Commission Regulation (EC) No 1831/1999 of 23 August 1999 on the supply of white sugar as food aid
24. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 223/25 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1831/1999 of 23 August 1999 on the supply of white sugar as food aid THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security (1), and in par- ticular Article 24(1)(b) thereof, (1) Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the list for and Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage; organisations countries eligible of (2) Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions the Commission has on the allocation of allocated white sugar to certain beneficiaries; food aid, (3) Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of prod- ucts to be supplied pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid (2); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 White sugar shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. The 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 Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 August 1999. For the Commission Karel VAN MIERT Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 23. L 223/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 8. 1999 ANNEX LOTS A and B 1. Action Nos: 187/98 (A), 188/98 (B) 2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma tel. : (39 6) 65 13 29 88; fax: 65 13 28 44/3; telex: 626675 WFP I 3. Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the recipient 4. Country of destination: A: Ethiopia; B: North Korea 5. Product to be mobilised: white sugar 6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 315 7. Number of lots: 2 (A: 115 tonnes; B: 200 tonnes) 8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5) (8): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (V. A(1)) 9. Packaging (7): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (11. 2. A 1. b, 2. b and B. 4) 10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (V. A(3)) — Language to be used for the markings: English — Supplementary markings: — 11. Method of mobilisation of the product: sugar produced in the Community in accordance eith the sixth subpara- graph of Article 24 (1a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4) as follows: A or B sugar (points (a) and (b)) 12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment 13. Alternative delivery stage: — 14. a) Port of shipment: — b) Loading address: — 15. Port of landing: — 16. Place of destination: — — port or warehouse of transit: — — overland transport route: — 17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage: — first deadline: 27. 9 — 17. 10. 1999 — second deadline: 11 — 31. 10. 1999 18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage: — first deadline: — — second deadline: — 19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (12 noon, Brussels time): — first deadline: 7. 9. 1999 — second deadline: 21. 9. 1999 20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 per tonne 21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn Mr T. Vestergaard Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32−2) 296 70 03/296 70 04 (exclusively) 22. Export refund (4): refund applicable to white sugar on 18. 8. 1999 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1777/1999 (OJ L 212, 12. 8. 1999, p. 13) 24. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 223/27 Notes: (1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (tel. (32 2) 295 14 65), Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32 2) 299 30 50). (2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which consignment documents are required. (3) The supplier shall deliver to the beneficiary a certificate from an official entity certifying that for the product to be in the Member State concerned, have not been delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, exceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137 and iodine-131 levels. (4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/98 (OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 39), is applicable as regards the export refund. The date referred to in Article 25 of the said Regulation is that indicated in point 22 of this Annex. The supplier's attention is drawn to the last subparagraph of Article 4(1) of the above Regulation. The photocopy of the export licence shall be sent as soon as the export declaration has been accepted (fax No: (32 2) 296 20 05)). (5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document: — health certificate. (6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29. 4. 1991, point V. A. (3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European Community”’. (7) Since the goods may be rebagged, the supplier must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital ‘R’. (8) The rule provided at the second indent of Article 18(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 (OJ L 246, 27. 9. 1977, p. 12), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/96 (OJ L 34, 13. 2. 1996, p. 16), is binding for determination of the sugar category