31994R0492

No L 62/ 17 5 . 3 . 94 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 492/94 of 4 March 1994 on the supply of white sugar as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, to the conditions applicable to the categories of sugar in question ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies Community, are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders ; whereas, in order to avoid republi­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 cation of the notice of invitation to tender, a third dead­ of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid line for submission of tenders should be opened, management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) (c) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regula­ Article 1 tion (EEC) No 3972/86 (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and White sugar shall be mobilized in the Community, as specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in beyond the fob stage ; the Annexes in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/ 87 and under the conditions set out in the Whereas following the taking of a number of decisions on Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering the allocation of food aid the Commission has allocated procedure. to certain recipients 536 tonnes of sugar ; Tenders relating to the lots specified in the Annex shall cover either sugar produced under the A or B quotas or Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out of C sugar within the meaning of points (a), (b) and (c) of the this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by sixth subparagraph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regula­ Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July tion (EEC) No 1785/81 (6). Tenders shall be rejected 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in unless they specify the category of sugar to which they the Community of products to be supplied as Community relate . food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 0 ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be accepted all the general and specific conditions appli­ followed to determine the resultant costs ; cable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten. Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are carried out, provision should be made for tenderers to be able to Article 2 mobilize either A or B quota sugar or C sugar in accord­ ance with the regulations governing the market ; whereas This Regulation shall enter into force on the day the contract for the supply of each lot is to be awarded to following its publication in the Official Journal of the the tenderer submitting the lowest tender having regard European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 4 March 1994.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6. 0 OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 . O OJ No L 81 , 28 . 3 . 1991 , p. 108 . (6) OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.

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ANNEX I

LOTS A and B

1 . Operation Nos ('): see Annex II 2. Programme : 1993 3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, (tel. (31 70) 33 05 757 ; fax 36 41 701 ; telex 30960 NL EURON) 4. Representative of the recipient (13) : see OJ No C 103, 16. 4. 1987 5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II 6. Product to be mobilized : white sugar 7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) (8) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VAl ) 8 . Total quantity : 486 tonnes 9. Number of lots : two (lot A : 198 tonnes ; lot B : 288 tonnes) 10. Packaging and marking (6) Q (") : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA.2 and VA3) Markings in Portuguese (A 4 + A 5), French (A 1 + A 3 + B 1 ), English (A 2 4- A 6 - A 7) and Spanish (B2) 11 . Method of mobilization : sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth subpara­ graph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 as follows : — A or B sugar (points (a) and (b)) or — C sugar (point (c)) 1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment 13. Port of shipment : — 14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : — 1 5. Port of landing : — 16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : — 17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 25. 4 — 15. 5. 1994 18 . Deadline for the supply : — 19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender 20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 21 . 3. 1994 at 12 noon (Brussels time) 21 . A. In the case of a second invitation to tender : (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : at 12 noon (Brussels time) on 11 . 4. 1994 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 9 . 5 — 29. 5. 1994 (c) deadline for the supply : — B. In the case of a third invitation to tender : (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : at 12 noon (Brussels time) on 25. 4. 1994 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 23 . 5 — 12. 6. 1994 (c) deadline for the supply : — 22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 1 5 per tonne 23. Amount of the delivery security : 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus 24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities (') : Bureau de 1 aide alimentaire, à l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi 200, B- 1 049 Bruxelles ; (telex 22037 / 25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32/2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 / 295 01 30 / 296 33 04) 25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : In the case of A and B sugar : periodic refund applicable to white sugar on 24. 2. 1994, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 391 /94 (OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 5).

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LOT C

1 . Operation No ('): 1188/93 2. Programme : 1993 3. Recipient (2) : Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (IFRC) département approvisionnement et logistique, Case Postale 372, CH-1211 Genève 19 (tel (4122)730 42 22 ; telefax 733 03 95 ; telex 412133 LRC CH) 4. Representative of the recipient : Croix-Rouge Burkinabe, BP 340, Ouagadougou. Tel : 00226— 30 08 77, Fax.: 00226—36 31 21 , Tlx : LSCR 5438 BF Ouagadougou 5. Place or country of destination (*) : Burkina Faso 6. Product to be mobilized : white sugar 7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q (8) (l2) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA.1 ) 8 . Total quantity : 50 tonnes 9. Number of lots : one 10. Packaging and marking (6) Q (l0) : see OJ No C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p . 1 (under VA2 and VA3) Markings in French 11 . Method of mobilization : sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth subpara­ graph of Article 24 ( la) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4) as follows : — A or B sugar (points (a) and (b)) — C sugar (point (c)) 12. Stage of supply : free at destination 13 . Port of shipment : — 14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : — 1 5. Port of landing : — 16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : Entrepot Croix-Rouge, Ouaga­ dougou — Zone du bois, secteur 13 17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage : 18. 4 — 8 . 5. 1994 18. Deadline for the supply : 5. 6 . 1994 19 . Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering 20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon on 21 . 3. 1994 (Brussels time) 21 . A. In the case of a second invitation to tender : (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 11 . 4. 1994 (Brussels time) (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage : 2 — 22. 5. 1994 (c) deadline for the supply : 19. 6. 1994 B. In the case of a third invitation to tender : (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 25. 4. 1994 (Brussels time) (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage : 16. 5 — 5. 6 . 1994 (c) deadline for the supply : 3 . 7. 1994 22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 1 5 per tonne 23. Amount of the delivery security : 1 0 % of the amount of the tender in ecus 24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities (') : Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B- 1 049 Brux­ elles (telex 22037 AGREC B / 25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 / 295 01 30 / 296 33 04) 25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : in the case of A and B sugar : periodic refund applicable to white sugar on 24. 2. 1994, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 391 /94 (OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 5.).

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Notes : (') The operation number should be mentioned in all correspondence. (2) The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient as soon as possible to establish which consignment documents are required. (3) The successful tenderer 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) For A and B sugar : Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 (OJ No L 210, 1 . 8 . 1987, p. 56), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2226/89 (OJ No L 214, 25. 7. 1989, p. 10), is applicable as regards the export refund. The date referred to in Article 2 of the abovementioned Regulation is that referred to in point 25 of this Annex . The amount of the refund, shall be converted into national currency by applying the agricultural conver­ sion rate applicable on the day of completion of the customs export formalities. The provisions of Articles 13 to 17 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (OJ No L 108 , 1.5. 1993, p. 106) shall not apply to this amount. For C sugar : Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 is not applicable. The rules given in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2630/81 (OJ No L 258, 11 . 9. 1981 , p. 16) apply to exportation of sugar supplied under this Regulation. 0 Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33. (6) 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'. 0 The rule provided at the second indent of Article 18 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 (OJ No L 246, 27. 9. 1977, p. 12) is binding for determination of the sugar category. (8) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document : — phytosanitary certificate. O Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point V.A.3.(c) is replaced by the following : 'the words "European Community"'. (I0) Placed in 20-foot containers. The free holding period for containers must be at least 15 days. (") Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL. The supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the containers in the stack position to the container terminal at the port of shipment. The recipient shall be responsible for all subsequent loading costs, including the cost of moving the containers from the container terminal . The provisions of Article 13 (2), second paragraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not apply. The successful tenderer has to submit to the recipient's agent a complete packing list of each container, specifying number of bags belonging to each shipping number as specified in the invitation to tender. The successful tenderer has to seal each container with a numbered loctainer, number of which to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder. (12) The documents must be sent to the beneficiary's representative immediately after loading to enable him to obtain an import licence. (13) The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to : M. De Keyzer and Schiitz BV, Postbus 1438, Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam .

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II — ANEXO II

Cantidad total Cantidades parciales Lote Acción n0 País de destino (en toneladas) (en toneladas) Parti Totalmængde Delmængde Aktion nr. Bestemmelsesland (i tons) (i tons) Gesamtmenge Teilmengen Maßnahme Partie Bestimmungsland (in Tonnen) (in Tonnen) Nr. Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες Παρτίδα Δράση αριθ. Χώρα προορισμού (σε τόνους) (σε τόνους) Lot Total quantity Partial quantities Operation No Country of destination (in tonnes) (in tonnes) Lot Quantité totale Quantités partielles Action n0 Pays de destination (en tonnes) (en tonnes) Lotto Quantità totale Quantitativi parziali Azione n. Paese di destinazione (in tonnellate) (in tonnellate) Totale hoeveelheid Deelhoeveelheden Maatregel Partij nr. Land van bestemming (in ton) (in ton) Lote Quantidade total Quantidades parciais Acção n? Pais de destino (em toneladas) (em toneladas)

A 198 A 1 : 18 1484/93 Madagascar

A 2 : 54 1485/93 Uganda

A 3 : 36 1486/93 Algérie

A 4 : 18 1487/93 Mozambique

A 5 : 36 1488 /93 Mozambique

A 6 : 18 1489 /93 India

A 7 : 18 1490/93 India

B 288 Bl : 252 1511 /93 Haïti

B 2 : 36 1512/93 Nicaragua