CELEX: 31999R1730
Language: en
Date: 1999-08-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1730/1999 of 3 August 1999 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

L 204/16               EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                     4. 8. 1999
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1730/1999
                                                          of 3 August 1999
                      opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                                    Article 1
Community,
                                                                        Five sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 267/99/EC,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16               268/99/EC, 269/99/EC, 270/99/EC and 271/99/EC shall be
March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in                  held for a total quantity of 500 000 hectolitres of alcohol
wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98 (2),            obtained from the distillation operations referred to in Articles
                                                                        35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the
                                                                        Italian, French and Spanish intervention agencies.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88 of 12
December 1988 laying down general rules for the disposal of             Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 267/99/EC,
alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred to in        268/99/EC, 269/99/EC, 270/99/EC and 271/99/EC shall cover
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and                a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume.
held by intervention agencies (3),
                                                                                                    Article 2
(1)     Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4),
        as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1448/97 (5), lays
        down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained        The alcohol offered for sale:
        from the distillation operations referred to in Articles        — shall be for export outside the European Community,
        35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held
                                                                        — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
        by intervention agencies;
                                                                             following third countries:
                                                                             — Costa Rica,
(2)     Whereas individual invitations to tender should be                   — Guatemala,
        opened for the export of vinous alcohol to certain Carib-
        bean and Central American countries so as to guarantee               — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
        continuity of supplies to those countries and reduce the             — El Salvador,
        Community stock of vinous alcohol;
                                                                             — Nicaragua,
                                                                             — St Kitts and Nevis,
(3)     Whereas a specific security should be provided for to                — Bahamas,
        ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the
        customs territory of the Community and non-compli-                   — Dominican Republic,
        ance with the date laid down for export should be                    — Antigua and Barbuda,
        progressively penalised; whereas this security must be               — Dominica,
        independent of the performance guarantee ensuring that
        the alcohol is removed from storage and the awarded                  — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
        alcohol is used for the purposes laid down;                          — Jamaica,
                                                                             — Saint Lucia,
(4)     Whereas since Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of                  — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines,
        15 December 1998 on establishing agrimonetary                        — Barbados,
        arrangements for the euro (6), tender prices and guaran-
        tees must be expressed in euro and payments must be                  — Trinidad and Tobago,
        made in euro;                                                        — Belize,
                                                                             — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,
(5)     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                 — Aruba,
        are in accordance with the opinion of the Management                 — Netherlands Antilles (Curação, Bonaire, Saint Eustace,
        Committee for Wine,                                                      Saba and the southern part of Saint Martin),
(1) OJ L  84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.                                               — Guyana,
(2) OJ L  210, 28.7.1998, p. 8.                                              — United States Virgin Islands,
(3) OJ L  346, 15.12.1988, p. 7.
(4) OJ L  43, 20.2.1993, p. 6.                                               — Haiti,
(5) OJ L  198, 25.7.1997, p. 4.
(6) OJ L  349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.                                        — must be used only as motor fuel.
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                              Article 3                                  3.      The performance guarantee shall be EUR 25 per hecto-
                                                                         litre of alcohol at 100 % volume.
The location and reference numbers of the vats concerned, the
quantity of alcohol contained in each vat, the alcoholic                 This guarantee shall be released in accordance with Article
strength and the characteristics of the alcohol as well as certain       34(3)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
specific conditions are given in Annex I hereto.
                                                                         4.      Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/
                                                                         93, the guarantees on export and performance shall be lodged
                                                                         simultaneously with each intervention agency concerned, for
                              Article 4
                                                                         each of the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1 of this
                                                                         Regulation not later than the day of issue of a removal order
The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13 to 18,         for the quantity of alcohol concerned.
30 to 34 and 36 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, and
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
                                                                                                        Article 6
However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No
377/93, the final date for the submission of tenders for the
invitations to tender referred to in this Regulation, shall fall         1.      The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
between the eighth and the 25th day following the date of                referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 31 January 2000 at
publication of the individual invitations to tender.                     the latest.
                                                                         2.      The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years from
                                                                         the date of first removal.
                              Article 5
1.     The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 377/93 shall be EUR 362 200 for the total                                                 Article 7
quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of the invitations to
tender referred to in Article 1.                                         To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end use of
                                                                         the alcohol awarded is to take place and must include an
Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submitting            undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that the alcohol will
tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensure export and of           be sent to that destination and used for that purpose. The
a performance guarantee shall constitute the primary require-            tender shall also include proof that the tenderer has binding
ments within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regu-               commitments with an operator in the motor fuel sector in one
lation (EEC) No 2220/85 (1) as regards the tendering security.           of the third countries listed in Article 2 who has undertaken to
                                                                         dehydrate the alcohol awarded in one of those countries and to
                                                                         export it for use solely as motor fuel.
The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations to
tender referred to in Article 1 shall be released immediately if
the tender is not accepted or if the successful tenderer had
lodged the entire guarantee to ensure export and the entire                                             Article 8
performance guarantee for the invitation to tender in question.
                                                                         1.      Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the intervention
2.     The guarantee to ensure export shall be EUR 5 per                 agency and the successful tenderer shall take a reference sample
hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged for            and shall analyse that sample to verify the alcoholic strength
each quantity of alcohol for which there is a removal order              expressed in % volume of the alcohol in question.
under each of the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1
of this Regulation.
                                                                         Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show a
                                                                         difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of the
This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention                alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic strength by
agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcohol for              volume stated in the notice of invitation to tender, the
which proof has been furnished that it has been exported                 following provisions shall apply:
within the time limit laid down in Article 6 of this Regulation.
Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85,                (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform the
and except in cases of force majeure, where the time limit                     Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II, as well
referred to in Article 6 has not been complied with, the guar-                 as the storer and the successful tenderer;
antee to ensure export of EUR 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at             (ii) the successful tenderer may:
100 % volume shall be forfeit as follows:
                                                                               — either agree to take over the lot with its characteristics
(a) 15 % in all cases;                                                             as established, subject to the Commission's agreement,
                                                                               — or refuse to take over the lot in question.
(b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of the
     15 %, for each day the time limit in question is exceeded.               In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same day,
                                                                              inform the intervention agency and the Commission thereof
(1) OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.                                                 in accordance with Annex III.
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Once these formalities have been completed, if he has refused                                       Article 9
to take over the lot concerned, he shall be immediately released
from all his obligations relating to that lot.                          Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36(2) of
                                                                        Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in the vats
                                                                        indicated in the communication from the Member States
                                                                        referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 and
2.    Where the successful tenderer refuses the merchandise, as         covered by the invitation to tender referred to in Article 1 of
provided for in paragraph 1, the intervention agency shall              this Regulation may be substituted by alcohol of the same type
supply him with another quantity of alcohol of the requisite            by the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned in
quality, at no extra charge, within a maximum of eight days.            agreement with the Commission, or mixed with other alcohol
                                                                        delivered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
                                                                        issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
3.    If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by more
than five working days in relation to the date of acceptance of                                    Article 10
the lot to be removed by the successful tenderer for reasons
attributable to the intervention agency, the Member State shall         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
be responsible for the payment of compensation.                         tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels, 3 August 1999.
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                      Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                Member of the Commission
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                                                                    ANNEX I
                                        INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 267/1999 EC
                              I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                               Reference to
                                                                   Reference    Volume in
              Member                                                                            Regulation
                                          Location                  number     hectolitres of                  Type of alcohol
                State                                                                         (EEC) No 822/
                                                                     of vat    pure alcohol
                                                                                                    87
           FRANCE        Port la Nouvelle                              12          4 894         35 + 36    raw alcohol + 92 %
                         Av. Adolphe Turrel                              1        47 995         35 + 36    raw alcohol + 92 %
                         BP 62                                           4        47 111         35 + 36    raw alcohol + 92 %
                         11210 Port la Nouvelle
                                                            Total               100 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
           per litre, 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 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol.
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must:
               — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat
                    130, 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 267/1999 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 27 August 1999.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 267/1999 EC;
               (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
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            (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 362 200.
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 268/1999 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                               Reference to
                                                                   Reference    Volume in
              Member                                                                            Regulation
                                          Location                  number     hectolitres of                Type of alcohol
                State                                                                         (EEC) No 822/
                                                                     of vat    pure alcohol
                                                                                                    87
           SPAIN         Villarrobledo                                 1          34 297         35 + 36      raw alcohol
                         Villarrobledo                                 2          17 344         35 + 36      raw alcohol
                         Villarrobledo                                 4          25 620         35 + 36      raw alcohol
                         Villarrobledo                                 3          22 739            39        raw alcohol
                                                            Total               100 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
           per litre, 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 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol.
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must:
               — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat
                    130, 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 268/1999 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 27 August 1999.
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         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 268/1999 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 362 200.
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 269/1999 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                               Reference to
                                                                   Reference    Volume in
              Member                                                                            Regulation
                                          Location                  number     hectolitres of                Type of alcohol
                State                                                                         (EEC) No 822/
                                                                     of vat    pure alcohol
                                                                                                    87
           SPAIN         Villarrobledo                                 3          19 157            39        raw alcohol
                         Villarrobledo                                13          35 492            39        raw alcohol
                         Villarrobledo                                15          30 020            39        raw alcohol
                         Tomelloso                                     5          15 331         35 + 36      raw alcohol
                                                            Total               100 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
           per litre, 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 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol.
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must:
               — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat
                    130, 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 269/1999 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 27 August 1999.
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         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 269/1999 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 362 200.
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 270/1999 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                   Reference to
                                                                        Reference   Volume in
              Member                                                                                Regulation
                                            Location                     number    hectolitres of               Type of alcohol
                State                                                                             (EEC) No 822/
                                                                          of vat   pure alcohol
                                                                                                        87
           ITALY         Dist. Bonollo Spa — Anagni Paduni (Fr)                       34 000            35       raw alcohol
                         Dist. Bonollo Spa — Anagni Paduni (Fr)                       16 000            36       raw alcohol
                         Dist. Caviro Scrl — Faenza (Ra)                              30 000            35       raw alcohol
                         Dist. De Luca Spa — Lecce                                     5 000            35       raw alcohol
                         Dist. SVA Spa — Ortona (Ch)                                   5 000            35       raw alcohol
                         Dist. Di Lorenzo — Ponte Valleceppi (Pg)                     10 000            35       raw alcohol
                                                              Total                 100 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
           per litre, 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 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol.
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must:
               — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat
                    130, 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 270/1999 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 27 August 1999.
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         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 270/1999 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: (06)
                445 39 40/495 39 40).
            This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 362 200.
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 271/1999 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                   Reference to
                                                                        Reference   Volume in
              Member                                                                                Regulation
                                            Location                     number    hectolitres of               Type of alcohol
                State                                                                             (EEC) No 822/
                                                                          of vat   pure alcohol
                                                                                                        87
           ITALY         Dist. Cipriani Spa — Chizzola di Ala (Tn)                    11 000            35       raw alcohol
                         Dist. Mazzari Spa — S. Agata sul Santerno                    45 000            35       raw alcohol
                         (Ra)
                         Dist. Neri Srl — Faenza (Ra)                                 27 000            35       raw alcohol
                         Dist. Villapana — Villapana (Ra)                             12 000            35       raw alcohol
                         Dist. Distercoop Srl — Faenza (Ra)                            5 000            39       raw alcohol
                                                              Total                 100 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of EUR 2,415
           per litre, 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 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol.
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2. Tenders must:
               — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat
                    130, 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 271/1999 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 27 August 1999.
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         5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 271/1999 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: (06)
                445 39 40/495 39 40).
            This security must correspond to a sum of EUR 362 200.
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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 1730/1999
           — 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