CELEX: 32006R0117
Language: en
Date: 2006-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 117/2006 of  24 January 2006  opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community

25.1.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 21/5
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 117/2006
   of 24 January 2006
   opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2) lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3) and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   Tendering procedure No 4/2006 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community.
   The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.
   2.   The total volume put up for sale is 666 095,04 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:
   
               (a)
            
            
               one lot with the number 31/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               one lot with the number 32/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               one lot with the number 33/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               one lot with the number 34/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               one lot with the number 35/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;
            
         
               (f)
            
            
               one lot with the number 36/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;
            
         
               (g)
            
            
               one lot with the number 37/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;
            
         
               (h)
            
            
               one lot with the number 38/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.,
            
         
               (i)
            
            
               one lot with the number 39/2006 EC for a quantity of 16 095,04 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.
            
         3.   The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
   4.   Only firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may take part in the tendering procedure.
   Article 2
   The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 93, 94, 94b, 94c, 94d, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
   Article 3
   1.   Tenders shall be delivered to the intervention agencies holding the alcohol listed in Annex II or sent by registered mail to the address of the intervention agency.
   2.   Tenders shall be placed in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked ‘Tender under procedure No 4/2006 EC for use as bioethanol in the Community’, the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.
   3.   Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12 noon Brussels time on 1 March 2006.
   Article 4
   1.   To be eligible for consideration, tenders must comply with Articles 94 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.
   2.   To be eligible for consideration, when they are presented, tenders must be accompanied by:
   
               (a)
            
            
               proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               the name and address of the tenderer, the reference number of the notice of invitation to tender and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               a statement by tenderers to the effect that:
               
                           (i)
                        
                        
                           they waive all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded to them,
                        
                     
                           (ii)
                        
                        
                           they agree to submit to any checks made on the destination and use made of the alcohol,
                        
                     
                           (iii)
                        
                        
                           they accept that it is their responsibility to provide evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in the notice of invitation to tender in question.
                        
                     
         Article 5
   The notifications provided for in Article 94a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 relating to the tendering procedure opened by this Regulation shall be sent to the Commission at the address given in Annex III to this Regulation.
   Article 6
   The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.
   The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.
   On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale, taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
   Article 7
   1.   The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:
   
               (a)
            
            
               apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 mutatis mutandis;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.
            
         2.   The costs of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold.
   Article 8
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 24 January 2006.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Mariann FISCHER BOEL
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).
   
      (2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1820/2005 (OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 8).
   
      (3)  OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
   
      (4)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX I
      
                  Member State and lot number
               
               
                  Location
               
               
                  Vat No
               
               
                  Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.
               
               
                  Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (Article)
               
               
                  Regulation (EC) No 822/87 (Article)
               
               
                  Type of alcohol
               
            
                  Spain
                  Lot No 31/2006 EC
               
               
                  Tarancón
               
               
                  C-5
               
               
                  24 831
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  C-6
               
               
                  25 169
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  50 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Spain
                  Lot No 32/2006 EC
               
               
                  Tarancón
               
               
                  C-1
               
               
                  25 117
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  C-2
               
               
                  24 998
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  D-3
               
               
                  25 159
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  D-4
               
               
                  24 726
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  France
                  Lot No 33/2006 EC
               
               
                  
                              Onivins — Longuefuye
                           
                        
                              53200 Longuefuye
                           
                        
               
                  10
               
               
                  22 420
               
               
                  28
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  12
               
               
                  22 440
               
               
                  28
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  18
               
               
                  5 140
               
               
                  28
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  50 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  France
                  Lot No 34/2006 EC
               
               
                  
                              Onivins — Port-La-Nouvelle
                           
                        
                              Entrepôt d’alcool
                           
                        
                              Av. Adolphe Turrel, BP 62
                           
                        
                              11210 Port-La-Nouvelle
                           
                        
               
                  10
               
               
                  7 205
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  9
               
               
                  22 280
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  26
               
               
                  12 370
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  25
               
               
                  12 245
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  24
               
               
                  12 515
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  23
               
               
                  780
               
               
                  28
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  23
               
               
                  11 340
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  23
               
               
                  140
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  22
               
               
                  11 090
               
               
                  28
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  22
               
               
                  1 330
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  36
               
               
                  8 705
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  France
                  Lot No 35/2006 EC
               
               
                  
                              Deulep — PSL
                           
                        
                              13230 Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
                           
                        
               
                  B1
               
               
                  42 640
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  
                              Deulep
                           
                        
                              Bld Chanzy
                           
                        
                              30800 Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
                           
                        
               
                  72
               
               
                  38 690
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  72
               
               
                  6 890
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  72
               
               
                  470
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  73
               
               
                  11 310
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Italy
                  Lot No 36/2006 EC
               
               
                  Bertolino — Partinico (PA)
               
               
                  3A-33A-34A
               
               
                  27 100
               
               
                  27 + 30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Trapas — Petrosine (TP)
               
               
                  20A
               
               
                  8 500
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Enodistil
               
               
                  22A
               
               
                  2 700
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  S.V.M. — Sciacca (AG)
               
               
                  4A-30A-32A-35A
               
               
                  2 200
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  GE.DIS — Marsala (TP)
               
               
                  88-10B
               
               
                  9 500
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  50 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Italy
                  Lot No 37/2006 EC
               
               
                  S.V.A. — Ortona (CH)
               
               
                  20A
               
               
                  2 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Bonollo — Paduni-Anagni (FR)
               
               
                  15A-35A-49A-51A
               
               
                  35 000
               
               
                  27 + 30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Deta — Barberino Val d’Elsa (FI)
               
               
                  5A
               
               
                  1 500
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Balice Distill. — San Bastilio Motolla (TA)
               
               
                  2A
               
               
                  1 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  D’Auria — Ortona (CH)
               
               
                  17A-19A-21A-22A-41A
               
               
                  12 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  De Luca — Novoli (LE)
               
               
                  7A-16A
               
               
                  9 950,62
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Di Lorenzo — Ponte Valleceppi (PG)
               
               
                  26A
               
               
                  6 929,30
               
               
                  30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Di Lorenzo — Pontenuovo di Torgiano (PG)
               
               
                  1B
               
               
                   
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Balice S.n.c. — Valenano (BA)
               
               
                  11A-46A-49A-50A-51A
               
               
                  14 500
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  D.C.A. — Ascoli Piceno (AP)
               
               
                  101-81-17-103-44
               
               
                  1 306,93
               
               
                   
               
               
                  35 + 36
               
               
                  raw/neutral
               
            
                  Distill. Del Sud — Rutigliano
               
               
                  18 + 23 + 36 + 72 + 73
               
               
                  7 242,45
               
               
                   
               
               
                  36
               
               
                  neutral
               
            
                  Caviro — Carapelle (FG)
               
               
                  5C
               
               
                  8 570,70
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Italy
                  Lot No 38/2006 EC
               
               
                  Caviro — Faenza (RA)
               
               
                  3A-12A-13A-14A
               
               
                  25 429,30
               
               
                  27 + 30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Di Lorenzo — Pontenuovo di Torgiano (PG)
               
               
                  1B
               
               
                  8 570,70
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Mazzari — S.Agata sul Santerno (RA)
               
               
                  5A-6A
               
               
                  34 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Dister — Faenza (RA)
               
               
                  121A-124A
               
               
                  7 000
               
               
                  27 + 30
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I.C.V. — Borgoricco (PD)
               
               
                  5A
               
               
                  2 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Tampieri — Faenza (RA)
               
               
                  15A-17A-18A-19A
               
               
                  3 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Villapana — Faenza (RA)
               
               
                  6A-8A
               
               
                  11 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  Cipriani — Chizzola di Ala
               
               
                  2A-3A-24A-30A
               
               
                  9 000
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  100 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Hungary
                  Lot No 39/2006 EC
               
               
                  
                              Miskolci Likőrgyár Rt.
                           
                        
                              3527 Miskolc, Vitéz u. 13.
                           
                        
                              Hrsz.: 4686/5, 4686/2
                           
                        
               
                  I/3
               
               
                  129,11
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/4
               
               
                  139,57
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/5
               
               
                  136,19
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/6
               
               
                  136,84
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/7
               
               
                  123,37
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/8
               
               
                  140,10
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/9
               
               
                  136,15
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/10
               
               
                  137,61
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/11
               
               
                  123,42
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  I/12
               
               
                  137,57
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  III/31
               
               
                  129,11
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  III/32
               
               
                  129,11
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  III/33
               
               
                  129,11
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  III/34
               
               
                  129,11
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  
                              Tokaj Kereskedőház Rt.
                           
                        
                              3934 Tolcsva, Petőfi Sándor u. 32. Hrsz.: 142/1
                           
                        
               
                  2214440
               
               
                  4 819,02
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  2214450
               
               
                  3 962,76
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  
                              Tokaj Kereskedőház Rt.
                           
                        
                              3943 Bodrogolaszi, Ország út 19. Hrsz.: 196-198, 200-202
                           
                        
               
                  SZ/I
               
               
                  1 832,10
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  SZ/II
               
               
                  1 842,46
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                  SZ/III
               
               
                  1 782,33
               
               
                  27
               
               
                   
               
               
                  raw
               
            
                   
               
               
                  Total
               
               
                   
               
               
                  16 095,04
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
   
      ANNEX II
      Intervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in article 3
      Onivins-Libourne— 
      FEGA— 
      AGEA— 
      Mezógazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal— 
   
   
      ANNEX III
      Address referred to in article 5
      
                  European Commission
               
            
                  Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D-2
               
            
                  Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
               
            
                  B-1049 Brussels
               
            
                  Fax (32-2) 298 55 28
               
            
                  E-mail address: agri-market-tenders@cec.eu.int