CELEX: 31997R0538
Language: en
Date: 1997-03-24 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 538/97 of 24 March 1997 on the supply of cereals as food aid

No L 83/8           ΓΕΝΙ               Official Journal of the European Communities                                25 . 3 . 97
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 538 /97
                                                      of 24 March 1997
                                          on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      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
                                                                 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        Cereals 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 cereals to certain beneficiaries;                      For lot D, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission                shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
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, 24 March 1997.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
h) OJ No L 81 , 28. 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                            ANNEX
                                                             LOT A
            1 . Operation No ('): 140/96
            2. Programme: 1996
            3. Recipient ( 2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel: (39 6)
                57 971 ; telex: 626675 WFP I)
            4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
            5. Place or country of destination: Bangladesh
            6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods OQ: see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (IIA(l)(a))
            8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 19 752
            9 . Number of lots : one
           10. Packaging and marking: in bulk
           11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed ( l2)
           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 . 4. — 11 . 5. 1997
           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))
                8 . 4 . 1997
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 22. 4. 1997
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 5. — 25. 5. 1997
                (c) deadline for the supply: —
           22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 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, bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04) (exclusively)
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 31 . 3. 1997,
                fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/97 (OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1997, p. 16)
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                                                                 LOT B
               1 . Operation No ('): 1 29/96
               2. Programme: 1996
               3. Recipient ^): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel: (39 6)
                   57 971 ; telex: 626675 WFP I)
               4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
                   Siteen Street, Sana'a
               5. Place or country of destination (5): Yemen
               6. Product to be mobilized: common wheat
               7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q: see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (ILA ( l)(a))
               8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 9 168
               9 . Number of lots: one
             10. Packaging and marking (8): see OJ No C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 1.0 (A) ( 1 ) (c), (2) (c) and (B) (2))
                   see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (IIA (3))
                   Language to be used for the marking: English
             1 1 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
             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: Hodeidah
             16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
             1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment were the supply is awarded at
                   the port of shipment stage: 21 . 4. — 4. 5. 1997
             18 . Deadline for the supply: 25. 5. 1997
             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))
                   8 . 4 . 1997
             21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 22. 4. 1997
                   (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. 5. 1997
                   (c) deadline for the supply: 8 . 6. 1997
             22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 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, bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                   25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
             25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 31 . 3. 1997,
                   fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/97 (OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1997, p. 16)
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                                                               LOT C
             1 . Operation No ('): 128/96
             2. Programme: 1996
             3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel: (39-6)
                 57 971 ; telex: 626675 WFP I)
             4. Representative of the recipient: WFP Egypt, Attn WFP Representative, 1191 Corniche EI Nil,
                 Boulak, Cairo
             5. Place or country of destination ( s ): Egypt
             6. Product to be mobilized: common wheat flour
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B(l)(a))
             8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 8 626
             9 . Number of lots: one
           10. Packaging and marking (8) Q: see OJ No C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.2 (A) (1 ) (d), (2) (d) and (B) ( 1 ))
                 see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3))
                 Language to be used for the marking: English
           1 1 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
           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: Alexandria
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
           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 . 5. 1997
           18 . Deadline for the supply: 1 . 6. 1997
           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)) 8. 4.
                 1997
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 22. 4. 1997
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                     port of shipment stage: 19. 5 — 1 . 6. 1997
                 (c) deadline for the supply: 15. 6. 1997
           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, Attn.
                 Mr T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 31 . 3. 1997,
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/97 (OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1997, p. 16)
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                                                               LOT D
              1 . Operation No ('): 1444/95 (Dl ); 1445/95 (D2)
              2. Programme: 1995
              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 ("): to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or country of destination: Dl : Peru; D2: Madagascar
              6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods OOO 3): see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B ( l)(a))
              8. Total quantity (tonnes): 100
              9. Number of lots: one in two parts (Dl : 80 tonnes; D2: 20 tonnes)
            1 0. Packaging and marking ( 6) (8) (9): see OJ No C 267, 1 3. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.2 (A) (1 ) (d), (2) (d) and (B) (4))
                  see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3))
                  Language to be used for the marking: Dl : Spanish; D2: French
            1 1 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
            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: 28 . 4. — 18 . 5. 1997
            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)) 8 . 4.
                  1997
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: ( 12 noon (Brussels time)) 22. 4. 1997
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 12. 5. — 1 . 6. 1997
                  (c) deadline for the supply: —
            22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 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, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                  25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03/296 70 04 (exclusively))
            25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 31 . 3. 1997,
                  fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/97 (OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1997, p. 16)
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                                                              LOT E
             1 . Operation No ('): 1446/95 (El ); 1447/95 (E2); 1448/95 (E3)
            2. Programme: 1995
            3. Recipient (2): CICR, 19 avenue de la Paix, CH-1202 Geneve (tel: (41 22)734 60 01 ; telex: 22269 CICR
                 CH)
            4. Representative of the recipient: ICRC Tbilissi, Dutu Megreli Road 1 , 380003 Tbilissi . (tel.: (78832)
                 93 55 11 ; fax: (78832) 93 55 20)
             5. Place or country of destination: Georgia
             6. Product to be mobilized: common wheat flour
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q: see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B(l)(a))
             8. Total quantity (tonnes): 500
             9. Number of lots: one in three parts (El : 100 tonnes; E2: 200 tonnes; E3: 200 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking (8) (9): see OJ No C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2. 2 (A) ( 1 ) (a), (2) (a) and (B) (2))
                 see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3))
                 Language to be used for the marking: English
                 Supplementary markings: AZ0045 (El ); GG0076 (E2); AM0023 (E3)
           1 1 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
           12. Stage of supply: free at destination
           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: ICRC Tbilissi, Dutu Megreli Road
                 1 , 380003 Tbilissi
           1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                 the port of shipment stage: 28 . 4. — 11 . 5. 1997
           18 . Deadline for the supply: 1 . 6. 1997
           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 8 . 4.
                  1997
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 22. 4. 1997
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                        port of shipment stage: 12 — 25. 5. 1997
                 (c) deadline for the supply: 15. 6. 1997
           22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 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 (exclusively))
            25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 31 . 3. 1997,
                  fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/97 (OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1997, p. 16)
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                                                                      LOT F
               1 . Operation No ('): 1185/95
              2. Programme: 1995
              3. Recipient f): Angola
              4. Representative of the recipient: UTA/ACP/UE, Rua Rainha Jinga No 6, Luanda, Angola
                    (tel.: (24 42) 39 34 30/39 12 77; fax: 39 25 31 ; telex: (0991 ) 3397 DEL CEE AN)
              5. Place or country of destination (*): Angola
              6 . Product to be mobilized : maize flour
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods Of): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B ( l)(b))
              8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 1 200
              9. Number of lots: one in three parts (Fl : 420 tonnes; F2: 582 tonnes; F3: 198 tonnes)
            10. Packaging and marking Of):
                    see OJ No C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.2 (A) ( 1 ) (a), (2) (a) and (B) ( 1 ))
                    see OJ No C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3
                    Language to be used for the marking: Portuguese
            1 1 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
            12. Stage of supply: free at destination (l4)
            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: Fl : Somatradin (près port
                   de Luanda) F2: A.M.I (pres port de Lobito) F3: Socosul — Lubango ( 180 km de Namibe)
            1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                   the port of shipment stage: 28. 4. — 11 . 5. 1997
           18 . Deadline for the supply: Fl : 8 . 6. 1997; F2: 22. 6. 1997; F3 : 6. 7. 1997
           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 8 . 4.
                    1997
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 22. 4. 1997
                   (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                        port of shipment stage: 12 — 25. 5. 1997
                   (c) deadline for the supply: Fl : 22. 6. 1997; F2: 6. 7. 1997; F3: 20. 7. 1997
           22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 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, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                   25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer f): refund applicable on 31 . 3. 1997,
                   fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/97 (OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1997, p. 16)
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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.
            (s) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer: OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
            (6) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers condition FCL/FCL (each containing 20 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 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),
                the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
            0 The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                documents :
                — phytosanitary certificate, (Dl : -I- expiry date),
                — lots D and E: fumigation certificate (the cargo shall be fumigated before shipment with phosphine
                     gas).
            (8) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point IIA.(3)(c) or II.B(3)(c) is replaced by the following: 'the words
                "European Community"'.
            (') 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'.
           (I0) Notwithstanding Articles 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.
           (") The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to: Scheuer Assurantie, Postbus 1315,
                NL-1000 Amsterdam .
           (12) Notwithstanding Articles 7 (3) (i) and 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 the price tendered must
                include all loading, handling, stowage and trimming costs.
           (13) Dl : The flour must be enriched by the addition of 30 mg iron per kilogram.
           (,4) The successful tenderer shall bear the port costs and charges (EP-14, EP-15 and EP-17, etc.). Notwith­
                standing the second paragraph of Article 15 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the costs and charges
                relating to customs formalities on importation are borne by the successful tenderer and are deemed to be
                included in the tender.