CELEX: 31996R1129
Language: en
Date: 1996-06-24 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1129/96 of 24 June 1996 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

No L 150/ 14         f EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                25. 6 . 96
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1129/96
                                                            of 24 June 1996
                      opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          conversion rates used in the wine sector and amending
                                                                        Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural
                                                                        conversion rates to be used to convert the payments and
                                                                        securities provided for in connection with individual invi­
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                tations to tender into national currency,
   Community,
                                                                        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of               in accordance with the opinion of the Management
   16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                      Committee for Wine,
  market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
   1 544/95 (2),
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88
  of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­
  tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation
  (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),
                                                                                                 Article 1
  Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
  last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3152/94 (% lays                   Five sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 201 /96
  down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained             EC, 202/96 EC, 203/96 EC, 204/96 EC and 205/96 EC
  from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,         shall be held for a total quantity of 250 000 hectolitres of
 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by                   alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred
 intervention agencies;                                                to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                       822/87 and held by the Italian, Spanish and French inter­
                                                                       vention agencies.
 Whereas       individual   invitations   to  tender should    be
 opened for the export of vinous alcohol to certain Carib­
                                                                       Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 201 /96
 bean and Central American countries so as to guarantee
 continuity of supplies to those countries and reduce the              EC, 202/96 EC, 203/96 EC, 204/96 EC and 205/96 EC
 Community stock of vinous alcohol;                                    shall cover a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at
                                                                       100 % volume .
 Whereas a specific security should be provided for to
 ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the
 customs territory of the Community and non-compliance                                           Article 2
with the date laid down for export should be progressively
 penalized; whereas this security must be independent of
 the performance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol is               The alcohol offered for sale :
 removed from storage and the awarded alcohol is used for
 the purposes laid down;                                              — shall be for export outside the European Community,
                                                                      — must be imported into and dehydrated:
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (%
concerning the operative events for the agricultural                       — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
                                                                               201 /96 EC and 202/96 EC, one of the following
(') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .                                            third countries :
I1) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 31 .
(3)   OJ No   L  346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
 4    OJ No   L  43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.                                        — Costa Rica,
n     OJ No   L  332, 22. 12. 1994, p. 34.
(fi)  OJ No   L  196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.                                       — Guatemala,
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           — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,                    Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit­
           — El Salvador,                                             ting tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensure
                                                                      export and of a performance guarantee shall constitute the
      — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos           primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of
           203/96 EC, 204/96 EC and 205/96 EC, one of the             Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (') as regards
           following third countries:                                 the tendering security.
           — Saint Christopher and Nevis,                             The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations
           — Bahamas,                                                 to tender referred to in Article 1 shall be released imme­
           — Dominican Republic,                                      diately if the tender is not accepted or if the successful
                                                                      tenderer had lodged the entire guarantee to ensure export
           — Antigua and Barbuda,                                     and the entire performance guarantee for the invitation to
           — Dominica,                                                tender in question.
           — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
                                                                     2. The guarantee to ensure export shall amount to
           — Jamaica,                                                ECU 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and
           — Saint Lucia,                                            shall be lodged for each quantity of alcohol for which
                                                                     there is a removal order under each of the invitations to
           — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Grena­
               dines,                                                tender referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation .
           — Barbados,                                               This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention
           — Trinidad and Tobago,                                    agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcohol
           — Belize,                                                 for which proof has been furnished that it has been
                                                                     exported within the time limit laid down in Article 6 of
           — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,             this Regulation.
           — Aruba,
           — Netherlands Antilles (Curasao, Bonaire, Saint
                                                                     Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2220/85, and except in cases of force majeure, where the
               Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint
                                                                    time limit referred to in Article 6 has not been complied
              Martin),
                                                                    with, the guarantee to ensure export of ECU 5 per hecto­
          — Guyana,                                                 litre of alcohol at 100 % volume shall be forfeit as
          — United States Virgin Islands,                           follows:
          — Haiti,                                                  (a) 1 5 % in all cases;
 — must be used only as motor fuel.                                 (b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of
                                                                         the 15 % , for each day the time limit in question is
                                                                         exceeded.
                            Article 3
                                                                   3.      The performance guarantee shall be ECU 30 per
 The    location    and   reference   numbers   of   the  vats     hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume.
 concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,
 the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the             This guarantee shall be released in accordance with
 alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in       Article 34 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 .
 Annex I hereto.
                                                                   4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shall
                            Article 4                              be lodged simultaneously with each intervention agency
                                                                   concerned, for each of the invitations to tender referred to
 The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13         in Article 1 of this Regulation not later than the day of
 to 18 and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 .                issue of a removal order for the quantity of alcohol
                                                                   concerned .
 However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)
 No 377/93, the final date for the submission of tenders           5. The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
for the invitations to tender referred to in this Regulation,      conversion into national currency shall be that in force on
shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day following          the final day for the submission of tenders for the invita­
the date of publication of the individual invitations to          tion in question in the case of the guarantee to ensure
tender.                                                           export, as expressed in ecus per hi at 100 % volume.
                            Article 5                                                         Article 6
                                                                   1.     The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
1.     The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 per                 referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 31 March
                                                                  1997 at the latest.
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged
for the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of
the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1 .              (') OJ No L 205, 3. 8 . 1985, p. 5.
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  2.     The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years          of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within a
  from the date of first removal .                                   maximum of eight days.
                                                                     3. If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by
                                                                     more than five working days in relation to the date of
                             Article 7                               acceptance of the lot to be removed by the successful
                                                                     tenderer for reasons attributable      to  the    intervention
                                                                    agency, the Member State shall be responsible for the
  To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end             payment of compensation .
  use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must
  include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that
  the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for
  that purpose. The tender shall also include proof that the                                  Article 9
  tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in
  the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed
                                                                     1.   Successful tenderers for the individual invitations to
  in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
  awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use        tender Nos 201 /96 EC and 202/96 EC of the one part,
                                                                    and successful tenderers for the individual invitations to
  solely as motor fuel.
                                                                    tender Nos 203/96 EC, 204/96 EC and 205/96 EC may,
                                                                    by common agreement, exchange an equal quantity of
                                                                    alcohol stored in the designated vats in the same Member
                                                                    State for the purposes provided for in those invitations to
                             Article 8                              tender.
  1.     Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven­       2. Such exchange shall not affect the obligations of the
 tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a               tenderers concerned, particularly as regards the price to be
 reference sample and shall analyse that sample to verify           paid and the time limit for removal and use of the alcohol
                                                                    awarded to them indicated in the invitation to tender
 the alcoholic strength expressed in % volume of the                concerned.
 alcohol in question.
                                                                    3.    Successful tenderers who wish to make such an
 Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show         exchange must give prior notice to the intervention agen­
 a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of           cies concerned.
 the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic
 strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to
 tender, the following provisions shall apply:                     4.     If such exchange affects the planned timetable for
                                                                   physical removal of the alcohol, that timetable shall
                                                                   immediately be amended and that amendment notified to
  (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform          the Commission .
      the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,
      as well as the storer and the successful tenderer;
(ii) the successful tenderer may:                                                            Article 10
      — either agree to take over the lot with its character­
          istics as established, subject to the Commission's       Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36 (2) of
                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in
          agreement,                                               the vats indicated in       the  communication        from    the
      — or refuse to take over the lot in question.                Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
                                                                   referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi­
      In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same      tuted by alcohol of the same type by the intervention
      day, inform the intervention agency and the Commis­          agencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreement
      sion thereof in accordance with Annex III.                   with the Commission, or mixed with other alcohol deli­
                                                                   vered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
                                                                   issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
Once these formalities have been completed, if he has
refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be imme­
diately released from all his obligations relating to that
lot.                                                                                         Article 11
2.      Where the successful tenderer refuses the merchan­         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
dise, as provided for in paragraph 1 , the intervention            publication in the Official Journal of the European
agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol           Communities.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 24 June 1996.
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                             Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX I
                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 201 /96 EC
                       I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                          Reference to
                                                                            Volume in
                                                               Reference                   Regulation
                Member State             Location                          hectolitres of                Type of alcohol
                                                             number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                           pure alcohol    No 822/87
            FRANCE               Deulep                           72          15 494       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                 Boulevard Chanzy
                                 30800 Saint-Gilles­
                                 du-Gard
                                 Longuefuye                        2          21 840       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                 53200 Château­                    5          12 666       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                 Gontier
                                                   Total                     50 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
           2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale.
           Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                               II . Destination and use of the alcohol
           The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and de­
           hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
           motor fuel .
           Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
           company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
           The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                       III. Submission of tenders
           1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol .
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
           2. Tenders must:
               — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                   Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                   ties, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date
                   mentioned in point 4.
           3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 201 /96 EC
               (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
               an envelope addressed to the Commission .
           4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 8 July 1996.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 201 /96 EC;
               (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
               (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                   specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                   operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
               following intervention agency:
               — SAV par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505
                   Libourne Cedex (tel. 57 51 03 03; telex 572 025; fax 57 25 07 05).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 202/96 EC
                           I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                     Reference to
                                                                                       Volume in
  Member State                            Location
                                                                         Reference
                                                                                      hectolitres of  Regulation       Type of alcohol
                                                                       number of vat
                                                                                      pure alcohol      (EEC)
                                                                                                      No 822/ 87
ITALY                Mazzari SpA S. Agata Santerno (RA)                                  12 500           35       Raw alcohol
                     Del Sud — Rutigliano (BA)                                           10 000          36        Raw alcohol
                     Neri Srl — Faenza (RA)                                              10 000          39        Raw alcohol
                     G. De Luca Sas — Novoli (LE)                                         5 000          35        Raw alcohol
                    G. Di Lorenzo Snc — Pontevallecepi                                    2 500          36        Raw alcohol
                    Caviro Seri — Faenza (RA)                                            10 000          39        Raw alcohol
                                                                Total                    50 000
             Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of
             ECU 2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale.
             Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                                  II . Destination and use of the alcohol
             The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and de­
             hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
             motor fuel.
             Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
             company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
             The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                         III. Submission of tenders
             1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                  alcohol at 100 % vol.
                  Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must:
                 — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                      Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European 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 202/96 EC
                 (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                 an envelope addressed to the Commission .
            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 8 July 1996.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 202/96 EC;
                 (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                 (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                      specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                      operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                 following intervention agency:
                 — AIMA, via Palestra 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel. 47 49 91 ; telex 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03; fax 445 39 40,
                      495 39 40).
                 This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                 INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 203 /96 EC
                      I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                          Reference to
                                                                            Volume in
                                                               Reference                   Regulation
               Member State               Location                         hectolitres of               Type of alcohol
                                                             number of vat
                                                                           pure alcohol
                                                                                             (EEC)
                                                                                           No 822/87
          SPAIN                 Villarrobledo                     15         34 541        35 + 36      Raw alcohol
                                Villarrobledo                     17          15 459           39       Raw alcohol
                                                   Total                     50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
          2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale.
          Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                              II. Destination and use of the alcohol
          The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and de­
          hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
          motor fuel .
          Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
          company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
          The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                    III . Submission of tenders
          1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
              alcohol at 100 % vol.
              Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2. Tenders must:
              — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                  Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
              — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                  ties, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date
                  mentioned in point 4.
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 203/96 EC
              (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
              an envelope addressed to the Commission.
          4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 8 July 1996.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 203/96 EC;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
          6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency:
              — FEGA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel. 347 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 521 98 32).
              This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                      INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 204/96 EC
                            I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                      Reference to
                                                                                       Volume in
                                                                          Reference                    Regulation
  Member State                             Location                                   hectolitres of                    Type of alcohol
                                                                        number of vat                    (EEC)
                                                                                      pure alcohol     No 822/87
ITALY                Bertolino SpA — Partinico (PA)                                      10 000            35       Raw alcohol
                     Bonollo SpA — Formigine (MO)                                        15 000            36       Raw alcohol
                     I.C.V. SpA — Borgoricco (PD)                                          5 000          39        Raw alcohol
                     F.lli Cipriani SpA — Chizzola d'Ala (TN)                              7 500          35        Raw alcohol
                    Villapana SpA — Faenza (RA)                                            7 500          35        Raw alcohol
                    Ge.Dis. SpA — Marsala                                                  5 000          39        Raw alcohol
                                                                Total                    50 000
             Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of
             ECU 2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale.
             Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                                  II . Destination and use of the alcohol
             The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
             drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
             motor fuel .
             Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
             company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
            The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                         III . Submission of tenders
             1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                  alcohol at 100 % vol.
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must:
                 — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                       Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 30 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 204/96 EC
                 (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                 an envelope addressed to the Commission.
            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 8 July 1996.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 204/96 EC;
                 (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                 (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                      specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                      operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                 following intervention agency:
                 — AIMA, via Palestre 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel . 47 49 91 ; telex 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03; fax 445 39 40,
                      495 39 40).
                 This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 205/96 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                     Reference to
                                                                                       Volume in
                                                                        Reference                     Regulation
  Member State                           Location                                     hectolitres of                   Type of alcohol
                                                                      number of vat                     (EEC)
                                                                                      pure alcohol    No 822/87
ITALY               Enodistil SpA — Alcamo (TP)                                           5 000           35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Centro Adriatico Ascoli Piceno (AP)                             7 500          35        Raw alcohol
                    Caviro Seri — Faenza (RA)                                             7 500          35        Raw alcohol
                    Balice Sno — Valenzano (BA)                                           5 000          36        Raw alcohol
                    Caviro Seri — Faenza (RA)                                             5 000          36        Raw alcohol
                    Di Trani SpA — Trani (BA)                                           10 000           39        Raw alcohol
                    Kronion Seri — Agrigento (AG)                                         5 000          39       Raw alcohol
                    Distercoop Seri — Faenza (RA)                                         5 000          39       Raw alcohol
                                                              Total                     50 000
             Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of
             ECU 2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale.
             Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                                II . Destination and use of the alcohol
            The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
            drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
            motor fuel .
            Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
            company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
            The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                       III. Submission of tenders
            1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must:
                — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi/
                     Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                     ities, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date
                     mentioned in point 4.
            3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 205/96 EC
                (alcohol), DG VI (E-2), to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                an envelope addressed to the Commission.
           4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 8 July 1996.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 205/96 EC;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                    specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention agency:
                — AIMA, via Palestro 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel. 47 49 91 ; telex 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03; fax 445 39 40,
                    495 39 40).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                                         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 1129/96
          — 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