19.1.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 14/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 111/1999 of 18 January 1999 laying down general rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 on a programme to supply agricultural products to the Russian Federa- THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 of 17 December 1998 on a programme to supply agricultural products to the Russian Federation ('), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrange- ments for the euro (3), Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 provides for meas- ures relating to the free supply of agricultural products to Russia; whereas, with a view to implementing those meas- ures, general rules on its application, and in particular rules on participation in tenders, the award of contracts for supplies, and the obligations to be met by successful tenderers should be laid down; Whereas the supplies cover agricultural products from intervention stocks without further processing and prod- ucts not available from intervention stocks but belonging to the same group of products; whereas specific detailed rules should also be laid down for supplies of processed products; whereas the latter should be allowed to be paid for in raw materials from intervention stocks; Whereas, to ensure satisfactory competition between the various operators in the Community, in the case of the supply of processed products and of products not avail- able in intervention that must be mobilised on the Community market, these supplies should be organised in two stages and contracts awarded separately for the manufacture of the processed product or the mobilisation of the product on the market, as appropriate, and then for delivery to the delivery stage laid down for supply to the recipient country; Whereas pursuant to Article 14 of Commission Regula- tion (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture (}), amounts quoted in tenders submitted in response to invitations to tender organised under an instrument forming part of the common agricultural policy must be expressed in euros; whereas Article 5(1) of that Regulation provides that in OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 12. OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 1. OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 36. such cases the operative event for the agricultural exchange rate is the final day for the submission of tenders; whereas paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article specify the operative events applicable to advances and securities; Whereas these rules on application must also include, prior to exit from the Community territory and at sea ports and frontier points of destination of the products, a system of controls and the lodging of securities to ensure that the supply operation is properly conducted; whereas, furthermore, proof that the products concerned have been taken over by the Russian authorities is to be provided by way of a special take-over certificate; Whereas it is appropriate to provide for the possibility of allowing a certain tolerance in the case of losses to take account of particular difficulties; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (°); Whereas it should be specified that Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3403/93 ("), is to apply to supplies governed by this Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant manage- ment committees, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 This Regulation shall apply to the free supply for agricul- tural products to Russia pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2802/98, without prejudice to any additional provisions adopted in Regulations opening invitations to tender for awarding contracts for individual supplies. (% OJ L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. () OJ L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13. (9 OJ L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. () OJ L 310, 14. 12. 1993, p. 4.