CELEX: 31998R2142
Language: en
Date: 1998-10-06
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2142/98 of 6 October 1998 opening an individual invitation to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

L 270/12              EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                   7. 10. 98
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2142/98
                                                       of 6 October 1998
                  opening an individual invitation to tender for the sale for export of vinous
                                                               alcohol
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          removed from storage and the awarded alcohol is used for
                                                                     the purposes laid down;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (6),
Community,                                                           concerning the operative events for the agricultural
                                                                     conversion rates used in the wine sector and amending
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of               Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural
16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the                      conversion rates to be used to convert the payments and
market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No            securities provided for in connection with individual in-
1627/98 (2),                                                         vitations to tender into national currency;
                                                                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the                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 (3),
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1448/97 (5), lays
                                                                                                Article 1
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained
from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,
36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by                  A sale by individual invitation to tender No 245/98 EC
intervention agencies;                                               shall be held for a total quantity of 201 430,442 hecto-
                                                                     litres of alcohol obtained from the distillation operations
                                                                     referred to in Article 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC)
Whereas small quantities of teste e code alcohol in the              No 822/87 and held by the Greek and Italian interven-
form of by-products of the compulsory distillation of                tion agencies.
vinous alcohol provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 are stored in a large number
of distilleries in Italy; whereas that alcohol should be                                        Article 2
disposed of quickly in view of the cost of storage and the
characteristics of the alcohol which make long-term                  The alcohol offered for sale:
storage difficult; whereas, for logistical reasons, this teste e
code alcohol should be included in a consignment of                  — shall be for export outside the European Community,
alcohol for export to certain Caribbean and Central                  — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
American countries;                                                       following third countries:
                                                                          —   Costa Rica,
Whereas vinous alcohol stored in Greece should also be                    —   Guatemala,
offered for sale in view of the cost of storage and, for
logistical reasons, should be included in this invitation to              —   Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
tender;                                                                   —   El Salvador,
                                                                          —   Nicaragua,
Whereas a specific security should be provided for to                     —   St Kitts and Nevis,
ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the                   —   Bahamas,
customs territory of the Community and non-compliance
with the date laid down for export should be progressively                —   Dominican Republic,
penalised; whereas this security must be independent of                   —   Antigua and Barbuda,
the performance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol is                    —   Dominica,
(1) OJ L  84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.                                          —   British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
(2) OJ L  210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 8.                                         —   Jamaica,
(3) OJ L  346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
(4) OJ L  43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.
(5) OJ L  198, 25. 7. 1997, p. 4.                                    (6) OJ L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.
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     —  Saint Lucia,                                              2. The guarantee to ensure export shall be ECU 5 per
     —  Saint Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines,         hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
     —  Barbados,
                                                                  That guarantee shall be released by the intervention
     —  Trinidad and Tobago,                                      agency holding the alcohol only for each quantity of
     —  Belize,                                                   alcohol for which proof has been furnished that it has
                                                                  been exported within the time limit laid down in Article
     —  Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,
                                                                  6 of this Regulation. Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regu-
     —  Aruba,                                                    lation (EEC) No 2220/85, and except in cases of force
     —  Netherlands Antilles (Curação, Bonaire, Saint             majeure, where the time limit referred to in Article 6 has
        Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint              not been complied with, the guarantee to ensure export of
        Martin),                                                  ECU 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol shall be
                                                                  forfeit as follows:
     — Guyana,
     — United States Virgin Islands,                              (a) 15 % in all cases;
     — Haiti,
                                                                  (b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of
— must be used only as motor fuel.                                    the 15 %, for each day the time limit in question is
                                                                      exceeded.
                           Article 3                              3. The performance guarantee shall be ECU 25 per
                                                                  hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
The location and reference numbers of the vats
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,         This guarantee shall be released in accordance with
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the             Article 34(3)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in
Annex I hereto.
                                                                  4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shall
                                                                  be lodged simultaneously with the Italian and Greek
                           Article 4
                                                                  intervention agencies respectively for the quantities of
                                                                  183 948,80 hectolitres and 17 481,642 hectolitres not later
The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13         than the day of issue of a removal order.
to 18 and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)           5. The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
No 377/93, the final date for the submission of tenders           conversion into national currency shall be that in force on
for the invitation to tender referred to in this Regulation,      the final day for the submission of tenders in the case of
shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day following          the guarantee to ensure export, as expressed in ecus per hl
the date of publication of the individual invitations to          at 100 % vol.
tender.
                                                                                            Article 6
                           Article 5
                                                                  1. The alcohol awarded under the invitation to tender
1. The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of            referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 30 June 1999
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 per                 at the latest.
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged
with the Italian and Greek intervention agencies re-              2. The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years
spectively for the quantities of 183 948,80 hectolitres and       from the date of first removal.
17 481,642 hectolitres. Maintenance of the tender after
the time limit for submitting tenders and the lodging of a
guarantee to ensure export and of a performance guar-
antee shall constitute the primary requirements within                                      Article 7
the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 2220/85 (1) as regards the tendering security.           To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end
                                                                  use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must
The tendering security lodged for the invitation to tender        include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that
referred to in Article 1 shall be released if the tender is       the alcohol will be sent to that destination. The tender
not accepted or if the successful tenderer had lodged the         shall also include proof that the tenderer has binding
entire guarantee to ensure export and the entire                  commitments with an operator in the motor fuel sector in
performance guarantee for the invitation to tender in             one of the third countries listed in Article 2 who has
question.                                                         undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol awarded in one of
                                                                  those countries and to export it for use solely as motor
(1) OJ L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.                                   fuel.
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                            Article 8                               Member State shall be responsible for the payment of
                                                                    compensation.
1. Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven-
tion agency concerned and the successful tenderer shall
take a reference sample and shall analyse that sample to                                      Article 9
verify the alcoholic strength expressed in % vol of the             1. Where the teste e code alcohol is removed and
alcohol in question.                                                processed separately, notwithstanding Article 34(2) of
Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show          Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, it shall be considered to
a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of            have been used for the purpose laid down where:
the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic                 — proofs of arrival at destination and of the use of the
strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to                processed alcohol as motor fuel are furnished,
tender, the following provisions shall apply:
                                                                    — losses during processing of the teste e code alcohol are
 (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform                justified; such losses must be attested by the inter-
     the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,                national surveillance firm designated in accordance
     as well as the storer and the successful tenderer;                 with Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
(ii) the successful tenderer may:
                                                                    2. Where the teste e code alcohol is mixed with other
     — either agree to take over the lot with its character-        alcohol, Article 34(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
         istics as established, subejct to the Commission’s         shall apply for calculating losses of alcohol.
         agreement,
     — or refuse to take over the lot in question.                                           Article 10
     In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same
     day, inform the intervention agency and the Com-               Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36(2) of
     mission thereof in accordance with Annex III.                  Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in
                                                                    the vats indicated in the communication from the
Once these formalities have been completed, if he has               Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be imme-           (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
diately released from all his obligations relating to that          referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi-
lot.                                                                tuted by alcohol of the same type by the intervention
2. Where the successful tenderer refuses the merchan-               agencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreement
dise, as provided for in paragraph 1, the intervention              with the Commission, or mixed with other alcohol deliv-
agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol            ered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within eight          issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
days.
                                                                                             Article 11
3. If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by more
than five working days in relation to the date of accept-           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
ance of the lot to be removed by the successful tenderer            publication in the Official Journal of the European
for reasons attributable to the intervention agency, the            Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 6 October 1998.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
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                                                          ANNEX I
                                INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 245/98 EC
                      I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                  Volume in     Reference to
                                                                     Reference   hectolitres of  Regulation
    Member State                      Location                                                                  Type of alcohol
                                                                   number of vat    alcohol        (EEC)
                                                                                 at 100 % vol    No 822/87
ITALY            Dist. Acquavite Srl                                                  206,62         35      teste e code
                 Aniello Esposito Srl  Pomigliano                                     86,47         36      teste e code
                 Aniello Esposito Srl  Pomigliano                                    235,53         39      teste e code
                 Bertolino SpA  Partinico-Platini                                  9 000,00         35      raw
                 Bertolino SpA  Partinico-Platini                                     94,30         35      teste e code
                 Bocchino & C. SpA  Calamandrana                                     146,36         35      teste e code
                 Bonollo SpA  Paduni-Anagni                                      25 000,00          35      raw
                 Bonollo SpA  Fontana-Anagni                                          38,13         35      teste e code
                 Bonollo SpA  Paduni-Anagni                                          987,71         35      teste e code
                 Bonollo SpA  Torrita di Siena                                       695,10         35      teste e code
                 Bonollo SpA  Fontana-Anagni                                          43,00         36      teste e code
                 Bonollo SpA  Paduni-Anagni                                           17,14         36      teste e code
                 Bonollo SpA  Paduni-Anagni                                          324,21         39      teste e code
                 Bonollo Umberto SpA  Conselve Padova 74                             845,96         35      raw
                 Bonollo Umberto SpA  Conselve Padova 74                           1 000,00         39      raw
                 Bonollo Umberto SpA  Conselve Padova 74                             232,51         35      teste e code
                 Camel SpA  Povoletto                                                161,20         39      raw
                 Cantine Sociali Venete  Ponte di Piave                               30,09         35      good taste
                 Cantine Sociali Venete  Ponte di Piave                              748,66         35      raw
                 Cantine Sociali Venete  Ponte di Piave                              128,46         35      teste e code
                 Carlino Reg SnC  Via Milano 49                                       67,00         35      teste e code
                 Caviro-Coop Srl  Faenza                                         22 000,00          35      raw
                 Caviro-Coop Srl  Faenza                                             417,33         35      teste e code
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                                                                               Volume in     Reference to
                                                                  Reference   hectolitres of  Regulation
   Member State                    Location                                                                  Type of alcohol
                                                                number of vat    alcohol        (EEC)
                                                                              at 100 % vol    No 822/87
                Caviro-Coop Srl  Faenza                                            31,95         36      teste e code
                CO.NA.FRU.VIT.SOC.COOP.  Quistello                                880,33         39      raw
                DCA SpA  Aprutina                                                 289,32         35      teste e code
                DCA SpA  Aprutina                                                  40,74         36      teste e code
                DCA SpA  Aprutina                                                  17,14         39      teste e code
                D’Auria SpA  Caldari                                            6 000,00         35      raw
                D’Auria SpA  Caldari                                              245,44         35      teste e code
                D’Auria SpA  Caldari                                              366,41         36      teste e code
                D’Auria SpA  Caldari                                              612,99         39      teste e code
                De Luca Giacomo SAS  Via Trepuzzi 35                            5 000,00         35      raw
                De Luca Giacomo SAS  Via Trepuzzi 35                               65,80         35      teste e code
                Del Salento SpA  Taviano                                        4 768,43         35      neutral
                Del Salento SpA  Taviano                                          315,36         36      neutral
                Del Salento SpA  Castel S. Giorgio                                512,22         35      teste e code
                Del Salento SpA  Taviano                                          320,92         35      teste e code
                Del Salento SpA  Castel S. Giorgio                                 70,57         36      teste e code
                Del Salento SpA  Taviano                                          891,72         36      teste e code
                Del Salento SpA  Castel S. Giorgio                                624,16         39      teste e code
                Del Salento SpA  Gallipoli                                         16,03         39      teste e code
                Del Sud SpA  Rutigliano                                           927,05         35      teste e code
                Del Sud SpA  Rutigliano                                           287,61         36      teste e code
                Del Sud SpA  Rutigliano                                           401,57         39      teste e code
                DI.CO.VI.SA. Srl  Assemini                                        894,16         36      raw
                DI.CO.VI.SA. Srl  Assemini                                         28,41         35      teste e code
                DI.CO.VI.SA. Srl  Assemini                                          1,38         36      teste e code
                Dister  COOP.S.C.R.L.  Faenza                                  3 000,00         39      raw
                Dister  COOP.S.C.R.L.  Faenza                                     24,98         35      teste e code
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                                                                                 Volume in     Reference to
                                                                    Reference   hectolitres of  Regulation
    Member State                     Location                                                                  Type of alcohol
                                                                  number of vat    alcohol        (EEC)
                                                                                at 100 % vol    No 822/87
                 Dister  COOP.S.C.R.L.  Faenza                                      10,61         39      teste e code
                 Enalco Srl  Savignamo                                              399,58         39      teste e code
                 Enodistil SpA  Alcamo 1 Scampati                                 8 000,00         35      raw
                 F. Palma SpA  Palo Del Colle                                         8,09         35      raw
                 F. Palma SpA  Palo Del Colle                                       682,23         36      raw
                 F. Palma SpA  Sant’Antimo                                          137,47         35      teste e code
                 F. Palma SpA  Sant’Antimo                                           28,11         36      teste e code
                 F. Palma SpA  Sant’Antimo                                           45,77         39      teste e code
                 F.lli Balice SnC  Valenzano                                      7 000,00         35      raw
                 F.lli Balice SnC  Valenzano                                          4,54         35      teste e code
                 F.lli Cipriani SpA  Chizzola di Ala                              5 000,00         35      raw
                 F.lli Cipriani SpA  Chizzola di Ala                                336,20         35      teste e code
                 F.lli Cipriani SpA  Chizzola di Ala                                810,41         39      teste e code
                 F.lli Russo  S. Venerina via Ducci                               1 800,00         36      raw
                 F.lli Russo  S. Venerina via Ducci                                   0,27         35      teste e code
                 F.lli Russo  S. Venerina via Ducci                                  33,11         39      teste e code
                 G. Di Lorenzo Srl  Ponte Valleceppi                              7 000,00         35      raw
                 G. Di Lorenzo Srl  Ponte Valleceppi                                  1,50         35      teste e code
                 G. Di Lorenzo Srl  Torgiano                                        542,65         35      teste e code
                 G. Di Lorenzo Srl  Torgiano                                         16,70         39      teste e code
                 GE.DIS SpA  Marsala Bartolotta                                   7 000,00         35      raw
                 I.C.V. SpA  Borgoricco                                           2 461,77         35      raw
                 I.C.V. SpA  Borgoricco                                           1 000,00         39      raw
                 Inga e C. Srl  via Garibaldi 10                                    230,35         35      raw
                 Inga e C. Srl  via Garibaldi 10                                    422,32         39      raw
                 Inga e C. Srl  via Garibaldi 10                                     42,41         35      teste e code
                 Kronion SpA  Fid. Scunchipani                                    5 000,00         35      raw
                 Kronion SpA  Fid. Scunchipani                                      119,46         35      teste e code
                 Kronion SpA  Fid. Scunchipani                                       86,26         36      teste e code
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                                                                                  Volume in     Reference to
                                                                     Reference   hectolitres of  Regulation
   Member State                       Location                                                                  Type of alcohol
                                                                   number of vat    alcohol        (EEC)
                                                                                 at 100 % vol    No 822/87
                Mazzari SpA  via Giardino 8/10                                   18 980,81          35      raw
                Mazzari SpA  via Giardino 8/10                                       299,55         35      teste e code
                Neri Srl  S. Silvestro                                           14 000,00          35      raw
                Neri Srl  S. Silvestro                                               240,64         35      teste e code
                RO.DI. San Severo Srl  Castel S. Giorgio                               3,94         36      raw
                RO.DI. San Severo Srl  Fid. S. Severo                                 75,30         35      teste e code
                RO.DI. San Severo Srl  Castel S. Giorgio                             167,47         36      teste e code
                RO.DI. San Severo Srl  Fid. S. Severo                                898,48         36      teste e code
                RO.DI. San Severo Srl  Castel S. Giorgio                             157,52         39      teste e code
                RO.DI. San Severo Srl  Fid. S. Severo                                416,35         39      teste e code
                S.A.P.I.S SpA  Castel S. Giorgio                                      16,53         39      teste e code
                S.A.P.I.S SpA  S. Egidio M. Albino                                    18,26         39      teste e code
                S.A.S.R.I.V. SpA  Materdomini                                          0,88         36      raw
                S.A.S.R.I.V. SpA  Materdomini                                         20,79         35      teste e code
                S.V.A. SpA  Ortona                                                 3 000,00         35      raw
                Villapana SpA  Villapana                                           6 000,00         35      raw
                Vinum SpA  Marsala  via Noto                                      2 200,00         35      raw
                Vinum SpA  Marsala  via Noto                                         83,00         36      teste e code
                TOTAL                                                            183 948,80
GREECE          UCA de Patras                                           A3            845,91      35+36      raw
                Anthias 38                                              A4            906,70      35+36      raw
                ANTHIA                                                  A5            912,92         35      raw
                                                                        A6            691,04      35+36      raw
                                                                        A1            984,80         36      raw
                                                                        A2            965,97         36      raw
                                                                        A7            294,21         36      raw
                                                                        A7            420,65         35      raw
                                                                       A12            954,29         35      raw
                                                                       A13            961,77         35      raw
                                                                       A14            969,23         35      raw
                                                                       A15            961,48         35      raw
                Meligalas Industrial Estate                              1          1 022,27      35+36      raw
                Elliniki Tartariki SA                                    2          1 008,46      35+36      raw
                Kalamata                                                 3            842,57      35+36      raw
                                                                         4            988,27      35+36      raw
                                                                         5          1 008,69      35+36      raw
                                                                         7            994,62      35+36      raw
                                                                         8            992,48      35+36      raw
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                                                                                             Volume in     Reference to
                                                                                Reference   hectolitres of  Regulation
    Member State                            Location                                                                       Type of alcohol
                                                                              number of vat    alcohol        (EEC)
                                                                                            at 100 % vol    No 822/87
                     P.A. Tzara                                                  4016            217,72      35+36       raw
                     Dokos (Chalkida)                                               8            204,12      35+36       raw
                     Eubae                                                         10            333,48      35+36       raw
                     TOTAL                                                                   17 481,642
                     GRAND TOTAL                                                            201 430,442
               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 or Greek drachmae, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for
               sale 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 dehydrated
               in one of the third countries listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 for use exclusively as motor
               fuel.
               Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international surveillance
               firm 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 201 430,442 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 post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                       or
                  — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 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 245/98 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 October 1998.
               5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                  (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 245/98 EC;
                  (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                  (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                       specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                       operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
               6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                  following intervention agencies:
                  — AIMA, via Palestro 81, I-00185 Roma (tel. 47 49 91; telex 62 03 31, 62 02 52, 61 30 03; fax 445 39 40,
                       495 39 40), for the quantity of 183 948,80 hectolitres.
                  — Ministry of Agriculture, Didagep, 241, Acharnon Street, Athens (tel. 867 76 48; telex 221701; fax
                       867 11 11), for the quantity of 17 481,642 hectolitres.
                  That security must be 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 Carnielli)
           — 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 2142/98
          Name of the successful tenderer:
          Date of award of contract:
          Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer:
                               Quantity           Location              Reason for refusal or acceptance to
             Lot No
                             in hectolitres       of alcohol                         take over