be mobilized: refined rape seed oil
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q: see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III.A ( 1 ) (a))
             8 . Total quantity (tonnes net): 105
             9 . Number of lots: 1
           10. Packaging and marking ( 6) ("): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (III.A (2) ( 1 ), III.A(2)(3) and
                  III A (3))
                  Five-litre metal canister, without cardboard cross-pieces
                  Language to be used for the markings: French
           1 1 . Method of mobilization: mobilization of refined rape seed oil produced in the Community. Mobiliza­
                  tion may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements
          12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment
          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: 15. 7 to 4. 8. 1996
          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 : 12 noon (Brussels time) 18 . 6.
                  1996
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) 2. 7. 1996
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 29. 7 to 18 . 8 . 1996
                 (c) deadline for the supply: —
          22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 15 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 l'aide alimentaire,
                 Attn . Mr T. Vestergaard,
                 Batiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46,
                 Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 , B-1049 Brussels
                 (Attention! New numbers: telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
          25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4): —
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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) Article 7 (3) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not be applicable to tenders submitted.
            (*) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer: OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33 .
            (6) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point III.A (3) (c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "European
                  Community"'.
            f) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, a sanitary certifi­
                 cate.
            (8) Lot A: The successful tenderer shall give the beneficiaries' representative, at the time of delivery, a certifi­
                 cate in English stating that the oil does not contain any pork fat (lard).
            (9) Placed in 20-foot containers. The free holding period for containers must be at least 15 days .
           (10) Placed in one-way 20-foot containers.
           (") Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, FCL/FCL (each containing 15 tonnes net). The supplier
                 will be responsible for the cost of making the containers available in the stack position at the container
                 terminal at the port of shipment. The beneficiary will 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 subparagraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not apply.
                 The successful tenderer must submit to the recipient's agent a complete packing list of each container,
                 specifying the number of metal canisters belonging to each shipping number as specified in the invita­
                 tion to tender. The successful tenderer must stow the cartons in the containers in such a way that any
                 empty spaces are filled; he must stabilize the final row of cartons using stowage belts.
                The successful tenderer must seal each container with a numbered locktainer (sysko locktainer 180 seal),
                the number of which is to be provided to the recipient's forwarder.