CELEX: 31997R2242
Language: en
Date: 1997-11-11 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2242/97 of 11 November 1997 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

L 307/4                 EN            Official Journal of the European Communities                                12. 11 . 97
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2242/97
                                                  of 11 November 1997
                     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,
                                                                Ten sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 230/97
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of           EC, 231 /97 EC, 232/97 EC, 233 /97 EC, 234/97 EC,
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                 235/97 EC, 236/97 EC, 237/97 EC, 238 /97 EC and
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No       239/97 EC shall be held for a total quantity of 500 000
2087/97 (2),                                                    hectolitres of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­
                                                                tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation
                                                                (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, Italian and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88             French intervention agencies.
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­        Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 230 /97
tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation        EC, 231 /97 EC, 232/97 EC, 233/97 EC, 234/97 EC,
(EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),          235/97 EC, 236/97 EC, 237/97 EC, 238 /97 EC and
                                                                239/97 EC shall cover a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 377/93 (4), as          alcohol at 100 % volume .
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1448 /97 (J), lays
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained                                 Article 2
from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,
36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by             The alcohol offered for sale :
intervention agencies;
                                                                — shall be for export outside the European Community,
Whereas individual invitations to tender should be              — must be imported into and dehydrated:
opened for the export of vinous alcohol to certain Carib­           — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
bean and Central American countries so as to guarantee
                                                                        230/97 EC, 231 /97 EC, 232/97 EC, 233/97 EC
continuity of supplies to those countries and reduce the
Community stock of vinous alcohol;                                      and 234/97 EC one of the following third coun­
                                                                        tries :
Whereas a specific security should be provided for to                   — Costa Rica,
ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the                 — Guatemala,
customs territory of the Community and non-compliance                   — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
with the date laid down for export should be progressively
                                                                        — El Salvador,
penalized; whereas this security must be independent of
the performance guarantee ensuring that the alcohol is                  — Nicaragua,
removed from storage and the awarded alcohol is used for            — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
the purposes laid down;                                                 235/97 EC, 236/97 EC, 237/97 EC, 238 /97 EC
                                                                        and 239/97 EC one of the following third coun­
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (A),                     tries :
concerning the operative events for the agricultural                    — St Kitts and Nevis,
conversion rates used in the wine sector and amending
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural                  — Bahamas,
conversion rates to be used to convert the payments and                 — Dominican Republic,
securities provided for in connection with individual in­               — Antigua and Barbuda,
vitations to tender into national currency;
                                                                        — Dominica,
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                        — Jamaica,
Committee for Wine,                                                     — Saint Lucia,
                                                                        — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Gren­
  ') OJ L 84, 27. 3 . 1987, p. 1 .                                           adines,
 2) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 1 .                                      — Barbados,
 -1 ) OJ L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
 *)   OJ L 43, 20 . 2. 1993, p. 6.                                      — Trinidad and Tobago,
  5)  OJ L 198 , 25. 7. 1997, p. 4.
 6    OJ L 196, 5. 8 . 1993, p. 19.                                     — Belize ,
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          — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,            there is a removal order under each of the invitations to
          — Aruba,                                                 tender referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation .
          — Netherlands Antilles (Curasao, Bonaire, Saint
                                                                   This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention
              Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint         agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcohol
              Martin),                                             for which proof has been furnished that it has been
          — Guyana,                                                exported within the time limit laid down in Article 6 of
          — United States Virgin Islands,                          this Regulation . Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 2220/85, and except in cases of force majeure,
          — Haiti ,                                                where the time limit referred to in Article 6 has not been
 — must be used only as motor fuel .                               complied with, the guarantee to ensure export of ECU 5
                                                                   per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume shall be forfeit
                                                                   as follows:
                           Article 3                               (a) 1 5 % in all cases;
 The    location    and  reference   numbers     of  the  vats     (b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of
 concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,             the 1 5 % , for each day the time limit in question is
                                                                       exceeded .
 the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the
 alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in
 Annex I hereto .                                                  3.     The performance guarantee shall be ECU 25 per
                                                                   hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume .
                           Article 4                               This guarantee shall be released in accordance with
                                                                  Article 34 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 .
 The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13
 to 18 and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 .                4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shall
 However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)          be lodged simultaneously with each intervention agency
 No 377/93, the final date for the submission of tenders           concerned, for each of the invitations to tender referred to
 for the invitations to tender referred to in this Regulation,     in Article 1 of this Regulation not later than the day of
 shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day following          issue of a removal order for the quantity of alcohol
                                                                  concerned .
 the date of publication of the individual invitations to
 tender.
                                                                   5. The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
                                                                  conversion into national currency shall be that in force on
                           Article 5                              the final day for the submission of tenders for the invita­
                                                                  tion in question in the case of the guarantee to ensure
 1 . The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of          export, as expressed in ecus per hi at 100 % volume .
 Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 per
 hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged
 for the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of                              Article 6
 the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1 .
                                                                   1.    The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
 Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for sub­          referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 30 June 1998
 mitting tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensure         at the latest.
 export and of a performance guarantee shall constitute the
 primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of         2.     The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (') as regards            from the date of first removal .
the tendering security.
The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations                                   Article 7
to tender referred to in Article 1 shall be released im­
mediately if the tender is not accepted or if the successful      To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end
tenderer had lodged the entire guarantee to ensure export         use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must
and the entire performance guarantee for the invitation to        include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that
tender in question .                                              the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for
                                                                  that purpose . The tender shall also include proof that the
2.     The guarantee to ensure export shall amount to             tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in
ECU 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and               the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed
shall be lodged for each quantity of alcohol for which            in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
                                                                  awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use
(') OJ L 205, 3. 8 . 1985, p. 5.                                  solely as motor fuel.
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                             Article 8                             EC and 234/97 EC may, by common agreement,
                                                                   exchange an equal quantity of alcohol stored in the desig­
1.      Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven­       nated vats in the same Member State for the purposes
tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a               provided for in those invitations to tender.
reference sample and shall analyse that sample to verify
the alcoholic strength expressed in % volume of the                2.    Successful tenderers for the individual invitations to
alcohol in question .                                              tender Nos 235/97 EC, 236/97 EC, 237/97 EC , 238 /97
                                                                   EC and 239/97 EC may, by common agreement,
Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show         exchange an equal quantity of alcohol stored in the desig­
a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of           nated vats in the same Member State for the purposes
the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic
                                                                   provided for in those invitations to tender.
strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to
tender, the following provisions shall apply:
                                                                   3 . Such exchange shall not affect the obligations of the
 (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform           tenderers concerned, particularly as regards the price to be
      the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,          paid and the time limit for removal and use of the alcohol
      as well as the storer and the successful tenderer;           awarded to them indicated in the invitation to tender
                                                                   concerned .
(ii) the successful tenderer may:
      — either agree to take over the lot with its character­      4.    Successful tenderers who wish to make such an
          istics as established, subject to the Commission's       exchange must give prior notice to the intervention agen­
          agreement,                                               cies concerned .
      — or refuse to take over the lot in question .
                                                                   5. If such exchange affects the planned timetable for
      In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same      physical removal of the alcohol, that timetable shall
      day, inform the intervention agency and the Commis­          immediately be amended and that amendment notified to
      sion thereof in accordance with Annex III .                  the Commission .
Once these formalities have been completed, if he has
refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be im­
                                                                                             Article 10
mediately released from all his obligations relating to that
lot .
                                                                   Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36 (2) of
2.      Where the successful tenderer refuses the mer­             Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 , the alcohol contained in
chandise, as provided for in paragraph 1 , the intervention        the vats    indicated  in   the  communication       from    the
agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol           Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within a             (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
maximum of eight days.                                             referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi­
                                                                   tuted by alcohol of the same type by the intervention
3. If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by                agencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreement
more than five working days in relation to the date of             with the Commission , or mixed with other alcohol de­
acceptance of the lot to be removed by the successful              livered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
tenderer for reasons attributable to the intervention              issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
agency, the Member State shall be responsible for the
payment of compensation .
                                                                                             Article 11
                             Article 9
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
1.      Successful tenderers for the individual invitations to     publication in the Official Journal of the European
tender Nos 230/97 EC, 231 /97 EC, 232/97 EC, 233/97                Communities.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels, 11 November 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX I
                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 230/97 EC
                        I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                              Reference to
                                                                                Volume in
                                                                  Reference                    Regulation
                 Member State               Location                           hectolitres of              Type of alcohol
                                                                number of vat                    (EEC)
                                                                               pure alcohol    No 822/ 87
            SPAIN                 Villarrobledo                      17          41 197        35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                  Villarrobledo                      23            8 803       35 -(- 36   Raw alcohol
                                                      Total                      50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
            2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in 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 de­
            hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
            motor fuel .
            Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
            company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
            The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                       III . Submission of tenders
            1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                alcohol at 100 % vol .
                Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2 . Tenders must:
                — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                     or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                     Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels , between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4 .
            3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 230/97 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 28 November 1997.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 230/97 EC;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                     specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                     operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel .
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention agency:
                — FEGA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel .: 347 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 521 98 32).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 231 /97 EC
                    I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                         Reference to
                                                                           Volume in
                                                              Reference                   Regulation
            Member State                Location                          hectolitres of              Type of alcohol
                                                            number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                          pure alcohol    No 822/87
        SPAIN                 Villarrobledo                      18         42 200        35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                              Villarrobledo                      23           7 800       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                                  Total                     50 000
        Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
        2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in 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 de­
        hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
        motor fuel .
        Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
        company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
        The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                   III . Submission of tenders
        1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
            alcohol at 100 % vol .
            Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
        2 . Tenders must:
            — be sent by registered post to the European Commission , 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                or
            — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                 Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 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 231 /97 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 28 November 1997.
        5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
            (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 231 /97 EC;
            (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
            (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel .
        6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
            following intervention agency:
            — FEGA, Beneficencia 8 , E-28004 Madrid (tel .: 347 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 521 98 32).
            This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 232/97 EC
                        I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                            Reference to
                                                                              Volume in
                                                                 Reference                   Regulation
                 Member State             Location                           hectolitres of                Type of alcohol
                                                               number of vat                   ( EEC)
                                                                             pure alcohol    No 822/ 87
             FRANCE               Port-la-Nouvelle                  29           2 530       35 + 36     Raw alcohol + 92 %
                                  BP 62, avenue                      3         47 470        35 + 36     Raw alcohol + 92 %
                                  Adolphe Turrei
                                  1 1200 Port-la-Nouvelle
                                                    Total                      50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
            2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in 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 de­
            hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
            motor fuel .
            Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
            company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
            The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                        III . Submission of tenders
            1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol , expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered .
            2 . Tenders must:
                — be sent by registered post to the European Commission , 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                     or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission , 130 rue de la
                     Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels , between 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 232/97 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 28 November 1997.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 232/97 EC;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                    specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel .
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention agency:
                — SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
                    57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 233 /97 EC
                         I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                   Reference to
                                                                                     Volume in
                                                                        Reference                   Regulation
  Member State                          Location                                    hectolitres of                   Type of alcohol
                                                                      number of vat                   ( EEC)
                                                                                    pure alcohol    No 822/87
ITALY               Dist. DCA — Ascoli Piceno                                           3 651            35      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. del Sud — Rutigliano ( Ba)                                         63         35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. del Sud — Rutigliano (Ba)                                    19 030           36       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. del Sud — Rutigliano (Ba)                                     2 456            39      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Inga — Fiduciario                                             2 155           35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Sapis — Castel San Giorgio (Sa)                              11 100           35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Sapis — Castel San Giorgio (Sa)                                  594          39      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Sasriv — Materdomini                                          1 826           36       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Sasriv — Castel San Giorgio (Sa)                              2 202           39      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Vinal — S. Giulietta (Pv)                                     6 923           35      Raw alcohol
                                                              Total                   50 000
             Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of
             ECU 2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, 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 de­
             hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
             motor fuel .
             Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
             company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
             The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                       III . Submission of tenders
             1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
             2 . Tenders must:
                 — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                     or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                     Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
             3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 233/97 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 28 November 1997.
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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 233/97 EC;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                    specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel .
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention 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 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                     INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 234/97 EC
                         I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                       Reference to
                                                                                        Volume in
                                                                          Reference                     Regulation
  Member State                           Location                                      hectolitres of                     Type of alcohol
                                                                        number of vat                     ( EEC)
                                                                                       pure alcohol     No 822/ 87
ITALY               Dist. di Trani SpA Foggia Trani (Ba)                                    7 362            35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. di Trani SpA — Canosa (Ba)                                        1 111           36        Raw alcohol
                    Dist. di Trani SpA Foggia-Bari                                        13 892            39        Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Kronion Srl — Sussidiario Sciacca (Ag)                          16 090            35        Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Kronion Srl — Sussidiario Sciaccu (Ag)                            6 628           39        Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Palma FSpA — Palo del Colle (Ba)                                    647           36        Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Palma FSpA — Palo del Colle (Ba)                                 4 270            39        Raw alcohol
                                                               Total                     50 000
             Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of
             ECU 2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, 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 de­
             hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
             motor fuel .
             Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
             company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
             The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                        III . Submission of tenders
             1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
             2 . Tenders must:
                 — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                      or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                      Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels , between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
             3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 234/97 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 28 November 1997.
             5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                 (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 234/97 EC;
                 (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                 (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                      specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                      operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel .
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                 following intervention 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 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /0 vol.
 ---pagebreak--- 12. 11 . 97             EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 307/ 13
                                      INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 235 / 97 EC
                          I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                             Reference to
                                                                               Volume in
                                                                  Reference                   Regulation
                  Member State              Location                          hectolitres of                  Type of alcohol
                                                                number of vat                   ( EEC)
                                                                              pure alcohol    No 822/87
              FRANCE                Port-la-Nouvelle                   3             640      35 4- 36      Raw alcohol -f 92 %
                                    BP 62, avenue                     4         48 440        35 + 36       Raw alcohol + 92 %
                                    Adolphe Turrei                   21              920      35 + 36       Raw alcohol + 92 %
            I                       1 1200 Port-la-Nouvelle
                                                                                                          \
                                                      Total                      50 000
                                                                                                          I
              Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
              2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in 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 de­
              hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
              motor fuel .
              Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
             company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
             The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                          III . Submission of tenders
              1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                  alcohol at 100 % vol .
                  Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
             2 . Tenders must:
                  — be sent by registered post to the European Commission , 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                      or
                  — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                       Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
            3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 235/97 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 28 November 1997.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                  (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 235/97 EC;
                  (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                  (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                      specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                      operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel .
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                  following intervention agency:
                  — SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel .: (05)
                      57 55 20 00 ; telex: 572 025; fax : (05) 57 55 20 59).
                  This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /0 vol .
 ---pagebreak--- L 307/ 14            EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                        12. 11 . 97
                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 236/97 EC
                      I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                          Reference to
                                                                            Volume in
                                                               Reference                   Regulation
               Member State             Location                           hectolitres of                Type of alcohol
                                                             number of vat                   ( EEC)
                                                                           pure alcohol    No 822/ 87
           FRANCE               Deulep                           228          12 550       35 + 36     Raw alcohol + 92 %
                                Boulevard Chanzy
                                30800   Saint-Gilles-du­
                                Gard
                                Port-la-Nouvelle                    1        21 400        35 -f 36    Raw alcohol  +  92 %
                                BP 62, avenue                       2         13 600       35 -f 36    Raw alcohol +   92 %
                                Adolphe Turrei                   120               70          39      Raw alcohol +   92 %
                                1 1200 Port-la-Nouvelle            29          2 380       35 + 36     Raw alcohol -(- 92 %
                                                  Total                      50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
          2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in 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 de­
          hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
          motor fuel .
          Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
          company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
          The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                      III . Submission of tenders
          1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol .
              Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2 . Tenders must:
              — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                   or
              — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                   Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4 .
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 236/97 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 28 November 1997 .
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 236/97 EC;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                   operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
          6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency:
              — SAV, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tel.: (05)
                  57 55 20 00; telex: 572 025; fax: (05) 57 55 20 59).
              This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /o vol .
 ---pagebreak--- 12. 11 . 97        1 EN I                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                    L 307/ 15
                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 237 / 97 EC
                        I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                             Reference to
                                                                               Volume in
                                                                  Reference                   Regulation
                Member State                Location                          hectolitres of              Type of alcohol
                                                                number of vat                   (EEC)
                                                                              pure alcohol    No 822/ 87
            SPAIN                 Tomelloso                           4          18 560       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                  Tomelloso                            5          3 297       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                  Villarrobledo                      16          28 143       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                                      Total                      50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
            2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in 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 de­
            hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
            motor fuel .
            Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
            company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
            The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                       III . Submission of tenders
            1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                alcohol at 100 % vol .
                Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2 . Tenders must:
                — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                    or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                     Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
            3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 237/97 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 28 November 1997.
            5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 237/97 EC;
                (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
                (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                    specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                    operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
                following intervention agency:
                — FEGA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel.: 347 65 00 , telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 521 98 32).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /0 vol .
 ---pagebreak--- L 307/ 16         IEN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                    12 . 11 . 97
                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 238/97 EC
                      I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                           Reference to
                                                                             Volume in
                                                                Reference                   Regulation
               Member State               Location                          hectolitres of              Type of alcohol
                                                              number of vat                   ( EEC)
                                                                            pure alcohol    No 822/87
          SPAIN                 Villarrobledo                      14          27 889       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                Villarrobledo                      16          13 917       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                Villarrobledo                      23           8 194       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                                    Total                     50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
          2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in 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 de­
          hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
          motor fuel .
          Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
          company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
          The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                     III . Submission of tenders
          1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
              alcohol at 100 % vol .
              Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2 . Tenders must:
              — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                   or
              — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                   Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 238/97 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 28 November 1997.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 238/97 EC;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
          6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency:
              — FEGA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel.: 347 65 00, telex: 23427 FEGA, fax: 521 98 32).
              This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 /o vol.
 ---pagebreak--- 12. ii . 97          Ien                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 307/ 17
                                      INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 239/97 EC
                         I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                     Reference to
                                                                                       Volume in
                                                                          Reference                   Regulation
  Member State                             Location                                   hectolitres of                 Type of alcohol
                                                                        number of vat                   ( EEC)
                                                                                      pure alcohol    No 822/ 87
ITALY               Dist. Balice Sne — Valenzano (Ba)                                     3 000           36      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Bertolino SpA — Partinico                                       3 000           35      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Bonollo SpA — Anagni-Paduni                                     9 000           36      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Caviro Seri — Deposito Fiscale Faenza­                          9 020           36      Raw alcohol
                    Carapelle (Fg)
                    Dist. di Lorenzo Srl — Ponte Valleceppi (Pg)                          2 000           35      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. di Lorenzo Srl — Ponte Valleceppi (Pg)                          1 894           36      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. D'Auria SpA — Ortona (Ch)                                       3 000           36      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. De Luca Sas — Fiduciario di Fabbrica                            1 000           35      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Enodistil SpA — Fiduciario Alcamo (Tp)                          3 026           36      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. F.lli Cipriani SpA — Chizzola di Ala (Tn)                       1 000           35      Raw alcohol
                   Dist. GE.DIS. SpA — Marsala (Tp)                                       1 495           36      Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Mazzari SpA — S. Agata sul Santerno (Ra)                         3 000           35      Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Mazzari SpA — S. Agata sul Santerno (Ra)                         2 704           36      Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Neri Srl — Faenza (Ra)                                           3 293           35      Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Neri Srl — Faenza (Ra)                                               55          36      Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Villapana SpA — Faenza (Ra)                                      3 513           39      Raw alcohol
                                                                Total                   50 000
             Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of
             ECU 2,415 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, 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 de­
             hydrated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 2 of this Regulation as for use exclusively
             as motor fuel .
             Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
             company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
            The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                         III . Submission of tenders
             1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
            2 . Tenders must:
                 — be sent by registered post to the European Commission, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels,
                     or
                 — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the European Commission, 130 rue de la
                     Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels , between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.
 ---pagebreak--- L 307/ 18        HEN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                            12. 11 . 97
          3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 239/97 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 28 November 1997.
          5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 239/97 EC;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol;
              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel .
          6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention 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 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
 ---pagebreak--- 12. 11 . 97        EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           L 307/ 19
                                                          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 Van der Stappen)
            — 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 2242/97
            — Name of the successful tenderer:
            — Date of award of contract:
            — Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer:
                   Lot            Quantity         Location              Reason for refusal or acceptance to
                   No          in hectolitres     of alcohol                          take over