CELEX: 31996R1021
Language: en
Date: 1996-06-06 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1021/96 of 6 June 1996 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

7. 6. 96           I EN I             Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 136/ 1
                                                               I
                                             (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1021/96
                                                        of 6 June 1996
                   opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      conversion rates used in the wine sector and amending
                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            conversion rates to be used to convert the payments and
  Community,                                                       securities provided for in connection with individual invi­
                                                                   tations to tender into national currency,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of
  16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No         in accordance with the opinion of the Management
  1544/95 0,                                                       Committee for Wine,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88
 of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the
 disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation
 (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),
                                                                                            Article 1
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 31 52/94 (% lays
 down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained         Six sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 194/96
 from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,     EC, 195/96 EC, 196/96 EC, 197/96 EC, 198/96 EC and
 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by              199/96 EC shall be held for a total quantity of 300 000
 intervention agencies;                                           hectolitres of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­
                                                                  tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation
Whereas     individual   invitations  to tender should be         (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Italian, Spanish and
 opened for the export of vinous alcohol to certain Carib­        French intervention agencies.
bean and Central American countries so as to guarantee
 continuity of supplies to those countries and reduce the         Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 194/96
 Community stock of vinous alcohol;                               EC, 195/96 EC, 196/96 EC, 197/96 EC, 198/96 EC and
                                                                  199/96 EC shall cover a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of
                                                                  alcohol at 100 % volume.
Whereas a specific security should be provided for to
ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the
customs territory of the Community and non-compliance
with the date laid down for export should be progressively                                  Article 2
penalized; whereas this security must be independent of
the performance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol is            The alcohol offered for sale:
removed from storage and the awarded alcohol is used for
the purposes laid down;                                           — shall be for export outside the European Community,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (%                 — must be imported into and dehydrated:
concerning the operative events for the agricultural
                                                                       — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
                                                                           194/96 EC and 195/96 EC, one of the following
(') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .                                       third countries:
\2) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 31 .
(3) OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
(<) OJ No L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.                                        — Costa Rica,
(0 OJ No L 332, 22. 12. 1994, p. 34.
(*) OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.                                       — Guatemala,
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         — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,                  primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of
         — El Salvador,                                           Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (') as regards
                                                                  the tendering security.
     — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
         196/96 EC, 197/96 EC, 198/96 EC and 199/96               The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations
         EC, one of the following third countries:                to tender referred to in Article 1 shall be released imme­
        — Saint Christopher and Nevis,                            diately if the tender is not accepted or if the successful
                                                                  tenderer had lodged the entire guarantee to ensure export
        — Bahamas,                                                and the entire performance guarantee for the invitation to
        — Dominican Republic,                                     tender in question.
        — Antigua and Barbuda,
        — Dominica,                                               2. The guarantee to ensure export shall amount to
                                                                  ECU 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and
        — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,                  shall be lodged for each quantity of alcohol for which
        — Jamaica,                                                there is a removal order under each of the invitations to
        — Saint Lucia,
                                                                  tender referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.
        — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Grena­           This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention
            dines,
                                                                  agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcohol
        — Barbados,                                               for which proof has been furnished that it has been
        — Trinidad and Tobago,                                    exported within the time limit laid down in Article 6 of
                                                                  this Regulation. Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation
        — Belize,
                                                                 (EEC) No 2220/85, and except in cases of force majeure,
        — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,            where the export date referred to in Article 6 has not
        — Aruba,                                                 been complied with, the guarantee to ensure export of
                                                                  ECU 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume shall be
        — Netherlands Antilles (Curasao, Bonaire, Saint          forfeit as follows:
            Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint
            Martin),                                             (a) 15 % in all cases;
        — Guyana,
                                                                 (b) 10 % of the amount remaining after deduction of the
        — United States Virgin Islands,                               15 % , for each month the export date in question is
        — Haiti,                                                      exceeded.
— must be used only as motor fuel.
                                                                 3. The performance guarantee shall be ECU 30 per
                                                                 hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume. This guarantee
                          Article 3                              shall be released in accordance with Article 34 (3) (b) of
                                                                 Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
The    location   and   reference   numbers    of   the  vats
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,        4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the            377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shall
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in      be lodged simultaneously with each intervention agency
Annex I hereto.                                                  concerned, for each of the invitations to tender referred to
                                                                 in Article 1 of this Regulation not later than the day of
                                                                 issue of a removal order for the quantity of alcohol
                                                                 concerned.
                          Article 4
The sale shall take place in accordance with Articles 13 to      5.    The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
18 and Articles 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.          conversion into national currency shall be that in force on
                                                                 the final day for the submission of tenders for the invita­
                                                                 tion in question in the case of the guarantee to ensure
                          Article 5                              export, as expressed in ecus per hi at 100 % volume.
1.    The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 per                                          Article 6
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged
for the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of    1.    The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1 .
                                                                 referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 28 February
                                                                 1997 at the latest.
Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit­
ting tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensure
export and of a performance guarantee shall constitute the       (') OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
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   2.    The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years          of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within a
   from the date of first removal .                                  maximum of eight days.
                                                                     3.   If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by
                                                                     more than five working days in relation to the date of
                             Article 7                               acceptance of the lot to be removed by the successful
                                                                     tenderer for reasons attributable to the intervention
                                                                     agency, the Member State shall be responsible for the
  To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end             payment of compensation .
  use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must
  include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that
  the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for
  that purpose . The tender shall also include proof that the                                 Article 9
  tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in
  the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed
                                                                     1.   Successful tenderers for the individual invitations to
  in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
  awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use        tender Nos 194/96 EC and 195/96 EC of the one part,
                                                                    and successful tenderers for the individual invitations to
  solely as motor fuel.
                                                                    tender Nos 196/96 EC, 197/96 EC, 198/96 EC and
                                                                     199/96 EC may, by common agreement, exchange an
                                                                    equal quantity of alcohol stored in the designated vats in
                                                                    the same Member State for the purposes provided for in
                             Article 8                              those invitations to tender.
  1.     Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven­       2. Such exchange shall not affect the obligations of the
 tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a               tenderers concerned, particularly as regards the price to be
 reference sample and shall analyse that sample to verify           paid and the time limit for removal and use of the alcohol
                                                                    awarded to them indicated in the invitation to tender
 the alcoholic strength expressed in % volume of the                concerned .
 alcohol in question.
                                                                    3.   Successful tenderers who wish to make such an
 Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show         exchange must give prior notice to the intervention agen­
 a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of           cies concerned.
 the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic
 strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to
 tender, the following provisions shall apply:                     4.    If such exchange affects the planned timetable for
                                                                    physical removal of the alcohol, that timetable shall
                                                                   immediately be amended and that amendment notified to
  (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform          the Commission .
      the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,
      as well as the storer and the successful tenderer,
(ii) the successful tenderer may:                                                            Article 10
      — either agree to take over the lot with its character­
          istics as established, subject to the Commission's       Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36 (2) of
                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in
          agreement,                                               the vats    indicated  in   the  communication       from   the
      — or refuse to take over the lot in question.                Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
                                                                   referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi­
      In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same      tuted by alcohol of the same type by the intervention
      day, inform the intervention agency and the Commis­          agencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreement
      sion thereof in accordance with Annex III .                  with the Commission, or mixed with other alcohol deli­
                                                                   vered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
                                                                   issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
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 that
lot.                                                                                         Article 11
2.      Where the successful tenderer refuses the merchan­         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
dise, as provided for in paragraph 1 , the intervention            publication in the Official Journal of the European
agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol           Communities.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 6 June 1996.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX I
                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 194/96 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                     22         37 812           39       Raw alcohol
                                 Villarrobledo                     25          12 188          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 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 194/96 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 June 1996.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 194/96 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 195196 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              Bonollo SpA                                                            8 000      35 + 36       Raw alcohol
                   CA.VI.RO Seri                                                        10 000           35        Raw alcohol
                   Villapana SpA                                                         3 000           35        Raw alcohol
                   D'Auria SpA                                                           4 400       36 + 39       Raw alcohol
                   Del Sud SpA                                                           4 250          36         Raw alcohol
                   Di Trani SpA                                                          4 750       36 + 39       Raw alcohol
                   FJli Balice Sne                                                       3 000          36         Raw alcohol
                   Bonollo Umberto SpA                                                   1 000          39         Raw alcohol
                   F.1H Cipriani SpA                                                        600         39         Raw alcohol
                  Ge. Dis. SpA                                                           2 000          39         Raw alcohol
                  G. Di Lorenzo Srl                                                      5 500          39         Raw alcohol
                  ICV SpA                                                                1 900          39         Raw alcohol
                  Kronion                                                                1 600          39         Raw alcohol
                                                             Total                     50 000
                                                                                                                 I
            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.
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         3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 195/96 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 June 1996.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 195/96 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 so]ely as motor fuel.
         6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
            following intervention agency:
            — EIMA, 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 % vol.
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 1 96/96 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                Soterm / Deulep                                47 520        35 + 36      Raw alcohol
                                 39, avenue Georges­                              2 480       35 + 36      Raw alcohol
                                 Brassens
                                 1 3230 Port-Saint-Louis­
                                 du-Rhône
                                                    Total                       50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
           2,41 5 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 196/96 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 June 1996.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 196/96 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 l'Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastiere, boite 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 197/96 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                 Port-la-Nouvelle                                48 567        35 -I- 36   Raw alcohol
                                 Avenue Adolphe-Turrel                             1 433       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                 Boîte postale 62
                                 F -l 1 21 0 Port-la-Nouvelle
                                                        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 197/96 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 June 1996.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
             (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 197/96 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, boite 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 198/96 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              D'Auria SpA                                                            1 800          35        Raw alcohol
                   DI.CO.VI . Sa Seri                                                     1 800          35        Raw alcohol
                   D.C.A. SpA                                                            2 600           35        Raw alcohol
                   Giacomo de Luca di Oronzo Sas                                         3 800          35         Raw alcohol
                   G. Di Lorenzo Srl                                                    11 000       35 + 36       Raw alcohol
                   CA.VI.RO Seri                                                         7 000          36         Raw alcohol
                   Enodistil SpA                                                         1 600          36         Raw alcohol
                   Ge. Dis. SpA                                                          1 000          36         Raw alcohol
                   Mazzari SpA                                                           2 000          36         Raw alcohol
                   Bertolino SpA                                                         1 500          39         Raw alcohol
                   Bonollo SpA                                                         13 000           39         Raw alcohol
                   Enodistil                                                             2 500          39         Raw alcohol
                  F.lli Cipriani SpA                                                        400         39         Raw alcohol
                                                            Total                      50 000
                                                                                                                 I
            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 m point 4.
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         3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 198/96 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 June 1996.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 198/96 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:
            — EIMA, via Palestra 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 % vol.
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 199/96 EC
                         I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                   Reference to
                                                                                     Volume in
  Member State                          Location
                                                                       Reference
                                                                                    hectolitres of  Regulation      Type of alcohol
                                                                     number of vat
                                                                                    pure alcohol      (EEC)
                                                                                                    No 822/87
ITALY              Bertolino SpA                                                        2 700           35      Raw alcohol
                   Del Sud SpA                                                         11 000           35      Raw alcohol
                   Di Trani SpA                                                          1 000         35       Raw alcohol
                   Kronion Seri                                                         1 300          35       Raw alcohol
                   Del Sud SpA                                                         14 250          36       Raw alcohol
                   Di Trani SpA                                                         1 750          36       Raw alcohol
                   F. Palma SpA                                                         2 500          36       Raw alcohol
                   Distercoop Seri                                                      2 500          39       Raw alcohol
                   Mazzari SpA                                                          3 000          39       Raw alcohol
                   Neri Srl                                                             3 000          39       Raw alcohol
                   Saig SpA                                                             7 000          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.
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          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 199/96 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 June 1996.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
             (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 199/96 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:
             — EIMA, via Palestra 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 % 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 1021/96
           — Name of the successful tenderen
           — 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