CELEX: 32005R0748
Language: en
Date: 2005-05-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2005 of 18 May 2005 opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community

19.5.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 126/3
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 748/2005
   of 18 May 2005
   opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2), lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3) and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   Tendering procedure No 1/2005 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community.
   The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and Articles 27 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.
   2.   The total volume put up for sale is 691 331,79 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume, broken down as follows:
   
               (a)
            
            
               one lot with the number 1/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               one lot with the number 2/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               one lot with the number 3/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               one lot with the number 4/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               one lot with the number 5/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (f)
            
            
               one lot with the number 6/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (g)
            
            
               one lot with the number 7/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (h)
            
            
               one lot with the number 8/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (i)
            
            
               one lot with the number 9/2005 EC for a quantity of 41 331,79 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume.
            
         3.   The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
   4.   Only firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may take part in the tendering procedure.
   Article 2
   The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 93, 94, 94b, 94c, 94d, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
   Article 3
   1.   Tenders shall be delivered to the intervention agencies holding the alcohol listed in Annex II or sent by registered mail to the address of the intervention agency.
   2.   Tenders shall be placed in two sealed envelopes, the inside envelope marked ‘Tender under procedure No 1/2005 EC for use as bioethanol in the Community’, the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.
   3.   Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12.00 Brussels time on 30 May 2005.
   Article 4
   1.   To be eligible for consideration, tenders must comply with Articles 94 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.
   2.   To be eligible for consideration, when they are presented, tenders must be accompanied by:
   
               (a)
            
            
               proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned,
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               an indication of the place of final use of the alcohol and an undertaking by the tenderer to comply with that destination,
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               the name and address of the tenderer, the reference number of the notice of invitation to tender and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume,
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure,
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               a statement by tenderers to the effect that:
               
                           (i)
                        
                        
                           they waive all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded to them,
                        
                     
                           (ii)
                        
                        
                           they agree to submit to any checks made on the destination and use made of the alcohol,
                        
                     
                           (iii)
                        
                        
                           they accept that it is their responsibility to provide evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in the notice of invitation to tender in question.
                        
                     
         Article 5
   The notifications provided for in Article 94a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 relating to the tendering procedure opened by this Regulation shall be sent to the Commission at the address given in Annex III to this Regulation.
   Article 6
   The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.
   The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.
   On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale, taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
   Article 7
   1.   The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:
   
               (a)
            
            
               apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 mutatis mutandis,
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.
            
         2.   The costs of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold.
   Article 8
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 18 May 2005.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Mariann FISCHER BOEL
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003 (OJ L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 13).
   
      (2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 616/2005 (OJ L 103, 22.4.2005, p. 15).
   
      (3)  OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999 (OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8).
   
      (4)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX I
      TENDERING PROCEDURE FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR USE AS BIOETHANOL IN THE COMMUNITY
      No 1/2005 EC
      Place of storage, quantity and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale
      
                  Member State and lot number
               
               
                  Location
               
               
                  Vat No
               
               
                  Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume
               
               
                  Reference Regulations (EEC) No 822/87 and (EC) No 1493/1999 (articles)
               
               
                  Type of alcohol
               
            
                  Spain
                  Lot No 1/2005 EC
               
               
                  Tomelloso
               
               
                  1
               
               
                  46 584
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tomelloso
               
               
                  2
               
               
                  118
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tomelloso
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  2 250
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tomelloso
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  48 048
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tarancon
               
               
                  B-4
               
               
                  3 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Spain
                  Lot No 2/2005 EC
               
               
                  Tarancon
               
               
                  A-2
               
               
                  24 353
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tarancon
               
               
                  A-6
               
               
                  24 490
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tarancon
               
               
                  B-1
               
               
                  24 574
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tarancon
               
               
                  B-2
               
               
                  24 406
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tarancon
               
               
                  B-4
               
               
                  2 177
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  France
                  Lot No 3/2005 EC
               
               
                  
                              Deulep — PSL
                           
                        
                              13230 Port Saint Louis Du Rhone
                           
                        
               
                  B2
               
               
                  26 055
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B4
               
               
                  10 955
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B2B
               
               
                  300
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B1
               
               
                  44 820
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B2B
               
               
                  17 870
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  France
                  Lot No 4/2005 EC
               
               
                  
                              Onivins — Port la Nouvelle
                           
                        
                              Entreport d’Alcool
                           
                        
                              Av. Adolphe Turrel BP 62
                           
                        
                              11210 Port la Nouvelle
                           
                        
               
                  2
               
               
                  48 020
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  1
               
               
                  47 435
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  15
               
               
                  4 545
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  France
                  Lot No 5/2005 EC
               
               
                  
                              Deulep
                           
                        
                              Bld Chanzy
                           
                        
                              30800 Saint Gilles du Gard
                           
                        
               
                  73
               
               
                  13 940
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  73
               
               
                  30 445
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  603
               
               
                  5 615
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  50 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Italy
                  Lot No 6/2005 EC
               
               
                  Caviro-Faenza (RA)
               
               
                  16A
               
               
                  22 662,80
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Villapana-Faenza (RA)
               
               
                  5A-9A
               
               
                  7 600
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Tampieri-Faenza (RA)
               
               
                  6A-16A
               
               
                  1 600
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Cipriani-Chizzola di Ala (TN)
               
               
                  27A
               
               
                  5 200
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  I.C.V.-Borgoricco (PD)
               
               
                  5A
               
               
                  1 600
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  S.V.A.-Ortona (CH)
               
               
                  2A-3A-4A-16A
               
               
                  4 800
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  D’Auria-Ortona (CH)
               
               
                  1A-2A-5A-7A-8A-43A-76A
               
               
                  12 007,35
               
               
                  27+30+35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Bonollo-Anagni (FR)
               
               
                  17A
               
               
                  10 429,85
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Di Lorenzo-Ponte Valleceppi (PG)
               
               
                  20A-23A-22A
               
               
                  18 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Deta-Barberino Val d’Elsa (FI)
               
               
                  4A-8A
               
               
                  1 900
               
               
                  27+30
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Balice-Valenzano (BA)
               
               
                  3A-4A-5A-6A-7A-8A
               
               
                  14 200
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Italy
                  Lot No 7/2005 EC
               
               
                  Dister-Faenza (RA)
               
               
                  119A-167A-169A-179A-170A
               
               
                  13 500
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Mazzari-S. Agata sul Santerno (RA)
               
               
                  5A-11A
               
               
                  36 500
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  50 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Italy
                  Lot No 8/2005 EC
               
               
                  Bertolino-Partinico (PA)
               
               
                  6A-13A
               
               
                  19 500
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Gedis-Marsala (TP)
               
               
                  12B-9B
               
               
                  8 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Trapas-Marsala (TP)
               
               
                  14A-15A
               
               
                  6 500
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  S.V.M.-Sciacca (AG)
               
               
                  8A-18A-1A
               
               
                  1 500
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  De Luca-Novoli (LE)
               
               
                  9A-17A-19A
               
               
                  10 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  BaliceDistilli.-Mottola (TA)
               
               
                  3A
               
               
                  1 200
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Balice-Valenzano (BA)
               
               
                  2A-3A
               
               
                  3 300
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  50 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Greece
                  Lot No 9/2005 EC
               
               
                  ΑΜΠΕΛΟΥΡΓΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΝΕΤΑΙΡΙΣΜΟΣ ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ — (ΒΑΡΕΑ ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ)
                  (Ambelourgikos Syneterismos Megaron — (Varea Megaron))
               
               
                  B1
               
               
                  543,42
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B2
               
               
                  550,83
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B3
               
               
                  556,14
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B4
               
               
                  556,16
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B5
               
               
                  555,90
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B6
               
               
                  550,60
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  10
               
               
                  914,43
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B9
               
               
                  550,04
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B10
               
               
                  553,72
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B11
               
               
                  554,60
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B12
               
               
                  554,50
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B13
               
               
                  556,91
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B14
               
               
                  551,86
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B15
               
               
                  547,57
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B16
               
               
                  910,55
               
               
                  35+27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  3
               
               
                  851,86
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  4
               
               
                  894,58
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  5
               
               
                  894,83
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  6
               
               
                  871,50
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  7
               
               
                  898,94
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  14
               
               
                  864,99
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  15
               
               
                  893,13
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  1
               
               
                  873,77
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  2
               
               
                  885,55
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  8
               
               
                  904,07
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  9
               
               
                  863,37
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B7
               
               
                  544,88
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  11
               
               
                  901,79
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  12
               
               
                  869,67
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  13
               
               
                  907,15
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  17
               
               
                  799,07
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Π.Α. ΤΖΑΡΑ — (Δοκός Χαλκίδος)
                  (P.A. Tzara — (Dokos Halkidos))
               
               
                  4016
               
               
                  179,58
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Ε.Α.Σ. ΠΑΤΡΩΝ — Ανθεια Πατρών
                  (E.A.S. Patron — Anthia Patron)
               
               
                  A1
               
               
                  856,07
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  A2
               
               
                  917,34
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  A3
               
               
                  747,20
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  A4
               
               
                  803,85
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  A5
               
               
                  577,07
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  Ε.Α.Σ. ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ — (ΠΙΚΕΡΜΙ)
                  (E.A.S. Attikis — (Pikermi))
               
               
                  1
               
               
                  917,80
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  2
               
               
                  917,58
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  3
               
               
                  919,35
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  4
               
               
                  903,82
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  5
               
               
                  751,82
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  ΟΙΝΟΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΝ/ΣΜΟΣ (ΣΥΝΕΤΑΙΡΙΣΜΟΣ) ΜΕΣΣΗΝΙΑΣ (ΓΙΑΛΟΒΑ ΠΥΛΙΑΣ)
                  (Inopiitikos Syneterismos Messinias (Gialova Pilias))
               
               
                  B74
               
               
                  836,47
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B75
               
               
                  583,84
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B76
               
               
                  724,92
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  B80
               
               
                  890,23
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  68
               
               
                  2 113,82
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  66
               
               
                  2 122,29
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  82
               
               
                  731,69
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                  69
               
               
                  2 110,67
               
               
                  27
               
               
                  Raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  41 331,79
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
   
      ANNEX II
      Intervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3
      ONIVINS-LIBOURNE— 
      FEGA— 
      AGEA— 
      Ο.Π.Ε.Κ.Ε.Π.Ε.— 
   
   
      ANNEX III
      Address referred to in Article 5
      
                  Commission of the European Communities
               
            
                  Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D-2
               
            
                  Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
               
            
                  B-1049 Brussels
               
            
                  Fax (32-2) 298 55 28
               
            
                  E-mail address: agri-market-tenders@cec.eu.int