CELEX: 31993R3084
Language: en
Date: 1993-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 3084/93 of 9 November 1993 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

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                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3084/93
                                                        of 9 November 1993
                    opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                   held by intervention agencies
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         securing onward or return freight in the countries
                                                                     concerned by the Caribbean Basin Initiative ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,                                                          Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 concerning the
                                                                     operative events for the agricultural conversion rates used
                                                                     in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC)
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of              No 377/93 specifies the agricultural conversion rates to be
 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                     applied in order to convert the payments and securities
 market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             provided for in connection with individual invitations to
 No 1566/93 (2),                                                     tender into national currency ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the               in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                     Committee for Wine,
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 (J),
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (5), lays down
                                                                                               Article 1
 detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from
 distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention                  1.      Five individual sales by invitation to tender Nos
                                                                     114/93, 115/93, 116/93, 117/93 and 118/93 shall be held
agencies ;
                                                                     of a total quantity of 350 000 hi of alcohol obtained from
                                                                     distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual          Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Italian,
sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous            Spanish and French intervention agencies.
alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87                 Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 114/93
and held by the Italian, Spanish and French intervention             and 115/93 shall cover 100 000 hi of alcohol at 100 %
agencies ;                                                           vol .
                                                                     Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 116/93 ,
Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be           117/93 and 118 /93 shall cover 50 000 hi of alcohol at
organized for the export of alcohol to certain third coun­           100 % vol.
tries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these countries
should be given an assurance of greater continuity of                2.      The alcohol offered for sale :
supply ;
                                                                     — shall be for export to outside the European Commu­
Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this Regula­                   nity,
tion relate to certain third countries where there is some
                                                                     — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not disturb                  following third countries :
their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ;
whereas the amount of and detailed rules for the release                   — St Christopher and Nevis,
of the performance security may be adapted accordingly ;                   — Bahamas,
                                                                           — Dominican Republic,
Whereas sales should be organized separately for dispatch                  — Antigua and Barbuda,
to certain countries in Central America and to Caribbean
countries covered by the Caribbean Basin Initiative, in                    — Dominica,
particular to take account of certain extra costs resulting                — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
from the difference in distance and the possibilites of                    — Jamaica,
                                                                           — St Lucia,
(') OJ   No  L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
(J) OJ   No  L 154, 25 . 6. 1993, p. 39 .                                  — St Vincent including the Northern Grenadines,
(3) OJ   No  L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7 .                                   — Barbados,
(4) OJ   No  L 43 , 20 . 2. 1993, p. 6.
O   OJ   No  L 196, 5. 8 . 1993, p. 19 .                                   — Trinidad and Tobago,
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      — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,                    removal of the quantity concerned from the agency s
      — Aruba,                                                         stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof
      — Netherlands        Antilles :  Curasao,   Bonaire,   St        that that quantity has been placed under customs
          Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin,            supervision in the territory of one of the third coun­
                                                                       tries listed in Article 1 (2),
     — Guyana,
     — Virgin Islands of the United States,                        — the remainder of the performance security shall be
                                                                       released in accordance with Article 34 (3) (b) of Regu­
— must be used only as motor fuel.                                     lation (EEC) No 377/93.
                             Article 2                             In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the
                                                                   place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take
The     location   and     reference   numbers   of  the   vats    place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,          the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the              and used for that purpose. Tenders must also include a
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in        statement by the tenderer to the effect that he has
the Annex hereto .                                                 binding commitments with an operator in the motor fuel
                                                                   sector in one of the third countries listed in Article 1 (2)
                             Article 3                             who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol awarded in
                                                                   one of these countries and to export it for use solely in
The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation           the motor fuel sector.
(EEC) No 377/93, and in particular Articles 10 to 18 and
30 to 38 thereof.                                                                            Article 4
However :
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
— one half of the performance security shall be released           publication in the Official Journal of the European
     by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on             Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 9 November 1993 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Rene STEICHEN
                                                                        Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX
                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 114/93 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                     D-5        25 202      35 and 36    Raw alcohol
                                (Cuenca)
                                Tarancon                     F-6        26 499      35 and 36    Raw alcohol
                                (Cuenca)
                                Tarancon                     E-8        25 888      35 and 36    Raw alcohol
                                (Cuenca)
                                Tarancon                     F-8        19 763      35 and 36    Raw alcohol
                                (Cuenca)
                                Tomelloso                      3          2 648     35 and 36    Raw alcohol
                                (Ciudad Real)
                                            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 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 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,
                   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 114/93 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 26 November 1993 .
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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 114/93 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
                    Regulation.
             6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention agency :
                — SENPA, Beneficiencia 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 115/93 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                 Caviro
                                 Faenza (RA )                             1 5 500     35 and 39    Raw alcohol
                                 Mazzari
                                 Sant'Agata sul
                                Santerno                                    4 900     35 and 39    Raw alcohol
                                 Neri
                                 Faenza (RA)                              46 1 00     35 and 39    Raw alcohol
                                Villapana
                                Faenza (RA)                                 3 500         35       Raw alcohol
                                Cipriani
                                Chizzola di Ala
                                (TN)                                        2 500         35       Raw alcohol
                                G. de Luca
                                Novoli (LE)                                 7 300         35       Raw alcohol
                                Del Sud
                                Rutigliano ( BA)                           3 700          36       Raw alcohol
                                F.lli Balice
                                Valenzano (BA)                             8 100         39        Raw alcohol
                                Di Trani
                                Canosa di Puglia
                                (BA)                                       5 500         35        Raw alcohol
                                D'Auria
                                Ortona (CH )                               2 900     36 and 39     Raw alcohol
                                             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 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 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,
                  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.
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              3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 115/93 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 26 November 1993.
              5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 1 1 5/93 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 .
             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 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 116/93 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
                                (Albacete)                       18         41 921       35 and 36    Raw alcohol
                                Villarrobledo
                                (Albacete)                       29           8 079      35 and 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 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 116/93 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 26 November 1993 .
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 116/93/ 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 .
          6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency :
              — SENPA, Beneficiencia 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 1 00 % 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 117 /93 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
                                   (Albacete)                        29          34 190      35 and 36    Raw alcohol
                                   Tomelloso
                                   (Ciudad Real)                      3          15 810      35 and 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 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 i 17/93 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 26 November 1993.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 1 1 7/93/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 .
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                 following intervention agency :
                 — SENPA, Beneficiencia 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 118 /93 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               Longuefuyt
                                53200 Longuefuye                              50 000           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 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 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 118/93 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 1 2 noon (Brussels time) on 26 November 1 993.
          5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 1 1 8/93/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 .
          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 1 00 % 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 .