CELEX: 31996R1784
Language: en
Date: 1996-09-13 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1784/96 of 13 September 1996 on the supply of milk products as food aid

No L 233 /4        MEN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                 14. 9 . 96
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1784/96
                                                      of 13 September 1996
                                         on the supply of milk products as food aid
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
                                                                    loading, where necessary not belonging to the same port
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             area,
  Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of
 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 management and special operations in support of food
 security ('), and in particular Article 24 (1 ) (b) thereof,                                Article 1
 Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the
 list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid          Milk products shall be mobilized in the Community, as
 operations and specifies the general criteria on the               Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
 transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;                        the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
 Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions             Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure .
 on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
 allocated milk powder to certain beneficiaries;                    For lot A, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
 Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in
                                                                    shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
 accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down             The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
 general rules for the mobilization in the Community of             accepted all the general and specific conditions
 products to be supplied as Community food aid (2), as              applicable . Any other condition or reservation included in
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (3); whereas it is           his tender is deemed unwritten .
 necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of
 supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the
 resultant costs;                                                                            Article 2
 Whereas, for a given lot, given the small quantities to be         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 supplied, the packaging methods and the large number of            following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 destinations of the supplies, provision should be made for         European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 13 September 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 .
(3) OJ No L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108 .
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                                                                ANNEX
                                                                LOT A
              1 . Operation Nos ('): 1070/95 (lot Al ); 1071 /95 (lot A2)
              2. Programme: 1995
              3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, Postbus 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland (tel.: (31 70)33 0 5 757; fax:
                   36 41 701 ; telex: 30960 EURON NL)
             4. Representative of the recipient ('): to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or countries of destination: Al : Haiti: A2: Angola
             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): 255 tonnes
             9. Number of lots: one in two parts (Al : 165 tonnes; A2: 90 tonnes)
            10. Packaging and marking f) (8): see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I.B (2), I.A (2) (3) and I.B (3))
                   Language to be used for the marking: Al : French; A2: Portuguese
            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 (10)
           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: 21 . 10 — 10. 11 . 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 30 . 9.
                  1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 14. 10 . 1996
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 4 — 24. 11 . 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 l'aide alimentaire, à 1 attention de Mr. T. Vestergaard
                  Batiment Loi 130 , bureau 7/46
                  rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 , B-1049 Brussels
                 (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 6. 9. 1996,
                  fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1693/96 (OJ No L 220, 30. 8 . 1996, p. 1 )
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                                                               LOT B
             1 . Operation No ('): 1072/95 (Bl ); 1082/95 (B2)
            2. Programme: 1995
            3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, Postbus 12, NL-2501 , CA Den Haag, Nederland (tel.: (31 70)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 country of destination : Cuba
            6. Product to be mobilized: whole milk powder
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(6): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I.C ( 1 ))
            8 . Total quantity: 240 tonnes
            9. Number of lots: one in two parts (Bl : 105 tonnes; B2: 135 tonnes)
          10. Packaging and marking f) (8): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I.C (2), IA (2) (3) and I.C (3))
                 Language to be used for the marking: Spanish
          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 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: 28 . 10 — 17. 11 . 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 30 . 9.
                 1996
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 14. 10. 1996
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 11 . 11 — 1 . 12. 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, à
                l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                B- 1 049 Brussels (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 6. 9. 1996,
                fixed by Commission Regulation ( EC) No 1693/96 (OJ No L 220, 30 . 8 . 1996, p. 1 )
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                                                                  LOT C
               1 . Operation No ('): 1068/95
               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 (*): Rwanda
               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: 136 tonnes
              9. Number of lots: one
             10. Packaging and marking f): see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I. B (2), IA (2) (3) and I.B (3))
                    Language to be used for the marking: French
                    Supplementary markings: 'Date d'expiration: . . .'
             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 destination
            13 . Port of shipment: —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: Dar-Es-Salaam (the bill of landing should specify: 'in
                   transit to Rwanda')
            15. Port of landing: —
            16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: Magasins du PAM a Kigali
            1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                   the port of shipment stage: 21 . 10 — 3 . 11 1996
            18 . Deadline for the supply: 15. 12. 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 30. 9.
                   1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 14. 10. 1996
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                       port of shipment stage: 4 — 24. 11 . 1996
                  (c) deadline for the supply: 29. 12. 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 l'aide alimentaire, à 1 attention de Mr T. Vestergaard,
                  Batiment Loi 130 , bureau 7/46,
                  Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels
                 (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 6. 9. 1996 fixed
                 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1693/96 (OJ No L 220, 30. 8 . 1996, p. 1 )
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                                                                 LOT D
              1 . Operation No ('): 1083/95 (Dl ); 1084/95 (D2)
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (2): Solidaridad Internacional, Glorieta de Quevedo 7, 6-D 28015 Madrid (tel.: (34-1 ) 593 11 13;
                   fax: 448 44 69) Oxfam Belgique, rue du Conseil 39, B-1050 Bruxelles. (tel.: (32-2) 512 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 Bougoudour)
             5. Place or country of destination : Algeria
             6. Product to be mobilized: vitaminized skimmed-milk powder
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (6): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under I.B.(1 ))
             8 . Total quantity: 135 tonnes
             9. Number of lots: one in two parts (Dl : 112,5 tonnes; D2: 22,5 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking f) ("): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 . p. 1 (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 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: 21 . 10 — 3 . 11 . 1996
          18 . Deadline for the supply: 17. 11 . 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 2 noon (Brussels time) on 30. 9.
                  1996
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 14. 10. 1996
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                      port of shipment stage: 4 — 17. 11 . 1996
                 (c) deadline for the supply: 1 . 12. 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 l'aide alimentaire, à 1 attention de Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 1 30, bureau 7/46, Rue de
                 la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B- 1 049 Brussels; 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 6. 9. 1996, fixed
                 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1693/96 (OJ No L 220, 30. 8 . 1996, p. 1 )
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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,
                  — lots A, B, D: 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 12 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.
            I7) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, 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 one-way 20-foot containers.