CELEX: 31993R2214
Language: en
Date: 1993-08-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2214/93 of 5 August 1993 opening a standing invitation to tender in Italy for the free supply of pasta to Albania

6 . 8 . 93                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 197/33
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2214/93
                                                        of 5 August 1993
                   opening a standing invitation to tender in Italy for the free supply of pasta to
                                                             Albania
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        standing invitation to tender for the supply of 1 000
                                                                    tonnes of pasta as set out in Annex I and in accordance
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             with the provisions of this Regulation.
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3106/92                                         Article 2
 of 26 October 1992 on emergency action for the supply
 of agricultural products to the people of Albania ('),            Tenders shall be for the quantity, in metric tonnes, of
                                                                   durum wheat necessary to cover the supply, transport and
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92              other costs, up to the delivery stage provided for, of the
 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization on the                 entire lot indicated in the notice of invitation to tender as
 market in cereals (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,       provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 309/93.
 Whereas 309/93 of 10 February 1993 laying down                    The quantity of wheat awarded as payment in kind for the
 detailed rules for the supply of agricultural products to         supply shall be made available, at the successful tenderer's
 the people of Albania (3) provides for alloction of the           choice, from the intervention stocks designated for this
 supply of cereals pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC)            purpose in the abovementioned notice of invitation to
 No 3106/92 to be made by invitation to tender ; whereas           tender. The tender security shall be set at ECU 15 per
 the invitations to tender for the free supply of processed        tonne .
 products cover the quantities of basic products to be
 taken from intervention stocks as payment in kind for
 these supplies and for the processing, transport and other                                   Article 3
 related costs ;
                                                                    1 . For possible late deliveries Article 13 (4) of Regula­
Whereas a standing invitation to tender should be opened           tion (EEC) No 309/93 applies.
 urgently in Italy for the supply of 1 000 tonnes of pasta ;       2. Notwithstanding Article 1 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                   No 309/93, the basic product awarded will not be made
Whereas tenders relate to durum wheat ;                            available until the original of the takeover certificate
                                                                   referred to in Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
Whereas experience has shown the need to be sure that              No 309/93 has been presented.
the scheduling of deliveries is respected ; that therefore an
amount should be deducted from the performance
guarantee in certain cases of delayed delivers ;                                             Article 4
Whereas the pasta for this emergency operation must                 1.   The time limit for submission of tenders for the first
arrive within the deadline which has been set ; whereas,           invitation to tender shall be 3 p.m. on 11 August 1993
 therefore, the basic product awarded in return should not         (Brussels time).
be made available to the successful tenderer until the
takeover certificate has been presented ;                          2.    The time limit for submission of tenders for the
                                                                   following partial invitation to tender shall expire at 3 p.m .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are           each Wednesday (Brussels time).
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for cereals,                                             3.    The time limit for submission of tenders of the last
                                                                   partial invitation to tender shall expire at 3 p.m . on
                                                                   25 August 1993 (Brussels time).
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                      4. The intervention agency concerned shall publish an
                                                                   invitation to tender at least three days before the date laid
                                                                   down for the first partial invitation to tender.
                           Article 1
Under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC)                                           Article 5
No 309/93 the Italian intervention agency shall open a
                                                                   Tenders shall be submitted to the Italian intervention
(') OJ No L 312, 29 . 10. 1992, p. 2.                              agency. The Italian intervention agency shall forward the
0 OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .                               tenders to the the Commission in accordance with the
0 OJ No L 36, 12. 2. 1993, p. 30 .                                 schedule specified in Annex II.
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                          Article 6                             products requested as payment in kind on the basis of the
                                                                intervention price applicable in the month of the last day
 A specimen of the takeover certificate referred to in          for submission of tenders. The tender offering the lowest
 Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 309/93 shall be          value for the quantity of the basic product requested as
 issued after the goods have been taken.                        payment in kind shall be selected.
                          Article 7
                                                                                        Article 10
 1 . The successful tenderer shall undertake to provide
 the Albanian authorities with the documents required for
the purposes of the supply which shall be specified in the      Italy shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that
invitation to tender issued by the Italian intervention         no refund is applied within the framework of the supply,
agency.                                                         in particular by specifying this on the export licence.
2. The successful tenderer shall regularly inform the
Albanian authorities, the intervention agency holding the                               Article 11
products involved and the Commission of the progress of
the supply operation as far as the takeover stage.              1 . Italy shall adopt all additional provisions necessary
                                                                for implementation of this Regulation.
                          Article 8
                                                                2. Italy shall send to the Commission all information
For the purposes of booking the expenditure by the Euro­        on the carrying out of the supply, in particular relating to
pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund                   the award of the contract, delivery times and the actual
(EAGGF), the book value of the products concerned shall         date of takeover by the Albanian authorities.
be :
Durum wheat : ECU 65 per tonne.
                                                                                        Article 12
                          Article 9
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
When scrutinizing tenders, the Commission departments           publication in the Official Journal of the European
shall determine the value of the quantities of basic            Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 5 August 1993 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Rene STEICHEN
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                                    ANNEX I
           1.    Pasta
           1.1 . Number of lots : One lot (four shipments) of 250 tonnes to be delivered to Durres
           1.2. Characteristics and quality of the goods (')
                 OJ No C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 (point II.C.1 (a))
           1.3. Packaging : OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 (point II.C.2)
                 The cartons must be placed on disposable palettes measuring 110 x 80 and secured by polyethylene
                 netting.
           1 .4. Marking :
                 European flag : OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 (Annexes I and II)
                 Inscriptions in Albanian 'European Economic Community' ; ' Humanitarian Aid — Regulation (EEC)
                 No 2214/93' 'Pasta' (in letters at least 1 cm high on packets and 3 cm high on cartons).
           2.    Conditions of supply
           2.1 . Mobilization of the product : domestic market of Italy
           2.2. Method of transport : by sea (rigged-up vessel)
           2.3. Stage of delivery : cif (ex-ship) port of landing (Durres)
           2.4. Deadlines for delivery :
                   (i) 30 September 1993 ;
                  (ii) 10 October 1993 ;
                 (iii) 20 October 1993 ;
                 (iv) 30 October 1993 .        .
                 If no tender is accepted on 11 August 1993 all the above dates are deferred by seven days. This shall
                 also apply if there is no acceptance on 18 August 1993.
          2.5. Deliveries shall be made by sea in regular instalments in line with a timetable to be agreed with the
                 Albanian authorities. The final date for completion of deliveries shall be 30 October 1993.
          (') The successful tenderer shall submit to the beneficiary a certificate issued by an official authority certifying that, for the
              product to be supplied, the standards relating to radioactivity levels have been complied with in the Member State con­
              cerned. The radioactivity certificate must specify the caesium 134 and 137 and iodine 131 contents.
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                                                ANNEX II
              Standing invitation to tender for the free supply of pasta to Albania
                                     (Regulation (EEC) No 2214/93)
                         -                  Number of the lot      Quantity of durum wheat
               Tenderers                     as referred to in       required as payment
                     0                    point
                                          r
                                                 I.I of Annex I             !" kind
                                                                            (tonnes)
                   1                                 2                          3
                   1
                  2
                  3
                  4    .
                 etc .