CELEX: 31990R2941
Language: en
Date: 1990-10-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2941/90 of 11 October 1990 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

12. 10. 90                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 281 / 19
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2941/90
                                                      of 11 October 1990
                  opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                held by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol obtained from distil­
                                                                  lation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                               Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish,
                                                                  French and Italian intervention agencies. Each invitation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of            to tender should be for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                   alcohol at 100 % vol.
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1325/90 (2),                                                   2.     The alcohol offered for sale :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88              — shall be for export outside the European Economic
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the                  Community,
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation
operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of               — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention                    following third countries :
agencies (3),
                                                                       — Guatemala,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (%                     — Belize,
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2568/90 (s), lays
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained               — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39            — EI Salvador,
of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention
agencies ;                                                             — Costa Rica,
                                                                       — St Christopher and Nevis,
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual
sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous              — Haiti,
alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in                  — Bahamas,
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention               — Dominican Republic,
agencies ;                                                             — Antigua and Barbuda,
Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be             — Dominica,
organized for the export of alcohol to certain third                   — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
countries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these
countries should be given the assurance of increased                   — Jamaica,
continuity of supply ;                                                 — St Lucia,
Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this                       — St Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines,
Regulation relate to certain third countries where there is            — Barbados,
some guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not                 — Trinidad and Tobago,
disturb their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ;
whereas the amount and detailed rules for the release of               — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,
the performance security may be adapted accordingly ;                  — Aruba,
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are               — Netherlands      Antilles :  Curaçao,   Bonaire,    St
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                           Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin,
Committee for Wine,                                                    — Guyana,
                                                                       — Virgin Islands of the United States,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                  — must be used only as motor fuel.
                           Article 1
1 . Four individual sales by invitation to tender Nos                                       Article 2
50/90 to 53/90 shall be held of a total quantity of 200 000
                                                                  The     location   and  reference   numbers   of   the  vats
(') OJ  No  L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .                              concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,
0   OJ  No  L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 19.                             the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the
(J) OJ  No  L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
0   OJ  No  L 178, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                             alcohol shall be specified in the notices of individual
0   OJ  No  L 243, 6. 9. 1990, p. 11 .                             invitation to tender Nos 50/90 to 53/90 .
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                         Article 3                              the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination
                                                                and used for that purpose.
The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation
(EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 10 to 17 and                                 Article 4
29 to 38 thereof.
                                                                The specific conditions applying to the four individual
However :                                                       sales by invitation to tender and the names and addresses
                                                                of the intervention agencies concerned shall be given in
— one half of the performance security shall be released        the notices of individual invitation to tender Nos 50/90 to
    by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on           53/90 published in the *C series of the Official Journal
    removal of the quantity concerned from the agency's          of the European Communities.
    stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof
    that that quantity has been placed under customs                                      Article 5
    supervision in the territory of one of the third
    countries listed in Article 1 (2),                          The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address
                                                                given in the notices of invitation to tender shall be 12
— the remainder of the performance security shall be            noon (Brussels time) on 5 November 1990.
    released in accordance with Article 33 (3) (b) of
    Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89.
                                                                                          Article 6
In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take           publication in the Official Journal of the European
place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to         Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 11 October 1990.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission