EN Official Journal of the European Union L 79/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 293/2007

of 19 March 2007

opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2), lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3) and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.

(2) A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.

(3) Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Tendering procedure No 9/2007 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community.

The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.

2. The total volume put up for sale is 653 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:

(a) one lot with the number 96/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(b) one lot with the number 97/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(c) one lot with the number 98/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(d) one lot with the number 99/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(e) one lot with the number 100/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(f) one lot with the number 101/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(g) one lot with the number 102/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(h) one lot with the number 103/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(i) one lot with the number 104/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(j) one lot with the number 105/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(k) one lot with the number 106/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(l) one lot with the number 107/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(m) one lot with the number 108/2007 EC for a quantity of 53 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.

3. The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

4. Only firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may take part in the tendering procedure.

Article 2

The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 93, 94, 94b, 94c, 94d, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.

Article 3

1. Tenders shall be delivered to the intervention agencies holding the alcohol listed in Annex II or sent by registered mail to the address of the intervention agency.

2. Tenders shall be placed in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked ‘Tender under procedure No 9/2007 EC for use as bioethanol in the Community’, the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.

3. Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 2 April 2007.

Article 4

1. To be eligible for consideration, tenders must comply with Articles 94 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.

2. To be eligible for consideration, when they are presented, tenders must be accompanied by:

(a) proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned;

(b) the name and address of the tenderer, the reference number of the notice of invitation to tender and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(c) an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure;

(d) a statement by tenderers to the effect that: (i) they waive all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded to them; (ii) they agree to submit to any checks made on the destination and use made of the alcohol; (iii) they accept that it is their responsibility to provide evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in the notice of invitation to tender in question.

Article 5

The notifications provided for in Article 94a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 relating to the tendering procedure opened by this Regulation shall be sent to the Commission at the address given in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 6

The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.

The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.

On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale, taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.

Article 7

1. The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:

(a) apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 mutatis mutandis;

(b) carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.

2. The costs of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold.

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 March 2007. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2016/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 38).

(3) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

(4) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

ANNEX I Member State and lot number Location Vat No Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol. Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (Article) Type of alcohol Spain Lot No 96/2007 EC Tarancon A-2 21 335 27 raw B-9 24 685 27 raw B-10 3 980 27 raw Total 50 000 Spain Lot No 97/2007 EC Tarancon C-7 24 882 30 raw D-7 24 659 30 raw C-8 459 30 raw Total 50 000 Spain Lot No 98/2007 EC Tarancon C-8 24 313 30 raw D-8 24 867 30 raw A-6 820 30 raw Total 50 000 France Lot No 99/2007 EC Viniflhor — Port-la-Nouvelle M. Mortefon Entrepôt d’alcool Av. Adolphe-Turrel Bp 62 F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle 8 12 550 27 raw 6 11 590 27 raw 33 6 250 27 raw 8B 1 490 28 raw 8B 2 015 30 raw 6B 8 250 30 raw 6B 1 150 30 raw 6B 555 28 raw 8B 6 150 30 raw Total 50 000 France Lot No 100/2007 EC Viniflhor — Port-la-Nouvelle M. Mortefon Entrepôt d’alcool Av. Adolphe-Turrel Bp 62 F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle 10 14 155 27 raw 13 5 200 27 raw 13B 6 220 30 raw 13B 220 30 raw 13B 645 28 raw 10B 3 920 30 raw 10B 690 30 raw 10B 2 105 28 raw 15 2 980 30 raw 15 9 210 30 raw 33 4 655 27 raw Total 50 000 France Lot No 101/2007 EC Viniflhor — Port-la-Nouvelle M. Mortefon Entrepôt d’alcool Av. Adolphe-Turrel Bp 62 F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle 26 5 790 30 raw 20B 1 080 28 raw 26B 3 485 27 raw 26 3 080 30 raw 22 7 450 30 raw 22 4 910 30 raw 33 12 855 27 raw 20 11 350 27 raw Total 50 000 France Lot No 102/2007 EC Viniflhor — Longuefuye Mme Bretaudeau F-53200 Longuefuye 4B 1 835 28 raw 4 18 410 27 raw 22 4 980 27 raw 9BIS 2 245 30 raw 9BIS 915 30 raw 9BIS 4 425 28 raw 9 14 900 27 raw 4B 815 30 raw 4B 1 475 30 raw Total 50 000 France Lot No 103/2007 EC Deulep M. Coulomb Bld Chanzy F-30800 Saint-Gilles-du-Gard 73B 5 930 27 raw 501 7 510 27 raw 503 5 450 27 raw 506 7 120 30 raw 504B 6 765 27 raw 501B 570 30 raw 501B 1 010 30 raw 506 1 530 30 raw 506 275 28 raw 502 9 145 27 raw 73 930 30 raw 503B 270 28 raw 503B 2 545 30 raw 503B 950 30 raw Total 50 000 France Lot No 104/2007 EC Deulep — Psl F-13230 Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône D2 2 745 28 raw D2 28 630 30 raw D2 18 625 30 raw Total 50 000 Italy Lot No 105/2007 EC Cipriani — Chizzola d’Ala (TN) 27a 4 700 27 raw Dister — Faenza (RA) 127a 4 500 27 raw I.C.V. — Borgoricco (PD) 6a 2 200 27 raw Mazzari — S. Agata sul Santerno (RA) 4a-15a 10 100 30 raw Tampieri — Faenza (RA) 6a-7a-16a 1 500 27 raw Villapana — Faenza (RA) 4a-2a-10a 7 300 27 raw Deta-Barberino Val d’Elsa (FI) 7a 2 200 27 raw Caviro — Faenza (RA) 15a-6a-8a-5a 17 500 27 raw Total 50 000 Italy Lot No 106/2007 EC Bonollo — Paduni (FR) 35a-37a 24 500 27/30 raw Mazzari — S. Agata sul Santerno (RA) 4a-15a 12 100 30 raw Di Lorenzo — Ponte Valleceppi (PG) 19a-22a 10 500 27 raw D’Auria — Ortona (CH) 22a-62a-76a 1 000 27 raw S.V.A. — Ortona (CH) 19a 1 900 30 raw Total 50 000 Italy Lot No 107/2007 EC Balice Distill. — San Basilio Mottola (TA) 4a 1 900 27 raw Balice S.n.c. — Valenzano (BA) 1a-13a-14a-15a-16a-45a 8 300 27 raw De Luca — Novoli (LE) 1a-8a-9a 2 800 27 raw Bertolino — Partinico (PA) 24a-27a 18 700 30 raw D’Auria — Ortona (CH) 22a-62a-76a 6 000 27 raw S.V.M. — Sciacca (AG) 2a-3a-4a-8a-21a-30a-35a-36a-37 4 200 27/30 raw GE.DIS — Marsala (TP) 14b 8 100 30 raw Total 50 000 Greece Lot No 108/2007 EC Οινοποιητικός συνεταιρισμός Μεσσηνίας Πύργος τριφυλίας (Oinopoiitikos Sinetairismos Messinias) 76 454,96 30 raw 77 432,94 30 raw 85 1 782,89 30 raw 86 1 684,51 30 raw 87 1 756,59 30 raw 88 1 753,86 30 raw 95 873,44 30 raw 75 444,79 30 raw 28 904,89 30 raw 80 463,46 30 raw 73 387,14 30 raw 78 27,72 30 raw 15 1 747,04 30 raw 16 1 713,67 30 raw 26 853,18 30 raw 74 427,35 30 raw 17 1 743,76 30 raw 94 887,65 30 raw 84 1 786,52 30 raw 79 439,47 30 raw 93 908,63 30 raw 83 1 795,78 30 raw 82 1 758,86 30 raw 12 1 800,87 30 raw 11 1 744,16 30 raw 18 1 707,83 30 raw 13 1 788,73 30 raw 96 827,49 30 raw 81 1 805,07 30 raw 14 1 800,04 30 raw 97 915,07 30 raw 92 908,96 30 raw 99 911,94 30 raw 25 905,06 30 raw 108 432,18 30 raw 107 432,77 30 raw 105 448,22 30 raw 106 441,22 30 raw 27 897,73 30 raw 29 579,19 30 raw 30 667,69 30 raw 19 901,65 27 raw 20 892,07 27 raw 21 900,28 27 raw 22 899,54 27 raw 23 882,32 27 raw 24 653,58 27 raw 89 847,09 27 raw 90 880,83 27 raw 91 856,22 27 raw 98 878,23 27 raw 100 745,61 27 raw Total 53 380,74

ANNEX II Intervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3 Viniflhor — Libourne Délégation nationale, 17 avenue de la Ballastière, BP 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (Tél. (33-5) 57 55 20 00; télex 57 20 25; fax (33) 557 55 20 59) FEGA Beneficencia, 8, E-28004 Madrid (Tél. (34-91) 347 64 66; fax (34-91) 347 64 65) AGEA Via Torino, 45, I-00184 Rome (Tél. (39) 06 49 49 97 14; fax (39) 06 49 49 97 61) Ο.Π.Ε.Κ.Ε.Π.Ε. Αχαρνών (Aharnon) 241, 10446 Athènes, Grèce (Tél. (30-210) 212 47 99; fax (30-210) 212 47 91)