COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3921/89 of 21 December 1989 on the supply of various consignments of cereals as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1750/89 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;

Whereas following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 27 987 tonnes of cereals;

Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annexes in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.

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, 21 December 1989.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 172, 21. 6. 1989, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1.

ANNEX I

LOTS A, B, and C

1. Operation Nos (1): 844 to 846/89

2. Programme: 1988

3. Recipient: Somalia

4. Representative of the recipient (2): Mrs Hawo Mohamed Hashi, Director of Foreign Aid Department, Ministry of Finance, PO box 583, Mogadishu

tel. 216 11, telex 3612 Somalia

5. Place or country of destination: Somalia

6. Product to be mobilized: durum wheat

7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3):

see list published in OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 3 (under II.A.2)

8. Total quantity: 6 000 tonnes

9. Number of lots: three (Lot A: 2 000 tonnes; Lot B: 2 000 tonnes; Lot C: 2 000)

10. Packaging and marking (4):

see list published in OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 3 (under II.B.1 e). Marking on the bags, in letters at least 5 cm high:

Lot A: 'ACTION 844/89 / HARD WHEAT / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF SOMALIA'.

Lot B: 'ACTION 845/89 / HARD WHEAT / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF SOMALIA'.

Lot C: 'ACTION 846/89 / HARD WHEAT / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF SOMALIA'.

11. Method of mobilization: the Community market

12. Stage of supply: free at port of landing - landed

13. Port of shipment: -

14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: -

15. Port of landing: Mogadishu

16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: -

17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: Lot A: 20. 1 to 10. 2. 1990; Lot B: 20. 2 to 10. 3. 1990; C: 20. 3 to 10. 4. 1990

18. Deadline for the supply (7): Lot A: between 1 and 15. 3. 1990; Lot B: between 1 and 15. 4. 1990; C: between 1 and 15. 5. 1990

19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: tendering

20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 12 noon on 9. 1. 1990

21. In the case of a second invitation to tender:

(a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon on 23. 1. 1990

(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: Lot A: 5 to 20. 2. 1990; Lot B: 5 to 20. 3. 1990; Lot C: 5 to 20. 4. 1990

(c) deadline for the supply (7): Lot A: 15. to 31. 3. 1990; Lot B: 15. to 30. 4. 1990; Lot C: 15 to 31. 5. 1990

22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne

23. Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus

24. Address for submission of tenders (5): Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à l'attention de Monsieur N. Arend, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/58, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles, telex AGREC 22037 B or 25670 B

25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (6):

Refund applicable on 15. 12. 1989, fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3527/89 (OJ No L 344, 25.11. 1989, p. 29)

ANNEX II

LOTS A, B, and C

1. Operation Nos (1): 847 to 849/89

2. Programme: 1988

3. Recipient: Somalia

4. Representative of the recipient (2): Mrs Hawo Mohamed Hashi, Director of Foreign Aid Department, Ministry of Finance, PO box 583, Mogadishu, tel. 216 11, telex 3612 Somalia

5. Place or country of destination: Somalia

6. Product to be mobilized: commom wheat flour

7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3):

see list published in OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 3 (under II.A.6)

8. Total quantity: 5 100 tonnes (6 987 tonnes of cereals)

9. Number of lots: three (Lot D: 1 700 tonnes; Lot E: 1 700 tonnes; Lot F: 1 700)

10. Packaging and marking (4):

see list published in OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 3 (under II.B.2 (d)). Marking on the bags, in letters at least 5 cm high:

Lot D: 'ACTION 847/89 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF SOMALIA'

Lot E: 'ACTION 848/89 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF SOMALIA'

Lot F: 'ACTION 849/89 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF SOMALIA'

11. Method of mobilization: the Community market

12. Stage of supply: free at port of landing - landed

13. Port of shipment: -

14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: -

15. Port of landing: Mogadishu

16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: -

17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: Lot D: 1 to 15. 2. 1990; Lot E: 1. to 15. 3. 1990; Lot F: 1 to 15. 4. 1990

18. Deadline for the supply (7): Lot D: 15. to 31. 3. 1990; Lot E: 15 to 30. 4. 1990; Lot F:15. to 31. 5. 1990

19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: tendering

20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 12 noon on 9. 1. 1990

21. In the case of a second invitation to tender:

(a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon on 23. 1. 1990

(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: Lot D: 15. 2 to 1. 3. 1990; Lot E: 15. 3 to 1. 4. 1990; Lot F: 15. 4 to 1. 5. 1990

(c) deadline for the supply (7): Lot D: 1. to 15. 4. 1990; Lot E: 1. to 15. 5. 1990; Lot F: 1 to 15. 6. 1990

22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne

23. Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus

24. Address for submission of tenders (5): Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à l'attention de Monsieur N. Arend, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/58, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles, telex AGREC 22037 B or 25670 B or 25670 B

25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (6):

Refund applicable on 15. 12. 1989, fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3527/89 (OJ No L 344, 25.11. 1989, p. 29)

ANNEX III

LOT G

1. Operation No (1): 899/89

2. Programme: 1989

3. Recipient: Ethiopia

4. Representative of the recipient (2) (Europe): Ambassade de l'Ethiopie, Bd. St. Michel 32, B-1040 Bruxelles, telex 62285 ETH BRU B. (Ethiopia): Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), PO Box 5686 Addis Ababa, cable REHAB, tel. 15 30 11.

5. Place or country of destination: Ethiopia

6. Product to be mobilized: common wheat

7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3):

See list published in OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 3 (under II. A.1).

8. Total quantity: 15 000 tonnes

9. Number of lots: one

10. Packaging: in bulk, plus

- 315 000 empty new jute sacks, minimum weight 600 g, of a capacity of 50 kilograms, and for each lot 150 needles and sufficient twine

- marking on the bags, in letters at least 5 cm high, the month and the year of shipment, followed by:

'ACTION No 899/89 / WHEAT / FOOD AID OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA' (9)

11. Method of mobilization: the Community market

12. Stage of supply: free at port of landing (10) - landed

13. Port of shipment: -

14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: -

15. Port of landing: Massawa (8)

16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: -

17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: 1 to 15. 2. 1990

18. Deadline for the supply: 8. 3. 1990.

19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: tendering

20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 12 noon on 9. 1. 1990.

21. In the case of a second invitation to tender:

(a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon on 16. 1. 1990.

(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: 1 to 15. 2. 1990.

(c) deadline for the supply: 8. 3. 1990.

22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne.

23. Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ECU

24. Address for submission of tenders (5)

Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à l'attention de Monsieur N, Arend bâtiment Berlaymont, bureau 6/73, 200, rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles, telex: AGREC 22037 B or 25670 B.

25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (6)

Refund applicable on 15. 12. 1989, fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3527/89 OJ No L 344, 25. 11. 1989, p. 29.

Notes:

(1) The operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.

(2) Commission delegate to be contacted by the successful tenderer:

- Lots A to F: M. Chiarini, Via Makka Al Mukkaram No 2 - A6/17 (Km 4, Mogadishu), tel. 252-1-210 49 or 211 18, telex: 628 CEC SM (Somalia),

- Lot G: M. Haffner, PO Box 5570, Addis Ababa, telex 21135 DELEGEUR, Addis Ababa.

(3) The successful tenderer shall supply 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 levels.

(4) 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 marketing followed by a capital 'R'.

(5) In order not to overload the telex, tenderers are requested to provide, before the date and time laid down in point 20 of this Annex, evidence that the tendering security referred to in Article 7 (4) (a) of 2200/87 has been lodged, preferably:

- either by porter at the office referred to in point 24 of this Annex,

- or by telecopier on one of the following numbers in Brussels:

- 235 01 32,

- 236 10 97,

- 235 01 30,

- 236 20 05.

(6) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 (OJ No L 210, 1. 8. 1987, p. 56), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2226/89 (OJ No L 214, 24. 7. 1989, p. 10), is applicable as regards the export refund and, where appropriate, the monetary and accession compensatory amounts, the representative rate and the monetary coefficient. The date referred to in Article 2 of the abovementioned Regulation is that referred top in point 25 of the Annexes.

(7) The risks and costs incurred by a failure to comply with the delivery period laid down for each lot are to be borne by the successful tenderer.

(8) The port of Massawa can only accommodate ships with a maximum draught of 28 feet and a maximum length of 180 feet.

(9) The cost of bagging of the goods is borne by the successful tenderer.

(10) The following should be included in the charter party: 'Food-aid consignment from the European Economic Community: since the freight charges do not incloude coordination or supervision costs, the US $ 1,50 tax normally paid must not be applied in the case of this ship.'

Amendments and corrections
June 15, 1990	See Annex
December 24, 1989	Entry into force - Date pub. + 1 See Art 2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3921/89 of 21 December 1989 on the supply of various consignments of cereals as food aid