CELEX: 31994R0706
Language: en
Date: 1994-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/94 of 29 March 1994 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

No L 85/8                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                30 . 3 . 94
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 706/94
                                                      of 29 March 1994
                   opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                held by intervention agencies
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      countries covered by the Caribbean Basin Initiative, in
                                                                  particular to take account of certain extra costs resulting
                                                                  from the difference in distance and the possibilites of
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           securing onward or return freight in the countries
 Community,                                                       concerned by the Caribbean Basin Initiative ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of           Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 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 Regulation (EEC)          in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC)
 No 1566/93 (2),                                                  No 377/93 specifies the agricultural conversion rates to be
                                                                  applied in order to convert the payments and securities
                                                                  provided for in connection with individual invitations to
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88             tender into 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
 (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),           Committee for Wine,
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (^ lays down
 detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention
 agencies ;
                                                                                           Article 1
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual       1.    Five individual sales by invitation to tender Nos
 sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous        119/94 EC, 120/94 EC, 121 /94 EC, 122/94 EC and
 alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in            123/94 EC shall be held of a total quantity of 300 000 hi
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87              of alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in
 and held by the Italian, French and Spanish intervention         Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
 agencies ;                                                       and held by the Italian, French and Spanish intervention
                                                                  agencies. The individual invitation to tender No 119/94
                                                                  EC shall cover 100 000 hi of alcohol at 100 % vol .
Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be
organized for the export of alcohol to certain third coun­
 tries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these countries        Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 120/94
should be given an assurance of greater continuity of             EC, 121 /94 EC, 122/94 EC and 123/94 EC shall cover
                                                                  50 000 hi of alcohol at 100 % vol.
supply ;
                                                                  2.    The alcohol offered for sale :
Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this Regula­
tion relate to certain third countries where there is some        — shall be for export to outside the European Commu­
guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not disturb             nity,
their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ;
whereas the amount of and detailed rules for the release          — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
of the performance security may be adapted accordingly ;              following third countries :
                                                                     — Guatemala,
Whereas sales should be organized separately for dispatch            — Belize,
to certain countries in Central America and to Caribbean
                                                                     — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
(') OJ   No  L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .                               — El Salvador,
 2) OJ   No  L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 39.
(3) OJ   No  L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.                              — Costa Rica,
0   OJ   No  L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.
0   OJ   No  L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.                            — must be used only as motor fuel.
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                           Article 2                                 supervision in the territory of one of the third coun­
                                                                     tries listed in Article 1 (2),
The     location and     reference   numbers    of the  vats     — the remainder of the performance security shall be
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,            released in accordance with Article 34 (3) (b) of Regu­
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the                lation (EEC) No 377/93.
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in
the Annex hereto.                                                In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the
                                                                 place where end 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
                           Article J
                                                                 and used for that purpose. Tenders must also include a
                                                                 statement by the tenderer to the effect that he has
The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation         binding commitments with an operator in the motor fuel
(EEC) No 377/93, and in particular Articles 10 to 18 and         sector in one of the third countries listed in Article 1 (2)
30 to 38 thereof.                                                who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol awarded in
                                                                 one of these countries and to export it for use solely in
However :                                                        the motor fuel sector.
— one half of the performance security shall be released                                   Article 4
     by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on
     removal of the quantity concerned from the agency's         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
     stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof         publication in the Official Journal of the European
     that that quantity has been placed under customs            Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 29 March 1994.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              Rene STEICHEN
                                                                       Member of the Commission
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                                                                    ANNEX
                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 119/94 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                  t
                                                                                            Reference to
                                                                              Volume in
                                                                 Reference                   Regulation
                 Member State              Location
                                                               number of vat
                                                                             hectolitres of
                                                                                               (EEC)        Type of alcohol
                                                                             pure alcohol    No 822/87
            FRANCE                 Miroline,                                     13 199          35      Raw 4- 92°
                                   Terre Plein Nord,                            30 254           35      Raw + 92°
                                    14600 Honfleur                              43 297           35      Raw + 92°
                                    Longuefuye,                                  13 250          35      Raw + 92°
                    y               53200 — Longuefuye
                                                     Total                     100 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
            per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
            samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                                 II . Destination and use of the alcohol
            The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
            drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (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 1 00 000 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,
                      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, 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 119/94 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 19 April 1994.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 119/94/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
                      and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                      operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                      lation .
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            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 (tél. : 57 51 03 03 ; télex : 572 025 ; télécopie : 57 25 07 25).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                      IV. Award of contract
            At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
            of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
            agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
            question.
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 120/94 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                 Tarancon                                     1 131       35 + 36     Neutral
                                  Tarancon                                    24 797       35 + 36     Neutral
                                  Taranc6n                                   24 072        35 + 36     Neutral
                                                   Total                      50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
            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 1 (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,
                     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, 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 120/94 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 19 April 1994.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 120/94/EC ;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
                    and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                    lation .
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           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 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                   IV. Award of contract
           At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
           of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
           agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
           question.
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 121/94 EC
                        I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                           Reference to
                                                                             Volume in
                                                                Reference                   Regulation
                 Member State             Location
                                                              number of vat
                                                                            hectolitres of
                                                                                              (EEC)       Type of alcohol
                                                                            pure alcohol    No 822/ 87
            SPAIN                 Villarrobledo                               46 380        35 + 36     'Destilado'
                                  Villarrobledo                                 3 620           39      'Destilado'
                                                    Total                     50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
            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 1 (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,
                     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, 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 121 /94 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 19 April 1994.
           5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 121 /94/EC ;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
                    and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                    lation .
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            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 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                    IV. Award of contract
            At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
            of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
            agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
            question.
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                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 122/94 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                  Mazzari SpA                               8 000          39       Raw alcohol
                                   Bonollo SpA                             10 000           39       Raw alcohol
                                   Di Trani SpA                              8 500          35       Raw alcohol
                                   Di Trani SpA                              7 000          36       Raw alcohol
                                   CA.VI.RO scrl                             8 500          35       Raw alcohol
                                   Rodi srl                                  4 500          35       Raw alcohol
                                   Sapis SpA                                 2 500         39        Raw alcohol
                                   Bonollo SpA                               1 000         35        Raw alcohol
                                                Total                      50 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
            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 1 (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,
                     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, B-1049 Brussels, between 1 1 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 122/94 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 19 April 1994.
           5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 122/94 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
                    and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                    lation .
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           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.: 4749 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 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                   IV. Award of contract
           At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
           of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
           agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
           question.
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 123/94 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                 Bonollo SpA                                4 000          35       Raw alcohol
                                  Rodi SRL                                   1 500          36       Raw alcohol
                                  Di Trami SpA                               2 500          39       Raw alcohol
                                  Bonollo SpA                                3 000          36       Raw alcohol
                                  G. Di Lorenzo SpA                          5 000          35       Raw alcohol
                                  G. De Luca SAS                             9 000          35       Raw alcohol
                                  Meri SRL                                 1 5 500          39       Raw alcohol
                                  Del Salento SpA                            5 000          35       Raw alcohol
                                  Del Sud SpA                                2 500          36       Raw alcohol
                                  F.lli Balice SNC                           2 000          36       Raw alcohol
                                               Total                       50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
            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 1 (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,
                    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, 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 123/94 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.
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            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 19 April 1994.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 123/94 EC ;
               (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ;
               (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
                   and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                   operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                   lation.
            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 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                       IV. Award of contract
            At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
            of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
            agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
            question.