23. 11.-93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 288/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3197/93 of 22 November 1993 _on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 1930/90 (3, and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (°) lays down the list of countries and organ- izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage ; Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain recipients 305 tonnes of vegetable oil ; Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission - Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (*), as 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 resultant costs ; Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders ; whereas, in order to avoid republi- cation of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of tenders should be opened, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Vegetable oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure. The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Commaunities. ' This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1993. () OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1. ) O] No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6. %) O] No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 81, 28. 3. 1991, p. 108. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission