NoL221/22|EN|OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.9.95
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2203/95
of18September1995
openinganindividualsalebyinvitationtotenderfortheexportofvinous
alcohol
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2192/93(*)
concerningtheoperativeeventsfortheagricultural
conversionratesusedinthewinesectorandamending
Regulation(EEC)No377/93specifiestheagricultural
conversionratestobeusedtoconvertthepaymentsand
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),
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No377/93(%as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3152/94(*),lays
downdetailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtained
fromthedistillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,
36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldby
interventionagencies;
Whereasanindividualinvitationtotendershouldbeheld
fortheexportofvinousalcoholobtainedfromthedistil­
lationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,36and39of
Regulation(EEC)No822/87andheldbytheGreekinter­
ventionagency;whereasforlogisticalreasonsalotof
75000hectolitresofalcoholshouldbeconstituted,
comprisingallthealcoholinquestionstoredinGreece,
andthebalancebeingmadeupofvinousalcoholstored
inItaly;
Whereasexportationofthatalcoholtocertaincountries
oftheCaribbeanandcentralAmericaforultimateuseas
motorfuelisthemostappropriatemethodofdisposal
andwillhelptoensurethatthealcoholmarketisnot
disturbed;
WhereastheGreekinterventionagencyalsoholdsa
quantityof1248hectolitresofvinousalcoholunder
nationaladministration ;
Whereastheamountoftheperformanceguaranteemust
takeaccountofthefactthatlargequantitiesofalcohol
maybestoredinthecountriesoftheCaribbeanand
centralAmericaconcernedandensurethatthealcoholis
actuallyusedfortheintendedpurpose;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
AnindividualsalebyinvitationtotenderNo183/95EC
shallbeheldforatotalquantityof75000hectolitresof
alcoholobtainedfromthedistillationoperationsreferred
toinArticles35,36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No
822/87andheldbytheGreekandItalianintervention
agencies.
Article2
Thealcoholofferedforsale:
—shallbeforexportoutsidetheEuropeanCommunity ,
—mustbeimportedintoanddehydratedinoneofthe
followingthirdcountries:
—CostaRica,
—Guatemala,
—Honduras,includingtheSwanIslands,
—ElSalvador,
—SaintChristopherandNevis,
—Bahamas,
—DominicanRepublic,
—AntiguaandBarbuda,
—Dominica,
—BritishVirginIslandsandMontserrat,
—Jamaica,
—SaintLucia,
—SaintVincent,includingtheNorthernGrenadines,
—Barbados,
—TrinidadandTobago,
—Belize,
—Grenada,includingtheSouthernGrenadines,
(«)OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.19.(>)OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
(2OJNoL148,30.6.1995,p.31.0OJNoL346,15.12.1988,p.7.
(4)OJNoL43,20.2.1993,p.6.
HOfNoL332,22.12.1994,p.34.

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2.Theawardedalcoholshallbeusedwithinthreeyears
fromthedateoffirstremoval.—Aruba,
—NetherlandsAntilles(Curasao,Bonaire,Saint
Eustace,SabaandthesouthernpartofSaint
Martin),
—Guyana,
—VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates,
—Haiti,
—mustbeusedonlyasmotorfuel.Article7
Tobevalid,tendersmustindicatetheplacewhereend
useofthealcoholawardedistotakeplaceandmust
includeanundertakingbythetenderertotheeffectthat
thealcoholwillbesenttothatdestinationandusedfor
thatpurpose.Thetendershallalsoincludeproofthatthe
tendererhasbindingcommitmentswithanoperatorin
themotorfuelsectorinoneofthethirdcountrieslisted
inArticle2whohasundertakentodehydratethealcohol
awardedinoneofthosecountriesandtoexportitforuse
solelyasmotorfuel.Article3
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholcontainedineachvat,
thealcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristics ofthe
alcoholaswellascertainspecificconditionsaregivenin
theAnnexIhereto.
Article4
ThesaleshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticles13to
18andArticles30to38ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
Article5
1.ThetenderingsecurityreferredtoinArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93shallbeECU3,622per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volumeandshallbelodged
forthetotalquantityofalcoholofferedforsaleinthe
invitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle1.
Maintenance ofthetenderafterthetimelimitforsubmit­
tingtendersandthelodgingofaperformanceguarantee
shallconstitutetheprimaryrequirements withinthe
meaningofArticle20ofRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(')
asregardsthetenderingsecurity.
Thetenderingsecurityshallbereleasedimmediatelyif
thetenderisnotacceptedorifthesuccessfultenderer
meetstheconditionssetoutintheprecedingsubpara­
graph.
2.TheperformanceguaranteeshallbeECU30,19per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volume.
TheguaranteeshallbereleasedinaccordancewithArticle
34(3)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.Article8
1.Beforetheawardedalcoholisremoved,theinterven­
tionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleandshallanalysethatsampletoverify
thealcoholicstrengthexpressedin%volofthealcohol
inquestion.
Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesampleshow
adifferencebetweenthealcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof
thealcoholtoberemovedandtheminimumalcoholic
strengthbyvolumestatedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender,thefollowingprovisionsshallapply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thesameday,inform
theCommissionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexII,
aswellasthestorerandthesuccessfultenderer;
(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheragreetotakethelotwithitscharacteristics
asestablished,subjecttotheCommission'sagree­
ment,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.
Ineithercase,thesuccessfultenderershall,thesame
day,informtheinterventionagencyandtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIII.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,ifhehas
refusedtotakeoverthelotconcerned,heshallbe
immediatelyreleasedfromallhisobligationsrelating
tothatlot.
2.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan­
dise,asprovidedforinparagraph 1,theintervention
agencyshallsupplyhimwithanotherquantityofalcohol
oftherequisitequality,atnoextracharge,withina
maximumofeightdays.
3.Ifphysicalremovalofthealcoholisdelayedby
morethanfiveworkingdaysinrelationtothedateof
acceptanceofthelottoberemovedbythesuccessful
tendererforreasonsattributable totheintervention
agency,theMemberStateshallberesponsibleforthe
paymentofcompensation .Article6
1.Thealcoholawardedundertheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1shallbeexportedby31March
1996atthelatest.
(')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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veredtotheinterventionagencyuntilaremovalorderis
issuedforthatalcohol,inparticularforlogisticalreasons.Article9
Notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraphofArticle36(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93,thealcoholcontainedin
thevatsindicatedinthecommunication fromthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle36ofRegulation
(EEC)No377/93andcoveredbytheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulationmaybesubsti­
tutedbyalcoholofthesametypebytheintervention
agenciesholdingthealcoholconcernedinagreement
withtheCommission ,ormixedwithotheralcoholdeli­Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18September1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo183/95EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
1.GREECE Anthia(Patra) A4
A5
A6
A7
A12
Al
A2
A3978
970
718
719
901
967
971
95735+36+39
39
39
39
39
39
39
39Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Volos 22
23
28
37701
703
249
80739
39
39
39Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Sitia(Kiiti) 47
46
30
32
43
33
38926
941
562
558
928
471
56939
39
36+39
39
39
39
39Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Neutral
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Neutral
Neutral
Halkida 14
5604
19339
35+39Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Halkida 3
6
7
8
15
10
9
2
20358
357
357
345
500
336
244
357
3835
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Megara 35
32678
75235
35Rawalcohol
Rawalcohol
Total 19715

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MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
2.ITALY Ind.Chimica
ValenzianaSpA 6417 39Rawalcohol
BertolinoSpA 6911 35Rawalcohol
F.lliBaliceSne 6417 39Rawalcohol
NeriSrl 2962 35Rawalcohol
Co.Ri.MeSeri 4936 39Rawalcohol
Lav.SocialeVinacce
ModenaSpA 2962 35Rawalcohol
G.DiLorenzoSpA 8885 35Rawalcohol
CAVIROSeri 11847 39Rawalcohol
Dist.delSudSpA 1974 39Rawalcohol
VinumSpA1974 35Rawalcohol
Total 55285
Grandtotal 75000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU
2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinItalianlireorGreekdrachmas,obtainsamplesofthealcohol
offeredforsale.Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentativeoftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destinationanduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity .Itmustbeimportedintoanddehy­
dratedinoneofthenon-membercountrieslistedinArticle2ofthisRegulationasforuseexclusivelyas
motorfuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof75000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
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2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,200ruedelaLoi/
Wetstraat,B-1049Brussels,or#CQ50#Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthe
lodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythefollowinginterventionagencies:
—EIMA,viaPalestre81,1-00185Roma(tel.474991;telex620331,620252,613003;fax4453940,
4953940),
—MinistryofAgriculture—DIDAGEP,241,AcharnonStreet,Athens(tel.:8677618,telex:221701,
fax:8671111).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
IV.Awardofcontract
ThesuccessfultenderermustprovideproofthataperformanceguaranteeofECU30,19perhectolitreof
alcoholat100%vol.hasbeenlodgedwitheachinterventionagencyconcernedwithintwentydaysofthe
dateofreceiptoftheCommissiondecisionawardingthealcoholcontract

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ANNEXII
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGVI(E-2)(fortheattentionofMrChiappone/MrVanderStappen)
—telex:22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
—fax: (322)2959252.
ANNEXIII
Communication ofrefusaloracceptanceoflotsundertheindividualinvitationtotenderforthe
exportofvinousalcoholopenedbyRegulation (EC)No2203/95
—Nameofthesuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloracceptanceofthelotbythesuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
inhectolitresLocation
ofalcoholReasonforrefusaloracceptanceto
takeover