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of10August1993
openingasalebyindividualinvitationtotenderfortheexportofalcoholof
vinousorigin
andsecuritiesunderthisinvitationtotenderintothe
nationalcurrencies ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of
16March1987onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1566/93(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/88
of12December1988layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
disposalofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillationopera­
tionsreferredtoinArticles35,36and39ofRegulation
(EEC)No822/87andheldbyinterventionagencies(3),
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No377/93(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2192/93C*),laysdown
detailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtainedfrom
distillationasprovidedforinArticles35,36and39of
Regulation (EEC)No822/87andheldbyintervention
agencies;
Whereassubstantialquantitiesofnon-rectifiedalcohol
comprisingby-productsfromthemanufactureofneutral
alcoholofvinousoriginarestoredinFranceandItaly;
whereas,onaccountofthecostofstorageofsuchalcohol,
anindividualinvitationtotendershouldbeopenedto
disposeofit;
Whereas,onaccountofthehighmethanolcontentand
acidityofsuchalcohol,directdehydrationisimpossible ;
whereas,asaconsequence ,salestothecountriescovered
bytheCaribbeanbasininitiativeforenduseasmotorfuel
wouldbeuneconomical ;
Whereasasaleshouldbeorganizedforexportwithaview
tosuchalcoholbeingusedforindustrialpurposesre­
quiringrectificationtwiceover;
Whereasaperformancesecurityandasystemofspecific
controlsshouldensurethatthemarketforalcoholand
spirituousbeveragesisnotdisturbed ;
Whereastheoperativeeventsfortheagriculturalconver­
sionratesdescribedinCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No2192/93shouldbeappliedtoconvertthepaymentsHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.AsalebyindividualinvitationtotenderNo98/93
shallbeheldofatotalquantityof50000hectolitresof
alcoholat100%volobtainedfromdistillation as
providedforinArticles35,36and39ofRegulation(EEC)
No822/87andcomprisingby-productsfromthemanu­
factureofneutralalcoholofvinousorigin.
2.Thealcoholputupforsale:
—shallbeforexportoutsidetheEuropeanEconomic
Community totheMaghrebcountries(Morocco,
AlgeriaandTunisia),
—mustberectifiedintheCommunity ,
—mustbeusedintheabovementioned countriessolely
forindustrialpurposesand/orinthecosmeticsand/or
pharmaceutical industries;useinthemanufactureof
spirituousbeveragesorvinegarshallbestrictlypro­
hibited.
Article2
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholineachvat,thealco­
holicstrengthofthealcoholandcertainspecificcondi­
tionsaregivenintheAnnexhereto.
Article3
ThesaleshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No377/93,andinparticularArticles10to18and
30to38thereof.
However :
—tobeadmissible,tendersmustspecifytheexactuseto
whichthealcoholistobeput,
—notwithstanding Article16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No377/93,theCommissionmaydecide,inaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle83of
Regulation (EEC)No822/87,onthebasisofthe
tenderssubmittedand,whereapplicable,thetypeof
enduseplanned,toawardacontractortotake
noactioninrespectoftendersreceived,(')OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.39.
0OJNoL346,15.12.1988,p.7.
(4)OJNoL43,20.2.1993,p.6.
0OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.19.

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—thealcoholmusthavebeencompletelyusedwithin
twoyearsfromthedateofremovalofthefirstbatch,
—thealcoholmayonlyberemovedaftertheplaceof
endusehasbeenindicated,afterthesuccessful
tendererhasprovidedanundertakingtoobservethat
destinationandaftertheendusersofthealcoholhave
providedbindingundertakingsspecifyingthatthe
alcoholwillbeusedsolelyforthespecifiedpurposes
inthethirdcountriesconcerned .
Article4
Notwithstanding Article34(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No377/93,thealcoholremovedshallbedeemedtohave
beentotallyusedforthepurposeslaiddownif:
—theproofofarrivalatdestinationoftherectified
alcoholandproofthatithasbeenusedforthe
purposeslaiddownhavebeenprovided,—reasonsaregivenforlossesofalcoholduringopera­
tionstorectifynon-rectifiedalcohol,
—theby-productsofrectificationaredestroyedunder
thesupervisionofthecompetentinspectionagency.
Article5
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3002/92(')andRegu­
lation(EEC)No2220/85(2)shallapplysaveasotherwise
providedforherein.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10August1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL301,17.10.1992,p.17.0OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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ANNEX
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo98/93EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
FRANCE Deulep
30800—Saint-Gilles
-du-Gard 13060 35Offflavour+92°
Soterm
39,av.G.-Brassens
13230—Port-Saint­
Louis-du-Rhone 20920 35Offflavour+92°
Longuefuye
53200—Chateau­
Gonthier 16020 35Offflavour+92°
Total 50000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU2
perlitreortheequivalentthereofinnationalcurrency,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.Such
samplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedinparticularbyaninternational
securitycompanyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned .
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof50000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,200ruedelaLoi,
B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi120buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,130ruedelaLoi,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedatementionedinpoint
4.
3.Tendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarked'TenderforindividualsaleNo96/93EC(alcohol),
DGVI-E-2—tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedinanenve­
lopeaddressedtotheCommission .
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5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo98/93EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93
andinArticle3ofthisRegulation .
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—SAVpardélégationde1Onivins,zoneindustrielle,avenuedelaBallastière,boîtepostale231,F-33505
LibourneCedex(tel.57510303;telex:572025;fax:57250725).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
IV.Awardofcontract
AtthesametimeasheprovidesevidenceofthelodgingofaperformancesecurityofECU60perhectolitre
ofalcoholat100%vol,thesuccessfultendererwillobtainastatementofawardfromtheintervention
agencyconcernedwithin20daysofthedateofreceiptoftheCommission'sdecisionawardingthelotin
question.