CELEX: 31995R0499
Language: en
Date: 1995-03-06 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 499/95 of 6 March 1995 on the supply of cereals as food aid

7. 3 . 95                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 50/3
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 499/95
                                                          of 6 March 1995
                                             on the supply of cereals 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)                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) (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                   Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as
 management (3) lays down the list of countries and organ­          Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
 izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the        the Annexes, 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 Annexes.
 fob stage ;                                                        Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
 Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions             For lots A, B and D, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of
 on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has                  Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate
 allocated to certain beneficiaries 1 8 1 77 tonnes of cereals ;    two ports of shipment not necessarily belonging to the
                                                                    same port area.
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in
 accordance with the rules laid down by Commission                  The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down             accepted all the general and specific conditions
general rules for the mobilization in the Community of              applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in
 products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as              his tender is deemed unwritten .
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (*) ; whereas it
 is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of
 supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the                                    Article 2
 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, 6 March 1995.
                                                                             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.
(>) OJ   No L  136, 26. 5. 1 987, p. 1 .
(4) OJ   No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
0   OJ   No L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                             ANNEX I
                                                               LOT A
            1 . Operation Nos (') : see Annex II
            2. Programme : 1994
            3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag (tel. (31 70) 330 57 57 ; fax 364 17 01 ; telex
                30960 EURON NL)
            4. Representative of the recipient (,3) : to be designated by the recipient
            5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
            6. Product to be mobilized : milled rice (product code 1006 30 92 900, 1006 30 94 900, 1006 30 96 900)
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) fl : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.A ( 1 ) (f))
            8. Total quantity : 702 tonnes (1 685 tonnes of cereals)
            9 . Number of lots : 1 ; see Annex II
          10. Packaging and marking ( 6) (8) (9) (l2) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (2) (c) and IIA3)
                Language to be used for the marking : see Annex II
          1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
          12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment (")
          13 . Port of shipment : —
          14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
          1 5. 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 : 10 — 30. 4. 1995
          18 . Deadline for the supply : —
          19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
          20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                21 . 3 . 1995
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 4. 4. 1995
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 24. 4 — 14. 5. 1995
                (c) deadline for the supply : —
          22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 5 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 1 aide alimentaire, à
                l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049
                Bruxelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
          25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 17. 3. 1995, fixed by
                Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/95 (OJ No L 43, 25. 2. 1995, p. 39)
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                                                             LOT B
           1 . Operation Nos (') : see Annex II
           2. Programme : 1994
           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 (13) : to be designated by the recipient
           5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
           6. Product to be mobilized : oat flakes
           7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) : OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.B. (1 ) (e))
           8 . Total quantity : 468 tonnes (807 tonnes of cereals)
           9. Number of lots : 1 (see Annex II)
         10. Packaging and marking (6) (8) (9) (10) : OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.B (2) (f) and II.B (3))
                Language to be used for the marking : see Annex II
         1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
         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 : —
         1 6. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
         17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 17. 4 — 7. 5. 1995
         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
               21 . 3 . 1995
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
               (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 1 2 noon (Brussels time) on 4. 4. 1 995
               (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 1 — 21 . 5. 1995
               (c) deadline for the supply : —
         22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 5 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 1 aide alimentaire, à
               l'attention de Monsieur T.Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B- 1 049
               Bruxelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2)296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
         25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 17. 3. 1995 fixed by
               Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/95 (OJ No L 43, 25. 2. 1995, p. 39)
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                                                              LOT C
            1 . Operation No ('): 1329/94
            2. Programme : 1994
            3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid PO Box 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 (u) : to be designated by the recipient
            5. Place or country of destination : Haiti
            6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.B.l (a))
            8 . Total quantity : 860 tonnes (1 178 tonnes of cereals)
            9 . Number of lots : one ;
          10. Packaging and marking (6) (8) (9) (l2) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.B.2 (d) and II.B.3)
                Language to be used for the marking : French
          11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
          1 2. 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 : 10 — 30. 4. 1995
          18 . Deadline for the supply : —
          19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
          20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time)
                on 21 . 3 . 1995
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 4. 4. 1995
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 24. 4 — 14. 5. 1995
                (c) deadline for the supply : —
          22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 5 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 1 aide alimentaire, à
                l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi 200, B- 1 049
                Bruxelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
          25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 17. 3. 1995, fixed by
                Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/95 (OJ No L 43, 25. 2. 1995, p. 39)
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                                                             LOT D
           1 . Operation No (') : see Annex II
           2. Programme : 1994
           3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid, PO box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland (tel. (31 70) 33 05 757 ; telefax
                36 41 701 ; telex 30960 euron nl)
           4. Representative of the recipient (,3) : to be designated by the recipient
           5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
           6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
           7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA.1 (a))
           8 . Total quantity : 2 507 tonnes
           9 . Number of lots : one ; see Annex II
         10. Packaging and marking (6) (8) (9) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA2 (a) and IIA3)
                Language to be used for the marking : see Annex II
         1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
         12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment (")
         13. Port of shipment : —
         1 4. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
         1 5. Port of landing : —
         1 6. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
         17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 10 — 30. 4. 1995
         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
               21.3 . 1995
         21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
               (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 4. 4. 1995
               (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 24. 4 — 14. 5. 1995
               (c) deadline for the supply : —
         22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 5 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 1 aide alimentaire, à
               l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi 200, B- 1 049 Bru­
               xelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
         25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 17. 3. 1995, fixed by
               Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/95 (OJ No L 43, 25. 2. 1995, p. 39)
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                                                              LOT E
            1 . Operation No ('): 1311 /94
            2. Programme : 1994
            3. Recipient (2) : Federation Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (IFRC)
                département approvisionnements et logistique, Case Postale 372, CH-1211 Genève 19 ; (tel
                (41-22)730 42 22 ; fax 733 03 95 ; telex 412133 LRC CH)
            4. Representative of the recipient : Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Ras Desta Damtew Avenue PO Box
                 195 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, tel. (251-1 ) 44 93 64/ 15 90 74 ; telefax 51 26 43 ; telex 21338 ercs et
            5. Place or country of destination (*) : Ethiopia
            6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) 0 (14) : See OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A.l.(a))
            8 . Total quantity : 12 000 tonnes
            9. Number of lots : 1 in 4 parts (El : 3 000 tonnes ; E2 : 2 103 tonnes ; E3 : 5 032 tonnes ; E4 : 1 865
                tonnes)
          10. Packaging and marking (8) (9) : See OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (IIA.2.(a) and IIA3)
                Markings in English
          1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
          1 2. Stage of supply : free at destination
          1 3. Port of shipment : —
          14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
          1 5. Port of landing : —
          16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : El : Emergency Food Security
                Reserve Administration's warehouse, Kombolcha, South Wollo ; E2 : Canadian Food Grain Bank, Assab
                port ; E3 : Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Southern Wollo Branch Office, Dessie ; E4 : Ethiopian Red
                Cross Society, Eastern Shoa Branch Office, Nazreth
          1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                the port of shipment stage : 17 — 30. 4. 1995
          18 . Deadline for the supply : 18 . 6. 1995
          19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
          20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                21 . 3 . 1995
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 4. 4. 1995
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                     port of shipment stage : 1 — 14. 5. 1995
                (c) deadline for the supply : 2. 7. 1995
          22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 5 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 1 aide alimentaire, à
                l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B- 1 049 Brux­
                elles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax : (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
          25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 17. 3. 1995, fixed by
                Commission Regulation (EC) No 394/95 (OJ No L 43, 25. 2. 1995, p. 39)
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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 certifiying 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 157/95 (OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 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) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL. 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 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 180 seal),
               number of which to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
           Q The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
               documents :
               — phytosanitary certificate,
               — fumigation certificate (lots A, B, C and D).
           (8) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point II.A. (3) (c) or II.B. (3)(c) is replaced by the following : 'the words
               "European Community"'.
           (9) Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same
               quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R\
          (10) See fourth amendment to OJ No C 114 published in OJ No C 272, 21 . 10. 1992, p. 6.
          (") For lots A, B and D, 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.
          (12) See second amendment to OJ No C 114 published in OJ No C 135, 26. 5. 1992, p. 20.
          (13) The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to : Willis Corroon Scheuer, PO Box 1315,
               NL-1000 BH Amsterdam .
          (H) The cargo shall be fumigated in transit on board the ship by using a recirculation system with alumine
               phosphine (application rate : minimum 1 mg phosphine per cubic metre of hold) in accordance with the
               'Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships' by the International Maritime Organization.
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II
                                                   ANEXO II — BILAGA II — LIITE II
              Cantidad total   Cantidades parciales                                                     Lengua que se debe
   Lote                                                 Acción n°             País de destino
               (en toneladas)     (en toneladas)                                                      utilizar en la rotulación
  Parti        Totalmængde         Delmængde            Aktion nr.           Bestemmelsesland                Mærkning på
                    (i tons)          (i tons)                                                              følgende sprog
  Partie       Gesamtmenge         Teilmengen           Maßnahme
                                                                             Bestimmungsland              Kennzeichnung in
                (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)              Nr.                                           folgender Sprache
 Παρτίδα   Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες                                                        Γλώσσα που πρέπει να
                (σε τόνους)        (σε τόνους)         Δράση αριθ.         Χώρα προορισμού       χρησιμοποιηθεί για τη σήμανση
   Lot        Total quantity    Partial quantities      Operation         Country of destination        Language to be used
                 (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)             No                                             for the marking
   Lot        Quantité totale  Quantités partielles                                                        Langue à utiliser
                 (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)
                                                        Action n0          Pays de destination
                                                                                                          pour le marquage
  Lotto      Quantità totale   Quantitativi parziali    Azione n.         Paese di destinazione          Lingua da utilizzare
              (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)                                                           per la marcatura
            Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden         Maatregel                                        Taal te gebruiken
  Partij                                                                  Land van bestemming
                   (in ton)           (in ton)              nr.                                          voor de opschriften
  Lote       Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais                           País de destino              Língua a utilizar
                                                         Acção n?
              (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)                                                              na rotulagem
             Total Kvantitet       Delkvantitet                                                        Märkning på följande
  Parti                                                 Aktion nr            Bestämmelseland
                      (ton)             (ton)                                                                    språk
             Kokonaismäärä        Osittaismäärä                                                        Merkinnässä käytettävä
   Erä                                                  Toimi N :o               Määrämaa
                   (tonnia)           (tonnia)                                                                   kieli
    A                   702      Al           108        1258/94     Colombia                    Español
                                 A2           162        1259/94     Peru                        Español
                                 A3            36        1260/94     Perú                        Español
                                 A4           360        1261 /94    Ecuador                     Español
                                 AS            36        1262/94     Madagascar                  Français
    B                   468      Bl            36        1248/94     Dominica                    English
                                 B2           360        1249/94     Ecuador                     Español
                                 B3            60        1250/94     Perú                        Español
                                 B4            12        1316/94     Madagascar                  Français
   D                2 507        Dl         1 200        1328 /94    Eritrea                     English
                                 D2           436        1344/94     Ethiopia                    English
                                 D3           436        1345/94     Ethiopia                    English
                                 D4           435        1346/94     Ethiopia                    English