Commission Regulation (EC) No 1630/1999 of 26 July 1999 on the supply of cereals as food aid
L 194/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 7. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1630/1999 of 26 July 1999 on the supply of cereals 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 particular 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 on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allo- cated cereals to certain beneficiaries; (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 under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid (2); whereas it is neces- sary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Cereals 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, 26 July 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 23. 27. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 194/5 ANNEX LOTS A, B and C 1. Action Nos: 180/98(A); 181/98(B); 182/98(C) 2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma [tel. (36-6) 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: Bangladesh 5. Product to be mobilised: common wheat 6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 100 000 7. Number of lots: three (A: 30 000 tonnes; B: 30 000 tonnes; C: 40 000 tonnes) 8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (II. A(1)(a)) 9. Packaging: in bulk 10. Labelling or marking: — — Language to be used for the markings: — — Supplementary markings: — 11. Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market 12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed 13. Alternative delivery stage: — 14. a) Port of shipment: — b) Loading address: — 15. Port of landing: — 16. Place of destination: — — port of warehouse of transit: — — overland transport route: — 17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage: — first deadline: A: 23. 8 — 12. 9. 1999; B: 13. 9 — 3. 10. 1999; C: 4 — 24. 10. 1999 — second deadline: A: 6 — 26. 9. 1999; B: 27. 9 — 17. 10. 1999; C: 18. 10 — 7. 11. 1999 18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage: — first deadline: — — second deadline: — 19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time): — first deadline: 10. 8. 1999 — second deadline: 24. 8. 1999 20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 5 per tonne 21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn Mr T. Vestergaard, Batiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Bruxelles telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 296 70 03/296 70 04 (exclusively) 22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 31. 7. 1999, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1383/1999 (OJ L 163, 29. 6. 1999, p. 3) L 194/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 7. 1999 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 2 of the said Regulation is that referred to 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 (32 -2) 296 20 05). (5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document: — phytosanitary certificate