CELEX: 31991R1823
Language: en
Date: 1991-06-28
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1823/91 of 24 June 1991 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

28 . 6 . 91                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 166/39
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1823/91
                                                         of 24 June 1991
                    opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                  held by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         hectolitres   of  alcohol  obtained   from   distillation   as
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC)
 Economic Community,
                                                                    No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, French and Italian
                                                                    intervention agencies. Invitations to tender Nos 69/91
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of             and 70/91 shall each be for a quantity of 200 000
 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                    hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol . Invitation to tender
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             No 71 /91 shall be for a quantity of 400 000 hectolitres of
 No 3577/90 (2),                                                    alcohol at 100 % vol .
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88               2.    The alcohol offered for sale :
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation                  — shall be for export outside the European Economic
operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of                     Community,
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention
agencies (3),                                                       — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
                                                                        following third countries :
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 780/89 (4),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 270/91 (5), lays                 — Guatemala,
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained                — Belize,
from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39             — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention
agencies ;                                                              — El Salvador,
                                                                        — Costa Rica,
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual
sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous               — St Christopher and Nevis,
alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in                   —> Haiti,
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87                    — Bahamas ,
and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention
agencies ;                                                              — Dominican Republic,
                                                                        — Antigua and Barbuda,
Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be
organized for the export of alcohol to certain third                    — Dominica,
countries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these                     — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
countries should be given the assurance of increased                    — Jamaica,
continuity of supply ;
                                                                        — St Lucia,
Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this
                                                                        — St Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines,
Regulation relate to certain third countries where there is
some guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not                  — Barbados,
disturb their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ;             — Trinidad and Tobago,
whereas the amount and detailed rules for the release of
                                                                        — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,
the performance security may be adapted accordingly ;
                                                                        — Aruba,
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                        — Netherlands      Antilles :   Curaçao,   Bonaire,     St
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Wine,                                                         Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin,
                                                                        — Guyana,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                           — Virgin Islands of the United States,
                                                                    — must be used only as motor fuel.
                             Article 1
1 . Three individual sales by invitation to tender Nos                                        Article 2
69/91 to 71 /91 shall be held of a total quantity of 800 000
                                                                    The    location  and   reference    numbers   of    the   vats
(') OJ   No  L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .                              concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,
0   OJ   No  L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.                            the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the
(}) OJ   No  L 346, 15. 12. 1988 , p. 7.                            alcohol shall be specified in the notices of individual
(<) OJ   No  L 178, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .
(s  OJ   No  L 28 , 2. 2. 1991 , p. 23.                             invitation to tender Nos 69/91 to 71 / 91 .
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                          Article 3                              fuel sector in one of the third countries listed in Article
                                                                 1 (2) who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation         awarded in one of these countries and to export it for use
(EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 10 to 17 and        solely in the motor fuel sector.
29 to . 38 thereof.
However :                                                                                  Article 4
— one half of the performance security shall be released
    by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on            The specific conditions applying to the three individual
    removal of the quantity concerned from the agency's          sales by invitation to tender and the names and addresses
    stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof          of the intervention agencies concerned shall be given in
    that that quantity has been placed under customs             the notices of individual invitation to tender Nos 69 /91 to
    supervision in the territory of one of the third             71 /91 published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal
    countries listed in Article 1 (2),                           of the European Communities.
— the remainder of the performance security shall be
                                                                                           Article 5
    released in accordance with Article 33 (3) (b) of
    Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89.                                 The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address
In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the         given in the notices of invitation to tender shall be 12
place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take            noon (Brussels time) on 15 July 1991 .
place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to
the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination                               Article 6
and used for that purpose.
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
Tenders must also include a statement by the tenderer to         publication in the Official Journal of the European
the effect that he has engaged an operator in the motor          Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                  Done at Brussels, 24 June 1991 .
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                       Member of the Commission