CELEX: 31996R1079
Language: en
Date: 1996-06-14 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1079/96 of 14 June 1996 on the supply of milk products as food aid

No L 142/8           EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 15. 6. 96
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1079/96
                                                       of 14 June 1996
                                       on the supply of milk products as food aid
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      destinations of the supplies, provision should be made for
                                                                   the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            loading, where necessary not belonging to the same port
  Community,                                                       area,
  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) No           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
  1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6(l)(c) thereof,
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21                                          Article 1
  May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation
 (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid                 Milk products shall be mobilized in the Community, as
  management (3) lays down the list of countries and organ­       Community food aid, for supply to the recipients listed in
 izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the      the Annex in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
 general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the         2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
 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 allocated          For lot A notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation
 to certain recipients 329 tonnes of milk powder;                 (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
                                                                  shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
 Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of
 this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by           The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July                 accepted all the general and specific conditions appli­
 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in           cable. Any other condition or reservation included in his
 the Community of products to be supplied as Community            tender is deemed unwritten .
 food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 790/91 0; whereas it is necessary to specify the time
                                                                                           Article 2
 limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be
 followed to determine the resultant costs;
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 Whereas, for a given lot, given the small quantities to be       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 supplied, the packaging methods and the large number of          European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 14 June 1996.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
(J) OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
0 OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .
(j OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
Is) OJ No L 81 , 28. 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                              ANNEX
                                                               LOT A
              1 . Operation Nos ('): 905/95 (lot Al ); 906/95 (lot A2)
              2. Programme: 1995
              3. Recipient ^): Euronaid, Postbus 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag (tel : (3170)33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701 ; telex:
                   30960 EURON NL)
              4. Representative of the recipient (9): to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or countries of destination : Al : Madagascar, A2: Sudan
              6. Product to be mobilized: vitaminized skimmed-milk powder
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (6): (See OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I.B (1 ))
              8. Total quantity (tonnes): 180
             9. Number of lots: one in two parts (Al : 60 tonnes; A2: 120 tonnes)
            10. Packaging and marking f) (8): See OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I.B (2), IA (2) (3) and I.B. (3))
                  Language to be used for the marking: Al : French; A2: English
                  supplementary markings (A2): 'Expiry date: . .
            11 . Method of mobilization: The Community market
                  The manufacture of the skimmed-milk powder, and the incorporation of vitamins, must be carried out
                  after the award of the tender
            12. Stage of supply: Free at port of shipment (l0)
            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: 22. 7 — 11 . 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) on 1 July
                  1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 15 July 1996
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 5 to 25 August 1996
                 (c) deadline for the supply: —
           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
                 Batiment Loi 130 , bureau 7/46
                 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 , B-1049 Brussels
                 (Attention! New numbers! telex: 2 56 70 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03/296 70 04)
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 10. 6. 1996,
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 934/96 (OJ No L 127, 25. 5. 1996, p. 9)
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                                                                  LOT B
               1 . Operation Nos ('): 609/95 (Bl ); 610/95 (B2); 61 1 /95 (B3); 612/95 (B4); 613/95 (B5); 614/95 (B6); 615/95
                    (B7)
              2. Programme: 1995
              3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel:
                    (39 6)57 971 ; telex: 62 66 75 WFP I)
              4. Representative of the recipient (*): to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or country of destination: Niger
              6. Product to be mobilized: vitaminized skimmed-milk powder
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(6): (See OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I.B 1 ))
              8. Total quantity (tonnes): 125
              9. Number of lots: one in seven parts (Bl : 5 tonnes; B2: 15 tonnes; B3: 2 tonnes; B4: 15 tonnes; B5: 26
                    tonnes; B6: 30 tonnes; B7: 32 tonnes)
            1 0. Packaging and marking Q ("): See OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1 991 , P. 1 (under I. B (2), IA (2) (3) and I.B (3))
                    Language to be used for the marking: French
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : The Community market
                   The manufacture of the skimmed-milk powder, and the incorporation of vitamins, must be carried out
                    after the award of the tender
           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: Magasins du PAM a: Bl : Agadez;
                   B2: Diffa; B3: Dosso; B4: Maradi; B5: Tahoua; B6: ;Niamey; B7: Zinder
           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: 22. 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: 1 . 7. 1996 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                   time))
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 15. 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 — 18 . 8 . 1996
                  (c) deadline for the supply: 6. 10. 1996
          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,
                  Batiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46,
                  Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels
                  (Attention! New numbers! telex: 2 56 70 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03/296 70 04)
          25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 10. 6. 1996
                  fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 934/96 (OJ No L 127, 25. 5. 1996, p. 9)
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                                                                   LOT C
              1 . Operation No ('): 1838/94
             2. Programme: 1994
             3. Recipient (2): UNRWA, Supply division, Amman Office, PO Box 140157, Amman, Jordan (telex 21170
                    UNRWA JC; fax (96 26) 86 41 27)
             4. Representative of the recipient : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, PO Box 484, Amman,
                    Jordan (tel. (96 26) 74 19 14/77 22 26; telex 23402 UNRWA JFO JO; fax (96 26) 74 63 61 )
             5. Place or country of destination: Jordan
             6. Product to be mobilized: whole-milk powder
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (6): (See OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I.C (1 ))
             8. Total quantity (tonnes): 24
             9. Number of lots: one
            10. Packaging and marking Q ("): See OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 . p. 1 (under I.C (2), IA (2) ( 1 ) and I.C (3))
                   Markings in English
                   Supplementary markings: 'NOT FOR SALE + 'Expiry date: . . .' (date of manufacture plus nine 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: 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: UNRWA warehouses, Amman,
                  Jordan
           17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                   the port of shipment stage: 5 — 18 . 8 . 1996
           18 . Deadline for the supply: 31 . 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) on 1.7.
                   1996
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 15. 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: 19. 8 — 1 . 9. 1996
                 (c) deadline for the supply: 15. 9. 1996
          22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 20 per tonne
          23. Amount of delivery security: 10 % of the tender in ecus
          24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('):
                 Bureau de 1 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: 2 56 70 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03/296 70 04)
          25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 10. 6. 1996,
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 934/96 (OJ No L 127, 25. 5. 1996, p. 9)
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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 2853/95 (OJ No L 299, 12. 12. 1995, p. 1 ), shall not apply to this
                 amount.
            (*) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer: OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
            (6) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                 documents :
                 — health certificate,
                 — lot A: veterinary certificate issued by an official entity stating that the product was processed with
                     pasteurized milk, coming from healthy animals, processed under excellent sanitary conditions which
                     are supervised by qualified technical personnel and that the area of production of raw milk had not
                     registered foot-and-mouth disease nor any other notifiable infectious/contagious disease during the 1 2
                     months prior to the processing,
                    The veterinary certificate must state the temperature and duration of the pasteurization, the tempera­
                    ture and duration in the spray-drying tower and the expiry date for consumption.
            Q Notwithstanding OJ No C 1 14, point I. B.3 (c) or I.C.3 (c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "Euro­
                pean Community"'.
           (8) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL each containing 15 tonnes net. The
                supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the containers available in the stack position at 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 the 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 locktainer (Sysko locktainer 1 80 seal),
                number of which to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
           (9) The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to: Willis Corroon Scheuer, Postbus 1315,
                NL-1000 BH Amsterdam .
          (10) Notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
                shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
          (") Placed in 20-foot containers. The free holding period for containers must be at least 15 days.