CELEX: 31998R2805
Language: en
Date: 1998-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2805/98 of 23 December 1998 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

24. 12. 98           EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 349/19
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2805/98
                                                  of 23 December 1998
                 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
                                                                  97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
                                                                  introduction of the euro (7) provides that as from 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
Community,                                                        ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
                                                                  rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity,
                                                                  the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula-
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of            tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;
16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the
market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
1627/98 (2),
                                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                  Committee for Wine,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera-
tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as                                        Article 1
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1448/97 (5), lays
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained
from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,      Six sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 258/
36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by               98 EC, 259/98 EC, 260/98 EC, 261/98 EC, 262/98 EC and
intervention agencies;                                            263/98 EC shall be held for a total quantity of 300 000
                                                                  hectolitres of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera-
                                                                  tions referred to in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC)
Whereas individual invitations to tender should be                No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, Italian and French
opened for the export of vinous alcohol to certain Carib-         intervention agencies.
bean and Central American countries so as to guarantee
continuity of supplies to those countries and reduce the          Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 258/
Community stock of vinous alcohol;                                98 EC, 259/98 EC, 260/98 EC, 261/98 EC, 262/98 EC and
                                                                  263/98 EC shall cover a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of
                                                                  alcohol at 100 % volume.
Whereas a specific security should be provided for to
ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the
customs territory of the Community and non-compliance
with the date laid down for export should be progressively                                   Article 2
penalised; whereas this security must be independent of
the performance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol is            The alcohol offered for sale:
removed from storage and the awarded alcohol is used for
the purposes laid down;                                           — shall be for export outside the European Community,
                                                                  — must be imported into and dehydrated in:
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (6),                    — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
concerning the operative events for the agricultural                      258/98EC, 259/98 EC and 260/98 EC one of the
conversion rates used in the wine sector and amending                     following countries:
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural
conversion rates to be used to convert the payments and                   — Costa Rica,
securities provided for in connection with individual in-
vitations to tender into national currency;                               — Guatemala,
                                                                          — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.                                           — El Salvador,
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.                                         — Nicaragua,
(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.                                  (7) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
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    — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos          for the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of
        261/98 EC, 262/98 EC and 263/98 EC one of the              the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1.
        following third countries:
        — St Kitts and Nevis,                                      Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit-
                                                                   ting tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensure
        — Bahamas,                                                 export and of a performance guarantee shall constitute
        — Dominican Republic,                                      the primary requirements within the meaning of Article
                                                                   20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (1) as
        — Antigua and Barbuda,                                     regards the tendering security.
        — Dominica,
        — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,                   The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations
        — Jamaica,                                                 to tender referred to in Article 1 shall be released imme-
                                                                   diately if the tender is not accepted or if the successful
        — Saint Lucia,                                             tenderer had lodged the entire guarantee to ensure export
        — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Gren-              and the entire performance guarantee for the invitation to
            adines,                                                tender in question.
        — Barbados,
                                                                   2. The guarantee to ensure export shall amount to EUR
        — Trinidad and Tobago,
                                                                   5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be
        — Belize,                                                  lodged for each quantity of alcohol for which there is a
        — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,              removal order under each of the invitations to tender
                                                                   referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.
        — Aruba,
        — Netherlands Antilles (Curação, Bonaire, Saint            This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention
            Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint           agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcohol
            Martin),                                               for which proof has been furnished that it has been
        — Guyana,                                                  exported within the time limit laid down in Article 6 of
                                                                   this Regulation. Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation
        — United States Virgin Islands,
                                                                   (EEC) No 2220/85, and except in cases of force majeure,
        — Haiti,                                                   where the time limit referred to in Article 6 has not been
— must be used only as motor fuel.                                 complied with, the guarantee to ensure export of EUR 5
                                                                   per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume shall be forfeit
                                                                   as follows:
                          Article 3                                (a) 15 % in all cases;
The location and reference numbers of the vats                     (b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,               the 15 %, for each day the time limit in question is
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the                   exceeded.
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in
Annex I hereto.                                                    3. The performance guarantee shall be EUR 25 per
                                                                   hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume.
                          Article 4                                This guarantee shall be released in accordance with
                                                                   Article 34(3)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13
to 18 and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
                                                                   4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shall
However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)            be lodged simultaneously with each intervention agency
No 377/93, the final date for the submission of tenders            concerned, for each of the invitations to tender referred to
for the invitations to tender referred to in this Regulation,      in Article 1 of this Regulation not later than the day of
shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day following           issue of a removal order for the quantity of alcohol
the date of publication of the individual invitations to           concerned.
tender.
                                                                   5. The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
                                                                   conversion into national currency shall be that in force on
                          Article 5                                the final day for the submission of tenders for the invita-
                                                                   tion in question in the case of the guarantee to ensure
1. The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of             export, as expressed in euro per hl at 100 % volume.
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be EUR 3,622 per
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged          (1) OJ L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
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                            Article 6                                    — or refuse to take over the lot in question.
1. The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender                   In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same
referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 31 July 1999               day, inform the intervention agency and the Commis-
at the latest.                                                           sion thereof in accordance with Annex III.
2. The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years               Once these formalities have been completed, if he has
from the date of first removal.                                     refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be imme-
                                                                    diately released from all his obligations relating to that
                            Article 7                               lot.
To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end              2. Where the successful tenderer refuses the mer-
use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must                chandise, as provided for in paragraph 1, the intervention
include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that           agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol
the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for           of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within a
that purpose. The tender shall also include proof that the          maximum of eight days.
tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in
                                                                    3. If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by more
the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed
                                                                    than five working days in relation to the date of ac-
in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
                                                                    ceptance of the lot to be removed by the successful
awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use
                                                                    tenderer for reasons attributable to the intervention
solely as motor fuel.
                                                                    agency, the Member State shall be responsible for the
                                                                    payment of compensation.
                            Article 8
1. Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven-                                       Article 9
tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a refer-
ence sample and shall analyse that sample to verify the             Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36(2) of
alcoholic strength expressed in % volume of the alcohol             Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in
in question.                                                        the vats indicated in the communication from the
                                                                    Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show          (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of            referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi-
the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic                 tuted by alcohol of the same type by the intervention
strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to            agencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreement
tender, the following provisions shall apply:                       with the Commission, or mixed with other alcohol deliv-
 (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform            ered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
     the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,            issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
     as well as the storer and the successful tenderer;
(ii) the successful tenderer may:                                                             Article 10
     — either agree to take over the lot with its character-        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
         istics as established, subject to the Commission’s         publication in the Official Journal of the European
         agreement,                                                 Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 23 December 1998.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                                            Member of the Commission
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                                                              ANNEX I
                               INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 258/98 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               Dist. Balice Snc, Valen-                       9 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             zano (Ba)
                             Dist. Bonollo        SpA,                    21 000          35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Anagni (FR)
                             Dist.     DETA         Srl,                    1 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Barberino Val d’Elsa
                             Dist. D’Auria SpA, Or-                         6 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             tona (Ch)
                             Dist. De Luca Sas, No-                         5 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             voli (Le)
                             Dist. Di Lorenzo Srl,                          8 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Ponte Valleceppi (Pg)
                                                 Total                    50 000
         Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
         per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples
         shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                            II. Destination and use of the alcohol
         The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
         in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
         Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
         company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
         The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                   III. Submission of tenders
         1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol.
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
         2. Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered 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.
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           3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 258/98 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 11 January 1999.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 258/98 EC;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency:
              — AIMA, via Palestro 81, I-00185 Roma (tel.: (6) 47 49 91; telex: 620331/620252/613003; fax: 445 39 40/
                  495 39 40).
              This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                               INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 259/98 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               Dist.     Caviro     Scrl,                   17 000          35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Deposito Fiscale Faenza
                             Dist. F.lli Cipriani SpA,                      3 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Chizzola di Ala (Tn)
                             Dist. Mazzari SpA, S.                        12 000          35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Agata sul Santerno (Ra)
                             Dist. Neri, Faenza                             9 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Dist. Tamperi        SpA,                      1 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Faenza (Ra)
                             Dist. Trentine, Mezzo-                         1 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             lombardo (Tn)
                             Dist. Villapana      SpA,                      7 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Faenza (Ra)
                                                 Total                    50 000
         Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
         per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples
         shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                            II. Destination and use of the alcohol
         The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
         in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
         Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
         company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
         The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                   III. Submission of tenders
         1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol.
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
         2. Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered 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.
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           3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 259/98 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 11 January 1999.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 259/98 EC;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency:
              — AIMA, via Palestro 81, I-00185 Roma (tel.: (6) 47 49 91; telex: 620331/620252/613003; fax: 445 39 40/
                  495 39 40).
              This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                               INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 260/98 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               Dist. Bertolino      SpA,                    14 500          35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Partinico (Tp)
                             Dist.. Enodistil     SpA,                    11 500          35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Alcamo (TP)
                             Dist. Mazzullo Galeano                         1 300         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Snc, S. Venerina
                             Dist. F.lli Russo Snc, S.                      3 300         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Venerina
                             Dist. Gedis SA, Marsala                        8 800         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Dist. di Kronion Scrl,                         6 600         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Sciacca
                             Dist. Vinum SpA, Petro-                        4 000         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             sino
                                                 Total                    50 000
         Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
         per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples
         shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                            II. Destination and use of the alcohol
         The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
         in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
         Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
         company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
         The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                   III. Submission of tenders
         1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol.
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
         2. Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered 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.
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           3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for individual sale No 260/98 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 11 January 1999.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 260/98 EC;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency:
              — AIMA, via Palestro 81, I-00185 Roma (tel.: (6) 47 49 91; telex: 620331/620252/613003; fax: 445 39 40/
                  495 39 40).
              This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                               INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 261/98 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              Port-la-Nouvelle                  3        47 725            35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                             boîte postale 62,               12           2 275           36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                             avenue Adolphe Turrel
                             11200 Port-la-Nouvelle
                                                Total                   50 000
         Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
         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 dehydrated
         in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
         Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
         company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
         The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                  III. Submission of tenders
         1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol.
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
         2. Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered 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 261/98 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 11 January 1999.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 261/98 EC;
            (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
            (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
         6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
            following intervention agency:
            — SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
                57 55 20 00; telex: 572025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
            This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                 INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 262/98 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              Port-la-Nouvelle                  2        48 000            35      Raw alcohol+92 %
                               boîte postale 62,               12           2 000           36      Raw alcohol+92 %
                               avenue Adolphe Turrel
                               11200 Port-la-Nouvelle
                                                  Total                   50 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
           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 dehydrated
           in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
           Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
           company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
           The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                    III. Submission of tenders
           1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
              alcohol at 100 % vol.
              Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
           2. Tenders must:
              — be sent by registered 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 262/98 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 11 January 1999.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 262/98 EC;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency:
              — SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
                  57 55 20 00; telex: 572025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
              This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                               INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 263/98 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               Tarancón                       B-7         24 525         35+36           Raw alcohol
                             Tomelloso                        1         25 475         35+36           Raw alcohol
                                                Total                   50 000
         Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
         per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
         samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                           II. Destination and use of the alcohol
         The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated
         in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel.
         Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
         company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
         The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                  III. Submission of tenders
         1. Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol.
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
         2. Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered 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 263/98 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 11 January 1999.
         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 263/98 EC;
            (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
            (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
         6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
            following intervention agency:
            — FEGA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel.: 913 47 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 915 21 98 32).
            This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 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 Innamorati):
             — 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 2805/98
            Name of the successful tenderer:
            Date of award of contract:
            Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer:
                               Quantity in         Location                Reason for refusal or acceptance
               Lot No
                                hectolitres        of alcohol                       to take over