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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 533/98
of 6 March 1998
opening an individual sale by invitation to tender for the export of vinous
alcohol held by the Portuguese intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of
16 March 1987 on the common organisation of themarket in wine (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2087/97 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for thedisposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera-tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation(EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (
3),
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1448/97 (5), lays
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtainedfrom distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by interventionagencies;
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, a sale
should be organised by individual invitation to tender foralcohol of vinous origin obtained from distillation asprovided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87and held by the Portuguese intervention agencies;
Whereas the sale by invitation to tender should cover
alcohol of vinous origin from Community distillationmeasures in Portugal for the 1995/96 and 1996/97 wineyears held by the Portuguese intervention agency, to besent to certain countries in Central America and theCaribbean under the Caribbean Basin Initiative for use asmotor fuel, in view of the possible outlets for such alcoholand in order not to disturb the market for alcohol andspirituous beverages;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (
6),
concerning the operative events for the agriculturalconversion rates used in the wine sector and amendingRegulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural
conversion rates to be used to convert the payments andsecurities provided for in connection with individual in-vitations to tender into national currency;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A total of 61 500 hl of alcohol obtained from distil-
lation as provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EEC)No 822/87 and held by the Portuguese interventionagency shall be sold by individual invitation to tender No240/98 EC.
2. The alcohol offered for sale:
— shall be for export outside the European Community,— must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
following third countries:
— Nicaragua,
— St Christopher and Nevis,— Bahamas,
— Dominican Republic,— Antigua and Barbuda,— Dominica,— British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,— Jamaica,— St Lucia,— St Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines,— Barbados,— Trinidad and Tobago,— Belize,— Costa Rica,— Guatemala,— Honduras, including the Swan Islands,— El Salvador,— Grenada including the Southern Grenadines,— Aruba,
(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.
(5) OJ L 198, 24. 7. 1997, p. 4.
(6) OJ L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.
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—NetherlandsAntilles:Curaç˜ao,Bonaire,StEustace,
SabaandthesouthernpartofStMartin,
—Guyana,
—VirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates,
—mustbeusedonlyasmotorfuel.
Article2
Thelocationandreferencenumbersofthevats
concerned,thequantityofalcoholcontainedineachvat,
thealcoholicstrengthandthecharacteristicsofthe
alcoholaswellascertainspecificconditionsaregivenin
AnnexIhereto.
Article3
ThesalesshalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticles13
to18and30to38ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
However,notwithstandingArticle15ofRegulation(EEC)
No377/93,thefinaldateforthesubmissionoftenders
fortheinvitationtotenderreferredtointhisRegulation,
shallfallbetweentheeighthandthe25thdayfollowing
thedateofpublicationoftheindividualinvitationto
tender.
Article4
1.ThetenderingsecurityreferredtoinArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93shallbeECU3,622per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volumeandshallbelodged
forthetotalquantityofalcoholofferedforsaleinthe
invitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle1.
Maintenanceofthetenderafterthetimelimitforsubmit-
tingtendersandthelodgingofaguaranteetoensure
exportandofaperformanceguaranteeshallconstitutethe
primaryrequirementswithinthemeaningofArticle20of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(1)asregards
thetenderingsecurity.
Thetenderingsecuritylodgedfortheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1shallbereleasedimmediatelyif
thetenderisnotacceptedorifthesuccessfultenderer
hadlodgedtheentireguaranteetoensureexportandthe
entireperformanceguarantee.
2.Theguaranteetoensureexportshallamountto
ECU5perhectolitreofalcoholat100%volumeand
shallbelodgedforeachquantityofalcoholforwhich
thereisaremovalorderundertheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulation.Thisguaranteeshallbereleasedonlybytheintervention
agencyholdingthealcoholforeachquantityofalcohol
forwhichproofhasbeenfurnishedthatithasbeen
exportedwithinthetimelimitlaiddowninArticle5of
thisRegulation.NotwithstandingArticle23ofRegulation
(EEC)No2220/85,andexceptincasesofforcemajeure,
wherethetimelimitreferredtoinArticle5hasnotbeen
compliedwith,theguaranteetoensureexportofECU5
perhectolitreofalcoholat100%volumeshallbeforfeit
asfollows:
(a)15%inallcases;
(b)0,33%oftheamountremainingafterdeductionof
the15%,foreachdaythetimelimitinquestionis
exceeded.
3.TheperformanceguaranteeshallbeECU25per
hectolitreofalcoholat100%volume.
Thisguaranteeshallbereleasedinaccordancewith
Article34(3)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93.
4.NotwithstandingArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No
377/93,theguaranteesonexportandperformanceshall
belodgedsimultaneouslywiththeinterventionagency
concerned,fortheinvitationtotenderreferredtoin
Article1ofthisRegulationnotlaterthanthedayofissue
ofaremovalorderforthequantityofalcoholconcerned.
5.Inthecaseoftheguaranteetoensureexport,as
expressedinecusperhlat100%volume,theagricultural
conversionratetobeappliedfortheconversioninto
nationalcurrencyshallbethatinforceonthefinalday
forthesubmissionoftenders.
Article5
1.Thealcoholawardedundertheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1shallbeexportedby31August
1998atthelatest.
2.Thealcoholawardedshallbeusedwithintwoyears
fromthedateoffirstremoval.
Article6
Tobevalid,tendersmustindicatetheplacewhereend
useofthealcoholawardedistotakeplaceandmust
includeanundertakingbythetenderertotheeffectthat
thealcoholwillbesenttothatdestinationandusedfor
thatpurpose.Thetendershallalsoincludeproofthatthe
tendererhasbindingcommitmentswithanoperatorin
themotorfuelsectorinoneofthethirdcountrieslisted
inArticle1whohasundertakentodehydratethealcohol
awardedinoneofthosecountriesandtoexportitforuse
solelyasmotorfuel. (1)OJL205,3.8.1985,p.5.
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Article7
1.Beforetheawardedalcoholisremoved,theinterven-
tionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleandshallanalysethatsampletoverify
thealcoholicstrengthexpressedin%volumeofthe
alcoholinquestion.
Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesampleshow
adifferencebetweenthealcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof
thealcoholtoberemovedandtheminimumalcoholic
strengthbyvolumestatedinAnnexIthefollowingprovi-
sionsshallapply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thesameday,inform
theCommissionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexII,
aswellasthestorerandthesuccessfultenderer;
(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheragreetotakeoverthelotwithitscharacter-
isticsasestablished,subjecttotheCommission’s
agreement,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.
Ineithercase,thesuccessfultenderershall,thesame
day,informtheinterventionagencyandtheCommis-
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIII.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,ifhehas
refusedtotakeoverthelotconcerned,heshallbeimme-
diatelyreleasedfromallhisobligationsrelatingtothat
lot.2.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan-
dise,asprovidedforinparagraph1,theintervention
agencyshallsupplyhimwithanotherquantityofalcohol
oftherequisitequality,atnoextracharge,withina
maximumofeightdays.
3.Ifphysicalremovalofthealcoholisdelayedby
morethanfiveworkingdaysinrelationtothedateof
acceptanceofthelottoberemovedbythesuccessful
tendererforreasonsattributabletotheintervention
agency,theMemberStateshallberesponsibleforthe
paymentofcompensation.
Article8
NotwithstandingthefirstsubparagraphofArticle36(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No377/93,thealcoholcontainedin
thevatsindicatedinthecommunicationfromthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle36ofRegulation
(EEC)No377/93andcoveredbytheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulationmaybesubsti-
tutedbyalcoholofthesametypebytheintervention
agencyholdingthealcoholinagreementwiththe
Commission,ormixedwithotheralcoholdeliveredtothe
interventionagencyuntilaremovalorderisissuedfor
thatalcohol,inparticularforlogisticalreasons.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6March1998.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
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ANNEXI
INDIVIDUALINVITATIONTOTENDERNo240/98EC
I.Placeofstorage,volumeandcharacteristicsofthealcoholofferedforsale
MemberState LocationReference
number
ofvatVolumein
hectolitresof
purealcoholReferenceto
Regulation
(EEC)
No822/87Typeofalcohol
PORTUGAL Mealhada M1 5747,23 35 raw
127 292,47 35 raw
326 2203,87 35 raw
M2 5780,99 35 raw
M3 9579,15 35 raw
258 2186,13 35 raw
259 2236,08 35 raw
260 2251,93 35 raw
289 2238,94 35 raw
290 2245,31 35 raw
301 2202,83 35 raw
317 2245,63 35 raw
322 2678,63 35 raw
327 2206,27 35 raw
328 2164,53 35 raw
329 2274,15 35 raw
332 2238,28 35 raw
333 1844,62 35 raw
341 2235,35 35 raw
344 2210,44 35 raw
345 2227,14 35 raw
347 2210,03 35 raw
Total 61500
Anyinterestedpartymay,onapplicationtotheinterventionagencyconcernedandonpaymentofECU
2,415perlitreortheequivalentthereofinPortugueseescudos,obtainsamplesofthealcoholofferedforsale.
Suchsamplesshallbetakenbyarepresentativeoftheinterventionagencyconcerned.
II.Destinationanduseofthealcohol
ThealcoholofferedforsalemustbeexportedfromtheCommunity.Itmustbeimportedintoandde-
hydratedinoneofthenon-membercountrieslistedinArticle1(2)ofthisRegulationasforuseexclusivelyas
motorfuel.
Evidencerelatingtothedestinationanduseofthealcoholistobeobtainedbyaninternationalsecurity
companyandtransmittedtotheinterventionagencyconcerned.
Thecoststhusincurredaretobebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
III.Submissionoftenders
1.Tendersshouldbesubmittedforaquantityof61500hectolitresofalcohol,expressedinhectolitresof
alcoholat100%vol.
Anytenderrelatingtoasmallerquantitywillnotbeconsidered.
2.Tendersmust:
—besentbyregisteredmailtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat
200,B-1049Brussels,or
—besubmittedatthereceptionoftheLoi120buildingoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommun-
ities,ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat130,B-1049Brussels,between11a.m.and12noononthedate
mentionedinpoint4.
3.Tendersmustbeenclosedinasealedenvelopemarked‘TenderforindividualsaleNo240/98EC
(alcohol),DGVI-E-2—tobeopenedonlyatthemeetingofthegroup’,whichitselfmustbeenclosedin
anenvelopeaddressedtotheCommission.
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4.TendersmustreachtheCommissionnotlaterthan12noon(Brusselstime)on23March1998.
5.Tendersmuststatethenameandaddressofthetendererandmust:
(a)includeareferencetoindividualsalebytenderNo240/98EC;
(b)specifythepricetendered,expressedinecusperhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol;
(c)includealltheundertakingsandstatementsreferredtoinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No377/93,
aswellasthefinaldestinationofthealcoholawarded,andtheproofreferringtotheengagementofan
operatorfordehydrationandusesolelyinthemotorfuelsectorasprovidedforinArticle6ofthis
Regulation.
6.Eachtendermustbeaccompaniedbyattestationsofthelodgingofatenderingsecurity,issuedbythe
followinginterventionagency:
—IVV,R.MouzinhodaSilveira,5,P-1200Lisboa(tel.:3563321;telex:18508IVVP;fax:3520876).
ThissecuritymustcorrespondtoasumofECU3,622perhectolitreofalcoholat100%vol.
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ANNEXII
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGVI(E-2)(fortheattentionofMrChiappone/MrVanderStappen)
—telex: 22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
—fax: (322)2959252.
ANNEXIII
Communicationofrefusaloracceptanceoflotsundertheindividualinvitationtotenderforthe
exportofvinousalcoholopenedbyRegulation(EC)No533/98
—Nameofthesuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloracceptanceofthelotbythesuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
inhectolitresLocation
ofalcoholReasonforrefusaloracceptanceto
takeover