Commission Regulation (EC) No 158/1999 of 22 January 1999 on the supply of beef to Russia
23. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 18/33 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 158/1999 of 22 January 1999 on the supply of beef to Russia THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, intervention storage of these products applicable when this Regulation was published. 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 (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 111/1999 (2) lays down general rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2802/98; Whereas, for the supply operations decided by Regulation (EC) No 2802/98, an invitation to tender should be opened to allocate the supply of various lots of beef in intervention storage; Whereas the specific conditions applying to this supply operation should be laid down, in addition to the provi- sions adopted in Regulation (EC) No 111/1999, and provision should be made for their immediate entry into force; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 An invitation to tender is hereby opened to establish the costs of supplying transport, from intervention stocks, of 20 000 tonnes (net weight) of deboned beef and 10 000 tonnes of beef carcases (net weight) for delivery to the places of destination listed in Annex I, as a supply opera- tion covered by Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999. Supply shall be carried out in accordance with the provi- sions of both that Regulation and this Regulation. The invitation to tender shall cover the supply of three lots of deboned beef and one lot of beef carcases, as defined in Annex I, meeting the requirements on the (1) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 12. (2) OJ L 14, 19. 1. 1999, p. 3. Article 2 Supply shall comprise: (a) the taking-over of the goods from the warehouses of the intervention agencies listed in Annex II, at the loading bay, and (b) transport, by appropriate means, to the places of des- tination and within the time limts laid down in Annex I. Sea transport must be undertaken by a single vessel in the case of goods to be delivered by a given date to a given port of destination or transhipment. Article 3 Each tender shall cover an entire lot as indicated in 1. Annex I. The tenders are to be presented to the intervention 2. agency storing the product for delivery, the address of which is given in Annex II. The time limit for lodging tenders shall expire on 2 3. February 1999 at 12. 00 noon (Brussels time). Should a lot not be successfully tendered for by the end of this period, tenders may be submitted for a second period expiring on 9 February 1999 at 12. 00 noon (Brussels time). In this case, all the dates fixed in Annex I shall be extended by seven days. Article 4 1. The tendering security shall be EUR 25/tonne. 2. The supply security shall be EUR 2 780/tonne for the beef carcases and EUR 4 100/tonne for the deboned beef. It must be lodged in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999. Article 5 The take-over certificate, drawn up in accordance with Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 111/1999, shall be issued by the beneficiary’s representative and at the place of destination indicated in Annex III. L 18/34 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 1. 1999 Article 6 For the purposes of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999, the payment on account shall be made upon presentation of a removal certificate covering the entire quantity to be delivered to a given destination on a given date. Payment shall be made within 30 days after presentation of the application for the payment on account accompanied by the required documentary evidence. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 7 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 January 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission 23. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 18/35 ANNEX I A. DEBONED BEEF Lot No 1 — 4 000 tonnes of deboned beef for St Petersburg — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded — Final date for arrival in St Petersburg port: 6 March 1999 — 4 000 tonnes of deboned beef for St Petersburg — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded — Final date for arrival in St Petersburg port: 17 March 1999 Lot No 2 — 4 000 tonnes of deboned beef for St Petersburg — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded — Final date for arrival in St Petersburg port: 10 March 1999 — 4 000 tonnes of deboned beef for St Petersburg — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded — Final date for arrival in St Petersburg port: 21 March 1999 Lot No 3 — 4 000 tonnes of deboned beef for St Petersburg — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded — Final date for arrival in St Petersburg port: 27 March 1999 B. BONE-IN BEEF Lot No 4 — 10 000 tonnes of beef, bone-in Republic of Karelia Republic of Komi Arkhangel’sk Region Murmansk Region Bryansk Region Vladimir Region Ivanovo Region Kaluga Region Kostroma Region Ryazan’ Region Smolensk Region final destinations (in tonnes) 300 400 300 400 300 300 200 200 300 300 300 L 18/36 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 1. 1999 Tver’ Region Tula Region Yaroslavl’ Region Kirov Region Nizhniy Novgorod Region Republic of Dagestan Republic of Ingushetia Kabardino-Balkar Republic Republic of North Ossetia Chechen Republic Udmurt Republic Perm’ Region Sverdlovsk Region Chelyabinsk Region Kemerovo Region Kaliningrad Region 300 300 300 300 600 300 200 200 200 200 300 300 1 300 800 700 400 Total 10 000 — Delivery stage: goods not unloaded at the Krasnoye frontier crossing points — Means of transport: land If some regions of final destination are served by rail and others by truck, the tender must be accompanied by two information sheets drawn up in accordance with Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 111/1999 and the amount offered must correspond to the weighted average of the costs per tonne. — Final date for arrival at the frontier crossing points: 30 March 1999 23. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 18/37 ANNEX II A. DEBONED BEEF Lot No 1: Departure port of Waterford First vessel: 4 000 tonnes Storage locations Quantities (tonnes net) Q. K. Grannagh Grannagh County Waterford Q. K. Carroll’s Cross Carroll’s Cross County Waterford Autozero Waterford Christendom Ferrybank County Waterford Norefreeze Kilkenny Balliconra North Ballyragget County Kilkenny Tallaght Cold Store Cookstown Ind. Est. Belgard Road Dublin 24 500 500 1 250 500 1 250 Total 4 000 Loading of the second vessel: 4 000 tonnes; must begin after the first vessel has been loaded Storage locations Quantities (tonnes net) Q. K. Grannagh Grannagh County Waterford Q. K. Carroll’s Cross Carroll’s Cross County Waterford Autozero Waterford Christendom Ferrybank County Waterford Norefreeze Kilkenny Balliconra North Ballyragget County Kilkenny Tallaght Cold Store Cookstown Ind. Est. Belgard Road Dublin 24 500 500 1 250 500 1 250 Total 4 000 L 18/38 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 1. 1999 Lot No 2: Departure from a port other than Waterford First vessel: 4 000 tonnes Storage locations Quantities (tonnes net) Bralca Coldstore Newbridge Ind. Est. County Kildare Irish Ropes Limited Newbridge County Kildare Lyonora Coldstore Clonminam Ind. Est. Portlaoise County Laois Molloy & Sherry Bond Road Dublin Q. K. Naas Mauldings Naas County Kildare Trailercare Holdings Unit 41-43 Robinhood Ind. Est. Dublin 22 V. F. Cold Store Unidare Ind. Est. Jamestown Road Finglas, Dublin 11 560 420 560 1 120 645 275 420 Total 4 000 Loading of the second vessel: 4 000 tonnes; must begin after the first vessel has been loaded Storage locations Quantities (tonnes net) Bralca Coldstore Newbridge Ind. Est. County Kildare Irish Ropes Limited Newbridge County Kildare Lyonora Coldstore Clonminam Ind. Est. Portlaoise County Laois Molloy & Sherry Bond Road Dublin 560 420 560 1 120 23. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 18/39 Storage locations Quantities (tonnes net) Q. K. Naas Mauldings Naas County Kildare Trailercare Holdings Unit 41-43 Robinhood Ind. Est. Dublin 22 V. F. Cold Store Unidare Ind. Est. Jamestown Road Finglas, Dublin 11 Lot No 3: 4 000 tonnes Q. K. Grannagh Grannagh County Waterford Q. K. Carroll’s Cross Carroll’s Cross County Waterford Autozero Waterford Christendom Ferrybank County Waterford Norefreeze Kilkenny Balliconra North Ballyragget County Kilkenny Tallaght Cold Store Cookstown Ind. Est. Belgard Road Dublin 24 645 275 420 Total 4 000 Storage locations Quantities (tonnes net) 500 500 1 250 500 1 250 Total 4 000 Address of intervention agency: DAF Department of Agriculture and Food Agriculture House Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel. (353-1) 607 20 00 Fax (353-1) 676 71 23 L 18/40 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 1. 1999 The 20 000 tonnes shall be made up of the following quantities of cuts: Topside Silverside Thick flank Rump Forerib Shank Flank Shin Brisket Forequarter Shoulder (in tonnes) 1 800 1 800 1 200 1 200 900 1 000 3 800 400 1 300 3 400 3 200 Total 20 000 B. BEEF: BONE-IN (HINDQUARTERS) Single lot: 10 000 tonnes, land transport Storage locations Nordfrost Kühl- und Lagerhaus GmbH & Co. KG Nordfrost Zerbst Rosslauer Straße 51 D-39261 Zerbst R. Thomsen Butzower Fleischgroßhandel GmbH & Co. KG Bahnhofstr. 22 D-18246 Bützow Alli Logistik GmbH & Co Brachwitzerstraße 38 D-06118 Halle (Saale) Muk Logistik GmbH Kühlhaus Dissen Westring 8 D-49201 Dissen A. T. W. R. Thomson EG Tiefkühl- und Lagerhaus GmbH & Co Bösterredder 23 D-24601 Wankendorf Quantities (tonnes net) 2 491 2 854 555 1 600 2 500 Total 10 000 23. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 18/41 Address of intervention agency: BLE Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung Adickesallee 40 D-60322 Frankfurt am Main Postfach 18 0203 Tel. (49-228) 6820 Fax (49-228) 682 72 72 C. REMOVAL FROM STORAGE The intervention agencies must organise removal from storage in such a way that, as far as possible, the first-in, first-out principle is complied with for each cut and for each storehouse. ANNEX III Place of take-over: St Petersburg Authority authorised to issue take-over certificates: VO ‘Prodintorg' 103084 Moscow Mjasnitskaya nl. 47 M. Zykov Place of take-over: Suzemka, Krasnoya and Bryansk — for customs formalities for trucks VO ‘Prodintorg' 103084 Moscow Mjasnitskaya nl. 47 M. Belokopytov Place of take-over: Smolensk — for customs formalities for trucks VO ‘Prodintorg' 103084 Moscow Mjasnitskaya nl. 47 M. Perekatov