NoL32/2EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.2.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No246/96
of9February1996
openinganindividualsalebyinvitationtotenderforvinousalcohol
securitiesprovidedforinconnectionwithindividualinvi­
tationstotenderintonationalcurrency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of
16March1987onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1544/95(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/88
of12December1988layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
disposalofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillationopera­
tionsreferredtoinArticles35,36and39ofRegulation
(EEC)No822/87andheldbyinterventionagencies(3),HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
AnindividualsalebyinvitationtotenderNo193/95EC
shallbeheldforatotalquantityof24699hectolitresof
alcoholat100%volumeobtainedfromthedistillation
operationsreferredtoinArticle39ofRegulation(EEC)
No822/87andheldbytheGermaninterventionagency.
Article2
Thealcoholofferedforsalemustbeused:
—foranewindustrialpurposeinsidetheCommunity ,
—orforprocessingintogoodstobeexportedforindus­
trialpurposesunderinwardprocessingarrangements
subjecttotheconditionslaiddowninArticle2of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93,
—orinthemotorfuelsectorwithintheCommunity ,
—orinthemotorfuelsectoroutsidetheCommunity
afterimportanddehydrationofthealcoholinoneof
theCaribbeanandCentralAmericancountries
referredtoinCommissionRegulation(EC)No
2203/95n.WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No377/93(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3152/94(*),lays
downdetailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtained
fromthedistillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,
36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldby
interventionagencies;
Whereas,inviewofthestoragecosts,anindividualinvita­
tiontotendershouldbeorganizedforalltheCommunity
interventionalcoholstoredinGermany;
Whereasitshouldbestipulatedthatallthisvinous
alcoholshouldbesoldononeofthemarketswhich
ensuretoacertaindegreethattraditionalmarketsin
alcoholarenotdisrupted,thatis,eitherinthemotorfuel
sectoroutsideorinsidetheCommunity ,orforanew
industrialend-useinsidetheCommunity ,orforproces­
singintogoodsexportedunderinwardprocessingarran­
gementssubjecttotheconditionslaiddowninArticle2
ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93;
Whereastheamountoftheperfomanceguaranteemust
takeaccountoftheintendeddestinationandend-usefor
thisalcohol,andofthevolumeofalcoholofferedforsale
underthisinvitationtotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2192/93(*)
concerningtheoperativeeventsfortheagricultural
conversionratesusedinthewinesectorandamending
Regulation(EEC)No377/93specifiestheagricultural
conversionratestopbeusedtoconvertthepaymentsandArticle3
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholcontainedineachvat,
thealcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristics ofthe
alcoholaswellascertainspecificconditionsaregivenin
theAnnexhereto.
Article4
ThissaleshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticles13
to18andArticles30to38ofRegulation(EEC)No
377/93.(')OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL148,30.6.1995,p.31.
(3)OJNoL346,15.12.1988,p.7.
(♦)OJNoL43,20.2.1993,p.6.V)OJNoL332,22.12.1994,p.34.
MOJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.19. 0OJNoL221,19.9.1995,p.22.

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alcoholawardedwillbeusedwithintwoyearsfrom
thedateofthefirstremoval;
—inthecasereferredtointhesecondindentofArticle
2,theymustindicatethenatureoftheprocessing,and
thenatureofthegoodsexported;
—inthecasereferredtointhethirdindentofArticle2,
theymustindicatepreciselythegeographicaldestina­
tionanduseofthismotorfuelalcohol,andincludean
undertakingbythetenderertotheeffectthatthe
motorfuelwillbeusedwithintwoyearsfromthedate
ofthefirstremoval;
—inthecasereferredtointhefourthindentofArticle
2,theymustindicatethecountryofdestination,and
includeanundertakingbythetenderertotheeffect
thatthealcoholawardedwillbesenttothatdestina­
tionandusedsolelyinthemotorfuelsector;inthis
case,thetendermustalsoincludeproofthatthe
tendererhasbindingcommitmentswithanoperator
inthemotorfuelsectorinoneofthethirdcountries
listedinRegulation(EC)No2203/95,whohasunder­
takentodehydratethealcoholawardedinoneof
thosecountries,andtoexportitforusesolelyinthe
motorfuelsector.Article5
1.ThetenderingsecurityreferredtoinArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93shallbeECU3,622per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volumeandshallbelodged
forthetotalquantityofalcoholofferedforsaleinthe
invitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle1.
Maintenance ofthetenderafterthetimelimitforsubmit­
tingtendersandthelodgingofaperformanceguarantee
shallconstitutetheprimaryrequirements withinthe
meaningofArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2220/85('),asregardsthetenderingsecurity.
Thetenderingsecurityshallbereleasedimmediatelyif
thetenderisnotacceptedorifthesuccessfultenderer
meetstheconditionssetoutinthepreceedingsubpara­
graph.
2.TheperformanceguaranteeshallbeECU30,19per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volumewhenthefinaluse
ofthealcoholisinthemotorfuelsector,andECU36,23
perhectolitreofalcoholat100%volumewhenthefinal
useofthealcoholrelatestooneofthepurposesreferred
tointhefirstandsecondindentsofArticle2ofthis
Regulation .
3.Notwithstanding Article17(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No377/93,thesuccessfultenderershallprovideproof
thataperformanceguaranteehasbeenlodgedatthelatest
onthedateofissueofaremovalorderforthequantityof
alcoholconcerned .Article9
1.UponapplicationtotheBundesanstalt furLandwirt­
schaftundErnahrung(BLE),Adickesallee40,D-60322
FrankfurtamMain,(tel.:0691544479,fax(069)
1564444),andpaymentofECU2,415perlitre,orthe
equivalentthereofinGermanmarks,interestedparties
mayobtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsaletaken
byarepresentative oftheBLEusingtheconversionrates
referredtoinRegulation(EEC)No2192/93.
However,nointerestedpartymayobtainsamplesofmore
thanfivelitresfromeachvat.
2.TheBLEshallsupplyallrequisiteinformationon
thecharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale.Article6
Notwithstanding Article18(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
377/93,removalofthealcoholfromthestorehousesof
theinverventionagencyconcernedmustbecompleted
withinfourmonthsfromthedateofreceiptofthe
Commissiondecisionawardingthevolumeofalcohol
specifiedinArticle1ofthisRegulation .
Article7
Wherethealcoholawardedundertheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1istobeexported,itshallbe
exportedby30June1996atthelatest.Article10
1.Theproceduresformonitoringdestinationsanduse
shallbethoseprovidedforpursuanttoArticle37of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93.
2.Whenthealcoholofferedforsaleisexported
outsidetheCommunityforfinaluseinthemotorfuel
sector,evidenceofdestinationanduseofthealcoholshall
beprovidedbyaninternationalsecuritycompanytothe
interventionagencyconcerned.Thesuccessfultenderer
shallbearthecosts.Article8
Tobevalid,tendersmustindicatethespecificintended
useofthealcohol,and:
—inthecasereferredtointhefirstindentofArticle2,
theymustindicatetheplaceoffinaluseandinclude
anundertakingbythetenderertotheeffectthattheArticle11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities . (')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9February1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo193/95EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationNumber
ofvatsVolumein
hectolitres
ofalcoholat
100%volReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87TypeofalcoholAlcoholic
strength
(in%vol)
GERMANY D-63263
Neu-Isenburg
Schlüssnerstraße 619770 39rawalcohol
D-37603
Holzminden
Rumohrtatstraße 294929 39rawalcohol
Total 24699
II.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof24699hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectoli­
tresofalcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered .
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,ruedelaLoi/
Wetstraat200,B-1049Brussels,or
—behandedinatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities ,ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,B-1049Brusselsbetween11a.m.and12noonon
thedatementionedinpoint4.
3.Tendersmustbeenclosedinatamper-proofsealedenvelopemarked'Tenderforindividualsale
No193/95EC(alcohol)DGVI/E/2:tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichmust
itselfbeenclosedinanenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on27February1996.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetenderer,andmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo193/95EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No
377/93andArticle8ofthisRegulation .
6.Tendersmustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—Bundesanstalt fürLandwirtschaft undErnährung(BLE),Adickesallee40,D-60322Frankfurt
amMain(tel.:(069)1564479;fax(069)1564444).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.