Commission Regulation (EC) No 2779/1999 of 27 December 1999 on the supply of cereals as food aid
L 334/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 12. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2779/1999 of 27 December 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 par- ticular Article 24(1)(b) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) the abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid ans specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage; following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries; 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 products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid (2); it is necessary 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, 27 December 1999. For the Commission Margot WALLSTRÖM Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 23. 28. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 334/17 ANNEX LOT A 1. Action No: 21/99 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 mobilized: maize 6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 20 000 7. Number of lots: 1 8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (II. A. (1)(d)) 9. Packaging: see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (1. 0 A 1. c, 2. c and B. 2) 10. Labelling or marking (6) (9): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (II. A. (3)) — Language to be used for the markings: English and Korean; — Supplementary markings: ‘FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION’ 11. Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market 12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed (7) 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: from 31. 1 to 20. 2. 2000 — second deadline: from 14. 2 to 5. 3. 2000 18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage: — first deadine: — — second deadline: — 19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time): — first deadline: 11. 1. 2000 — second deadline: 25. 1. 2000 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 (4): refund applicable on 31. 12. 1999 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2500/1999 (OJ L 304, 27. 11. 1999, p. 11) L 334/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 12. 1999 LOT B 1. Action No: 20/99 2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme),via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma. tel. (39) 06 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: Liberia 5. Product to be mobilised: maize meal 6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 2 896 7. Number of lots: 1 8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (II. B(1)(d)) 9. Packaging (7) (8): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2. 2 A 1(a), 2(a) and B(4)) 10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (II. B. (3)) — Language to be used for the markings: English — Supplementary markings: — 11. Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market 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: from 7 to 27. 2. 2000 — second deadline: from 21. 2 to 12. 3. 2000 18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage: — first deadine: — — second deadline: — 19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time): — first deadline: 11. 1. 2000 — second deadline: 25. 1. 2000 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 (4): refund applicable on 31. 12. 1999, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2500/1999 (OJ L 304, 27. 11. 1999, p. 11) 28. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 334/19 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 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 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: (32-2) 296 20 05). (5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document: — phytosanitary certificate. (6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29 April 1991, point II. A(3)(c) or II. B(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European Community”’. (7) The quantity and quality control will be carried out for every 2 500 tonnes. (8) Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital ‘R’. (9) The marking in Korean must be made as follows on the reverse side of the packaging: European Community Maize for free distribution