Commission Regulation (EC) No 1830/1999 of 23 August 1999 on the supply of split peas as food aid
L 223/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 8. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1830/1999 of 23 August 1999 on the supply of split peas 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 split peas 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 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; (4) Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are carried out, provision should be made for tenderers to be able to mobilise either green split peas or yellow split peas, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Split peas shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Tenders shall cover either green split peas or yellow split peas. Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of peas to which they relate. 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. 24. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 223/23 ANNEX LOTS A and B 1. Action Nos: 185/186 (A); 186/98 (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: North Korea 5. Product to be mobilised (8): split peas 6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 2 125 7. Number of lots: 2 (A: 1 125 tonnes; B: 1 000 tonnes) 8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (4) (7): — 9. Packaging (5): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2. 1, A(1)(a), (2)(a) and B(4)) or (4. 0. A(1)(c), (2)(c) and B(4)) 10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (IV. A(3)) — Language to be used for the markings: English — Supplementary markings: — 11. Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market The product must originate from the Community. 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 (at 12 noon, Brussels time): — first deadline: 7. 9. 1999 — second deadline: 21. 9. 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 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: — L 223/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 8. 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 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) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document: — phytosanitary certificate. (5) 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’. (6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29. 4. 1991, point IV. A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European Community”’ and point IV. A(3)(b) by the following: ‘Split peas’. (7) Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of peas to which they relate. (8) Yellow or green peas (Pisum sativum) for human consumption of the most recent crop. The peas must not have been coloured artificially. The split peas must be steam−treated for at least two minutes or have been fumigated (*) and meet the following requirements: — moisture: maximum 15 %, — foreign matters: maximum 0,1 %, — broken split peas: maximum 10 % (pea fragments passing through a sieve of circular mesh of 5 mm diameter), — percentage of discoloured seeds or of different colour: maximum 1,5 % (yellow peas), maximum 15 % (green peas), — cooking time: maximum 45 minutes (after soaking for 12 hours) or maximum 60 minutes (without soaking). (*) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, a fumigation certificate