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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No246/93
of4February1993
openingindividualsalesbyinvitationtotenderfortheexportofvinousalcohol
heldbyinterventionagencies
concernedbythecountriesconcernedbytheCaribbean
BasinInitiative;
Whereas,tosimplifythetenderprocedure,thelocation
andcharacteristics ofthewineplacedonsaleaswellas
certainspecificconditionsfiguringpreviouslyina
separatenoticeshouldhenceforthbementionedinthe
AnnextotheRegulationontendering;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3821/92
providesfortheuseoftheagriculturalconversionratein
forceonthedaybeforethedateofpublicationofthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderforconvertingthepayments
andguaranteesconcernedintonationalcurrencies;
whereasasaresultoftheinsertionofthisnoticeintothe
AnnextotheRegulationontenderingtheagricultural
conversionratetobeusedisthatinforceontheday
beforethepublicationofthesaidRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of
16March1987onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1756/92(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/88
of12December1988layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
disposalofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillation
operationsreferredtoinArticles35,36and39of
Regulation(EEC)No822/87andheldbyintervention
agencies(3),
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1780/89(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3821/92(*),lays
downdetailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtained
fromdistillationasprovidedforinArticles35,36and39
ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldbyintervention
agencies *,
Whereas,inviewofthecostofstoringalcohol,individual
salesbyinvitationtotendershouldbeopenedforvinous
alcoholobtainedfromdistillationasprovidedforin
Articles35,36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87
andheldbytheFrenchandItalianinterventionagencies;
Whereasindividualsalesbyinvitationtotendershouldbe
organizedfortheexportofalcoholtocertainthird
countriesforenduseasmotorfuel;whereasthese
countriesshouldbegivenanassuranceofgreater
continuityofsupply;
Whereastheinvitationstotenderopenedbythis
Regulationrelatetocertainthirdcountrieswherethereis
someguaranteethatexportsofvinousalcoholwillnot
disturbtheirmarketsinalcoholandspirituousbeverages;
whereastheamountofanddetailedrulesfortherelease
oftheperformancesecuritymaybeadaptedaccordingly ;
Whereassalesshouldbeorganizedseparatelyfordispatch
tocertaincountriesinCentralAmericaandtoCaribbean
countriescoveredbytheCaribbeanBasinInitiative,in
particulartotakeaccountofcertainextracostsresulting
fromthedifferenceindistanceandthepossibilitiesof
securingonwardorreturnfreightinthecountriesHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TwoindividualsalesbyinvitationtotenderNos
92/93to93/93shallbeheldofatotalquantityof250000
hiofalcoholobtainedfromdistillationasprovidedforin
Articles35,36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87
andheldbytheItalianandFrenchinterventionagencies.
EachoftheindividualinvitationstotenderNos92/93
and93/93shallcover125000hiofalcoholat100%vol.
2.Thealcoholofferedforsale:
—shallbeforexporttooutsidetheEuropeanEconomic
Community,
—mustbeimportedintoanddehydratedinoneofthe
followingthirdcountries:
—StChristopherandNevis,
—Haiti,
—Bahamas,
—DominicanRepublic,
—AntiguaandBarbuda,
—Dominica,
—BritishVirginIslandsandMontserrat,(')OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.27.0OJNoL346,15.12.1988,p.7.0OJNoL178,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.24.

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—Jamaica,
—StLucia,
—StVincent,includingtheNorthernGrenadines,
—Barbados,
—TrinidadandTobago,
—Grenada,includingtheSouthernGrenadines,
—Aruba,
—Netherlands Antilles:Curasao,Bonaire,St
Eustace,SabaandthesouthernpartofStMartin,
—Guyana,
—VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates,
—mustbeusedonlyasmotorfuel.
Article2
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholcontainedineachvat,
thealcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristics ofthe
alcoholaswellascertainspecificconditionsaregivenin
theAnnexhereto.
Article3
ThesalesshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No1780/89,andinparticularArticles10to17and
29to38thereof.
However :
—onehalfoftheperformancesecurityshallbereleased
bytheinterventionagencyholdingthealcoholonremovalofthequantityconcernedfromtheagencys
storeswhenthesuccessfultendererfurnishesproof
thatthatquantityhasbeenplacedundercustoms
supervisionintheterritoryofoneofthethird
countrieslistedinArticle1(2),
—theremainderoftheperformancesecurityshallbe
releasedinaccordancewithArticle33(3)(b)of
Regulation(EEC)No1780/89.
Inaddition,tobeadmissible,tendersmustindicatethe
placewhereenduseofthealcoholawardedistotake
placeandmustincludeanundertakingbythetendererto
theeffectthatthealcoholwillbesenttothatdestination
andusedforthatpurpose.Tendersmustalsoincludea
statementbythetenderertotheeffectthathehas
bindingcommitmentswithanoperatorinthemotorfuel
sectorinoneofthethirdcountrieslistedinArticle1(2)
whohasundertakentodehydratethealcoholawardedin
oneofthesecountriesandtoexportitforusesolelyin
themotorfuelsector.
Article4
Notwithstanding Article14ofRegulation(EEC)No
1780/89,theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbethetenthdayfollowingthedateofpublicationof
thisRegulation.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo92/93EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
ITALY FlliPalma
CanosadiPuglia 300035Neutral
Sodime
Qualiano 300036Ofgoodflavour
Bertolino
Sicilia 700035Neutral
DiLorenzo
PontediValleceggi 1000035Rawalcohol
Sapis
Materdomini 500039Rawalcohol
Sodime
Qualiano 250039Rawalcohol
DiTrani
Napoli 500035Rawalcohol
DeLuca
Novoli 500035Rawalcohol
Rodi
CastelSanGeorgio 1000035Rawalcohol
Carzino
Novoli 2000 35Rawalcohol
Balice
Valenzano 5000 36Rawalcohol
DelSalento
Nocera 4400 39Rawalcohol
FedelediMaggio
Fragagnano 60035Rawalcohol
Total 62500
FRANCE Deulep
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard 3888835Rawalcohol+92%
ProvenceMazout
Saint-Louis-du-Rh6ne 2361236Rawalcohol+92%
Total 62500
Grandtotal 125000

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Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU2
perlitreortheequivalentthereofinItalianlireorFrenchfrancs,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedfor
sale.Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoanddehy­
dratedinoneofthenon-membercountrieslistedinArticle1(2)ofthisRegulationasforuseexclusivelyas
motorfuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof125000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,200ruedelaLoi,
B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi120buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,130ruedelaLoi,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedatementionedinpoint
4.
3.TendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarkedTenderforindividualsaleNo92/93EC(alcohol),
DGVI-E-3—tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedinanenve­
lopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on15February1993.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo92/93/EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1780/89
andthefinaldestinationofthealcoholawarded,andthestatementreferringtotheengagementofan
operatorfordehydrationandusesolelyinthemotorfuelsectorprovidedforinArticle3ofthisRegu­
lation.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
interventionagenciesinrespectofthequantitiesofalcoholwhichconcernthem:
—SAVpardélégationdelOnivins,zoneindustrielle,avenuedelaBallastière,boîtepostale231,F-33505
LibourneCedex(tel.57510303;télex:572025;télécopie:57250725);
—AIMA,ViaPalestra81,1-00185Roma(tel.:474991;telex:620331,620252,613003;telefax:
4453940,4953940).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
IV.Awardofcontract
AtthesametimeasheprovidesevidenceofthelodgingofaperformancesecurityofECU20perhectolitre
ofalcoholat100%vol,thesuccessfultendererwillobtainastatementofawardfromtheintervention
agencyconcernedwithin20daysofthedateofreceiptoftheCommission'sdecisionawardingthelotin
question.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo93/93EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
1.ITALY Bertolino
Partinico 13000 35Neutral
FedelediMaggio
Fragagnana 210035Rawalcohol
Bertolino
Partinico 25000 35Rawalcohol
FlliRusso
S.Venerina 180035+36Rawalcohol
Enodistil
Alcamo 5000 35Rawalcohol
CedisSRL
Marsala 5000 36Rawalcohol
Kronion
Sciacca 500035+36Rawalcohol
Vinum
Marsala 5600 36Rawalcohol
Total 62500
2.FRANCE Verniers
Narbonne 59661 35Rawalcohol+92%
ProvenceMazout
Saint-Louis-du-Rhone 283936Rawalcohol+92%
Total 62500
Grandtotal 125000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU2
perlitreortheequivalentthereofinItalianlireorFrenchfrancs,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedfor
sale.Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity.Itmustbeimportedintoanddehy­
dratedinoneofthenon-membercountrieslistedinArticle1(2)ofthisRegulationasforuseexclusivelyas
motorfuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.

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III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof125000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,200ruedelaLoi,
B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi120buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,130ruedelaLoi,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedatementionedinpoint
4.
3.TendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarkedTenderforindividualsaleNo93/93EC(alcohol),
DGVI-E-3—tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedinanenve­
lopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on15February1993.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo93/93/EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1780/89
andthefinaldestinationofthealcoholawarded,andthestatementreferringtotheengagementofan
operatorfordehydrationandusesolelyinthemotorfuelsectorprovidedforinArticle3ofthisRegu­
lation.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
interventionagenciesinrespectofthequantitiesofalcoholwhichconcernthem:
—SAVpardélégationde1Onivins,zoneindustrielle,avenuedelaBallastière,boîtepostale231,F-33505
IfibourneCedex(tel.57510303;télex:572025;télécopie:57250725);
—AIMA,ViaPalestre81,1-00185Roma(tel.:474991;telex:620331,620252,613003;telefax:
4453940,4953940).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
IV.Awardofcontract
AtthesametimeasheprovidesevidenceofthelodgingofaperformancesecurityofECU20perhectolitre
ofalcoholat100%vol,thesuccessfultendererwillobtainastatementofawardfromtheintervention
agencyconcernedwithin20daysofthedateofreceiptoftheCommission'sdecisionawardingthelotin
question.