CELEX: 31993R2298
Language: en
Date: 1993-08-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2298/93 of 17 August 1993 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

No L 208 / 10                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                19. 8 . 93
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2298/93
                                                       of 17 August 1993
                   opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                 held by intervention agencies
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      securing onward or return freight in the countries
                                                                   concerned by the countries concerned by the Caribbean
                                                                   Basin Initiative ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community,
                                                                   Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 concerning the
                                                                   operative events for the agricultural conversion rates used
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of            in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC)
  16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                  No 377/93 specifies the agricultural conversion rates to be
 market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)           applied in order to convert the payments and securities
 No 1566/93 (2),                                                   provided for in connection with individual invitations to
                                                                   tender into national currency ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88
 of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­         in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation         Committee for Wine,
 (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies ('),
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (*), lays down
 detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from
 distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of                                   Article 1
 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention
 agencies ;                                                        1.     Five individual sales by invitation to tender Nos
                                                                   104/93, 105/93, 106/93, 107/93 and 108/93 shall be held
 Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual       of a total quantity of 250 000 hi of alcohol obtained from
 sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous         distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
 alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in             Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Italian,
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87               Spanish and French intervention agencies.
 and held by the Italian, Spanish and French intervention
 agencies ;                                                        Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 104/93,
                                                                   105/93, 106/93, 107/93 and 108/93 shall cover 50 000 hi
                                                                   of alcohol at 100 % vol .
Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be
 organized for the export of alcohol to certain third coun­
                                                                   2.    The alcohol offered for sale :
 tries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these countries
should be given an assurance of greater continuity of              — shall be for export to outside the European Economic
supply ;                                                               Community,
Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this Regula­           — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
tion relate to certain third countries where there is some             following third countries :
guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not disturb              — St Christopher and Nevis,
their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ;
whereas the amount of and detailed rules for the release               — Haiti,
of the performance security may be adapted accordingly ;               — Bahamas,
                                                                       — Dominican Republic,
Whereas sales should be organized separately for dispatch              — Antigua and Barbuda,
to certain countries in Central America and to Caribbean
                                                                       — Dominica,
countries covered by the Caribbean Basin Initiative, in
particular to take account of certain extra costs resulting            — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
from the difference in distance and the possibilites of                — Jamaica,
                                                                      — St Lucia,
0   OJ   No  L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No  L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 39 .                              — St Vincent including the Northern Grenadines,
(3) OJ   No  L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.                               — Barbados,
(4) OJ   No  L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.
O   OJ   No  L 196, 5. 8 . 1993, p. 19.                               — Trinidad and Tobago,
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      — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,                    removal of the quantity concerned from the agency s
      — Aruba,                                                         stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof
      — Netherlands        Antilles :  Curasao,   Bonaire,   St        that that quantity has been placed under customs
          Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin,            supervision in the territory of one of the third coun­
                                                                       tries listed in Article 1 (2),
     — Guyana,
                                                                   — the remainder of the performance security shall be
      — Virgin Islands of the United States,
                                                                       released in accordance with Article 34 (3) (b) of Regu­
— must be used only as motor fuel.                                     lation (EEC) No 377/93.
                             Article 2
                                                                   In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the
                                                                   place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take
The      location  and     reference   numbers   of  the   vats    place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,          the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the              and used for that purpose. Tenders must also include a
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in        statement by the tenderer to the effect that he has
the Annex hereto.                                                  binding commitments with an operator in the motor fuel
                                                                   sector in one of the third countries listed in Article 1 (2)
                             Article 3                             who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol awarded in
                                                                   one of these countries and to export it for use solely in
The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation           the motor fuel sector.
(EEC) No 377/93, and in particular Articles 10 to 18 and
30 to 38 thereof.
                                                                                             Article 4
However :
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
— one half of the performance security shall be released           publication in the Official Journal of the European
     by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on             Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 17 August 1993.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Rene STEICHEN
                                                                        Member of the Commission
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                                                                   ANNEX
                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 104/93 EC
                        I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                      Reference to
                                                                         Volume in
                                                            Reference                  Regulation
               Member State             Location
                                                        number of vat
                                                                       hectolitres of
                                                                                         (EEC)          Type of alcohol
                                                                        pure alcohol   No 822/87
            ITALY                Neri srl
                                 Emilia-Romagna                           14 900           39       Raw alcohol
                                 Neri srl
                                 Emilia-Romagna                             1 025          35       Raw alcohol
                                 Neri srl
                                 Emilia-Romagna                           19 675           36       Raw alcohol
                                 Villapana SpA
                                 Emilia-Romagna                             3 400          35       Raw alcohol
                                 Filli-Cipriani SpA
                                 Trentino                                   2 000          35       Raw alcohol
                                 Tampieri
                                 Emilia-Romagna                             2 000         35        Raw alcohol
                                 D'Auria
                                 Abruzzo                                   4 700          39        Raw alcohol
                                 SA.P.I.S.
                                 Campania                                  2 300          39        Raw alcohol
                                              Total                       50 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
           per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples
           shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                               II . Destination and use of the alcohol
           The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
           drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
           motor fuel .
           Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
           company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
           The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                      III . Submission of tenders
           1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol .
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
           2. Tenders must :
               — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                   B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 120 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                   ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 1 1 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 104/93 EC
                (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                an envelope addressed to the Commission.
            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 104/93 EC ;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% vol ;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
                    and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                    lation .
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention agency :
                — AIMA, Via Palestra 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel.: 47 49 91 ; telex : 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03 ; fax :
                    445 39 40, 495 39 40).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                        IV . Award of contract
            At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
            of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
            agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
            question.
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                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 105 /93 EC
                      I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                       Reference to
                                                                         Volume in
                                                           Reference                    Regulation
               Member State             Location                        hectolitres of                   Type of alcohol
                                                         number of vat                    (EEC)
                                                                        pure alcohol    No 822/87
            ITALY               Gedis SpA
                                Sicilia                                     3 300           39       Raw alcohol
                                Gedis SpA
                                Sicilia                                      1 600          35       Raw alcohol
                                Gedis SpA
                                Sicilia                                     1 600           36       Raw alcohol
                                G. De Luca Sas
                                Puglia                                      8 500           35      Raw alcohol
                                Del Salento SpA
                                Puglia                                      3 200          35       Raw alcohol
                                Del Sud SpA
                                Puglia                                      1 000          35       Raw alcohol
                                Del Sud SpA
                                Puglia                                      3 500          36       Raw alcohol
                                Vinum SpA
                                Sicilia                                     2 500          35       Raw alcohol
                                Vinum SpA
                                Sicilia                                     2 500          36       Raw alcohol
                                Vinum SpA
                                Sicilia                                     3 000          39       Raw alcohol
                                Kronion srl
                                Sicilia                                     6 200          39       Raw alcohol
                                F.lli Balice Snc
                                Puglia                                      2 500          35       Raw alcohol
                                F.lli Balice Snc
                                Puglia                                     2 500           36       Raw alcohol
                                F.lli Balice Snc
                                Puglia                                     5 000           39       Raw alcohol
                                Sapis
                                Campania                                   3 100           39       Raw alcohol
                                              Total                       50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
           per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples
          shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                               II . Destination and use of the alcohol
          The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
          drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
          motor fuel .
          Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
          company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
          The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
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                                                         III . Submission of tenders
             1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2 . Tenders must :
                 — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                      B-1049 Brussels, or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                      ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 1 1 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 105/93 EC
                 (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                 an envelope addressed to the Commission.
            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993 .
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 105/93 EC ;
                 (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ;
                 (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
                     and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                     operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                     lation .
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                 following intervention agency :
                 — AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel .: 47 49 91 ; telex : 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03 ; fax :
                     445 39 40, 495 39 40).
                 This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                           IV. Award of contract
                                                       i
            At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
            of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
            agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
            question.
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 106/93 EC
                         I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                            Reference to
                                                                              Volume in
                 Member State             Location
                                                                 Reference
                                                                             hectolitres of  Regulation    Type of alcohol
                                                               number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                             pure alcohol    No 822/87
             SPAIN                Villarrobledo
                                  (Albacete)                         4          13 816         35-36     Neutral alcohol
                                  Villarrobledo
                                  (Albacete)                         6         36 184          35-36     Neutral alcohol
                                                    Total                       50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
            per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
            samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                                II . Destination and use of the alcohol
            The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
            drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
            motor fuel .
            Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
            company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
            The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                        III . Submission of tenders
            1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must :
                — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                     B-1049 Brussels, or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 120 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                     ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                     point 4.
            3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 106/93 EC
                (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                an envelope addressed to the Commission .
            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 106/93/EC ;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
                    and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                    lation .
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention agency :
                — SENPA, Beneficiencia 8 , E-28004 Madrid (tel. : 347 65 00 ; telex : 23427 SENPA ; fax : 521 98 32).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                          IV. Award of contract
           At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
           of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
           agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
           question.
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                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 107/93 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                            Reference to
                                                                              Volume in
                 Member State              Location
                                                                 Reference
                                                                             hectolitres of  Regulation    Type of alcohol
                                                               number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                             pure alcohol    No 822/87
             SPAIN                 Villarrobledo
                                   (Albacete)                        6           7 429         35-36     Neutral alcohol
                                   Tomelloso
                                   (Ciudad Real)                     5         42 571          35-36     Raw alcohol
                                                    Total                       50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
            per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
            samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                                 II. Destination and use of the alcohol
            The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
            drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
            motor fuel .
            Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
            company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
            The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                         III . Submission of tenders
             1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2 . Tenders must :
                 — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                      B-1049 Brussels, or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                      ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                      point 4.
            3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 107/93 EC
                 (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                 an envelope addressed to the Commission .
            4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 107/93/EC ;
                 (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ;
                 (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
                     and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                     operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                     lation.                                                                           (
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                 following intervention agency :
                 — SENPA, Beneficiencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel. : 347 65 00 ; telex : 23427 SENPA ; fax : 521 98 32).
                 This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                            IV. Award of contract
            At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
            of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
            agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
            question.
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                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 108/93 EC
                         I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                           Reference to
                                                                             Volume in
                Member State              Location
                                                                Reference
                                                                            heitolitres of  Regulation    Type of alcohol
                                                              number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                            pure alcohol    No 822/87
            FRANCE                Verniers
                                  route de Cuxac
                                  11100 Narbonne                               50 000           35      Raw Alcohol + 92°
                                                    Total                      50 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
           per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
           samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                                II . Destination and use of the alcohol
           The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
           drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
           motor fuel .
           Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
           company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
           The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                        III . Submission of tenders
            1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                alcohol at 100 % vol.
                Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
           2 . Tenders must :
                — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                     B-1049 Brussels, or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                     ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                     point 4.
           3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 108/93 EC
                (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in
                an envelope addressed to the Commission .
           4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 108/93/EC ;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% vol ;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93
                    and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                    lation .
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention agency :
                — SAV par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505
                    Libourne Cedex (tél. : 57 51 03 03 ; télex : 572 025 ; télécopie : 57 25 07 25).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                           IV. Award of contract
           At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
           of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
           agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
           question.