COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 648/91 of 15 March 1991 on the supply of olive oil 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 1930/90 (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 205 tonnes of olive oil;

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

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

The successful 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, 15 March 1991.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.

(3) OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1.

ANNEX

1. Operation No (1): 1216/90

2. Programme: 1990

3. Recipient (10): Euronaid, PO Box 77, NL-2340 AB Oegstgeest

4. Representative of the recipient (2): see OJ No C 103, 16. 4. 1987

5. Place or country of destination: Algeria

6. Product to be mobilized: olive oil

7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3): see list published in OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 3 (under III.A.4)

8. Total quantity: 205 tonnes net

9. Number of lots: one

10. Packaging and marking (4) (7) (8) (9): see list published in OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 3 (I.3.3 and III.B):

- metal cans of 5 kilograms,

- the cans and the cartons must carry the following wording:

'ACTION No 1216/60 / HUILE D'OLIVE / ALGÉRIE / OXFAM B / 900828 / ARZEW (OPTION: ORAN) / DON DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE / POUR DISTRIBUTION GRATUITE'

11. Method of mobilization: the Community market

12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment

13. Port of shipment: -

14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: -

15. 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: 2 to 23. 5. 1991

18. Deadline for the supply: -

19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply (9): tendering

20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 12 noon on 2. 4. 1991.

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

(a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon on 16. 4. 1991.

(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 16. 5 to 6. 6. 1991

(c) deadline for the supply: -

22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 45 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 / 25670 B

25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (6): Refund applicable on 1. 3. 1991, fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 492/91 (OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1991, p. 46)

Notes:

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

(2) Commission delegate to be contacted by the successful tenderer: see list published in OJ No C 227, 7. 9. 1985, p. 4.

(3) The successful tenderer shall deliver to the beneficiary for each action number/shipping number 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 ad -137 levels.

The successful tenderer shall give the beneficiaries' representative, at the time of delivery, a certificate of origin for each action number/shipping number.

The successful tenderer shall give the beneficiaries' representative, at the time of delivery, a health certificate for each action number/shipping number.

(4) The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to:

MM. De Keyzer & Schuetz BV,

Postbus 1438,

Blaak 16,

NL-3000 BK Rotterdam.

(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 Regulation (EEC) No 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 to in point 25 of the Annexes.

(7) To be delivered on standardized pallets wrapped in shrinked plastic/under plastic cover.

(8) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FLC/LCL. The supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the containers available in the stack position at 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 subparagraph, 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 the number of cartons belonging to each shipping number as specified in the invitation to tender.

The successful tenderer has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer, the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.

(9) As regards packaging and storage, the provisions on butteroil in point I.3.3 of the Commission notice in OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 7 shall apply. However hermetic sealing in an atmosphere of nitrogen shall not be required.

(10) The successful tenderer it to contact the recipient as soon as possible to establish which consignment documents are required and how they are to be distributed.