CELEX: 31989R2675
Language: en
Date: 1989-09-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2675/89 of 1 September 1989 opening an individual sales by tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

5. 9. 89                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 258/7
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2675/89
                                                      of 1 September 1989
                 opening an individual sales by tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by
                                                      intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
                                                                    and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               agencies.
Economic Community,
                                                                    2. The alcohol offered for sale is intended for export
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of              and must be imported into a third country other than the
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                     United States of America or the countries listed below :
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             — Guatemala,
No 1236/89 (2),
                                                                    — Belize,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the               — El Salvador,
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation
operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of                     Costa Rica,
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention                 — St Christopher and Nevis,
agencies (3),                                                       — Haiti,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4),                 — Bahamas,
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/89 (^ laid                   — Dominican Republic,
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained            — Antigua and Barbuda,
from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,
36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by                 — Dominica,
intervention agencies ;                                             — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
                                                                    — Jamaica,
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual
sales by tender should be opened for vinous alcohol                 — St Lucia,
obtained from the distillation operations referred to in            — St. Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines,
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87                — Barbados,
and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention
agencies ;                                                          — Trinidad and Tobago,
                                                                    — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,
Whereas an individual sale by tender should be held for             — Aruba,
 the export of alcohol from the Community for purposes
 other than the manufacture of alcoholic beverages                  — Netherlands Antilles : Curasao, Bonaire, St Eustace,
 intended for human consumption ;                                       Saba and the southern part of St Martin,
                                                                    — Guyana,
Whereas the Management Committee for Wine has not                   — Iceland,
 delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
 chairman,                                                          — Sweden,
                                                                    — Norway,
                                                                    — Finland,
                                                                    — Switzerland,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                    — Austria.;
                                                                    3.    The alcohol must not be used for the manufacture
                           Article 1
                                                                    of alcoholic beverages intended for human consumption.
 1 . One individual sale by tender shall be held of a total
 quantity of 0,5 million hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol                                 Article 2
 obtained from the distillation operations referred to in
                                                                    The    location  and   reference   numbers    of  the   vats
(■)  OJ No  L 84, 27; 3. 1987, p, 1 .                               concerned, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat,
 (2) OJ No  L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 31 .                            the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the
 (3) OJ No  L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
 (4) OJ No  L 178, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                              alcohol shall be specified in the sale notice of individual
 0   OJ No  L 209, 21 . 7. 1989, p. 36.                             sale No 7.
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                        Article 3                              notice No 7 published in the 'C series of the Official
                                                              Journal of the European Communities.
The sale shall take place in accordance with Regulation
                                                                                       Article 5
(EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 10 to 17 and
29 to 38 thereof.                                              The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address
                                                               given in the sale notice shall be 12 noon (Brussels time)
                                                               on 25 September 1989.
                        Article 4
                                                                                       Article 6
The specific conditions applying to the individual sale by     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
tender and the names and addresses of the intervention         publication in the Official Journal of the European
agencies concerned shall be given in the individual sale       Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 1 September 1989.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission