NoL41/14 IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.2.95
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No360/95
of22February1995
openingindividualsalesbyinvitationtotenderfortheexportofvinousalcohol
heldbyinterventionagencies
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of
16March1987onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,hasbeensuppliedoftheexport,destinationandutiliza­
tionofthedenaturedalcohol;
Whereasthetenderpricesexpressedinecus/hi,submitted
underinvitationstotenderforvinousalcohol,musttake
accountofanyamendmentsmadeundertheagrimone­
tarysystemestablishedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
3813/92of28December1992ontheunitofaccountand
theconversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy0,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No150/95H;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2192/930
concerningtheoperativeeventsfortheagricultural
conversionratesusedinthewinesectorandamending
Regulation(EEC)No377/93specifiestheagricultural
conversionratestobeusedtoconvertthepaymentsand
securitiesprovidedforinconnectionwithindividualinvi­
tationstotenderintonationalcurrency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/88
of12December1988layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
disposalofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillationopera­
tionsreferredtoinArticles35,36and39ofRegulation
(EEC)No822/87andheldbyinterventionagencies(2),
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No377/93(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No3152/94(4),lays
downdetailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtained
fromthedistillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,
36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldby
interventionagencies;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,inviewofthecostofstoringalcohol,individual
salesbyinvitationtotendershouldbeopenedforvinous
alcoholobtainedfromthedistillationoperationsreferred
toinArticles35,36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No
822/87andheldbytheItalian,FrenchandSpanishinter­
ventionagencies;
Whereasindividualinvitationstotendershouldbeorgan­
izedfortheexportofalcoholtoBrazilwithaviewtoits
enduseasmotorfuelinordertoachieveashort-term
reductioninCommunitystocksofvinousalcohol;
Whereasitshouldbestipulatedthattheperformance
guarantee,tobelodgedforthetotalquantityputupfor
saleundereachinvitationtotenderprovidedforinthis
Regulation,mustservetoensurecompliancewiththe
timelimitforexportingthealcoholandtheenduseas
motorfuelinBrazil;whereashalfofthesaidguarantee
maybereleased,inproportiontothequantitiesofalcohol
denatured,wherethealcoholinquestionisdenaturedin
accordancewiththespecificationslaiddown;whereasthe
remainderoftheguaranteemaybereleasedwhenproofArticle1
1.TwoindividualsalesbyinvitationtotenderNos
170/94ECand171/94ECshallbeheldofatotalquan­
tityof750000hectolitresofalcoholobtainedfromthe
distillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,36and39
ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldbytheItalian,
FrenchandSpanishinterventionagencies.
2.IndividualinvitationstotenderNos170/94ECand
171/94ECshalleachcover375000hectolitresofalcohol
at100%volume.
3.Thealcoholofferedforsale:
—shallbeforexportoutsidetheEuropeanCommunity ,
—mustbeimportedintoandusedonlyasmotorfuelin
Brazil.
oOJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
OOJNoL346,15.12.1988,p.7.0OJNoL43,20.2.1993,p.6.
(4)OJNoL332,22.12.1994,p.34.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(*)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.19.

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4.Thealcoholcoveredbyindividualinvitationsto
tenderNos170/94ECand171/94ECmustbeprocessed,
whereapplicable,anddenaturedintheCommunityand
mustmeettheBrazilianstandardsforalcoholtobeused
asmotorfuelaftertheseoperations.
5.Notwithstanding Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No
377/93,denaturingshalltaketheformoftheadditionof
petrol,withaminimumproportionof2%,tothequan­
tityofalcoholconcernedafterphysicalremovalofthe
alcohol.
Article2
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholcontainedineachvat,
thealcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristics ofthe
alcoholaswellascertainspecificconditionsaregivenin
AnnexItothisRegulation.2.Within20daysofreceiptoftheCommission'sdeci­
sionawardingthealcohol,thesuccessfultenderershall
provideproofthattheperformanceguaranteehasbeen
lodgedwitheachinterventionagencyholdingalcoholto
ensuretheexportandutilizationforthepurposelaid
downofthealcoholinquestion.
TheperformanceguaranteeshallbeECU72,45per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volandshallbelodgedfor
thetotalquantityofferedforsaleineachinvitationto
tendercoveredbythisRegulation.
3.Halfoftheperformanceguaranteeshallbereleased,
inproportiontothequantitiesofalcohol-denatured ,by
eachoftheinterventionagenciesconcernedforthequan­
titiesofalcoholremovedfromtheirstoresonceproofis
suppliedthatthequantityofalcoholinquestion,afterany
processinganddenaturinginaccordancewithArticle1of
thisRegulation,meetstheBrazilianstandardsforalcohol
usedasmotorfuel,andthatthisquantityofalcoholhas
beenexportedfromtheCommunity .
4.Theremainderoftheperformanceguaranteeshall
bereleaseduponrequestbyeachoftheintervention
agenciesconcernedforthequantityremovedfromits
storesonceproofhasbeensuppliedthatthequantityof
alcoholremovedhasbeenexportedtothecorrectdestina­
tiontobeusedforthepurposeslaiddown,inaccordance
withRegulation(EEC)No2220/85.
5.Notwithstanding Article23ofRegulation(EEC)No
2220/85,ECU12,08perhectolitreofalcoholat100%
voloftheperformanceguaranteeshallbeforfeitedforany
quantitiesofalcoholnotexportedwithinthetimelimit
laiddowninArticle6(4).Article3
ThesalesshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticles13,
14,15,16and30to38ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
However,notwithstanding Article15ofRegulation(EEC)
No377/93,theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
undertheinvitationstotenderreferredtointhisRegula­
tionshallfallbetweentheeighthandthe25thdayfol­
lowingthedateofpublicationofthenoticesissuingthe
individualinvitationstotender.
Article4
Thealcoholawardedmustbeusednotlaterthan31
December1996.
Article5
1.ThetenderingsecurityreferredtoinArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93shallbeECU3,622per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volandshallbelodgedfor
thetotalquantityofalcoholofferedforsaleineachofthe
invitationstotenderreferredtoinArticle1.
Maintenance ofthetenderafterthetimelimitforsubmit­
tingtendersandthelodgingoftheperformance
guaranteeshallconstitutetheprimaryrequirements
withinthemeaningofArticle20ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2220/85(')asregardsthetenderingsecu­
rity.
Thetenderingsecurityshallbereleasedimmediatelyif
thetenderisnotacceptedorifthesuccessfultenderer
meetstheconditionssetoutintheprecedingsubpara­
graph.Article6
1.Theinterventionagencyholdingalcoholandthe
successfultenderershallagreeonadetailedtimetablefor
thephysicalremovaloftheawardedalcohol.Thetime­
tableshallbenotifiedtotheCommission inthemonth
followingreceiptoftheCommission'sdecisionawarding
thealcoholtopermitcoordinationofremovaloperations
inaccordancewiththisRegulation.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallpayforthealcoholhe
isawardedandacceptresponsibilityfortheriskoftheft,
lossanddestructionandthecostofstorageofthealcohol
coveredbytheinvitationstotenderreferredtointhis
Regulationnotlaterthan26June1995.
3.Afterreceivingpaymentforaquantityofalcohol
calculatedtothenearesthectolitreofalcoholat100%
vol,theinterventionagencyholdingthealcoholshall
issuearemovalorderfortherelevantquantityofalcohol.
Ownershipofthealcoholforwhicharemovalorderis
issuedshallbetransferredonissueoftheorderandthe
relevantquantitiesshallbeconsideredasbeingwithdrawn
onthatdate. (')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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immediatelyreleasedfromallhisobligationsrelating
tothatlot.
2.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan­
dise,asprovidedforinparagraph 1,theintervention
agencyshallsupplyhimwithanotherquantityofalcohol
oftherequisitequality,atnoextracharge,withineight
days.
3.Ifphysicalremovalofthealcoholisdelayedby
morethanfiveworkingdaysinrelationtothedateof
acceptanceofthelottoberemovedbythesuccessful
tendererforreasonsimputabletotheinterventionagency,
theMemberStateshallberesponsibleforthepaymentof
compensation .
Article8
Notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraphofArticle36(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93,thealcoholcontainedin
thevatsindicatedinthecommunication fromthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle36ofRegulation
(EEC)No377/93andcoveredbytheinvitationstotender
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulationmaybesubsti­
tutedbytheinterventionagenciesholdingthealcohol
concernedinagreementwiththeCommissionormixed
withotheralcoholdeliveredtotheinterventionagency
untilaremovalorderisissuedforthatalcohol,inparti­
cularforlogisticalreasons.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Theremovalordershallstatethetimelimitbywhichthe
alcoholmustbephysicallyremovedfromthestorehouses
oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
4.Thealcoholawardedundertheinvitationstotender
providedforinthisRegulationmustbeexportedwithina
timelimitoffourmonthsfromthedateofissueofthe
lastremovalorderrelatingthereto.
Article7
1.Beforetheawardedalcoholisremoved,theinterven­
tionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleandshallanalysethatsampletoverify
thealcoholicstrengthexpressedin%volofthealcohol
inquestion.
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,heshallbe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22February1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo170/94EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
1.FRANCE Longuefuye
53200Château-Gontier5091 39Offflavour(+92%vol)
Miroline
Terre-pleinNord
14600Honfleur1537435+36Offflavour(+92%vol)
Total 20465
2.SPAIN Villarrobledo 5427 39Neutral
Tarancón 69139 39Neutral
VillarrobledoI35836 39Rawalcohol
TarancónI44133 39Rawalcohol
Total 154535
3.ITALY D'Auria 6000 36Neutral
DCA 5000 36Neutral
Mazzari 20000 39Neutral
Bonollo 3500 39Neutral
Sapis(Puglia)]24000 39Neutral
Sasriv 5000 36Neutral
DeLuca 15000 35Neutral
Vinum 35000 39Neutral
Gedis 10000 36Neutral
Dicovisa 1500 35Neutral
D'AuriaI9000 39Rawalcohol
SAIG 5500 39Rawalcohol
Vinal 3000 35Rawalcohol
DeLucaI20000 35Rawalcohol
BaliceI2500 39Rawalcohol
DCA 3000 35Offflavour
CaviroI3000 35Offflavour
DelSalento(Puglia) 2000 35Offflavour

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MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
3.ITALY
(cont'd)Sapis(Campania) 2000 39Offflavour
Rodi(Campania) 4000 35Offflavour
Rodi(Puglia) 4000 35Offflavour
Bertolino 7000 35Offflavour
Enodistil 3000 36Offflavour
Enodistil 2500 39Offflavour
Vinum 4500 39Offflavour
Total 200000
Grandtotal 375000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU2
perlitreortheequivalentthereofinItalianlire,FrenchfrancsorSpanishpesetas,obtainsamplesofthe
alcoholofferedforsale.Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagency
concerned .
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoandused
exclusivelyasmotorfuelinBrazil.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof375000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,200ruedelaLoi,
B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi120buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,130ruedelaLoi,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedatementionedin
point4.
3.Tendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarked'TenderforindividualsaleNo170/94EC
(alcohol),DGVI-E-2—tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on6March1995.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo170/94EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.

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6.Eachtendermustbeaccompanied byattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—EIMA,ViaPalestra81,1-00185Roma(tel.:474991;telex:620331,620252,613003;fax:
4453940,4953940),
—SAVpardelegationde1Onivins,zoneindustrielle,avenuedelaBallastiere,boîtepostale231,F-33505
LibourneCedex(tel.:57510303;telex:572025;telefax:57250725),
—SENPA,Beneficencia 8,E-28004Madrid(tel.:3476500;telex:23427SENPA;fax:5219832).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
IV.Awardofcontract
Within20daysfollowingthedateofreceiptoftheCommission'sdecisionawardingthelotinquestion,the
successfultenderershallprovideevidenceofthelodgingofaperformanceguaranteeofECU72,45per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volwiththeinterventionagencyconcerned.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo171/94EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
1.FRANCE Longuefuye
53200Château-Gontier5092 39Offflavour(+92%vol)
Miroline
Terre-pleinNord
14600Honfleur1537435+36Offflavour(+92%vol)
Total 20466
2.SPAIN Villarrobledo 5427 39Neutral
Tarancón 69138 39Neutral
Villarrobledo 35836 39Rawalcohol
Tarancón 44133 39Rawalcohol
Total 154534
3.ITALY Neri 5000 35Neutral
Neri 20000 39Neutral
Bonollo 10000 39Neutral
Sapis(Puglia) 10500 39Neutral
Sapis(Campania) 10000 39Neutral
DelSalento(Campania) 20000 35Neutral
Sasriv(Campania) 3000 39Neutral
Vinum 6500 36Neutral
Vinum 17000 39Neutral
Enodistil 4000 35Neutral
Gedis 17500 39Neutral
Dicovisa 1500 35Neutral
Bonollo 10500 39Rawalcohol
DCA 6000 35Rawalcohol
GistBrocades 1000 35Rawalcohol
Balice 10000 35Rawalcohol
Balice 10000 36Rawalcohol
Balice 2500 39Rawalcohol
Caviro 5500 35Offflavour
Rodi(Puglia) 2500 39Offflavour
DelSud 4500 35Offflavour
DelSud 2000 36Offflavour

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MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
3.ITALIE
(cont'd)DiTrani(Puglia) 3000 39Offflavour
Bertolino 15000 36Offflavour
EnodistilI1500 35Offflavour
VinumI1000 36Offflavour
TotalI2000001
Grandtotal 375000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU2
perlitreortheequivalentthereofinItalianlire,FrenchfrancsorSpanishpesetas,obtainsamplesofthe
alcoholofferedforsale.Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagency
concerned .
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoandused
exclusivelyasmotorfuelinBrazil.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof375000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,200ruedelaLoi,
B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi120buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,130ruedelaLoi,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedatementionedin
point4.
3.TendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarkedTenderforindividualsaleNo171/94EC
(alcohol),DGVI-E-2—tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on6March1995.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo171/94EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—EIMA,ViaPalestra81,1-00185Roma(tel.:474991;telex:620331,620252,613003;fax:
4453940,4953940),
—SAVpardélégationdel'Onivins,zoneindustrielle,avenuedelaBallastière,boîtepostale231,F-33505
LibourneCedex(tel.:57510303;telex:572025;fax:57250725),
—SENPA,Beneficencia 8,E-28004Madrid(tel.:3476500;telex:23427SENPA;fax:5219832).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
IV.Awardofcontract
Within20daysfollowingthedateofreceiptoftheCommission'sdecisionawardingthelotinquestion,the
successfultenderershallprovideevidenceofthelodgingofaperformanceguaranteeofECU72,45per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volwiththeinterventionagencyconcerned.

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ANNEXII
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGVI/E/2(fortheattentionofMrChiappone/MrVanderStappen)
—telex:22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
—fax: (322)2959252
ANNEXIII
Communication ofrefusaloracceptanceoflotsundertheindividualinvitationtotenderforthe
exportofvinousalcoholopenedbyRegulation (EC)No360/95
—Nameofthesuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloracceptanceofthelotbythesuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
inhectolitresLocation
ofalcoholReasonforrefusaloracceptanceto
takeover