31993R0557
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 557/93 of 10 March 1993 opening a standing invitation to tender for the supply to Estonia of 15 000 tonnes of bread-making common wheat held by the Danish intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, On the terms laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2388/92, the Danish intervention agency shall open a standing Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2335/92 invitation to tender for the supply to Estonia of bread of 7 August 1992 on an emergency measure to supply making common wheat held by the said agency. food products to the populations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ('), Article 2 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 1 . The invitation to tender shall cover 1 5 000 tonnes of of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) bread-making common wheat in bulk to be supplied cif No 1738/92 (3), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof, (ex-ship), to the Estonian port of Tallinn.
2. The regions in which the 1 5 000 tonnes of bread Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2388/92 (4), making common wheat are stored are stated in Annex I provides that contracts for the supply of cereals under to this Regulation. Regulation (EEC) No 2335/92 are to be allocated by invitation to tender ; Article 3
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 570/77 (^ 1 . Tenders may relate only to the entire lot of 1 5 000 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 606/92 (6), lays tonnes specified in the notice of invitation to tender down in particular quality criteria for bread-making provided for in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No common wheat accepted for intervention ; 2388/92 in accordance with the delivery specifications in Annex IV hereto. Whereas a standing invitation to tender should be opened 2. Notwithstanding Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) for the supply of an instalment of bread-making common No 2388/92 when delivery delays occur, for each day of wheat held by the Danish intervention agency ; delay 0,05 % of the security specified in Article 8 of that Regulation shall be forfeit in respect of the quantities Whereas experience has shown the need to be sure that delivered late. If such delays exceed a period of five days, the scheduling of deliveries is respected ; that therefore an the percentage forfeit shall amount to 0,1 % for each day amount should be deducted from the performance of delay. guarantee in certain cases of delayed deliveries ; 3 . The part of the security, referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2388/92, corresponding to any Whereas staggered delivery of lots imposes additional additional costs incurred by the Community, pursuant to burdens on the recipients and is a hindrance as regards Article 9 (2) of that Regulation or to the corresponding other deliveries ; whereas a specific penalty of ECU 2 per Articles relating to the other sectors, shall also be forfeit. tonne should be imposed, without prejudice to the provisions on security of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) 4. The provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall No 2388/92 ; apply where delivery delay is attributable to the operator
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Article 4 in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, 1 . The time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 0 OJ No L 227, 11 . 8. 1992, p. 2. 11 a.m ., Brussels time, on 18 March 1993 . 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 . 2. The time limit for the submission of tenders in (4) OJ No L 233, 15. 8. 1992, p. 6. O OJ No L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 18 . response to the last partial invitation to tender shall be ¥) OJ No L 65, 11 . 3. 1992, p. 25. 11a. m., Brussels time, on 1 April 1993.
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3. Notwithstanding Article 14 of Commission 2. The successful tenderer shall regularly inform the Regulation (EEC) No 2388/92, the intervention agency Estonian authorities, the intervention agency holding the concerned shall publish an invitation to tender at least products involved and the Commission of the progress of three days before the date laid down for the first partial the supply operation as far as the takeover stage. invitation to tender.
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Tenders must be submitted to the Danish intervention agency. The Member States concerned shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that no refund is applied within the The Danish intervention agency shall forward tenders to framework of the supply, in particular by specifying this the Commission in accordance with the model in Annex on the export licence. II hereto.
Article 6 Article 9 The taking-over certificate referred to in Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2388/92 shall take the form shown For the purposes of entering EAGGF expenditure in the in Annex III . accounts, the book value of the product referred to in Article 1 is hereby fixed at ECU 52 per tonne. Certificates shall be issued after unloading of the goods.
Article 7 Article 10 1 . The successful tenderer shall undertake to provide the Estonian authorities with the documents required for This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its supply purposes as specified in the notice of invitation to publication in the Official Journal of the European tender drawn up by the Danish intervention agency. Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 10 March 1993 .
For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Sjaelland 15 000
ANNEX II
Standing invitation to tender (or the supply to Estonia o( 15 000 tonnes o( bread-making wheat held by die Danish intervention agency
Tenderer Supply cost number Quantity (tonnes) applied for (ECU/tonne) -1 2 3
1
2
3
4
etc .
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ANNEX III
SUPPLY BY SEA
TAKING-OVER CERTIFICATE
I, the undersigned : (surname and first name, or business name) acting on behalf of the Estonian Government, hereby certify that the goods mentioned below have been taken over :
— Name of vessel : ,
— Place and date of taking-over :
— Product :
— Tonnage taken over :
Remarks or reservations :
ANNEX IV
Delivery specifications
Delivery in bulk, cif (ex-ship) to the Estonian port of Tallinn. One lot of 15 000 tonnes which, at the successful tenderer's choice may be : — either one shipment of 15 000 tonnes : to arrive between 3 and 5 May 1993, — or a maximum of two shipments : — 7 500 tonnes : to arrive between 3 and 5 May 1993, — 7 500 tonnes : to arrive between 10 and 12 May 1993 . An individual lot must be delivered as a single consignment at the port of destination. If this requirement is not met the intervention agency of the Member State concerned shall impose a penalty of ECU 2 per tonne. The deliveries may take place before the date laid down on the initiative of the successful tenderer and under his responsibility if the necessary conditions are met for unloading and removal in the port of Tallinn.