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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2343/2000
of 23 October 2000
opening tendering procedures for the sale of wine alcohol exclusively for use in third countries in
the fuel sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1493/1999of17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market inwine(
1),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1623/2000
of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementingRegulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisationof the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms(
2),
and in particular Article 86 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Regulation(EC)No1623/2000laysdown, interalia,the
detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol arisingfromdistillationunderArticles27,28and30ofRegula-tion(EC)No1493/1999heldbyinterventionagencies.
(2)Tendering procedures should be opened for the sale ofwine alcohol for export to the third countries listed inArticle86ofRegulation(EC)No1623/2000exclusivelyforuseinthefuelsectorinathirdcountry,withaviewtoreducingstocksofwinealcoholofCommunityoriginand giving the third countries listed in this Articlegreater continuity of supply. The wine alcohol ofCommunity origin in storage in the Member Statesconsists of quantities produced from distillation underArticles35,36and39ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of16March1987onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinwine(
3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC) No 1677/1999(4).
(3)SincetheadoptionofCouncilRegulation(EC)No2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetaryarrangements for the euro(
5), the prices offered in
tenders and securities must be expressed in euro andpayments must be made in euro.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
TenderingproceduresNos290/2000ECand291/2000ECare
hereby opened for the sale of a total volume of 300000hectolitres of alcohol exclusively for use in the fuel sector inthird countries. The alcohol concerned was produced from
distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC)No822/87andisheldbytheItalianandFrenchinterventionagencies.
Tendering procedures Nos 290/2000 EC and 291/2000 EC
shalleachrelatetoavolumeof150000hectolitresofalcoholat 100% volume.
Article 2
The alcohol put up for sale for export from the European
Community shall be imported into one of the third countrieslistedinArticle86ofRegulation(EC)No1623/2000andmustbe used in accordance with that Article.
Article 3
Theplaceofstorage,thevatnumbers,thevolumeofalcoholin
each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of thealcohol,certainspecificconditions,aswellastheaddressoftheCommissiondepartmentresponsibleforreceivingtendersshallbe as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 4
ThesaleshallbeconductedinaccordancewithArticles87,88,
89,90,91,95,96,100,101and102ofRegulation(EC)No1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
Article 5
The minimum price which may be offered shall be EUR 7,5
perhectolitreofalcoholat100%volumefortenderingproce-dureNo290/2000ECandEUR 7,5perhectolitreofalcoholat100% volume for tendering procedure No 291/2000 EC.
Article 6
1. Physical removal of the alcohol from the storehouses of
eachoftheinterventionagenciesconcernedmustbecompletedno later than 31 May 2001.
2. The alcohol awarded under the tendering procedures
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulationmustbeexportednolater than 30 June 2001.
Article 7
To be eligible for consideration, tenders shall entail presenta-
tion of the undertakings and documents listed in Annex II tothis Regulation and must comply with Articles 88 and 97 ofRegulation (EC) No 1623/2000.
(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45.
(3) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8.
(5) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
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Article 8
TheformalitiesforsamplingshallbeassetoutinArticles91
and 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.
Article 9
TheexportsecurityshallbeEUR 3perhectolitreofalcoholat
100% volume.Article 10
The Commission department referred to in Article 91(5) of
Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 shall be that indicated inAnnex III to this Regulation.
Article 11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublica-
tion in theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 23 October 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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MemberState Location VatNoVolumeinhectolitres
ofalcoholat100%
volumeRegulation
(EEC)No822/87
ArticleTypeofalcoholANNEX I
TENDERING PROCEDURE No 290/2000 EC FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE IN THE
FUEL SECTOR IN A THIRD COUNTRY
I.Place of storage, volume andcharacteristics of the alcohol put up for sale
ITALY Bertolino—Partinico(PA) 11682,00 35 raw
8,67 36 raw
70,79 39 raw
232,51 35 neutral
5,73 36 neutral
Enodistil—Alcamo(TP) 1772,82 35 raw
Gedis—Marsala(TP) 1716,00 35 raw
33,67 39 raw
Russo—S.Venerina(CT) 166,47 35 raw
1393,95 39 raw
94,74 35 neutral
143,27 36 neutral
S.V.M.—ContradaScunchipani(AG) 714,71 39 raw
Trapas—Petrosino(TP) 736,27 35 raw
1523,99 39 raw
Bonollo-Anagni—Paduni(FR) 11128,00 39 raw
BonolloUmberto—Mestrino(PD) 526,07 35 raw
434,30 39 raw
CantineVenete—PontediPiave(TV) 691,66 35 raw
Caviro—Faenza(RA) 8618,00 35 raw
2841,70 39 raw
Cipriani—ChizzoladiAla(TN) 5679,02 39 raw
D'Auria—Ortona(CH) 4840,00 35 raw
1974,56 39 raw
36,87 35 neutral
826,54 36 neutral
Deta—Barberinod'Elsa(FI) 239,00 35 raw
2000,69 39 raw
DiLorenzo—Pontevalleceppi(PG) 6400,00 35 raw
Distercoop—Faenza(RA) 235,98 35 raw
1697,77 39 raw
ICV—Borgoricco(PD) 3729,57 39 raw
Mazzari—S.AgataSanterno(RA) 20160,00 35 raw
Neri—Faenza(RA) 9600,00 35 raw
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MemberState Location VatNoVolumeinhectolitres
ofalcoholat100%
volumeRegulation
(EEC)No822/87
ArticleTypeofalcohol
SVA—Ortona(CH) 6400,00 35 raw
Tampieri—Faenza(RA) 2340,27 35 raw
Villapana—Faenza(RA) 9600,00 35 raw
Balice—Valenzano(BA) 10240,00 35 raw
DelSud—Rutigliano(BA) 1161,72 35 neutral
6539,85 36 neutral
Esposito—Pomiglianod'Arco(NA) 1600,00 36 raw
217,81 36 neutral
MVA—Foggia 5120,00 35 raw
S.A.S.R.I.V.—CastelSanGiorgio(SA) 47,14 36 neutral
S.A.S.R.I.V.—Materdomini(SA) 4777,89 36 neutral
Total 150000
Onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcerned,interestedpartiesmayobtainsamplesofthealcoholputupforsale,
taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned, against payment of EUR 10 per litre.
II.Destination anduse of the alcohol
ThealcoholputupforsaleisintendedforexportfromtheCommunity.Itmustbeimportedintoanddehydratedinone
ofthethirdcountrieslistedinArticle86ofRegulation(EC)No1623/2000exclusivelyforuseinthefuelsectorinathirdcountry.
Proofofthedestinationanduseofthealcoholshallbesuppliedtotheinterventionagencyconcernedbyaninternational
surveillance firm.
The cost of providing such proof shall be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders shall relate to 150000 hectolitres of alcohol expressed in hectolitres of alcohol at 100% volume.
Tenders for smaller volumes shall not be eligible for consideration.
2. Tenders must:
— eitherbesentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,
B-1049 Brussels,
— ordeliveredtothereceptionareaofbuilding‘Loi130’oftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,ruedela
Loi/Wetstraat 130, B-1049 Brussels, between 11.00 and 12.00 on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders shall be submitted in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked: ‘Tender under procedure No
290/2000EC,saleofalcohol,exclusivelyforuseinthefuelsectorinthirdcountries—Alcohol,DGAGRI/E/2—Notto be opened until the meeting of the group opening the tenders’, and the outer envelope addressed to theCommission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon Brussels time on 6 November 2000.5. Tenders must indicate the name and address of the tenderer and:
(a) thereferencenumberofthetenderingprocedureforthesaleofalcoholexclusivelyforuseinthirdcountriesinthe
fuel sector, i.e. 290/2000 EC;
(b) the price offered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% volume;(c) all the undertakings, documents and statements provided for in Articles 88 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No
1623/2000 and in Annex III to this Regulation.
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MemberState Location VatNoVolumeinhectolitres
ofalcoholat100%
volumeRegulation
(EEC)No822/87
ArticleTypeofalcohol6. Tenders must be accompanied by a receipt certifying the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following
intervention agency:
— AGEA,viaPalestro81,I-000185Roma(tel.(39-06)4949991;telex620064/620617/620331;fax(39-06)
4453940/4454693).
Securities shall be for EUR 600000.
TENDERING PROCEDURE No 291/2000 EC FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE IN THIRD
COUNTRIES IN THE FUEL SECTOR
I.Place of storage, volume andcharacteristics of the alcohol put up for sale
FRANCE Onivins-PortLaNouvelle 11 21797 39 neutral+92%
Av.AdolpheTurrel4 45000 35 raw+92%BP62
3 46000 35 raw+92%F-11210Port-La-Nouvelle
22 12371 36 raw+92%
22 200 35 raw+92%
21 12290 36 raw+92%
20 12271 35 raw+92%
120 71 39 raw+92%
Total 150000
Onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcerned,interestedpartiesmayobtainsamplesofthealocholputupforsale,
taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned, against payment of EUR 10 per litre.
II.Destination anduse of the alcohol
ThealcoholputupforsaleisintendedforexportfromtheCommunity.Itmustbeimportedintoanddehydratedinone
ofthethirdcountrieslistedinArticle86ofRegulation(EC)No1623/2000exclusivelyforuseinthefuelsectorinathirdcountry.
Proofofthedestinationanduseofthealcoholshallbesuppliedtotheinterventionagencyconcernedbyaninternational
surveillance firm.
The cost of providing such proof shall be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders shall relate to 150000 hectolitres of alcohol expressed in hectolitres of alcohol al 100% volume.
Tenders for smaller volumes shall not be eligible for consideration.
2. Tenders must:
— eitherbesentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,
B-1049 Brussels,
— ordeliveredtothereceptionareaofbuilding‘Loi130’oftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,ruedela
Loi/Wetstraat 130, B-1049 Brussels, between 11.00 and 12.00 on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders shall be submitted in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked: ‘Tender under procedure No
291/2000EC,saleofalcohol,exclusivelyforuseinthefuelsectorinthirdcountries—Alcohol,DGAGRI/E/2—Notto be opened until the meeting of the group opening the tenders’, and the outer envelope addressed to theCommission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon Brussels time on 6 November 2000.5. Tenders must indicate the name and address of the tenderer and:
(a) thereferencenumberofthetenderingprocedureforthesaleofalcoholexclusivelyforuseinthirdcountriesinthe
fuel sector, i.e. 291/2000 EC;
(b) the price offered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% volume;(c) all the undertakings, documents and statements provided for in Articles 88 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No
1623/2000 and in Annex III to this Regulation.
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6. Tenders must be accompanied by a receipt certifying the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following
intervention agency:— Onivins-Libourne,Délégationnationale,17avenuedelaBallastière,boîtepostale231,F-33505LibourneCedex
(tel. (33-5) 57552000; telex 572025; fax (33-5) 57552059).
Securities shall be for EUR 600000.
ANNEX II
List of undertakings and documents to be supplied by tenderers when submitting their tenders:1. Proof that the tendering security has been lodged with each intervention agency.2. Indicationoftheplaceoffinaluseofthealcoholandanundertakingbythetenderertocomplywiththatdestination.3. Proof,datedaftertheentryintoforceofthisRegulation,thatthetendererhasbindingcommitmentstoanoperatorin
the fuel sector in one of the third countries listed in Article 86 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. The operatorconcernedmustundertaketodehydratetheawardedalcoholinoneofthosecountriesandtoexportitexclusivelyforuse in the fuel sector.
4. Tendersmustalsogivethenameandaddressofthetenderer,thereferenceofthenoticeofinvitationtotenderandthe
price offered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% volume.
5. An undertaking from the tenderer to comply with all the rules relating to the tendering procedure in question.6. A statement by the tenderer waiving all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded,
agreeing to submit to any checks made on the destination and use of the alcohol and accepting responsibility forproviding evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in this notice of invitation to tender.
ANNEX III
The only numbers to be used in Brussels are:DG AGRI/E-2 (for the attention of Mr Chiappone or Mr Innamorati):—telex 22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—fax (32-2)2959252.