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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 777/2000
of 14 April 2000
opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16
March 1987 on the common organisation of the market inwine(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1677/1999(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/88of12
December1988layingdowngeneralrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 andheld by intervention agencies(
3),
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93(4), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1448/97(5),laysdown
detailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,36and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held byintervention agencies.
(2)Individualinvitationstotendershouldbeopenedfortheexport of vinous alcohol to certain Caribbean andCentral American countries so as to guaranteecontinuityofsuppliestothosecountriesandreducetheCommunity stock of vinous alcohol.
(3)Aspecificsecurityshouldbeprovidedfortoensurethatthe alcohol is physically exported from the customsterritory of the Community and non-compliance withthe date laid down for export should be progressivelypenalised. This security must be independent of theperformance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol isremoved from storage and the awarded alcohol is usedfor the purposes laid down.
(4)Since Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15December 1998 on establishing agrimonetary arrange-mentsfortheeuro(
6),tenderpricesandguaranteesmust
be expressed in euro and payments must be made ineuro.
(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Wine,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Three sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 285/2000
EC, 286/2000 EC, and 287/2000 EC shall be held for a totalquantity of 290000 hectolitres of alcohol obtained from thedistillation operations referred to in Articles 35 and 39 ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldbytheFrenchandItalianintervention agencies.
EachoftheindividualinvitationstotenderNos285/2000EC
and287/2000ECshallcoveraquantityof100000hectolitresof alcohol at 100% volume and the individual invitation totender No 286/2000 EC shall cover a quantity of 90000hectolitres of alcohol at 100% volume.
Article 2
The alcohol offered for sale:
— shall be for export outside the European Community,
— must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
following third countries:
— Costa Rica,
— Guatemala,— Honduras, including the Swan Islands,— El Salvador,— Nicaragua,— St Kitts and Nevis,— Bahamas,— Dominican Republic,— Antigua and Barbuda,— Dominica,— British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,— Jamaica,— Saint Lucia,— Saint Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines,— Barbados,— Trinidad and Tobago,— Belize,— Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,— Aruba,— Netherlands Antilles (Curação, Bonaire, Saint Eustace,
Saba and the southern part of Saint Martin),
(1) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 346, 15.12.1988, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 43, 20.2.1993, p. 6.
(5) OJ L 198, 25.7.1997, p. 4.
(6) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
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— Guyana,
— United States Virgin Islands,— Haiti,
— must be used only as motor fuel.
Article 3
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevatsconcerned,the
quantity of alcohol contained in each vat, the alcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristicsofthealcoholaswellascertainspecific conditions are given in Annex I hereto.
Article 4
ThesalesshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticles13to18,
30 to 34 and 36 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, andArticle 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No
377/93, the final date for the submission of tenders for theinvitations to tender referred to in this Regulation, shall fallbetween the eighth and the 25th day following the date ofpublication of the individual invitations to tender.
Article 5
1. ThetenderingsecurityreferredtoinArticle15ofRegula-
tion (EEC) No 377/93 shall be EUR 3,622 per hectolitre ofalcoholforthetotalquantityofalcoholofferedforsaleineachof the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1.
Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submitting
tendersandthelodgingofaguaranteetoensureexportandofa performance guarantee shall constitute the primary require-mentswithinthemeaningofArticle20ofCommissionRegu-lation (EEC) No 2220/85(
1) as regards the tendering security.
The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations to
tenderreferredtoinArticle1shallbereleasedimmediatelyifthe tender is not accepted or if the successful tenderer hadlodged the entire guarantee to ensure export and the entireperformanceguaranteefortheinvitationtotenderinquestion.
2. The guarantee to ensure export shall be EUR 5 per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volumeandshallbelodgedforeach quantity of alcohol for which there is a removal orderundereachoftheinvitationstotenderreferredtoinArticle1of this Regulation.
This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention
agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcohol forwhich proof has been furnished that it has been exportedwithinthetimelimitlaiddowninArticle6ofthisRegulation.Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85,and except in cases of force majeure, where the time limit
referredtoinArticle6hasnotbeencompliedwith,theguar-antee to ensure export of EUR 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at100% volume shall be forfeit as follows:(a) 15% in all cases;
(b) 0,33% of the amount remaining after deduction of the
15%,foreachdaythetimelimitinquestionisexceeded.
3. The performance guarantee shall be EUR 25 per hecto-
litre of alcohol at 100% volume.
This guarantee shall be released in accordance with Article
34(3)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
4. NotwithstandingArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No377/
93,theguaranteesonexportandperformanceshallbelodgedsimultaneously with each intervention agency concerned, foreachoftheinvitationstotenderreferredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulation not later than the day of issue of a removal orderfor the quantity of alcohol concerned.
Article 6
1. The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 30 November2000 at the latest.
2. Thealcoholawardedshallbeusedwithintwoyearsfrom
the date of first removal.
Article 7
Tobevalid,tendersmustindicatetheplacewhereenduseof
the alcohol awarded is to take place and must include anundertakingbythetenderertotheeffectthatthealcoholwillbe sent to that destination and used for that purpose. Thetendershallalsoincludeprooffollowingtheentryintoforceofthis Regulation that the tenderer has binding commitmentswith an operator in the motor fuel sector in one of the thirdcountrieslistedinArticle2whohasundertakentodehydratethealcoholawardedinoneofthosecountriesandtoexportitfor use solely as motor fuel in accordance with Annex II.
Article 8
1. Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the intervention
agencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakeareferencesampleand shall analyse that sample to verify the alcoholic strengthexpressed in % volume of the alcohol in question.
Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show a
difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of thealcoholtoberemovedandtheminimumalcoholicstrengthbyvolume stated in the notice of invitation to tender, thefollowing provisions shall apply:
(i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform the
CommissionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIII,aswellas the storer and the successful tenderer;
(ii) the successful tenderer may:
— eitheragreetotakeoverthelotwithitscharacteristics
as established, subject to the Commission's agreement,
— or refuse to take over the lot in question.
(1) OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.
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In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same day,
informtheinterventionagencyandtheCommissionthereofinaccordance with Annex IV.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,ifhehasrefused
totakeoverthelotconcerned,heshallbeimmediatelyreleasedfrom all his obligations relating to that lot.
2. Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchandise,as
provided for in paragraph 1, the intervention agency shallsupply him with another quantity of alcohol of the requisitequality, at no extra charge, within a maximum of eight days.
3. If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by more
thanfiveworkingdaysinrelationtothedateofacceptanceofthe lot to be removed by the successful tenderer for reasonsattributabletotheinterventionagency,theMemberStateshallbe responsible for the payment of compensation.Article 9
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36(2) of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93,thealcoholcontainedinthevatsindicated in the communication from the Member Statesreferred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 andcovered by the invitation to tender referred to in Article 1 ofthisRegulationmaybesubstitutedbyalcoholofthesametypeby the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned inagreementwiththeCommission,ormixedwithotheralcoholdelivered to the intervention agency until a removal order isissued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
Article 10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 285/2000 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member
StateLocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
ITALY Bonollo-Anagni-Paduni (FR) 30000 35Rawalcohol
Caviro-Faenza (RA) 22000 35Rawalcohol
De Luca-Novoli (LE) 20000 35Rawalcohol
DiLorenzo—PonteValleceppi(PG) 18000 35Rawalcohol
SVA — Ortona (CH) 10000 35Rawalcohol
Total 100000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofEUR 2,415perlitre,
obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentativeoftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity.Itmustbeimportedintoanddehydratedinoneof
the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecuritycompanyand
transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof100000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresofalcoholat
100% vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— besentbyregisteredposttotheEuropeanCommission,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussels,
or
— besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheEuropeanCommission,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 285/2000 EC (alcohol), DG
AGRI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup’,whichitselfmustbeenclosedinanenvelopeaddressedtothe Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 May 2000.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 285/2000 EC;
(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% vol;
(c) includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,specifythe
finaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofofacommitmentwithanoperatorfordehydrationanduse solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following
intervention agency:
— AIMA, via Palestro 81, I-00185 Roma [tel. (39-6) 474991; telex: 620331/620252/613003; fax: (39-6)
4453940/4953940].
This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 362200.
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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 286/2000 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member
StateLocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
ITALY Bertoloni — Partinico (PA) 14000 35Rawalcohol
Caviro — Faenza (RA) 22000 35Rawalcohol
Bonollo-Anagni-Paduni (FR) 30000 35Rawalcohol
Enodistil — Alcamo (TP) 5000 35 Rawalcohol
5000 39Rawalcohol
Gedis — Marsala (TP) 5000 35 Rawalcohol
5000 39Rawalcohol
Russo — S. Venerina (CT) 2000 35Rawalcohol
SVM— C. Da Scunchipani (AG) 2000 39Rawalcohol
Total 90000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofEUR 2,415perlitre,
obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentativeoftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity.Itmustbeimportedintoanddehydratedinoneof
the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecuritycompanyand
transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 90000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of alcohol at
100% vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— besentbyregisteredposttotheEuropeanCommission,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussels,
or
— besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheEuropeanCommission,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 286/2000 EC (alcohol), DG
AGRI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup’,whichitselfmustbeenclosedinanenvelopeaddressedtothe Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 May 2000.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 286/2000 EC;
(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% vol;
(c) includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,specifythe
finaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofofacommitmentwithanoperatorfordehydrationanduse solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following
intervention agency:
— AIMA, via Palestro 81, I-00185 Roma [tel. (39-6) 474991; telex: 620331/620252/613003; fax: (39-6)
4453940/4953940].
This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 325980.
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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 287/2000 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member
StateLocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
FRANCE Port-la-Nouvelle 8245035 Rawalcohol+92%
Av. Adolphe Turrel 246500 35 Rawalcohol+92%
BP 62 1912850 35 Rawalcohol+92%
F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle 1812825 35 Rawalcohol+92%
1712580 35 Rawalcohol+92%
1312795 35 Rawalcohol+92%
Total 100000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofEUR 2,415perlitre,
obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentativeoftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity.Itmustbeimportedintoanddehydratedinoneof
the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecuritycompanyand
transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof100006hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresofalcoholat
100% vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— besentbyregisteredposttotheEuropeanCommission,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussels,
or
— besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheEuropeanCommission,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 287/2000 EC (alcohol), DG
AGRI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup’,whichitselfmustbeenclosedinanenvelopeaddressedtothe Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 May 2000.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 287/2000 EC;
(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% vol;
(c) includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,specifythe
finaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofofacommitmentwithanoperatorfordehydrationanduse solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following
intervention agency:
— SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex [tel. (33-5)
57552000; telex 572025; fax (33-5)57552059].
This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 362200.
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ANNEX II
List of undertakings and documents to be produced by the tenderer on submission of tenders:1. evidence that the tendering security has been lodged with each intervention agency;2. the final destination of the alcohol and an undertaking by the tenderer to comply with this destination;3. evidence,subsequenttotheentryintoforceofthisRegulation,thatthetendererhasbindingcommitmentswithan
operator in the motor fuel sector in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation. Thisoperatormustundertaketodehydratethealcoholawardedundertheinvitationtotenderinoneofthesecountriesandto export it for use as motor fuel;
4. tendersmustincludethenameandaddressofthetenderer,thereferencenumberofthenoticeofinvitationtotender,
and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% volume;
5. anundertakingfromthetenderertotheeffectthathewillcomplywithalltherulesrelatingtothetenderingprocedure
in question;
6. astatementbythetenderertotheeffectthathewaivesallclaimsinrespectofthequalityandcharacteristicsofthe
alcoholawardedtohim,agreestosubmittoanychecksmadeonthedestinationanduseofthealcoholandacceptsthatitishisresponsibilitytoprovideevidencethatthealcoholisusedasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
ANNEX III
The only telex and fax numbers in Brussels to be used are:DG AGRI (E-2) (for the attention of Mr Chiappone/Mr Innamorati):
— telex: 22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
— fax: (32-2)2959252.
ANNEX IV
Communication of refusal or acceptance of lots under the individual invitation to tender for the export of
vinous alcohol opened by Regulation (EC) No 777/2000
— Name of the successful tenderer:— Date of award of contract:— Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer:
Lot NoQuantity in
hectolitresLocation
of alcoholReason for refusal or acceptance
to take over