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| 30.6.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 231/61 |
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30.6.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 231/61

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 819/2004 of 29 April 2004 opening public sales of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community

(
  Official Journal of the European Union L 153 of 30 April 2004
  )

Regulation (EC) No 819/2004 should read as follows:

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 819/2004

of 29 April 2004

opening public sales of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2), lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation pursuant to Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2), lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation pursuant to Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.

| (2) | Public sales of wine alcohol for use in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and to some extent ensuring supplies to firms approved in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. The wine alcohol of Community origin in storage in the Member States consists of quantities produced from distillation in accordance with Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3), and in accordance with Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. |
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(2)

Public sales of wine alcohol for use in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and to some extent ensuring supplies to firms approved in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. The wine alcohol of Community origin in storage in the Member States consists of quantities produced from distillation in accordance with Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3), and in accordance with Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

| (3) | Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro. |
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(3)

Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.

| (4) | Given that there are risks of fraud by substitution of alcohol, checks on the final destination of the alcohol should be reinforced and the intervention agencies should be allowed to call on the help of international control agencies and to check the alcohol sold by means of nuclear magnetic resonance analyses. |
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(4)

Given that there are risks of fraud by substitution of alcohol, checks on the final destination of the alcohol should be reinforced and the intervention agencies should be allowed to call on the help of international control agencies and to check the alcohol sold by means of nuclear magnetic resonance analyses.

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, |
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(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   Five lots of alcohol (references 30/2004 EC, 31/2004 EC, 32/2004 EC, 33/2004 EC and 34/2004 EC) comprising 220 000 hectolitres, 80 000 hectolitres, 100 000 hectolitres, 30 000 hectolitres and 40 000 hectolitres respectively at 100 % vol are hereby put up for public sale for use in the fuel sector within the Community.

2.   The alcohol concerned was produced from distillation in accordance with Articles 27 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the French, Spanish and Italian intervention agencies.

3.   The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

4.   The lots shall be awarded to firms approved in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.

Article 2

| Commission of the European Communities |
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| Directorate-General for Agriculture, Unit D.4 |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 |
| B-1049 Brussels |
| Fax (32-2) 295 92 52 |
| E-mail: agri-d4@cec.eu.int |

Commission of the European Communities

Directorate-General for Agriculture, Unit D.4

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

B-1049 Brussels

Fax (32-2) 295 92 52

E-mail: agri-d4@cec.eu.int

Article 3

The public sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.

Article 4

The price of the alcohol for public sale shall be EUR 19 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.

Article 5

The alcohol must be removed no more than eight months after the date of notification of the Commission's decision to award the sale.

Article 6

The performance guarantee shall be EUR 30 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. Unless a standing guarantee is provided, before removing any alcohol and by the day of issue of the removal order at the latest, the firms awarded the lots shall lodge a performance guarantee with the intervention agency concerned to ensure that the alcohol in question is used as bioethanol in the fuel sector.

Article 7

Against payment of EUR 10 per litre and within 30 days of the publication of the notice of public sale, the firms approved in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale from the intervention agency concerned. After that date, samples may be obtained in accordance with Article 98(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. Samples issued to the approved firms shall amount to not more than five litres per vat.

Article 8

The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:

| (a) | apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000, mutatis mutandis; |
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(a)

apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000, mutatis mutandis;

| (b) | carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. |
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(b)

carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.

The costs shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold.

Article 9

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

PUBLIC SALES OF WINE ALCOHOL FOR USE AS BIOETHANOL IN THE COMMUNITY

Nos 30/2004 EC, 31/2004 EC, 32/2004 EC, 33/2004 EC and 34/2004 EC

I.   Place of storage, quantity and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale

| Member State and lot number | Location | Vat number | Quantity (hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol) | Reference to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (Articles) | Type of alcohol | Firms approved pursuant to Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spain
  Lot No 30/2004 EC | Tarancon | A-9
  B-9
  A-2
  A-3
  A-6
  B-1
  B-2
  B-3
  B-4
  B-5 | 24 201
  24 464
  22 231
  24 399
  24 550
  24 692
  24 710
  24 716
  24 861
  1 176 | 27
  27
  27
  27
  27
  27
  27
  27
  27
  27 | Raw
  Raw
  Raw
  Raw
  Raw
  Raw
  Raw
  Raw
  Raw
  Raw | Bioetanol Galicia SA |
| Total | | 220 000 | | |
| Spain
  Lot No 31/2004 EC | Tarancon
  Tomelloso | A-1
  A-2
  5 | 24 191
  2 297
  53 512 | 27
  27
  27 | Raw
  Raw
  Raw | Ecocarburantes españoles SA |
| Total | | 80 000 | | |
| FRANCE
  Lot No 32/2004 EC | Onivins-Port la Nouvelle
  Av. Adolphe Turrel BP 62
  11210 Port la Nouvelle | 8
  4
  3 | 3 765
  47 890
  48 345 | 27
  27
  27 | Raw
  Raw
  Raw | Ecocarburantes españoles SA |
| Total | | 100 000 | | |
| FRANCE
  Lot No 33/2004 EC | Deulep
  Bld Chanzy
  30800 Saint Gilles du Gard | 501
  502
  604
  503 | 8 830
  8 750
  3 460
  8 960 | 30
  30
  27
  27 | Raw
  Raw
  Raw
  Raw | Sekab (Svensk Etanolkemi AB) |
| Total | | 30 000 | | |
| ITALY
  Lot No 34/2004 EC | Caviro (Faenza)
  Villapana (Faenza) | | 29 153,12
  10 846,88 | 27
  27 | Raw
  Raw | Altia Corporation |
| Total | | 40 000 | | |

Member State and lot number

Location

Vat number

Quantity (hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol)

Reference to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (Articles)

Type of alcohol

Firms approved pursuant to Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000

Spain

Lot No 30/2004 EC

Tarancon

A-9

B-9

A-2

A-3

A-6

B-1

B-2

B-3

B-4

B-5

24 201

24 464

22 231

24 399

24 550

24 692

24 710

24 716

24 861

1 176

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

Raw

Raw

Raw

Raw

Raw

Raw

Raw

Raw

Raw

Raw

Bioetanol Galicia SA

Total

220 000

Spain

Lot No 31/2004 EC

Tarancon

Tomelloso

A-1

A-2

5

24 191

2 297

53 512

27

27

27

Raw

Raw

Raw

Ecocarburantes españoles SA

Total

80 000

FRANCE

Lot No 32/2004 EC

Onivins-Port la Nouvelle

Av. Adolphe Turrel BP 62

11210 Port la Nouvelle

8

4

3

3 765

47 890

48 345

27

27

27

Raw

Raw

Raw

Ecocarburantes españoles SA

Total

100 000

FRANCE

Lot No 33/2004 EC

Deulep

Bld Chanzy

30800 Saint Gilles du Gard

501

502

604

503

8 830

8 750

3 460

8 960

30

30

27

27

Raw

Raw

Raw

Raw

Sekab (Svensk Etanolkemi AB)

Total

30 000

ITALY

Lot No 34/2004 EC

Caviro (Faenza)

Villapana (Faenza)

29 153,12

10 846,88

27

27

Raw

Raw

Altia Corporation

Total

40 000

II.   The address of the French intervention agency is:

| Onivins-Libourne |
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| Délégation nationale |
| 17 avenue de la Ballastière |
| boîte postale 231 |
| F-33505 Libourne Cedex |
| Tel. (33-5) 57 55 20 00 |
| Telex 57 20 25 |
| Fax (33-5) 57 55 20 59 |

Onivins-Libourne

Délégation nationale

17 avenue de la Ballastière

boîte postale 231

F-33505 Libourne Cedex

Tel. (33-5) 57 55 20 00

Telex 57 20 25

Fax (33-5) 57 55 20 59

III.   The address of the Spanish intervention agency is:

| FEGA |
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| Beneficencia 8 |
| E-28004 Madrid |
| Tel. (34) 913 47 65 00 |
| Telex: 23427 FEGA |
| Fax: (34) 915 21 98 32 |

FEGA

Beneficencia 8

E-28004 Madrid

Tel. (34) 913 47 65 00

Telex: 23427 FEGA

Fax: (34) 915 21 98 32

IV.   The address of the Italian intervention agency is:

| AGEA, |
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| via Palestro 81 |
| I-00185 Roma |
| Tel. (39) 06 49 49 991 |
| Telex 62 00 64/62 06 17/62 03 31 |
| Fax (39) 06 445 39 40/445 46 93 |

AGEA,

via Palestro 81

I-00185 Roma

Tel. (39) 06 49 49 991

Telex 62 00 64/62 06 17/62 03 31

Fax (39) 06 445 39 40/445 46 93

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(1)  
  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003 (OJ L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 13).

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(2)  
  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1710/2003 (OJ L 243, 27.9.2003, p. 98).

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(3)  
  OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999 (OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8).

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(4)  
  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

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