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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 426/88
of 12 February 1988
on the supply of refined rape seed oil to Ethiopia as food aid
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,
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 ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3785/87 (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 man
agement (3) lays down the list of countries and organiza
tions eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the
general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the
fob stage ;
Whereas, by its Decision of 4 December 1987 on the
supply of food aid to Ethiopia, the Commission allocated
to this country 1 600 tonnes of refined rape seed oil to be
supplied free at port of landing — landed ;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of
this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the award of
a contract for the supply of refined rape seed oil to Ethi
opia in accordance with the provisions of Regulation
(EEC) No 2200/87 and with the conditions laid down in
the Annex hereto.
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, 12 February 1988 .
For the Commission
Frans ANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 356, 18 . 12. 1987, p. 5 .
0 OJ No L 136, 26. 5 . 1987, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
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ANNEX
1 . Operation No ('): 46/88
2. Programme : 1987
3. Recipient : Ethiopia
4. Representative of the recipient ^) (Europe) : Ambassade de l'Ethiopie, Bd St Michel 32, B-1040 Brux
elles . Telex 62285 ΕΤΗ BRU B. (Ethiopia) : Ministry of Agriculture, Soil and Water Conservation
Department, PO Box 62347, Addis Ababa, Tel . 44 80 40
5. Place or country oí destination : Ethiopia
6. Product to be mobilized : refined rape seed oil
7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) :
See list published in Official Journal of the European Communities No C 216 of 14 August 1987,
page 3 (under III.A.1 )
8 . Total quantity : 1 600 tonnes net
9 . Number of lots : 1
10 . Packaging and marking :
See list published in Official Journal of the European Communities No C 216 of 14 August 1987, page
3 (under III.B) : .
— metal cans of 5 litres or 5 kilograms,
— the cans must be packed in cartons, with four cans per carton,
— the cans must carry the following wording :
'ACTION N° 46/88 / FOOD AID OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE
PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA',
and indication of the month of shipment. The month of shipment must be indicated in abbreviated
form, e.g. X.88, for October 1988 .
11 . Method of mobilization : Community market
1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of landing (4) — landed
13 . Port of shipment : —
14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
15 . Port of landing : Massawa
1 6 . Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment stage : 15 April to 15 May 1988
18 . Deadline for the supply : 15 .June 1988
19 . Procedure for determining the costs of supply (*) : tendering
20 . Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 1 March 1988 not later than 12
noon . Tenders shall be valid until 12 midnight on 2 March 1988
21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
(a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 15 March 1988 not later than 12 noon . Tenders shall be
considered valid until 12 midnight on 16 March 1988
(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 1 May 1988 to 31 May 1988
(c) deadline for the supply : 30 June 1988
22. Amount of the tendering security : 1 5 ECU/tonne
23 . Amount of the delivery security : 10 % of the amount of the tender in ECU
24. Address for submission of tenders (') :
Bureau de 1 aide alimentaire,
à l'attention de Monsieur N. Arend,
bâtiment Berlaymont, bureau 6/73,
200, rue de la Loi,
B- 1 049 Bruxelles
Telex : AGREC 22037 B.
25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer : —
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Notes :
(') The operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
(2) Commission delegate to contact by the successful tenderer :
M. Haffner, PO Box 5570, Addis Ababa, Telex 21135 DELEGEUR.
(3) The successfull tenderer shall deliver to the beneficiary a certificate from an official entity certifying that
for the products to be delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State
concerned, have not been exceeded.
(4) The following should be included in the charter party :
'Food-aid consignment from the European Economic Community ; since the freight charges do not
include coordination or supervision costs, the US $ 1,50 tax normally paid must not be applied in the
case of this ship'.
(*) Point (g) of Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not be applicable to tenders submitted.
(*) 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,
—t or by telecopier on one of the following numbers in Brussels :
235 01 32
236 10 97
235 01 30
236 20 05
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