CELEX: 31996R0512
Language: en
Date: 1996-03-25 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 512/96 of 25 March 1996 on the supply of milk products as food aid

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                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 512/96
                                                          of 25 March 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
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
  Community,
                                                                      loading, where necessary not belonging to the same port
                                                                      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 2 285 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 (*); 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, 25 March 1996.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                                            Member of the Commission
(1) OJ  No  L  370,  30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L  174,  7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
(3) OJ  No  L  136,  26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .
(4) 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 ('): 740/95 (lot Al ); 741 /95 (lot A2)
              2. Programme: 1995
              3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, Postbus 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland tel: (3170) 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 countries of destination: Lot Al : Madagascar; lot A2: Rwanda
              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 I.B 1 )
              8 . Total quantity: 195 tonnes
              9. Number of lots: 1 in 2 parts (lot Al : 30 tonnes; lot A2: 165 tonnes)
             10. Packaging and marking Q (8): See OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (I.B (2), IA (2) (3) and I.B. (3))
                   Language to be used for the marking: French
            11 . Method of mobilization: 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 (12)
            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: 29 April to 19 May 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 9
                  April 1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 23 April 1996
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment 13 May to 6 June 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: (322) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 19. 3. 1996,
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 468/96 (OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 8)
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                                                               LOT B
              1 . Operation No ('): 431 /95
              2. Programme: 1995
              3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma tel:
                   (396)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 : Guatemala
             6. Product to be mobilized: Vitaminized slcimmed-milk powder
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(6): (See OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 I.B 1 )
             8 . Total quantity: 1 000 tonnes
             9 . Number of lots: 1
            10. Packaging and marking (^ ("): See OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , P. 1 (I. B(2), I.A.(2X3) and I.B.(3))
                  Language to be used for the marking: Spanish
            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 landing - landed
           13. Port of shipment: —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
           15. Port of landing : Santo Tomas de Castilla
           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: 6 to 19 May 1996
           18 . Deadline for the supply: 9 June 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 9
                  April 1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 23 April 1996
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                      port of shipment stage: 20 May to 2 June 1996
                 (c) deadline for . the supply: 23 June 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 19 March 1996
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 468/96 (OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 8)
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                                                                  LOT C
               1 . Operation No ('): 1839/93
               2. Programme: 1993
               3. Recipient (2): El Salvador
               4. Representative of the recipient (9): SNF, Division Asistencia Alimentaria, Casa Presidencial, Barrio
                     San Jacinto, Avenida Los Diplomáticos, San Salvador (El Salvador), tel: (503 2) 71 02 28/32/42. fax:
                     71 02 58 (attn . Licenciados Carolina Ramirez / Oscar Toledo)
               5. Place or country of destination : El Salvador
               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 I.B 1 )
              8 . Total quantity: 1 090 tonnes
              9 . Number of lots: 1
             10. Packaging and marking Q (10): See OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 . p. 1 (I.B(2), LA.(2X3) and I.B(3))
                     Language to be used for the marking: Spanish
             11 . Method of mobilization: The Community market
                    The manufacture of 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: Acajutla
            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: 6 to 19 May 1996
            18 . Deadline for the supply: 9 June 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 9
                   April 1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 23 April 1996
                   (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                        port of shipment stage: 20 May to 2 June 1996
                   (c) deadline for the supply: 23 June 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 19 March 1996,
                  fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 468/96 (OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 8)
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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 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, C: 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,
                  — lot A: the veterinary certificate must state the temperature and duration of the pasteurization, the
                       temperature and duration in the spray-drying tower and the expiry date for consumption.
            Q Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point I. B.3 (c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "European
                  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.
            (') The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to: Willis Corroon Scheuer, Postbus 1315,
                 NL-1000 BH Amsterdam .
          (10) The bags shall be stacked on wooden pallets (made of pine, fir, or poplar wood) measuring not more than
                  1 200 x 1 400 mm, and with the following features:
                 — four-way entry, non-reversible, with wings,
                 — a top deck consisting of a minimum of seven planks (width: 100 mm; thickness: 22 mm),
                 — a bottom deck consisting of three planks (width: 100 mm; thickness: 22 mm),
                 — three bearers (width: 100 mm; thickness: 22 mm),
                 — nine dowels: 100 x 100 x 78 mm minimum.
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                 The palletized load (max. 1 050 kg) shall be covered by a shrink film of a thickness of at least 1 50
                 microns. The whole of the above must be bound, in each direction, by two nylon straps of a width of not
                 less than 15 mm with plastic buckles.
                 The bags are further protected by board or wood placed between the bags and straps.
            (") Placed in 20-foot containers. The free holding period for containers must be at least 15 days. Each
                 container shall contain 20 tonnes net.
            (l2) 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.