NoL274/10EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.10.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2049/96
of25October1996
openingindividualinvitationstotenderforthesaleforexportofalcoholof
vinousorigin
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThreesalesbyindividualinvitationtotenderNos211/96
EC,212/96ECand213/96ECshallbeheldforatotal
quantityof150000hectolitresofalcoholobtainedfrom
distillationasprovidedforinArticles35,36and39of
Regulation(EEC)No822/87andheldbytheItalianand
Spanishinterventionagencies.
IndividualinvitationstotenderNos211/96EC,212/96
ECand213/96ECshallcoveraquantityof50000hecto­
litresofalcoholat100%voleach.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)No3152/94(*),lays
downdetailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtained
fromdistillationasprovidedforinArticles35,36and39
ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldbyintervention
agencies',
Whereasindividualinvitationstotendershouldbe
openedfortheexportofvinousalcoholtocertainCarib­
beanandCentralAmericancountriessoastoguarantee
continuityofsuppliestothosecountriesandreducethe
Communitystockofvinousalcohol;
Whereasaspecificsecurityshouldbeprovidedforto
ensurethatthealcoholisactuallyexportedfromthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunityandanyfailureto
complywiththedatelaiddownforexportshouldbe
progressivelypenalized;whereasthesecuritymustbe
separatefromtheperformanceguaranteeensuringin
particularthatthealcoholisremovedfromstorageand
thealcoholawardedisusedforthepurposeslaiddown;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2192/93(6),
concerningcertainoperativeeventsfortheagricultural
conversionratesusedinthewinesectorandamendingin
particularRegulation(EEC)No377/93,specifiestheagri­
culturalconversionratestobeusedtoconvertpayments
andsecuritiesprovidedforinconnectionwithindividual
invitationstotenderintonationalcurrency;Article2
Thealcoholofferedforsale:
—shallbeforexportoutsidetheEuropeanCommunity ,
—mustbeimportedintoanddehydratedinCostaRica
inthecaseofindividualinvitationtotenderNo
211/96EC,inElSalvadorinthecaseofindividual
invitationtotenderNo212/96ECandinJamaicain
thecaseofindividualinvitationtotenderNo213/96
EC,
—mustbeusedonlyasmotorfuel.
Article3
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholcontainedineachvat,
thealcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristics ofthe
alcoholaswellascertainspecificconditionsshallbeas
setoutinAnnexIhereto.
Article4
ThesalesshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticles13
to18and30to38ofRegulation (EEC)No377/93.
However,notwithstanding Article15ofRegulation(EEC)
No377/93,theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
fortheinvitationstotendercoveredbythisRegulation,
shallfallbetweentheeighthandthe25thdayfollowing
thedateofpublicationoftheindividualinvitationsto
tender.(')OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
(*JOJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.31.
(3)OJNoL346,15.12.1988,p.7.
4OJNoL43,20.2.1993,p.6.nOJNoL332,22.12.1994,p.34.
(6)OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.19.

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tationtotenderinquestioninthecaseofthesecurityto
ensureexport,expressedinecusperhectolitreat100%
vol.
Article6
1.Thealcoholawardedundertheinvitationstotender
referredtoinArticle1shallbeexportedby30June1997
atthelatest.
2.Thealcoholawardedshallbeusedwithintwoyears
ofthedateoffirstremoval.
Article7
Tobeadmissible,tendersmustindicatetheplacewhere
enduseofthealcoholawardedistotakeplaceandmust
includeanundertakingbythetenderertotheeffectthat
thealcoholwillbesenttothatdestinationandusedfor
thatpurpose.Thetendershallalsoincludeproofthatthe
tendererhasbindingcommitmentswithanoperatorin
themotor-fuelsectorinoneofthethirdcountrieslisted
inArticle2whohasundertakentodehydratethealcohol
awardedinoneofthosecountriesandtoexportitforuse
solelyasmotorfuel.Article5
1.ThetenderingsecurityreferredtoinArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93shallbeECU3,622per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volandshallbelodgedfor
thetotalquantityofalcoholofferedforsaleundereach
invitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle1.
Maintenanceofthetenderaftertheclosingdateforthe
submissiontendersandtheprovisionofasecurityto
ensureexportandofaperformanceguaranteeshall
constitutetheprimaryrequirementswithinthemeaning
ofArticle20ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2220/85(')asregardsthetenderingsecurity.
Thetenderingsecuritylodgedforeachinvitationto
tenderreferredtoinArticle1shallbereleasedimmedi­
atelyifthetenderisnotacceptedorifthesuccessful
tendererhadlodgedthefullsecuritytoensureexportand
theentireperformanceguaranteefortheinvitationto
tenderinquestion.
2.ThesecuritytoensureexportshallamounttoECU
5perhectolitreofalcoholat100%volandshallbe
lodgedforeachquantityofalcoholcoveredbyaremoval
orderundereachinvitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle
1.
Thesecurityshallbereleasedonlybytheintervention
agencyholdingthealcoholforeachquantityofalcohol
forwhichproofhasbeenfurnishedthatithasbeen
exportedwithinthetimelimitlaiddowninArticle6.
Notwithstanding Article23ofRegulation (EEC)No
2220/85,andexceptincasesofforcemajeure,wherethe
timelimitlaiddowninArticle6hasnotbeencomplied
with,thesecuritytoensureexportofECU5perhecto­
litreofalcoholat100%volshallbeforfeitasfollows:
(a)15%inallcases;
(b)0,33%oftheamountremainingafterdeductionof
the15%,foreachdaythetimelimitinquestionis
exceeded.
3.TheperformanceguaranteeshallbeECU25per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
TheguaranteeshallbereleasedinaccordancewithArticle
34(3)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
4.Notwithstanding Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No
377/93,thesecuritycoveringexportandtheperformance
guaranteeshallbelodgedsimultaneously witheachinter­
ventionagencyconcerned,foreachinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulationnotlaterthan
thedayofissueofaremovalorderforthequantityof
alcoholconcerned .
5.Theagriculturalconversionratetobeappliedfor
conversionintonationalcurrencyshallbethatinforceon
theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftendersfortheinvi­Article8
1.Beforethealcoholawardedisremoved,theinterven­
tionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleandshallanalysethatsampletoverify
thealcoholicstrengthbyvolume(%vol)ofthealcoholin
question.
Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesampleshow
adifferencebetweenthealcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof
thealcoholtoberemovedandtheminimumalcoholic
strengthbyvolumestatedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender,thefollowingprovisionsshallapply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thesameday,inform
theCommissionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexII,
aswellasthestorerandthesuccessfultenderer,
(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—agreetotakeoverthelotwithitscharacteristics as
established,subjecttotheCommission'sagree­
ment,or
—refusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.
Ineithercase,thesuccessfultenderershall,thesameday,
informtheinterventionagencyandtheCommission
thereofinaccordancewithAnnexIII.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,ifhehas
refusedtotakeoverthelotconcerned,heshallbeim­
mediatelyreleasedfromallhisobligationsrelatingtothat
lot. (')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle36ofRegulation
(EEC)No377/93andcoveredbytheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulationmaybe
remplacedbyalcoholofthesametypebytheinterven­
tionagenciesholdingthealcoholconcernedinagreement
withtheCommission ,ormixedwithotheralcoholdeli­
veredtotheinterventionagencyuntilaremovalorderis
issuedforthatalcohol,inparticularforlogisticalreasons.2.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan­
dise,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,theintervention
agencyshallsupplyhimwithanotherquantityofalcohol
oftherequisitequality,atnoextracharge,withina
maximumofeightdays.
3.Ifphysicalremovalofthealcoholisdelayedby
morethanfiveworkingdaysinfromthedateofaccep­
tanceofthelottoberemovedbythesuccessfultenderer
forreasonsattributabletotheinterventionagency,the
MemberStateshallbeliableforpaymentofcompensa­
tion.
Article9
Notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraphofArticle36(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93,thealcoholcontainedin
thevatsindicatedinthecommunication fromtheArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25October1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

26.10.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL274/13
ANNEXI
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo211/96EC
I.Placeofstorage,quantityandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatQuantityin
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
SPAIN Villarrobledo 15 3454135+36Rawalcohol
Villarrobledo 17 15459 39Rawalcohol
Total 50000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU
2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinSpanishpesetas,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.
Suchsamplesaretobetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoand
dehydratedinoneofthethirdcountrieslistedinArticle2ofthisRegulationforuseexclusivelyasmotor
fuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalinspection
bodyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersaretobesubmittedfor50000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresofalcoholat100%
vol.
Tendersrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat
200,B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedate
mentionedinpoint4.
3.TendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarkedTenderforindividualsaleNo211/96EC
(alcohol),DGVI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on8November1996.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo211/96EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,
specifythefinaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofofanundertakingwithan
operatorcoveringdehydrationandusesolelyasmotorfuel.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—FEGA,Beneficencia 8,E-28004Madrid(tel.3476500,telex:23427FEGA,fax:5219832).
ThesecuritymustamounttoECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.

NoL274/14EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.10.96
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo212/96EC
I.Placeofstorage,quantityandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatQuantityin
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
ITALY BertolinoSpA—Partinico(PA) 10000 35Rawalcohol
BonolloSpA—Formigine(MO) 15000 36Rawalcohol
I.C.V.SpA—Borgoricco(PD) 5000 39Rawalcohol
F.lliCiprianiSpA—Chizzolad'Ala(TN) 7500 35Rawalcohol
VillapanaSpA—Faenza(RA) 7500 35Rawalcohol
Ge.Dis.SpA—Marsala 5000 39Rawalcohol
Total 50000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentof
ECU2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinItalianlire,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.
Suchsamplesaretobetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoand
dehydratedinoneofthethirdcountrieslistedinArticle2ofthisRegulationforuseexclusivelyasmotor
fuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalinspection
bodyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersaretobesubmittedfor50000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresofalcoholat100%
vol.
Tendersrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered .
2.Tendersmust
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat
200,B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCom­
munities,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedate
mentionedinpoint4.
3.TendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarkedTenderforindividualsaleNo212/96EC
(alcohol),DGVI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on8November1996.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo212/96EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,
specifythefinaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofanundertakingwithanoperator
coveringdehydrationandusesolelyasmotorfuel.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—AIMA,ViaPalestro81,1-00185Rome(tel.474991;telex620331,620252,613003;fax4453940,
4953940).
ThesecuritymustamounttoECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo213/96EC
I.Placeofstorage,quantityandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatQuantityin
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
ITALY EnodistilSpA—Alcamo(TP) 5000 35Rawalcohol
Dist.CentroAdriaticoAscoliPiceno(AP) 7500 35Rawalcohol
CaviroSeri—Faenza(RA) 7500 35Rawalcohol
BaliceSno—Valenzano (BA) 5000 36Rawalcohol
CaviroSeri—Faenza(RA) 5000 36Rawalcohol
DiTraniSpA—Trani(BA) 10000 39Rawalcohol
KronionSeri—Agrigento(AG) 5000 39Rawalcohol
DistercoopSeri—Faenza(RA) 5000 39Rawalcohol
Total 50000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentof
ECU2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinItalianlire,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.
Suchsamplesaretobetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoanddehy­
dratedinoneofthethirdcountrieslistedinArticle2ofthisRegulationforuseexclusivelyasmotorfuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalinspection
bodyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersaretobesubmittedfor50000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresofalcoholat100%
vol.
Tendersrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat
200,B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi130buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCom­
munities,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedate
mentionedinpoint4.
3.Tendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarked'TenderforindividualsaleNo213/96EC
(alcohol),DGVI(E-2),tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on8November1996.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo213/96EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,
specifythefinaldestinationofthealcoholawardedandincludeproofofanundertakingwithan
operatorcoveringdehydrationandusesolelyasmotorfuel.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—AIMA,ViaPalestro81,1-00185Rome(tel.474991;telex620331,620252,613003;fax4453940,
4953940).
ThesecuritymustamounttoECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.

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ANNEXII
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGVI(E-2)(AttentionMrChiappone/MrVanderStappen)
—telex: 22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekalphabet),
—fax: (322)2959252.
ANNEXIII
Notification ofrefusaloracceptanceoflotsundertheindividualinvitationtotenderforthe
exportofvinousalcoholopenedbyRegulation (EC)No2049/96
—Nameofthesuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloracceptanceofthelotbythesuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
(hectolitres)Location
ofalcoholReasonforrefusaloracceptanceto
takeover