EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20.10.2000 L 267/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2318/2000
of 19 October 2000
opening tendering procedure No 38/2000 EC for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses
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 inwine (
1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/
2000 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000
of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementingRegulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisationof the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (
3),
and in particular Article 80 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 lays down, inter alia , the
detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol arisingfrom distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regula-tion (EC) No 1493/1999 held by intervention agencies.
(2) Tendering procedures should be organised for the sale ofwine alcohol for new industrial uses with a view toreducing the stocks of wine alcohol in the Communityand enabling small-scale industrial projects to be carriedout and such alcohol to be processed into goodsintended for export for industrial uses. The wine alcoholof Community origin in storage in the Member Statesconsists of quantities produced from distillation underArticles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisationof the market in wine (
4), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1677/1999 (5).
(3) Since the adoption of Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetaryarrangements for the euro (
6), the prices offered in
tenders and securities must be expressed in euros andpayments must be made in euro.
(4) Minimum prices should be fixed for the submission oftenders, broken down according to the type of end use.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Wine,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Tendering procedure No 38/2000 EC is hereby opened for the
sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses. The alcoholconcerned has been produced from distillation under Articles35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and is held by theFrench intervention agency.
The volume put up for sale is 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at
100 % vol. The vat numbers, places of storage and the volumeof alcohol at 100 % vol contained in each vat are detailed inthe Annex hereto.
Article 2
The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 79, 81,
82, 83, 84, 85, 95, 96, 97, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
Article 3
Tenders must be submitted to the intervention agency holding
the alcohol concerned:
Onivins-Libourne, Délégation nationale, 17 avenue de la Ballas-
tière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel. (33)557 55 20 00; telex 57 20 25; fax (33) 557 55 20 59) or sentby registered mail to that address.
Tenders shall be submitted in a sealed double envelope, the
inside envelope marked: ‘Tender under procedure No 38/2000EC for new industrial uses’, the outer envelope bearing theaddress of the intervention agency concerned.
Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not
later than 12 noon Brussels time on 6 November 2000.
All tenders must be accompanied by proof that a tendering
security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol hasbeen lodged with the intervention agency concerned.
Article 4
The minimum prices which may be offered are EUR 7,5 per
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol intended for the manufactureof baker's yeast, EUR 7,5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volintended for the manufacture of amine- and chloral-type chem-ical products for export and EUR 7,5 per hectolitre of alcoholat 100 % vol intended for other industrial uses.
(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45.
(4) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8.
(6) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
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Article 5
The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 ofRegulation (EC) No 1623/2000. The price of samples shall beEUR 10 per litre.The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary infor-mation on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.Article 6
The performance guarantee shall be EUR 30 per hectolitre ofalcohol at 100 % vol.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-tion 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, 19 October 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
Member State Location Vat Novolume in
hectolitres of
alcohol at
100 %
vol.Regulation
(EEC)
No 822/87Type of alcoholAlcoholic
strength
(% vol.)ANNEX
INVITATION TO TENDER No 38/2000 EC FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL USES
Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale
France Port-la-NouvelleAv. Adolphe-TurrelBP 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle24 12 840 36 raw +9 2%
Longuefuye 1 22 330 35 raw +9 2%
F-53200 Longuefuye 2 22 400 35 raw +9 2%
7 22 320 36 raw +9 2%
10 20 110 36 raw +9 2%
Total 100 000