CELEX: 31998R2143
Language: en
Date: 1998-10-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2143/98 of 6 October 1998 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

7. 10. 98             EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 270/21
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2143/98
                                                    of 6 October 1998
                  opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                                                  Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of            Six sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 252/
16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the                   98 EC, 253/98 EC, 254/98 EC, 255/98 EC, 256/98 EC and
market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No         257/98 EC shall be held for a total quantity of 300 000
1627/98 (2),                                                      hectolitres of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera-
                                                                  tions referred to in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                  No 822/87 and held by the Spanish and French interven-
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88              tion agencies.
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera-         Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 252/
tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation         98 EC, 253/98 EC, 254/98 EC, 255/98 EC, 256/98 EC and
(EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),            257/98 EC shall cover a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of
                                                                  alcohol at 100 % volume.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1448/97 (5), lays
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained                                    Article 2
from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,
36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by               The alcohol offered for sale:
intervention agencies;
                                                                  — shall be for export outside the European Community,
Whereas individual invitations to tender should be                — must be imported into and dehydrated in:
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                  252/98 EC, 253/98 EC and 254/98 EC one of the
Community stock of vinous alcohol;                                        following countries:
                                                                          — Costa Rica,
Whereas a specific security should be provided for to
ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the                   — Guatemala,
customs territory of the Community and non-compliance                     — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
with the date laid down for export should be progressively                — El Salvador,
penalised; whereas this security must be independent of
the performance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol is                    — Nicaragua,
removed from storage and the awarded alcohol is used for              — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
the purposes laid down;                                                   255/98 EC, 256/98 EC and 257/98 EC one of the
                                                                          following third countries:
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (6),                       —   St Kitts and Nevis,
concerning the operative events for the agricultural
conversion rates used in the wine sector and amending                     —   Bahamas,
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural                    —   Dominican Republic,
conversion rates to be used to convert the payments and
                                                                          —   Antigua and Barbuda,
securities provided for in connection with individual in-
vitations to tender into national currency;                               —   Dominica,
                                                                          —   British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                  —   Jamaica,
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Wine,                                                       —   Saint Lucia,
                                                                          —   Saint Vincent, including the Northern Gren-
(1) OJ L  84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.                                              adines,
(2) OJ L  210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L  346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.                                        — Barbados,
(4) OJ L  43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.                                          — Trinidad and Tobago,
(5) OJ L  198, 25. 7. 1997, p. 4.
(6) OJ L  196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.                                         — Belize,
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        — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,              removal order under each of the invitations to tender
        — Aruba,                                                   referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.
        — Netherlands Antilles (Curação, 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. Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 2220/85, and except in cases of force majeure,
        — Haiti,                                                   where the time limit referred to in Article 6 has not been
— must be used only as motor fuel.                                 complied with, the guarantee to ensure export of ECU 5
                                                                   per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume shall be forfeit
                                                                   as follows:
                           Article 3                               (a) 15 % in all cases;
The location and reference numbers of the vats                     (b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,              the 15 %, for each day the time limit in question is
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the                  exceeded.
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in
Annex I hereto.                                                    3. The performance guarantee shall be ECU 25 per
                                                                   hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume.
                           Article 4                               This guarantee shall be released in accordance with
                                                                   Article 34(3)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13
to 18 and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.                  4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shall
However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)            be lodged simultaneously with each intervention agency
No 377/93, the final date for the submission of tenders            concerned, for each of the invitations to tender referred to
for the invitations to tender referred to in this Regulation,      in Article 1 of this Regulation not later than the day of
shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day following           issue of a removal order for the quantity of alcohol
the date of publication of the individual invitations to           concerned.
tender.
                                                                   5. The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
                                                                   conversion into national currency shall be that in force on
                           Article 5                               the final day for the submission of tenders for the invita-
                                                                   tion in question in the case of the guarantee to ensure
                                                                   export, as expressed in ecus per hl at 100 % volume.
1. The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 per
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged
for the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of                                Article 6
the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1.
                                                                   1. The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit-         referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 31 May 1999
ting tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensure              at the latest.
export and of a performance guarantee shall constitute
the primary requirements within the meaning of Article             2. The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years
20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (1) as                from the date of first removal.
regards 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 ECU              tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in
5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be           the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed
lodged for each quantity of alcohol for which there is a           in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
                                                                   awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use
(1) OJ L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.                                    solely as motor fuel.
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                            Article 8                               2. Where the successful tenderer refuses the mer-
                                                                    chandise, as provided for in paragraph 1, the intervention
1. Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven-             agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol
tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a refer-         of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within a
ence sample and shall analyse that sample to verify the             maximum of eight days.
alcoholic strength expressed in % volume of the alcohol
in question.                                                        3. If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by more
                                                                    than five working days in relation to the date of ac-
Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show          ceptance of the lot to be removed by the successful
a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of            tenderer for reasons attributable to the intervention
the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic                 agency, the Member State shall be responsible for the
strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to            payment of compensation.
tender, the following provisions shall apply:
                                                                                              Article 9
 (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform
     the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,            Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36(2) of
     as well as the storer and the successful tenderer;             Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in
                                                                    the vats indicated in the communication from the
(ii) the successful tenderer may:
                                                                    Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
     — either agree to take over the lot with its character-        (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
         istics as established, subject to the Commission’s         referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi-
         agreement,                                                 tuted by alcohol of the same type by the intervention
     — or refuse to take over the lot in question.                  agencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreement
                                                                    with the Commission, or mixed with other alcohol deliv-
     In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same        ered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
     day, inform the intervention agency and the Commis-            issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
     sion thereof in accordance with Annex III.
                                                                                             Article 10
Once these formalities have been completed, if he has
refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be imme-           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
diately released from all his obligations relating to that          publication in the Official Journal of the European
lot.                                                                Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 6 October 1998.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
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                                                           ANNEX I
                               INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 252/98 EC
                   I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                     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                 1         48 160            35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                             boîte postale 62,                8           1 840           35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                             avenue Adolphe Turrel
                             11200 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 dehydrated
         in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
         Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
         company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
         The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                  III. Submission of tenders
         1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol.
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
         2. Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                or
            — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
         3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 252/98 EC (alcohol),
            DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in an
            envelope addressed to the Commission.
         4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 252/98 EC;
            (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
            (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with 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, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
                57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
            This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 253/98 EC
                    I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                      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                  8        20 215            35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                              boîte postale 62,               13         12 510            36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                              avenue Adolphe Turrel           14         12 610            36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                              11200 Port-la-Nouvelle          16           4 665           36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                                                 Total                   50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
          per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. 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 dehydrated
          in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
          Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
          company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
          The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                   III. Submission of tenders
          1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
             alcohol at 100 % vol.
             Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2. Tenders must:
             — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                 or
             — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                 Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 253/98 EC (alcohol),
             DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in an
             envelope addressed to the Commission.
          4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
             (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 253/98 EC;
             (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
             (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                 specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with 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, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
                 57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
             This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                               INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 254/98 EC
                   I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                      Reference to
                                                                        Volume in
                                                           Reference                   Regulation
             Member State             Location                         hectolitres of                 Type of alcohol
                                                         number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                       pure alcohol
                                                                                       No 822/87
         SPAIN               Tomelloso                         5         25 380         35+36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                             Villarrobledo                     2         24 380         35+36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                                                 Total                   50 000
         Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
         per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. 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 dehydrated
         in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
         Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
         company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
         The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                   III. Submission of tenders
         1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol.
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
         2. Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                or
            — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
         3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 254/98 EC (alcohol),
            DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in an
            envelope addressed to the Commission.
         4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 254/98 EC;
            (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
            (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with 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.: 913 47 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 915 21 98 32).
            This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 255/98 EC
                    I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                      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                16           7 995           36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                              boîte postale 62,               18         12 745            36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                              avenue Adolphe Turrel           19         11 905            36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                              11200 Port-la-Nouvelle          30         17 355            35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                                                 Total                   50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
          per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. 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 dehydrated
          in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
          Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
          company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
          The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                   III. Submission of tenders
          1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
             alcohol at 100 % vol.
             Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2. Tenders must:
             — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                 or
             — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                 Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 255/98 EC (alcohol),
             DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in an
             envelope addressed to the Commission.
          4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
             (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 255/98 EC;
             (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
             (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                 specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with 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, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
                 57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
             This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                               INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 256/98 EC
                   I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                     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                30           4 995           35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                             boîte postale 62,               32         22 465            35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                             avenue Adolphe Turrel           33         22 540            35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                             11200 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 dehydrated
         in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
         Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
         company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
         The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                  III. Submission of tenders
         1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol.
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
         2. Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                or
            — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
         3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 256/98 EC (alcohol),
            DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in an
            envelope addressed to the Commission.
         4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 256/98 EC;
            (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
            (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with 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, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
                57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
            This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 257/98 EC
                    I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                      Reference to
                                                                        Volume in
                                                           Reference                   Regulation
              Member State            Location                         hectolitres of                  Type of alcohol
                                                         number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                       pure alcohol
                                                                                       No 822/87
          SPAIN               Tarancón                       A-7         24 653         35+36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                              Tomelloso                        5         25 347         35+36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                                                 Total                   50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2,415
          per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. 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 dehydrated
          in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
          Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
          company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
          The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                   III. Submission of tenders
          1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
             alcohol at 100 % vol.
             Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2. Tenders must:
             — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                 or
             — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                 Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 257/98 EC (alcohol),
             DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group 9,' which itself must be enclosed in an
             envelope addressed to the Commission.
          4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19.10.98.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
             (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 257/98 EC;
             (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
             (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                 specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with 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.: 913 47 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 915 21 98 32).
             This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                                         ANNEX II
           The only telex and fax numbers in Brussels to be used are:
           DG VI (E-2) (for the attention of Mr Chiappone/Mr Carnielli):
           — telex:               22037 AGREC B,
                                  22070 AGREC B (Greek characters),
           — fax:                 (32 2) 295 92 52.
                                                         ANNEX III
         Communication of refusal or acceptance of lots under the individual invitation to tender for the
                        export of vinous alcohol opened by Regulation (EC) No 2143/98
          Name of the successful tenderer:
          Date of award of contract:
          Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer:
                             Quantity in         Location                Reason for refusal or acceptance
             Lot No
                              hectolitres        of alcohol                       to take over