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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2143/98
of 6 October 1998
opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
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
1627/98 (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 the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held byintervention agencies;
Whereas individual invitations to tender should be
opened for the export of vinous alcohol to certain Carib-bean and Central American countries so as to guaranteecontinuity of supplies to those countries and reduce theCommunity stock of vinous alcohol;
Whereas a specific security should be provided for to
ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from thecustoms territory of the Community and non-compliancewith the date laid down for export should be progressivelypenalised; whereas this security must be independent ofthe performance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol isremoved from storage and the awarded alcohol is used forthe purposes laid down;
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 agriculturalconversion 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
Six sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 252/
98 EC, 253/98 EC, 254/98 EC, 255/98 EC, 256/98 EC and257/98 EC shall be held for a total quantity of 300 000hectolitres of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera-tions referred to in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC)No 822/87 and held by the Spanish and French interven-tion agencies.
Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 252/
98 EC, 253/98 EC, 254/98 EC, 255/98 EC, 256/98 EC and257/98 EC shall cover a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres ofalcohol at 100 % volume.
Article 2
The alcohol offered for sale:
— shall be for export outside the European Community,
— must be imported into and dehydrated in:
— in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
252/98 EC, 253/98 EC and 254/98 EC one of thefollowing countries:
— Costa Rica,
— Guatemala,— Honduras, including the Swan Islands,— El Salvador,— Nicaragua,
— in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
255/98 EC, 256/98 EC and 257/98 EC one of thefollowing third countries:
— St Kitts and Nevis,
— Bahamas,— Dominican Republic,— Antigua and Barbuda,— Dominica,— British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,— Jamaica,— Saint Lucia,— Saint Vincent, including the Northern Gren-
adines,
— Barbados,— Trinidad and Tobago,— Belize,
(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.
(5) OJ L 198, 25. 7. 1997, p. 4.
(6) OJ L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.
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— Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,
— Aruba,— Netherlands Antilles (Curação, Bonaire, Saint
Eustace, Saba and the southern part of SaintMartin),
— Guyana,— United States Virgin Islands,— Haiti,
— must be used only as motor fuel.
Article 3
The location and reference numbers of the vats
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of thealcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given inAnnex I hereto.
Article 4
The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13
to 18 and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)
No 377/93, the final date for the submission of tendersfor the invitations to tender referred to in this Regulation,shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day followingthe date of publication of the individual invitations totender.
Article 5
1. The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 perhectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodgedfor the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each ofthe invitations to tender referred to in Article 1.
Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit-
ting tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensureexport and of a performance guarantee shall constitutethe primary requirements within the meaning of Article20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (
1)a s
regards the tendering security.
The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations
to tender referred to in Article 1 shall be released imme-diately if the tender is not accepted or if the successfultenderer had lodged the entire guarantee to ensure exportand the entire performance guarantee for the invitation totender in question.
2. The guarantee to ensure export shall amount to ECU
5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall belodged for each quantity of alcohol for which there is aremoval order under each of the invitations to tender
referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.
This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention
agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcoholfor which proof has been furnished that it has beenexported within the time limit laid down in Article 6 ofthis Regulation. Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation(EEC) No 2220/85, and except in cases of force majeure,
where the time limit referred to in Article 6 has not beencomplied with, the guarantee to ensure export of ECU 5per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume shall be forfeitas follows:
(a) 15 % in all cases;(b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of
the 15 %, for each day the time limit in question isexceeded.
3. The performance guarantee shall be ECU 25 per
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume.
This guarantee shall be released in accordance with
Article 34(3)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shallbe lodged simultaneously with each intervention agencyconcerned, for each of the invitations to tender referred toin Article 1 of this Regulation not later than the day ofissue of a removal order for the quantity of alcoholconcerned.
5. The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
conversion into national currency shall be that in force onthe final day for the submission of tenders for the invita-tion in question in the case of the guarantee to ensureexport, as expressed in ecus per hl at 100 % volume.
Article 6
1. The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 31 May 1999at the latest.
2. The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years
from the date of first removal.
Article 7
To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end
use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and mustinclude an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect thatthe alcohol will be sent to that destination and used forthat purpose. The tender shall also include proof that thetenderer has binding commitments with an operator inthe motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listedin Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcoholawarded in one of those countries and to export it for usesolely as motor fuel.
(1) OJ L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
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Article 8
1. Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven-
tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a refer-ence sample and shall analyse that sample to verify thealcoholic strength expressed in % volume of the alcoholin question.
Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show
a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume ofthe alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholicstrength by volume stated in the notice of invitation totender, the following provisions shall apply:
(i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform
the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,as well as the storer and the successful tenderer;
(ii) the successful tenderer may:
— either agree to take over the lot with its character-
istics as established, subject to the Commission’sagreement,
— or refuse to take over the lot in question.
In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same
day, inform the intervention agency and the Commis-sion thereof in accordance with Annex III.
Once these formalities have been completed, if he has
refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be imme-diately released from all his obligations relating to thatlot.2. Where the successful tenderer refuses the mer-
chandise, as provided for in paragraph 1, the interventionagency shall supply him with another quantity of alcoholof the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within amaximum of eight days.
3. If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by more
than five working days in relation to the date of ac-ceptance of the lot to be removed by the successfultenderer for reasons attributable to the interventionagency, the Member State shall be responsible for thepayment of compensation.
Article 9
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36(2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained inthe vats indicated in the communication from theMember States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation(EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tenderreferred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi-tuted by alcohol of the same type by the interventionagencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreementwith the Commission, or mixed with other alcohol deliv-ered to the intervention agency until a removal order isissued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 October 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 252/98 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member State LocationReference
number of vatVolume in
hectolitres of
pure alcoholReference to
Regulation
(EEC)
No 822/87Type of alcohol
FRANCE Port-la-Nouvelle 1 48 160 35 Raw alcohol+92 %
boîte postale 62,
avenue Adolphe Turrel11200 Port-la-Nouvelle8 1 840 35 Raw alcohol+92 %
Total 50 000
Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Suchsamples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
alcohol at 100 % vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
or
— be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 252/98 EC (alcohol),
DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in anenvelope addressed to the Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 252/98 EC;(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;(c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with anoperator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
following intervention agency:
— SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 253/98 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member State LocationReference
number of vatVolume in
hectolitres of
pure alcoholReference to
Regulation
(EEC)
No 822/87Type of alcohol
FRANCE Port-la-Nouvelle 8 20 215 35 Raw alcohol+92 %
boîte postale 62, 13 12 510 36 Raw alcohol+92 %
avenue Adolphe Turrel 14 12 610 36 Raw alcohol+92 %
11200 Port-la-Nouvelle 16 4 665 36 Raw alcohol+92 %
Total 50 000
Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Suchsamples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
alcohol at 100 % vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
or
— be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 253/98 EC (alcohol),
DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in anenvelope addressed to the Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 253/98 EC;(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;(c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with anoperator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
following intervention agency:
— SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 254/98 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member State LocationReference
number of vatVolume in
hectolitres of
pure alcoholReference to
Regulation
(EEC)
No 822/87Type of alcohol
SPAIN Tomelloso 5 25 380 35+36 Raw alcohol+92 %
Villarrobledo 2 24 380 35+36 Raw alcohol+92 %
Total 50 000
Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Suchsamples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
alcohol at 100 % vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
or
— be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 254/98 EC (alcohol),
DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in anenvelope addressed to the Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 254/98 EC;(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;(c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with anoperator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
following intervention agency:
— FEGA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel.: 913 47 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 915 21 98 32).This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 255/98 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member State LocationReference
number of vatVolume in
hectolitres of
pure alcoholReference to
Regulation
(EEC)
No 822/87Type of alcohol
FRANCE Port-la-Nouvelle 16 7 995 36 Raw alcohol+92 %
boîte postale 62, 18 12 745 36 Raw alcohol+92 %
avenue Adolphe Turrel 19 11 905 36 Raw alcohol+92 %
11200 Port-la-Nouvelle 30 17 355 35 Raw alcohol+92 %
Total 50 000
Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Suchsamples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
alcohol at 100 % vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
or
— be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 255/98 EC (alcohol),
DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in anenvelope addressed to the Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 255/98 EC;(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;(c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with anoperator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
following intervention agency:
— SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 256/98 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member State LocationReference
number of vatVolume in
hectolitres of
pure alcoholReference to
Regulation
(EEC)
No 822/87Type of alcohol
FRANCE Port-la-Nouvelle 30 4 995 35 Raw alcohol+92 %
boîte postale 62, 32 22 465 35 Raw alcohol+92 %
avenue Adolphe Turrel
11200 Port-la-Nouvelle33 22 540 35 Raw alcohol+92 %
Total 50 000
Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Suchsamples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
alcohol at 100 % vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
or
— be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 256/98 EC (alcohol),
DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in anenvelope addressed to the Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 256/98 EC;(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;(c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with anoperator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
following intervention agency:
— SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 257/98 EC
I.Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
Member State LocationReference
number of vatVolume in
hectolitres of
pure alcoholReference to
Regulation
(EEC)
No 822/87Type of alcohol
SPAIN Tarancón A-7 24 653 35+36 Raw alcohol+92 %
Tomelloso 5 25 347 35+36 Raw alcohol+92 %
Total 50 000
Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Suchsamples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
II.Destination and use of the alcohol
The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
III.Submission of tenders
1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
alcohol at 100 % vol.
Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
2. Tenders must:
— be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
or
— be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 257/98 EC (alcohol),
DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in anenvelope addressed to the Commission.
4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
(a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 257/98 EC;(b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;(c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with anoperator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
following intervention agency:
— FEGA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel.: 913 47 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 915 21 98 32).This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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ANNEX II
The only telex and fax numbers in Brussels to be used are:
DG VI (E-2) (for the attention of Mr Chiappone/Mr Carnielli):
— telex: 22037 AGREC B,
22070 AGREC B (Greek characters),
— fax: (32 2) 295 92 52.
ANNEX III
Communication of refusal or acceptance of lots under the individual invitation to tender for the
export of vinous alcohol opened by Regulation (EC) No 2143/98
¾Name of the successful tenderer:
¾Date of award of contract:
¾Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer:
Lot NoQuantity in
hectolitresLocation
of alcoholReason for refusal or acceptance
to take over