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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No739/95
of31March1995
openinganindividualsalebyinvitationtotenderforvinousalcoholtobeused
inthemotorfuelsectorinSweden
bereleasedasandwhenproofissuppliedofthedestina­
tionanduseofaquantityofalcoholremoved;
Whereasthetenderpricesexpressedinecus/hi,submitted
underinvitationstotenderforvinousalcoholmusttake
accountofanyamendmentsmadeundertheagrimon­
etarysystemestablishedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
3813/92of28December1992ontheunitofaccountand
theconversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(5),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No150/95(<);
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2192/93Q
concerningtheoperativeeventsfortheagricultural
conversionratesusedinthewinesectorandamending
Regulation(EEC)No377/93specifiestheagricultural
conversionratestobeusedtoconvertthepaymentsand
securitiesprovidedforinconnectionwithindividualinvi­
tationstotenderintonationalcurrency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of
16March1987onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/88
of12December1988layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
disposalofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillationopera­
tionsreferredtoinArticles35,36,and39ofRegulation
(EEC)No822/87andheldbyinterventionagencies(2),
WhereaCommissionRegulation(EEC)No377/93(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3152/94(4),lays
downdetailedrulesforthedisposalofalcoholobtained
fromthedistillationoperationsreferredtoinArticles35,
36and39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheldby
interventionagencies;
Whereas,inviewofthecostofstoringalcohol,individual
salesbyinvitationtotendershouldbeopenedforvinous
alcoholobtainedfromthedistillationoperationreferred
toinArticle39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87andheld
bytheSpanishinterventionagency;
Whereasanindividualinvitationtotendershouldbe
organizedforthesaleofvinousalcoholtoSwedenwitha
viewtoitsenduseasmotorfuelinthepublictransport
sector,givenSweden'scapacitytoproducealcohol
intendedforuseinthemotorfuelsectoriscurrently
limited;
Whereasthatuseisunlikelytodisturbtraditionalalcohol
markets;whereas,inaddition,vinousalcoholdoesnot
replacesyntheticalcoholinthiscasebutalcoholobtained
fromrenewablerawmaterials;
Whereascompliancewiththestipulateddestinationand
enduseofthealcoholwillbeguaranteedbythecompe­
tentcontrolauthoritiesintheMemberStates,aslaid
downinArticle37ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,and
alsobyaninternationalcontrolcompanywhichwill
verifycorrectperformanceofthetender,bydenaturing
thealcoholinaccordancewiththespecifications ofthe
SwedishauthoritiesandbyafinancialsecuritywhichwillHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.OneindividualsalebyinvitationtotenderNo
173/95ECshallbeheldofatotalquantityof50000
hectolitresofalcoholobtainedfromthedistillationopera­
tionreferredtoinArticle39ofRegulation(EEC)No
822/87andheldbytheSpanishinterventionagency.
2.Thealcoholofferedforsalemustbeusedonlyas
motorfuelinthepublictransportsectorinSweden.
3.ThealcoholmustbedenaturedinSwedeninac­
cordancewiththespecificationadoptedbytheSwedish
authorities .
Article2
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholcontainedineachvat,
thealcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristics ofthe
alcoholaswellascertainspecificconditionsaregivenin
AnnexItothisRegulation.
(')OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL346,15.12.1988,p.7.
(3)OJNoL43,20.2.1993,p.6.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(6)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.19. (4)OJNoL332,22.12.1994,p.34.

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Article3
1.ThesaleshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticles
13to18and30to38ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
2.Notwithstanding Article18(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
377/93thesuccessfultenderershallpayforthealcohol
awardedtohimandshallassumeresponsibility forany
theft,lossordestructionandforalcoholstoragecosts
undertheinvitationtotenderreferredtointhisRegula­
tionby26June1995atthelatest.
3.Notwithstanding Article18(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
377/93,utilizationofthealcoholawardedmustbe
completedby31December1996atthelatest.
Article4
1.TheperformanceguaranteeshallbeECU36,23per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volandshallbelodgedfor
thetotalquantityofferedforsale.
2.Theperformanceguaranteeshallbereleasedon
demandbytheinterventionagencyconcernedforthe
quantityremovedonceproofissuppliedofthedestina­
tionandintendeduseofthatquantityofalcohol
removed,inaccordancewithCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2220/85(').
Article5
1.Beforetheawardedalcoholisremoved,theinterven­
tionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleandshallanalysethatsampletoverify
thealcoholicstrengthexpressedin%volofthealcohol
inquestion.
Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesampleshow
adifferencebetweenthealcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof
thealcoholtoberemovedandtheminimumalcoholic
strengthbyvolumestatedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender,thefollowingprovisionsshallapply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thesameday,inform
theCommissionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexII,
aswellasthestorerandthesuccessfultenderer:(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheragreetotakeoverthelotwithitscharac­
teristicsasestablished,subjecttotheCommis­
sion'sagreement,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.
Ineithercase,thesuccessfultenderershall,thesame
day,informtheinterventionagencyandtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIII.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,ifhehas
refusedtotakeoverthelotconcerned,heshallbe
immediatelyreleasedfromallhisobligationsrelating
tothatlot.
2.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan­
dise,asprovidedforinparagraph 1,theintervention
agencyshallsupplyhimwithanotherquantityofalcohol
oftherequisitequality,atnoextracharge,withineight
days.
3.Ifphysicalremovalofthealcoholisdelayedby
morethanfiveworkingdaysinrelationtothedateof
acceptanceofthelottoberemovedbythesuccessful
tendererforreasonsimputabletotheinterventionagency,
theMemberStateshallberesponsibleforthepaymentof
compensation .
Article6
Notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraphofArticle36(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93,thealcoholcontainedin
thevatsindicatedinthecommunication fromthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle36ofRegulation
(EEC)No377/93andcoveredbytheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulationmaybesubsti­
tutedbytheinterventionagencyholdingthealcohol
concernedinagreementwiththeCommissionormixed
withotheralcoholdeliveredtotheinterventionagency
untilaremovalorderisissuedforthatalcohol,inpar­
ticularforlogisticalreasons.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
0)OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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ANNEXI
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TOTENDERNo173/95EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristics ofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
numberofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
SPAIN Tarancón C-3 23210 39Neutral
Tarancón D-3 26790 39Neutral
Total 50000
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU
2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinSpanishpesetas,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.
Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentative oftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destination anduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeusedexclusivelyasmotorfuelinthepublictransportsectorinSweden.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submission oftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof50000hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat
200,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussel,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi120buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussel,between11a.m.and12noononthedate
mentionedinpoint4.
3.TendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarkedTenderforindividualsaleNo173/95EC
(alcohol),DGVI-E-2—tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup',whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission .
4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on20April1995.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo173/95EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—SENPA,Beneficencia 8,E-28004Madrid(tel.3476500;telex23427SENPA;fax5219832).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
IV.Awardofcontract
Within20daysfollowingthedateofreceiptoftheCommission'sdecisionawardingthelotinquestion,the
successfultenderershallprovideevidenceofthelodgingofaperformanceguaranteeofECU36,23per
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)No739/95
—Nameofthesuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract :
—Dateofrefusaloracceptanceofthelotbythesuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
inhectolitresLocation
ofalcoholReasonforrefusaloracceptanceto
takeover