CELEX: 31996R1770
Language: en
Date: 1996-09-12 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1770/96 of 12 September 1996 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

No L 232/2            EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                13 . 9 . 96
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1770/96
                                                         of 12 September 1996
                      opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                        in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                        Committee for Wine,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
   Community,
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of
   16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                                               Article 1
  market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
   1 592/96 (2),                                                       Five sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 206/96
                                                                       EC, 207/96 EC, 208/96 EC, 209/96 EC and 210/96 EC
                                                                       shall be held for a total quantity of 250 000 hectolitres of
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                 alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred
  of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the                to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No
  disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­            822/87 and held by the Italian, Spanish and French inter­
  tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation            vention agencies.
  (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),
                                                                       Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 206/96
                                                                       EC, 207/96 EC, 208/96 EC, 209/96 EC and 210/96 EC
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as                 shall cover a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at
 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 31 52/94 (^ lays                   100 % volume .
 down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained
 from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,                                    Article 2
 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by
 intervention agencies;                                               The alcohol offered for sale :
                                                                      — shall be for export outside the European Community,
 Whereas      individual    invitations   to  tender should be
                                                                      — must be imported into and dehydrated:
 opened for the export of vinous alcohol to certain Carib­
 bean and Central American countries so as to guarantee                    — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
 continuity of supplies to those countries and reduce the                     206/96 EC and 207/96 EC, one of the following
 Community stock of vinous alcohol;                                           third countries:
                                                                              — Costa Rica,
 Whereas a specific security should be provided for to                        — Guatemala,
 ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the                      — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
 customs territory of the Community and non-compliance                        — El Salvador,
with the date laid down for export should be progressively
                                                                          — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
 penalized; whereas this security must be independent of
 the performance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol is                       208/96 EC, 209/96 EC and 210/96 EC, one of the
 removed from storage and the awarded alcohol is used for                     following third countries:
 the purposes laid down;                                                      — Saint Christopher and Nevis,
                                                                              — Bahamas,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (*),                           — Dominican Republic,
concerning the operative events for the agricultural                          — Antigua and Barbuda,
conversion rates used in the wine sector and amending                         — Dominica,
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural
conversion rates to be used to convert the payments and                       — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
securities provided for in connection with individual invi­                   — Jamaica,
tations to tender into national currency,                                     — Saint Lucia,
                                                                              — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Grena­
(') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .                                               dines,
(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 31 .                                         — Barbados,
0 OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
b) OJ No L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.                                             — Trinidad and Tobago,
(S\ n T Nn I     W7 . 77 \ 7.. 1994. n. 34.
(6) OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.                                           — Belize,
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             — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,             there is a removal order under each of the invitations to
             — Aruba,                                                  tender referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.
             — Netherlands Antilles (Curasao, Bonaire, Saint           This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention
                 Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint          agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcohol
                Martin),                                               for which proof has been furnished that it has been
            — Guyana,                                                  exported within the time limit laid down in Article 6 of
            — United States Virgin Islands,                            this Regulation.
            — Haiti ,                                                  Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No
   — must be used only as motor fuel.                                 2220/85, and except in cases of force majeure, where the
                                                                      time limit referred to in Article 6 has not been complied
                                                                      with, the guarantee to ensure export of ECU 5 per hecto­
                                                                      litre of alcohol at 100 % volume shall be forfeit as
                              Article 3                               follows:
   The     location   and   reference   numbers    of  the  vats      (a) 15 % in all cases;
   concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,
   the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the              (b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of
   alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in             the 1 5 %, for each day the time limit in question is
                                                                           exceeded.
   Annex I hereto .
                                                                      3.     The performance guarantee shall be ECU 30 per
                                                                      hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume .
                              Article 4
                                                                      This guarantee shall be released in accordance with
  The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13          Article 34 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
  to 18 and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 .
                                                                     4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
  However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)            377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shall
  No 377/93, the final date for the submission of tenders            be lodged simultaneously with each intervention agency
  for the invitations to tender referred to in this Regulation,      concerned, for each of the invitations to tender referred to
  shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day following           in Article 1 of this Regulation not later than the day of
  the date of publication of the individual invitations to           issue of a removal order for the quantity of alcohol
  tender.                                                            concerned.
                                                                     5.     The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
                             Article 5                               conversion into national currency shall be that in force on
                                                                     the final day for the submission of tenders for the invita­
  1 . The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of            tion in question in the case of the guarantee to ensure
 Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 per                   export, as expressed in ecus per hi at 100 % volume.
 hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % volume and shall be lodged
 for the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of
 the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1 .                                          Article 6
                                                                     1.     The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
 Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit­
 ting tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensure              referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 31 May 1997
                                                                    at the latest.
 export and of a performance guarantee shall constitute the
 primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (') as regards              2.      The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years
                                                                    from the date of first removal .
 the tendering security.
The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations                                      Article 7
to tender referred to in Article 1 shall be released imme­
diately if the tender is not accepted or if the successful          To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end
tenderer had lodged the entire guarantee to ensure export           use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must
and the entire performance guarantee for the invitation to          include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that
tender in question .                                                the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for
                                                                    that purpose. The tender shall also include proof that the
2.       The guarantee to ensure export shall amount to             tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in
ECU 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and                 the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed
shall be lodged for each quantity of alcohol for which              in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
                                                                    awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use
(') OJ No L 205, 3. 8 . 1985, p. 5.                                 solely as motor fuel.
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                             Article 8                                                         Article 9
  1.    Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven­          1.   Successful tenderers for the individual invitations tc
  tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a               tender Nos 206/96 EC and 207/96 EC of the one part
  reference sample and shall analyse that sample to verify           and successful tenderers for the individual invitations tc
  the alcoholic strength expressed in % volume of the                tender Nos 208/96 EC, 209/96 EC and 210/96 EC may.
  alcohol in question.                                               by common agreement, exchange an equal quantity ol
                                                                     alcohol stored in the designated vats in the same Membei
 Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show          State for the purposes provided for in those invitations to
  a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of           tender.
 the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic
 strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to            2. Such exchange shall not affect the obligations of the
 tender, the following provisions shall apply:                       tenderers concerned, particularly as regards the price to be
                                                                     paid and the time limit for removal and use of the alcohol
  (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform           awarded to them indicated in the invitation to tender
      the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,           concerned .
      as well as the storer and the successful tenderer,
                                                                    3.     Successful tenderers who wish to make such an
 (ii) the successful tenderer may:                                  exchange must give prior notice to the intervention agen­
      — either agree to take over the lot with its character­       cies concerned.
          istics as established, subject to the Commission's        4. If such exchange affects the planned timetable for
          agreement,                                                physical removal of the alcohol, that timetable shall
      — or refuse to take over the lot in question.                 immediately be amended and that amendment notified to
                                                                    the Commission .
 In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same day,
inform the intervention agency and the Commission
thereof in accordance with Annex III.                                                         Article 10
Once these formalities have been completed, if he has               Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36 (2) of
refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be imme­           Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in
                                                                    the vats    indicated  in  the   communication      from     the
diately released from all his obligations relating to that
lot.                                                               Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
2.     Where the successful tenderer refuses the merchan­          referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi­
dise, as provided for in paragraph 1 , the intervention            tuted by alcohol of the same type by the intervention
agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol           agencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreement
of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within a             with the Commission , or mixed with other alcohol deli­
maximum of eight days.                                             vered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
                                                                   issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
3. If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by
more than five working days in relation to the date of                                        Article 11
acceptance of the lot to be removed by the successful
tenderer for reasons attributable to the intervention              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
agency, the Member State shall be responsible for the              publication in the Official Journal of the European
payment of compensation .                                          Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                    Done at Brussels, 12 September 1996.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX I
                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 206/96 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                          Reference to
                                                                            Volume in
                                                               Reference                   Regulation
                 Member State              Location                        hectolitres of                 Type of alcohol
                                                             number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                           pure alcohol   No 822/87
            FRANCE                 Deulep                         72          15 494       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                   Boulevard Chanzy
                                   30800 Saint-Gilles­
                                   du-Gard
                                   Longuefuye                      2         21 840        35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                   53200 Château­                  5         12 666        35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                   Gontier
                                                   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. Such
           samples 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 de­
           hydrated 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 mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                    Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                    ties , 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 206/96 EC
               (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
               an envelope addressed to the Commission .
          4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 24. 9 . 1996.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 206/96 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 an
                   operator 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 par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505
                   Libourne Cedex (tel. 57 51 03 03; telex 572 025; fax 57 25 07 05).
               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 207/96 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                     Reference to
                                                                                       Volume in
                                                                         Reference                    Regulation
  Member State                           Location                                     hectolitres of                   Type of alcohol
                                                                      number of vat                     (EEC)
                                                                                      pure alcohol    No 822/87
ITALY               Mazzari SpA S. Agata Santerno (RA)                                   12 500           35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. G. Di Lorenzo srl                                              10 000          36        Raw alcohol
                    Magazzino di Torgiano (PG)
                    Neri Srl — Faenza (RA)                                               10 000          39        Raw alcohol
                    G. De Luca Sas — Novoli (LE)                                          5 000          35        Raw alcohol
                    G. Di Lorenzo Snc — Pontevallecepi                                    2 500          36        Raw alcohol
                    Caviro Seri — Faenza (RA)                                            10 000          39        Raw alcohol
                                                              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 Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale.
             Such samples 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 de­
             hydrated 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 mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                     Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                     ities, 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 207/96 EC
                 (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                 an envelope addressed to the Commission.
            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 24. 9. 1996.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 207/96 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 an
                     operator 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:
                 — AIMA, via Palestro 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel. 47 49 91 ; telex 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03; fax 445 39 40,
                     495 39 40).
                 This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /0 vol.
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 208/96 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                              Reference to
                                                                                Volume in
                                                                   Reference                   Regulation
                 Member State                Location                          hectolitres of              Type of alcohol
                                                                 number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                               pure alcohol   No 822/87
             SPAIN                 Villarrobledo                      15         34 541        35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                   Villarrobledo                      17          15 459          39       Raw alcohol
                                                       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.
             Such samples 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 de­
            hydrated 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 mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                     Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 30 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                     ties, 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 208/96 EC
                (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                an envelope addressed to the Commission.
            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 24. 9. 1996.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 208/96 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 an
                    operator 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. 347 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 521 98 32).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /o vol.
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                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 209196 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                    Reference to
                                                                                      Volume in
                                                                         Reference                   Regulation
  Member State                           Location                                    hectolitres of                   Type of alcohol
                                                                       number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                                     pure alcohol    No 822/87
ITALY               Bertolino SpA — Partinico (PA)                                      10 000           35       Raw alcohol
                    Bonollo SpA — Formigine (MO)                                        15 000           36       Raw alcohol
                    I.C.V. SpA — Borgoricco (PD)                                         5 000           39       Raw alcohol
                    F.lli Cipriani SpA — Chizzola d'Ala (TN)                             7 500           35       Raw alcohol
                    Villapana SpA — Faenza (RA)                                          7 500           35       Raw alcohol
                    Ge.Dis. SpA — Marsala                                                5 000           39       Raw alcohol
                                                               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 Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale.
             Such samples 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 dehy­
             drated 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 mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                      Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 30 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                      ities, 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 209/96 EC
                 (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                 an envelope addressed to the Commission.
             4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 24. 9. 1996.
             5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 209/96 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 an
                      operator 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:
                 — AIMA, via Palestre 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel. 47 49 91 ; telex 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03; fax 445 39 40,
                      495 39 40).
                 This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /0 vol.
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                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 210/96 EC
                           I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                     Reference to
                                                                                        Volume in
                                                                         Reference                    Regulation
   Member State                           Location                                    hectolitres of                   Type of alcohol
                                                                       number of vat
                                                                                       pure alcohol     (EEC)
                                                                                                      No 822/87
ITALY                Enodistil SpA — Alcamo (TP)                                           5 000          35       Raw alcohol
                     Dist. Centro Adriatico Ascoli Piceno (AP)                             7 500          35       Raw alcohol
                    Caviro Seri — Faenza (RA)                                              7 500         35        Raw alcohol
                    Balice Sno — Valenzano (BA)                                            5 000         36        Raw alcohol
                    Caviro Seri — Faenza (RA)                                              5 000         36        Raw alcohol
                    Di Trani SpA — Trani (BA)                                            10 000          39        Raw alcohol
                    Kronion Seri — Agrigento (AG)                                          5 000         39        Raw alcohol
                    Distercoop Seri — Faenza (RA)                                         5 000          39        Raw alcohol
                                                               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 Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale.
              Such samples 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 dehy­
             drated 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 mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                      Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                      ities, 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 210/96 EC
                 (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                 an envelope addressed to the Commission.
             4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 24. 9. 1996.
             5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 210/96 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 an
                      operator 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:
                 — AIMA, via Palestro 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel. 47 49 91 ; telex 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03; fax 445 39 40,
                     495 39 40).
                 This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /0 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 Van der Stappen)
           — 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 1770/96
          — Name of the successful tenderer:
          — Date of award of contract:
          — Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer:
                  Lot           Quantity          Location             Reason for refusal or acceptance to
                  No          in hectolitres     of alcohol                         take over