17.12.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL326/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2384/96
of16December 1996
openingindividualinvitationstotenderforthesaleforexportofvinousalcohol
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of
16March1987onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1592/96(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/88
of12December1988layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
disposalofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillationopera­
tionsreferredtoinArticles35,36and39ofRegulation
(EEC)No822/87andheldbyinterventionagencies(3),
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No377/93(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No3152/94Q,lays
downdetailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtained
fromthedistillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,
36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldby
interventionagencies;
Whereasindividualinvitationstotendershouldbe
openedfortheexportofvinousalcoholtocertainCarib­
beanandCentralAmericancountriessoastoguarantee
continuityofsuppliestothosecountriesandreducethe
Communitystockofvinousalcohol;
Whereasaspecificsecurityshouldbeprovidedforto
ensurethatthealcoholisphysicallyexportedfromthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunityandnon-compliance
withthedatelaiddownforexportshouldbeprogressively
penalized;whereasthissecuritymustbeindependentof
theperformanceguaranteeensuringthatthealcoholis
removedfromstorageandtheawardedalcoholisusedfor
thepurposeslaiddown;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2192/93(6),
concerningtheoperativeeventsfortheagricultural
conversionratesusedinthewinesectorandamending
Regulation (EEC)No377/93,specifiestheagricultural
conversionratestobeusedtoconvertthepaymentsand
securitiesprovidedforinconnectionwithindividualin­
vitationstotenderintonationalcurrency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThreesalesbyindividualinvitationtotenderNos214/96
EC,215/96ECand216/96ECshallbeheldforatotal
quantityof150000hectolitresofalcoholobtainedfrom
thedistillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,36
and39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldbythe
SpanishandFrenchinterventionagencies.
EachoftheindividualinvitationstotenderNos214/96
EC,215/96ECand216/96ECshallcoveraquantityof
50000hectolitresofalcoholat100%volume.
Article2
Thealcoholofferedforsale:
—shallbeforexportoutsidetheEuropeanCommunity ,
—mustbeimportedintoanddehydrated :
—inthecaseofindividualinvitationstotenderNo
214/96EConeofthefollowingthirdcountries:
—CostaRica,
—Guatemala ,
—Honduras,includingtheSwanIslands,
—ElSalvador,
—Nicaragua,
—inthecaseofindividualinvitationstotenderNos
215/96ECand216/96EConeofthefollowing
thirdcountries :
—SaintChristopherandNevis,
—Bahamas,
—DominicanRepublic,
—AntiguaandBarbuda,
—Dominica,
—BritishVirginIslandsandMontserrat,
—Jamaica,
—SaintLucia,
—SaintVincent,includingtheNorthernGren­
adines,
—Barbados,
—TrinidadandTobago,
—Belize,(')OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.31.0OJNoL346,15.12.1988,p.7.
(4)OJNoL43,20.2.1993,p.6.
(4OJNoL332,22.12.1994,p.3<
(6)OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.19.

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—Grenada,includingtheSouthernGrenadines ,
—Aruba,
—NetherlandsAntilles(Curasao,Bonaire,Saint
Eustace,SabaandthesouthernpartofSaint
Martin),
—Guyana,
—UnitedStatesVirginIslands,
—Haiti,
—mustbeusedonlyasmotorfuel.
Article3
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholcontainedineachvat,
thealcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristics ofthe
alcoholaswellascertainspecificconditionsaregivenin
AnnexIhereto.thereisaremovalorderundereachoftheinvitationsto
tenderreferredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulation .
Thisguaranteeshallbereleasedonlybytheintervention
agencyholdingthealcoholforeachquantityofalcohol
forwhichproofhasbeenfurnishedthatithasbeen
exportedwithinthetimelimitlaiddowninArticle6of
thisRegulation .
Notwithstanding Article23ofRegulation (EEC)No
2220/85,andexceptincasesofforcemajeure,wherethe
timelimitreferredtoinArticle6hasnotbeencomplied
with,theguaranteetoensureexportofECU5perhecto­
litreofalcoholat100%volumeshallbeforfeitas
follows:
(a)15%inallcases;
(b)0,33%oftheamountremainingafterdeductionof
the15%,foreachdaythetimelimitinquestionis
exceeded.
3.TheperformanceguaranteeshallbeECU30per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volume.
Thisguaranteeshallbereleasedinaccordancewith
Article34(3)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
4.Notwithstanding Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No
377/93,theguaranteesonexportandperformanceshall
belodgedsimultaneously witheachinterventionagency
concerned ,foreachoftheinvitationstotenderreferredto
inArticle1ofthisRegulationnotlaterthanthedayof
issueofaremovalorderforthequantityofalcohol
concerned .
5.Theagriculturalconversionratetobeappliedforthe
conversionintonationalcurrencyshallbethatinforceon
thefinaldayforthesubmissionoftendersfortheinvita­
tioninquestioninthecaseoftheguaranteetoensure
export,asexpressedinecusperhiat100%volume.
Article6
1.Thealcoholawardedundertheinvitationstotender
referredtoinArticle1shallbeexportedby30June1997
atthelatest.
2.Thealcoholawardedshallbeusedwithintwoyears
fromthedateoffirstremoval.Article4
ThesalesshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticles13
to18and30to38ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
However,notwithstanding Article15ofRegulation(EEC)
No377/93,thefinaldateforthesubmissionoftenders
fortheinvitationstotenderreferredtointhisRegulation,
shallfallbetweentheeighthandthe25thdayfollowing
thedateofpublicationoftheindividualinvitationsto
tender.
Article5
1.ThetenderingsecurityreferredtoinArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93shallbeECU3,622per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volumeandshallbelodged
forthetotalquantityofalcoholofferedforsaleineachof
theinvitationstotenderreferredtoinArticle1.
Maintenance ofthetenderafterthetimelimitforsubmit­
tingtendersandthelodgingofaguaranteetoensure
exportandofaperformanceguaranteeshallconstitutethe
primaryrequirementswithinthemeaningofArticle20of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(')asregards
thetenderingsecurity.
Thetenderingsecuritylodgedforeachoftheinvitations
totenderreferredtoinArticle1shallbereleasedim­
mediatelyifthetenderisnotacceptedorifthesuccessful
tendererhadlodgedtheentireguaranteetoensureexport
andtheentireperformanceguaranteefortheinvitationto
tenderinquestion.
2.Theguaranteetoensureexportshallamountto
ECU5perhectolitreofalcoholat100%volumeand
shallbelodgedforeachquantityofalcoholforwhichArticle7
Tobevalid,tendersmustindicatetheplacewhereend
useofthealcoholawardedistotakeplaceandmust
includeanundertakingbythetenderertotheeffectthat
thealcoholwillbesenttothatdestinationandusedfor
thatpurpose.Thetendershallalsoincludeproofthatthe
tendererhasbindingcommitments withanoperatorin
themotorfuelsectorinoneofthethirdcountrieslisted
inArticle2whohasundertakentodehydratethealcohol
awardedinoneofthosecountriesandtoexportitforuse
solelyasmotorfuel. (')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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Article8
1.Beforetheawardedalcoholisremoved,theinterven­
tionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleandshallanalysethatsampletoverify
thealcoholicstrengthexpressedin%volumeofthe
alcoholinquestion.
Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesampleshow
adifferencebetweenthealcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof
thealcoholtoberemovedandtheminimumalcoholic
strengthbyvolumestatedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender,thefollowingprovisionsshallapply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thesameday,inform
theCommissionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexII,
aswellasthestorerandthesuccessfultenderer,
(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheragreetotakeoverthelotwithitscharacter­
isticsasestablished,subjecttotheCommission's
agreement ,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.
Ineithercase,thesuccessfultenderershall,thesame
day,informtheinterventionagencyandtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIII.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,ifhehas
refusedtotakeoverthelotconcerned ,heshallbeim­
mediatelyreleasedfromallhisobligationsrelatingtothat
lot.
2.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemer­
chandise,asprovidedforinparagraph 1,theintervention
agencyshallsupplyhimwithanotherquantityofalcohol
oftherequisitequality,atnoextracharge,withina
maximumofeightdays.
3.Ifphysicalremovalofthealcoholisdelayedby
morethanfiveworkingdaysinrelationtothedateof
acceptanceofthelottoberemovedbythesuccessful
tendererforreasonsattributable totheinterventionagency,theMemberStateshallberesponsibleforthe
paymentofcompensation .
Article9
1.Successfultenderersfortheindividualinvitationsto
tenderNos215/96ECand216/96ECmay,bycommon
agreement,exchangeanequalquantityofalcoholstored
inthedesignatedvatsinthesameMemberStateforthe
purposesprovidedforinthoseinvitationstotender.
2.Suchexchangeshallnotaffecttheobligationsofthe
tenderersconcerned,particularlyasregardsthepricetobe
paidandthetimelimitforremovalanduseofthealcohol
awardedtothemindicatedintheinvitationtotender
concerned .
3.Successfultendererswhowishtomakesuchan
exchangemustgivepriornoticetotheinterventionagen­
ciesconcerned .
4.Ifsuchexchangeaffectstheplannedtimetablefor
physicalremovalofthealcohol,thattimetableshall
immediatelybeamendedandthatamendmentnotifiedto
theCommission .
Article10
Notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraphofArticle36(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93,thealcoholcontainedin
thevatsindicatedinthecommunication fromthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle36ofRegulation
(EEC)No377/93andcoveredbytheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulationmaybesubsti­
tutedbyalcoholofthesametypebytheintervention
agenciesholdingthealcoholconcernedinagreement
withtheCommission ,ormixedwithotheralcoholde­
liveredtotheinterventionagencyuntilaremovalorderis
issuedforthatalcohol,inparticularforlogisticalreasons.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo214/96EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
FRANCE Port-la-Nouvelle
AvenueAdolphe­
Turrel
Boîtepostale62
F-11210Port-la­
Nouvelle14060635+36Rawalcohol
Soterm
39,AvenueGeorges­
Brassens
F-13210Port-Saint­
Louis-du-Rhône92 939435+36Rawalcohol
Total 50000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU
2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinFrenchfrancs,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.Such
samplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoandde­
hydratedinoneofthenon-membercountrieslistedinArticle2ofthisRegulationasforuseexclusivelyas
motorfuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof50000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,200ruedelaLoi/
Wetstraat,B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommu­
nities,130ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedate
mentionedinpoint4.
3.Tendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarked'TenderforindividualsaleNo214/96EC
(alcohol),DGVI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on8.1.1997.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo214/96EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,
specifythefinaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofofacommitmentwithan
operatorfordehydrationandusesolelyasmotorfuel.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—SAVpardélégationdel'Onivins,zoneindustrielle ,avenuedelaBallastiere,boîtepostale231,F-33505
LibourneCedex(tel.(05)57552000;telex572025;fax(05)57552059).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100/0vol.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo215/96EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
SPAIN Villarrobledo 18 2334135+36Rawalcohol
Villarrobledo 17 26659 39Rawalcohol
Total 50000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU
2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinSpanishpesetas,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.
Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned .
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoandde­
hydratedinoneofthenon-membercountrieslistedinArticle2ofthisRegulationasforuseexclusivelyas
motorfuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof50000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered .
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,200ruedelaLoi/
Wetstraat,B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommu­
nities,130ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedate
mentionedinpoint4.
3.Tendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarked'TenderforindividualsaleNo215/96EC
(alcohol),DGVI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on8.1.1997.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo215/96EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,
specifythefinaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofofacommitmentwithan
operatorfordehydrationandusesolelyasmotorfuel.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—FEGA,Beneficencia 8,E-28004Madrid(tel.3476500,telex:23427FEGA,fax:5219832).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100/ovol.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo216/96EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
SPAIN Villarrobledo 14 2678035+36Rawalcohol
Villarrobledo 18 69735+36Rawalcohol
Villarrobledo 21 2252335+36Rawalcohol
Total 50000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU
2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinSpanishpesetas,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.
Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoandde­
hydratedinoneofthenon-membercountrieslistedinArticle2ofthisRegulationasforuseexclusivelyas
motorfuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof50000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered .
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,200ruedelaLoi/
Wetstraat,B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommu­
nities,130ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedate
mentionedinpoint4.
3.TendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarkedTenderforindividualsaleNo216/96EC
(alcohol),DGVI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on8.1.1997.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo216/96EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,
specifythefinaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofofacommitmentwithan
operatorfordehydrationandusesolelyasmotorfuel.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—FEGA,Beneficencia 8,E-28004Madrid(tel.3476500,telex:23427FEGA,fax:5219832).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.

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ANNEXII
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGVI(E-2)(fortheattentionofMrChiappone/MrVanderStappen)
—telex: 22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
—fax: (3222959252.
ANNEXIII
Communication ofrefusaloracceptanceoflotsundertheindividualinvitationtotenderforthe
exportofvinousalcoholopenedbyRegulation (EC)No2384/96
—Nameofthesuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloracceptanceofthelotbythesuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
inhectolitresLocation
ofalcoholReasonforrefusaloracceptanceto
takeover