CELEX: 31990R1297
Language: en
Date: 1990-05-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1297/90 of 17 May 1990 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

18 . 5 . 90                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 128 / 11
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1297/90
                                                           of 17 May 1990
                    opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                   held by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          2.    The alcohol offered for sale :
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               — shall be for export outside the European Economic
 Economic Community,                                                     Community,
                                                                     — must be imported in Brazil,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of              — must be used only as motor fuel.
 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the
 market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                                       Article 2
 No 388/90 (2),
                                                                     The     location  and   reference   numbers   of   the vats
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,
 of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the               the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation                   alcohol shall be specified in the notices of individual
 operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of                 invitation to tender Nos 34 to 39/90.
 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention
agencies (3),                                                                                  Article 3
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4),                  The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation
 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 141 /90 (*), lays            (EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 10 to 17 and
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained             29 to 38 thereof.
from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39
of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention                However, notwithstanding Article 14 of Regulation (EEC)
agencies ;                                                            No 1780/89, the closing date laid down in the individul
                                                                     invitation to tender Nos 34 to 39/90 shall fall between the
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual          eighth and the 25th day following the date of publication
sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous            of the notices .
alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in
                                                                      By way of derogation from Article 17 (6) of Regulation
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87                 (EEC) No 1780/89, utilization of the alcohol must be
and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention
                                                                     completed within one year of the date of the first
agencies ;                                                           removal .
Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be           Apart from the details listed in Article 30 ( 1 ) of
organized for the export of alcohol to Brazil for end use            Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89, tenders must include a
as motor fuel ;                                                      declaration by the tenderer confirming that they have
                                                                     approved the terms on which alcohol may be sold to
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are              Brazilian firms authorized by the body responsible for the
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                      import of wine alcohol from the EEC.
Committee for Wine,
                                                                                               Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                        The specific conditions applying to the six individual
                                                                     sales by invitation to tender and the names and addresses
                                                                     of the intervention agencies concerned shall be given in
                             Article 1                               the notices of individual invitation to tender Nos 34 to
                                                                      39/90 published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal
 1.    Six individual sales by invitations to tender Nos 34
                                                                      of the European Communities;
to 39/90 shall be held of a total quantity of 3 000 000
hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol obtained from distil­
                                                                                               Article 5
lation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish,
French and Italian intervention agencies. Each sale shall            The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address
involve a quantity of 500 000 hectolitres of alcohol at              given in the notices of invitation to tender shall be 12
 100 % vol .                                                          noon (Brussels time) on 29 May 1990 .
                                                                                               Article 6
(■) OJ    No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
(2) OJ    No L 42, 16. 2. 1990, p. 9.                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(3) OJ    No L 346, 15. 12. 1988 , p. 7.
0   OJ    No L 178 , 24. 6 . 1989, p . 1 .                            publication in the Official Journal of the European
0   OJ    No L 16, 20. 1 . 1990, p. 23 .                              Communities.
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              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 17 May 1990.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                      Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                 Member of the Commission