CELEX: 31995R1279
Language: en
Date: 1995-06-06 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1279/95 of 6 June 1995 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

7 . 6. 95          | EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 124/ 5
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 12 79/95
                                                           of 6 June 1995
                    opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                   held by intervention agencies
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and
                                                                      the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              common agricultural policy (*), as last amended by Regu­
   Community,                                                         lation (EC) No 1 50/95 Q ;
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of             Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (8) concerning the
   16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                    operative events for the agricultural conversion rates used
  market in wine ('), as last amended by the Act of Acces­            in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No
  sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation               377/93 specifies the agricultural conversion rates to be
  (EC) No 3290/94 O,                                                  used to convert the payments and securities provided for
                                                                      in connection with individual invitations to tender into
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                national currency ;
  of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the
  disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
  tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation          in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                     Committee for Wine,
 (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
  last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3152/94 (^ lays                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained
 from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,                                   Article 1
 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by
 intervention agencies ;                                              1.    Eight individual sales by intervention to tender Nos
                                                                     175/95 EC, 176/95 EC, 177/95 EC, 178 /95 EC, 179/95
 Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual         EC, 180/95 EC, 181 /95 EC and 182/95 EC shall be held
 sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous           of a total quantity of 1 million hectolitres of alcohol
 alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred          obtained from the distillation operations referred to in
 to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No                 Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
 822/87 and held by the French, Italian and Spanish inter­           and held by the French, Italian and Spanish intervention
 vention agencies ;                                                  agencies.
 Whereas individual invitations to tender should be orga­            2.     Individual invitations to tender Nos 175/95 EC,
 nized for the export of alcohol to certain Caribbean and            176/95 EC and 177/95 EC shall cover 425 000, 100 000
 Central     American     countries    where   there   is some       and 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100% volume
 guarantee that their markets in alcohol and spirit drinks           respectively.
 will not be disturbed, with a view to its end use as motor
 fuel ;                                                              Individual invitations to tender Nos 178/95 EC, 179/95
                                                                     EC, 180/95 EC, 181 /95 EC and 182/95 EC shall each
 Whereas, nevertheless, the amount of and the detailed               cover 75 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume .
 rules for the guarantees and securities laid down for those
 individual invitations to tender should be adapted, given                                     Article 2
 the large amount of alcohol being put up for sale ;
 whereas the amount of the performance guarantee must                The alcohol offered for sale :
 be increased, given the possibility of a large volume of
 alcohol being stored in the Caribbean and Central                   — shall be for export outside the European Community,
American countries concerned ;
                                                                    — must be imported into and dehydrated in :
Whereas the tender prices expressed in ecus/hi, submitted                — for individual invitation to tender No 175/95 EC,
under invitations to tender for vinous alcohol, must take                     Costa Rica,
account of any amendments made under the agrimone­                       — for individual invitations to tender Nos 176/95 EC
tary system established by Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                              and 1 77/95 EC one of the following third coun­
                                                                              tries :
(')   OJ  No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
(2)   OJ  No L 349, 31 . 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3)   OJ  No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.                             («) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
 4    OJ  No L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.                               0 OJ No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
(*)   OJ  No L 332, 22. 12. 1994, p. 34.                            (■) OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.
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        — Guatemala,                                                   for the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of
                                                                       the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1 hereto .
        — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
        — El Salvador,                                                 Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit­
     — for individual invitations to tender Nos 178/95                 ting tenders and the lodging of a removal guarantee shall
         EC, 179/95 EC, 180/95 EC, 181 /95 EC and                      constitute the primery requirements within the meaning
         182/95 EC one of the following third countries :              of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (') as
                                                                       regards the tendering security.
        — Saint Christopher and Nevis,
        — Bahamas,                                                     The tendering security shall be released immediately if
        — Dominican Republic,                                          the tender is not accepted or if the successful tenderer
        — Antigua and Barbuda,                                         meets the conditions set out in the preceding subpara­
                                                                       graph.
        — Dominica, .
        — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,                       2.    Within twenty days of receipt of the commission's
        — Jamaica,                                                     decision awarding the alcohol, the successful tenderer
                                                                       shall provide proof that a removal guarantee has been
        — Saint Lucia,                                                 lodged with each intervention agency holding alcohol to
        — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Grena­                 ensure the export of the alcohol covered by the tender in
             dines,                                                    question.
        — Barbados,
                                                                      The removal guarantee shall be ECU 12,08 per hectolitre
        — Trinidad and Tobago,
                                                                       of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged for the
        — Belize,                                                      total quantity offered for sale in each invitation to tender
        — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,                  covered by this Regulation .
        — Aruba,
                                                                      The removal guarantee shall be released by the interven­
        — Netherlands Antilles (Curasao, Bonaire, Saint               tion agency holding alcohol only for each quantity of
             Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint             alcohol for which proof is supplied that it was exported
             Martin),                                                 within the time limit laid down in Article 6 (2).
        — Guyana,
        — Virgin Islands of the United States,                        The export of alcohol awarded pursuant to this Regula­
        — Haiti ,
                                                                      tion shall constitute a primary requirement within the
                                                                      meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 as
— must be used only as motor fuel .                                   regards the removal guarantee .
                                                                      3 . The performance guarantee shall be ECU 30,19 per
                              Article 3                               hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume. Notwithstanding
                                                                      Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 that guarantee
The    location     and     reference    numbers    of  the  vats     shall be lodged for each of the invitations to tender
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,             referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation for each quan­
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the                 tity of alcohol which is subject to a removal order.
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in
the Annex I hereto.
                                                                      The successful tenderer shall provide proof that a perfor­
                                                                      mance guarantee has been lodged with the intervention
                                                                      agency concerned by the date of issue of a removal order
                              Article 4                               for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
The sale shall take place in accordance with Article 13 to            The guarantee shall be released in accordance with Article
16, 17 ( 1), 18 (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) and 30 to 38 of Regu­      34 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 .
lation (EEC) No 377/93 .
However, payment for the alcohol must be made by
                                                                                                Article 6
31 December 1995, at the latest.
                                                                      1 . The intervention agency holding alcohol and the
                              Article 5                               successful tenderer shall agree on a (detailed) timetable for
                                                                      the physical removal of the alcohol. The timetable shall
1 . The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of               be notified to the Commission in the month following
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 per
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged             (') OJ No L 205, 3. 8 . 1985, p. 5.
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  receipt of the Commission s decision awarding the                  tenderer for reasons imputable to the intervention agency,
  alcohol to permit coordination of removal operations in            the Member State shall be responsible for the payment of
  accordance with this Regulation .                                  compensation.
 2.      Export of the alcohol awarded under the invitations
 to tender referred to in Article           1  above must be                                  Article 9
 completed by 31 December 1995, at the latest.
                                                                      1.   Successful tenderers for individual invitations to
                              Article 7                              tender Nos 175/95 EC, 1 76/95 EC and 1 77/95 EC may,
                                                                     by common agreement, exchange a quantity of alcohol
 To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end              stored in the designated vats in a Member State for the
 use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must                purposes provided for in those invitations to tender.
 include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that
 the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for           2.    Successful tenderers for individual invitations to
 that purpose. The tender shall also include proof that the          tender Nos 178/95 EC, 179/95 EC, 180/95 EC, 181 /95
 tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in                (EC) and 1 82/95 may, by common agreement, exchange a
 the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed          quantity of alcohol stored in the designated vats in a
 in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol            Member State for the purposes provided for in those invi­
 awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use          tations to tender.
 solely as motor fuel.
                                                                     3 . Such exchange shall not affect the obligations of the
                                                                     tenderers concerned, particularly as regards the price to be
                             Article 8                               paid and the time limit for removal and use of the alcohol
                                                                     awarded to them indicated in the invitation to tender
 1.     Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven­         concerned .
 tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a
 reference sample and shall analyse that sample to verify            4.    Successful tenderers who wish to make such an
 the alcoholic strength expressed in % vol of the alcohol           exchange must give prior notice to the intervention agen­
 in question.                                                       cies concerned.
Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show
a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of
                                                                     5.    If such exchange affects the planned timetable for
the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic
                                                                    physical removal of the alcohol, that timetable shall
                                                                    immediately be amended and that amendment notified to
strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to            the Commission .
tender, the following provisions shall apply :
  (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform           6. Such exchange shall not change the total quantities
      the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,           of alcohol placed on sale for invitations to tender Nos
      as well as the storer and the successful tenderer ;            175/95 EC, 1 76/95 EC, 177/95 EC, 178/95 EC, 179/95
                                                                    EC, 180/95 EC, 181 /95 EC and 182/95 EC respectively.
(ii) the successful tenderer may :
      — either agree to take over the lot with its characte­
          ristics as established, subject to the Commission's                                Article 10
          agreement,
      — or refuse to take over the lot in question.                 Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36 (2) of
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in
      In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same       the vats indicated in the communication           from the
      day, inform the intervention agency and the Commis­           Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
      sion thereof in accordance with Annex III.                    (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
                                                                    referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi­
      Once these formalities have been completed, if he has         tuted by the intervention agencies holding the alcohol
      refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be           concerend in agreement with the Commission or mixed
      immediately released from all his obligations relating       with other alcohol delivered to the intervention agency
      to that lot.
                                                                    until a removal order is issued for that alcohol, in parti­
                                                                    cular for logistical reasons.
2.      Where the successful tenderer refuses the merchan­
dise, as provided for in paragraph 1 , the intervention
agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol
of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within a
maximum of eight days.                                                                       Article 11
3 . If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
more than five working days in relation to the date of             publication in the Official Journal of the European
acceptance of the lot to be removed by the successful               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 1995.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                        ANNEX I
                                INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 17S /9S EC
                    I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                    Reference to
                                                                      Volume in
                                                         Reference
                                                                     hectolitres of  Regulation
      Member State                Location
                                                       number of vat                    (EEC)          Type of alcohol
                                                                     pure alcohol    No 822/87
 1 . SPAIN         Tarancon                                D-5           26 555       35 + 36    Raw alcohol
                   Tarancon                                C-10          26 307      35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                   Tarancon                                 E-2            3 482     35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                   Tarancon                                 E-3          25 121      35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                   Tarancon                                 E-4          26 150      35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                   Tarancon                                 F-4          26 186      35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                   Tarancon-                               C-5           26 622           39     Raw alcohol
                   Tarancon                                C-8           14 577          39      Raw alcohol
                                                Total                  175 000
2. FRANCE          Deulep                                  608             6 681,90  35 + 36     Raw alcohol (+ 92 % vol.)
                   Bid Chanzy
                   F-30800 Saint-Gilles-du-Gard            u9            ^ n6 3Q     35 + ^      Raw akohol       92 0/o VQ, )
                   Ets Verniers                            712            5 632,10   35 + 36     Raw alcohol (+ 92% vol .)
                   Usine Sainte-Louise
                   F-11106 Narbonne                        1Q5            2 621,70   35 + 36     Raw alcohol (+ 92% vol.)
                                                           101            9 079,60   35 + 36     Raw alcohol ( + 92% vol .)
                                                           103            9 087,90   35 + 36     Raw alcohol ( + 92% vol .)
                                                           547            4 368,70   35 + 36     Raw alcohol ( + 92 % vol.)
                                                           112            9 010,80   35 + 36     Raw alcohol (+ 92% vol .)
                                                           114            6 690,30   35 + 36     Raw alcohol ( + 92% vol.)
                                                           712               600,70  35 + 36     Raw alcohol (+ 92% vol.)
                                                Total                   75 000
J. ITALY           Neri                                                   5 000     35 + 39      Neutral
                   Di Lorenzo                                             1 500          39      Neutral
                   ENALCO                                                 1 500          36      Neutral
                   Bertolino                                            1 2 000          36      Neutral
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                                                                                                  Reference to
                                                                                 Volume in
                                                                Reference                          Regulation
   Member State                     Location                                    hectolitres of                       Type of alcohol
                                                             number of vat
                                                                                pure alcohol         (EEC)
                                                                                                  No 822/ 87
                    S. Severo                                                           500            39       Neutral
                    Caviro                                                           3 000             39       Neutral
                    Dister — Coop                                                    3 500             39       Neutral
                    Mazzari                                                          4 000         35 + 39      Neutral
                    Bonollo                                                          2 500             39       Neutral
                    Caviro                                                            1 500           35        Neutral
                    Bertolino                                                        8 000            35        Raw alcohol
                   Vinum                                                             5 000            39        Raw alcohol
                    Ge. Dis                                                          4 000            39        Raw alcohol
                    Kronion                                                          4 000            39        Raw alcohol
                    Neri                                                            41 000         39 4- 35     Raw alcohol
                    Bonollo                                                         27 000            39        Raw alcohol
                    D'Auria                                                          5 000            39        Raw alcohol
                    D.CA                                                             5 000            35        Raw alcohol
                   I.C.V.                                                            4 000            39       Raw alcohol
                   I.I.A.                                                            1 500            39       Raw alcohol
                   F. Palma                                                          2 000            35       Raw alcohol
                   Di Trani                                                          7 000            35       Raw alcohol
                   Balice                                                           10 000            36       Raw alcohol
                   SASRIV                                                            5 000            39       Raw alcohol
                   Del Sud                                                           6 100            35       Raw alcohol
                   DI.CO.VI.SA                                                       5 400            35       Raw alcohol
                                                    Total                         175 000
                                              Grand total                         425 000
           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, Italian lire or French francs obtain samples of the
           alcohol offered for sale. Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency
           concerned.
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                                               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 425 000 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 120 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 175/95 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 21 . 6. 1995.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 175/95 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 agencies :
               — 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).
               — SAV par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505
                    Libourne Cedex (tel . 57 51 03 03 ; telex 572 025 ; fax 57 25 07 05).
               — SENPA, Beneficencia 8 , E-28004 Madrid (tel. 347 65 00 ; telex 23427 SENPA ; fax 521 98 32).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                         IV. Award of contract
          The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 30,19 per hectolitre of
          alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a
          removal order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 176/95 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
            1 . SPAIN            Tarancon                        C-8           11 940          39      Raw alcohol
                                 Tarancon                        F-3           26 555         39       Raw alcohol.
                                 Tarancon                        F-5            8 371         39       Raw alcohol
                                 Villarrobledo                    13            3 134      35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                                   Total                      50 000
           2. ITALY              Bertolino                                      8 000         39       Neutral
                                 Del Sud                                        2 000         36       Neutral
                                 Bertolino                                      7 000         35       Raw alcohol
                                 Corine                                         9 000         39       Raw alcohol
                                 Lav. Vinacce                                   3 000         35       Raw alcohol
                                 Di Lorenzo                                     9 000         35       Raw alcohol
                                 Caviro                                       1 2 000         39       Raw alcohol
                                                  Total                       50 000
                                          Grand total                       1 00 000
          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 or 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 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol .
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2 . Tenders must :
               — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                   Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 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.
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            3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 176/95 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 21 . 6. 1995.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 176/95 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 agencies :
               — SENPA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel. 347 65 00 ; telex 23427 SENPA ; fax 521 98 32).
               — EIMA, via Palestro 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel . 47 49 91 ; telex 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03 ; fax 495 39 40 ,
                   445 39 40).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                      IV. Award of contract
           The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 30,19 per hectolitre of
           alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a
           removal order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
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                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 177/95 EC
                        1. 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
            1 . SPAIN            Villarrobledo                   13           38 712       35 + 36    Raw alcohol
                                 Villarrobledo                   15            11 288      35 + 36    Raw alcohol
                                                  Total                       50 000
            2. ITALY             Ge. Dis                                        8 000        36       Neutral
                                 Del Sud                                        2 000        36       Neutral
                                 Vinum                                          7 000        39       Raw alcohol
                                 Corine                                         9 000        39       Raw alcohol
                                 Mazzari                                      1 5 000        39       Raw alcohol
                                 Villapana                                      5 000        35       Raw alcohol
                                 D'Auria                                        4 000        35       Raw alcohol
                                                  Total                       50 000
                                          Grand total                       1 00 000
           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 or 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 100 000 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 120 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.
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          3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 177/95 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 21 June 1995.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 177/95 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 agencies :
              — SENPA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel. 347 65 00 ; telex 23427 SENPA ; fax 521 98 32).
              — 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.
                                                     IV. Award of contract
          The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 30,19 per hectolitre of
          alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a
          removal order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 178 /95 EC
                        I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                         Reference to
                                                                           Volume in
                                                              Reference                   Regulation
                Member State             Location                         hectolitres of                Type of alcohol
                                                            number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                          pure alcohol    No 822/87
           SPAIN                 Villarrobledo                   15          18 146           39      Raw alcohol
                                 Villarrobledo                   30           7 647           39      Raw alcohol
                                 Villarrobledo                   31         42 823            39      Raw alcohol
                                 Villarrobledo                   32           6 384           39      Raw alcohol
                                                   Total                     75 000
           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 75 000 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 120 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 178/95 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 21 . 6. 1995.
           5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 178/95 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 :
               — SENPA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel. 347 65 00 ; telex 23427 SENPA ; fax 521 98 32).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                                IV. Award of contract
         The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 30,19 per hectolitre of
         alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a
         removal order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 179/95 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                   (EEC)
                                                                           pure alcohol    No 822/87
           SPAIN                 Villarrobledo                    32          35 654           39      Raw alcohol
                                 Tomelloso                         2            9 143       35 + 36    Raw alcohol
                                 Tomelloso                         3          1 8 452       35 + 36    Raw alcohol
                                 Tomelloso                         4          11 751        35 + 36    Raw alcohol
                                                   Total                     75 000
           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 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 75 000 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 120 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 179/95 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 21 . 6. 1995.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 179/95 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 :
               — SENPA, Beneficencia 8 , E-28004 Madrid (tel. 347 65 00 ; telex 23427 SENPA ; fax 521 98 32).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                                IV. Award of contract
         The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 30,19 per hectolitre of
         alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a
         removal order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
 ---pagebreak--- No L 124/20          I EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                          7. 6. 95
                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 180/95 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                   Reference to
                                                                                     Volume in
                                                                        Reference                   Regulation
  Member State                           Location                                   hectolitres of                   Type of alcohol
                                                                      number of vat
                                                                                    pure alcohol      (EEC)
                                                                                                    No 822/87
ITALY               Sapis                                                                 5 000         39      Neutral
                    F. Palma                                                              7 000         35      Neutral
                    SASRIV                                                                3 000         36      Neutral
                    Ge. Dis .                                                           1 1 000         39      Raw alcohol
                    Di. Trani                                                           10 000          39      Raw alcohol
                    De Luca                                                               3 000         35      Raw alcohol
                    Bonollo                                                             1 5 000         35      Raw alcohol
                    Dister-Coop                                                           4 000         39      Raw alcohol
                    Mazzari                                                               9 000         39      Raw alcohol
                    Caviro                                                                8 000         35      Raw alcohol
                                                               Total                   75 000
             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 75 000 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 120 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                      ities, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date
                      mentioned in point 4.
             3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 180/95 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 21 . 6. 1995.
             5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 180/95 EC ;
                 (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol ;
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            (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.
                                                   IV. Award of contract
         The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 30,19 per hectolitre of
         alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a
         removal order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
 ---pagebreak--- No L 124/22              EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                         7. 6. 95
                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 181 /95 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                Sapis                                                               5 500          39       Neutral
                     Di Trani                                                            6 500          36       Neutral
                     Del Salento                                                         3 000          35       Neutral
                     Kronion                                                           1 1 000          39       Raw alcohol
                     Balice                                                              9 000          39       Raw alcohol
                     F. Palma                                                            4 000         35        Raw alcohol
                     Eonollo                                                           15 000          35       Raw alcohol
                     Mazzari                                                            9 000          39       Raw alcohol
                     Caviro                                                            12 000          35       Raw alcohol
                                                               Total                   75 000
             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 75 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                  alcohol at 100 % vol.
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must :
                 — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                      Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                      ities, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date
                      mentioned in point 4.
            3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 181 /95 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 21 . 6. 1995.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 181 /95 EC ;
                 (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol ;
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             (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 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.
                                                    IV. Award of contract
          The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 30,19 per hectolitre of
          alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a
          removal order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
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                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 182/95 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                    (EEC)
                                                                                     pure alcohol   No 822/ 87
ITALY               F. Palma                                                             4 500          39       Neutral
                    Sapis                                                                2 500          39       Neutral
                    Del Salento                                                          3 000          36       Neutral
                    S. Severo                                                            5 000       39 + 36     Neutral
                    Bertolino                                                          1 1 000          35       Raw alcohol
                    Di Trani                                                             8 000         39       Raw alcohol
                    Rodi                                                                 5 000         35       Raw alcohol
                    Caviro                                                             27 000        39 + 35    Raw alcohol
                    Emiliane                                                             2 500         35       Raw alcohol
                    Deta                                                                 5 000       35 + 39    Raw alcohol
                    C.V.A.                                                               1 500         39       Raw alcohol
                                                              Total                    75 000
             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 75 000 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 120 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                      ities, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date
                      mentioned in point 4.
             3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 182/95 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 21 . 6. 1995.
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          5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 182/95 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.
                                                     IV. Award of contract
          The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 30,19 per hectolitre of
          alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a
          removal order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
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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 1279/95
          — Name of the successful tenderer :
          — Date of award of contract :
          — Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer :
                 Lot            Quantity         Location              Reason for refusal or acceptance to
                 No          in hectolitres     of alcohol                          take over