CELEX: 32000R2343
Language: en
Date: 2000-10-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2343/2000 of 23 October 2000 opening tendering procedures for the sale of wine alcohol exclusively for use in third countries in the fuel sector

24.10.2000             EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 271/15
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2343/2000
                                                           of 23 October 2000
               opening tendering procedures for the sale of wine alcohol exclusively for use in third countries in
                                                              the fuel sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               third countries. The alcohol concerned was produced from
                                                                          distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     No 822/87 and is held by the Italian and French intervention
Community,                                                                agencies.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17               Tendering procedures Nos 290/2000 EC and 291/2000 EC
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in                      shall each relate to a volume of 150 000 hectolitres of alcohol
wine (1),                                                                 at 100 % volume.
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000
of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing                                            Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation
of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2),
                                                                          The alcohol put up for sale for export from the European
and in particular Article 86 thereof,
                                                                          Community shall be imported into one of the third countries
Whereas:                                                                  listed in Article 86 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and must
                                                                          be used in accordance with that Article.
(1)     Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 lays down, inter alia, the
        detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol arising
        from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regula-                                      Article 3
        tion (EC) No 1493/1999 held by intervention agencies.
                                                                          The place of storage, the vat numbers, the volume of alcohol in
(2)     Tendering procedures should be opened for the sale of             each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the
        wine alcohol for export to the third countries listed in          alcohol, certain specific conditions, as well as the address of the
        Article 86 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 exclusively            Commission department responsible for receiving tenders shall
        for use in the fuel sector in a third country, with a view        be as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
        to reducing stocks of wine alcohol of Community origin
        and giving the third countries listed in this Article
        greater continuity of supply. The wine alcohol of                                              Article 4
        Community origin in storage in the Member States
        consists of quantities produced from distillation under           The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 87, 88,
        Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No             89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 100, 101 and 102 of Regulation (EC) No
        822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation                1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.
        of the market in wine (3), as last amended by Regulation
        (EC) No 1677/1999 (4).
                                                                                                       Article 5
(3)     Since the adoption of Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/
        98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary                  The minimum price which may be offered shall be EUR 7,5
        arrangements for the euro (5), the prices offered in              per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume for tendering proce-
        tenders and securities must be expressed in euro and              dure No 290/2000 EC and EUR 7,5 per hectolitre of alcohol at
        payments must be made in euro.                                    100 % volume for tendering procedure No 291/2000 EC.
(4)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
        accordance with the opinion of the Management                                                  Article 6
        Committee for Wine,
                                                                          1.     Physical removal of the alcohol from the storehouses of
                                                                          each of the intervention agencies concerned must be completed
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                              no later than 31 May 2001.
                                                                          2.     The alcohol awarded under the tendering procedures
                               Article 1                                  referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation must be exported no
                                                                          later than 30 June 2001.
Tendering procedures Nos 290/2000 EC and 291/2000 EC are
hereby opened for the sale of a total volume of 300 000
hectolitres of alcohol exclusively for use in the fuel sector in                                       Article 7
(1) OJ L  179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.                                           To be eligible for consideration, tenders shall entail presenta-
(2) OJ L  194, 31.7.2000, p. 45.                                          tion of the undertakings and documents listed in Annex II to
(3) OJ L  84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L  199, 30.7.1999, p. 8.                                           this Regulation and must comply with Articles 88 and 97 of
(5) OJ L  349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.                                          Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.
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                            Article 8                                                             Article 10
The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Articles 91        The Commission department referred to in Article 91(5) of
and 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.                                Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 shall be that indicated in
                                                                       Annex III to this Regulation.
                            Article 9                                                             Article 11
The export security shall be EUR 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
100 % volume.                                                          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, 23 October 2000.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                     Franz FISCHLER
                                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX I
              TENDERING PROCEDURE No 290/2000 EC FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE IN THE
                                                FUEL SECTOR IN A THIRD COUNTRY
                             I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale
                                                                                 Volume in hectolitres    Regulation
    Member State                     Location                         Vat No      of alcohol at 100 %  (EEC) No 822/87 Type of alcohol
                                                                                        volume              Article
ITALY              Bertolino — Partinico (PA)                                          11 682,00              35            raw
                                                                                              8,67            36            raw
                                                                                            70,79             39            raw
                                                                                          232,51              35          neutral
                                                                                              5,73            36          neutral
                   Enodistil — Alcamo (TP)                                              1 772,82              35            raw
                   Gedis — Marsala (TP)                                                 1 716,00              35            raw
                                                                                            33,67             39            raw
                   Russo — S. Venerina (CT)                                               166,47              35            raw
                                                                                        1 393,95              39            raw
                                                                                            94,74             35          neutral
                                                                                          143,27              36          neutral
                   S.V.M. — Contrada Scunchipani (AG)                                     714,71              39            raw
                   Trapas — Petrosino (TP)                                                736,27              35            raw
                                                                                        1 523,99              39            raw
                   Bonollo-Anagni — Paduni (FR)                                        11 128,00              39            raw
                   Bonollo Umberto — Mestrino (PD)                                        526,07              35            raw
                                                                                          434,30              39            raw
                   Cantine Venete — Ponte di Piave (TV)                                   691,66              35            raw
                   Caviro — Faenza (RA)                                                 8 618,00              35            raw
                                                                                        2 841,70              39            raw
                   Cipriani — Chizzola di Ala (TN)                                      5 679,02              39            raw
                   D'Auria — Ortona (CH)                                                4 840,00              35            raw
                                                                                        1 974,56              39            raw
                                                                                            36,87             35          neutral
                                                                                          826,54              36          neutral
                   Deta — Barberino d'Elsa (FI)                                           239,00              35            raw
                                                                                        2 000,69              39            raw
                   Di Lorenzo — Pontevalleceppi (PG)                                    6 400,00              35            raw
                   Distercoop — Faenza (RA)                                               235,98              35            raw
                                                                                        1 697,77              39            raw
                   ICV — Borgoricco (PD)                                                3 729,57              39            raw
                   Mazzari — S. Agata Santerno (RA)                                    20 160,00              35            raw
                   Neri — Faenza (RA)                                                   9 600,00              35            raw
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                                                                                            Volume in hectolitres    Regulation
    Member State                          Location                           Vat No          of alcohol at 100 %  (EEC) No 822/87        Type of alcohol
                                                                                                   volume              Article
                       SVA — Ortona (CH)                                                           6 400,00              35                   raw
                       Tampieri — Faenza (RA)                                                      2 340,27              35                   raw
                       Villapana — Faenza (RA)                                                     9 600,00              35                   raw
                       Balice — Valenzano (BA)                                                    10 240,00              35                   raw
                       Del Sud — Rutigliano (BA)                                                   1 161,72              35                 neutral
                                                                                                   6 539,85              36                 neutral
                       Esposito — Pomigliano d'Arco (NA)                                           1 600,00              36                   raw
                                                                                                     217,81              36                 neutral
                       MVA — Foggia                                                                5 120,00              35                   raw
                       S.A.S.R.I.V. — Castel San Giorgio (SA)                                          47,14             36                 neutral
                       S.A.S.R.I.V. — Materdomini (SA)                                             4 777,89              36                 neutral
                                                             Total                              150 000
              On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale,
              taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned, against payment of EUR 10 per litre.
                                                        II. Destination and use of the alcohol
              The alcohol put up for sale is intended for export from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated in one
              of the third countries listed in Article 86 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 exclusively for use in the fuel sector in a third
              country.
              Proof of the destination and use of the alcohol shall be supplied to the intervention agency concerned by an international
              surveillance firm.
              The cost of providing such proof shall be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                               III. Submission of tenders
              1. Tenders shall relate to 150 000 hectolitres of alcohol expressed in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume.
                  Tenders for smaller volumes shall not be eligible for consideration.
              2. Tenders must:
                  — either be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                      B-1049 Brussels,
                  — or delivered to the reception area of building ‘Loi 130’ of the Commission of the European Communities, rue de la
                      Loi/Wetstraat 130, B-1049 Brussels, between 11.00 and 12.00 on the date mentioned in point 4.
              3. Tenders shall be submitted in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked: ‘Tender under procedure No
                  290/2000 EC, sale of alcohol, exclusively for use in the fuel sector in third countries — Alcohol, DG AGRI/E/2 — Not
                  to be opened until the meeting of the group opening the tenders’, and the outer envelope addressed to the
                  Commission.
              4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon Brussels time on 6 November 2000.
              5. Tenders must indicate the name and address of the tenderer and:
                  (a) the reference number of the tendering procedure for the sale of alcohol exclusively for use in third countries in the
                       fuel sector, i.e. 290/2000 EC;
                  (b) the price offered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume;
                  (c) all the undertakings, documents and statements provided for in Articles 88 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No
                       1623/2000 and in Annex III to this Regulation.
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              6. Tenders must be accompanied by a receipt certifying the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following
                  intervention agency:
                  — AGEA, via Palestro 81, I-000185 Roma (tel. (39-06) 494 99 91; telex 62 00 64/62 06 17/62 03 31; fax (39-06)
                      445 39 40/445 46 93).
                  Securities shall be for EUR 600 000.
              TENDERING PROCEDURE No 291/2000 EC FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE IN THIRD
                                                         COUNTRIES IN THE FUEL SECTOR
                                 I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale
                                                                                       Volume in hectolitres    Regulation
    Member State                        Location                         Vat No         of alcohol at 100 %  (EEC) No 822/87          Type of alcohol
                                                                                              volume              Article
FRANCE                 Onivins-Port La Nouvelle                            11                  21 797               39                neutral + 92 %
                       Av. Adolphe Turrel                                    4                 45 000               35                 raw + 92 %
                       BP 62
                       F-11210 Port-La-Nouvelle                              3                 46 000               35                 raw + 92 %
                                                                           22                  12 371               36                 raw + 92 %
                                                                           22                     200               35                 raw + 92 %
                                                                           21                  12 290               36                 raw + 92 %
                                                                           20                  12 271               35                 raw + 92 %
                                                                          120                       71              39                 raw + 92 %
                                                        Total                                150 000
              On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alochol put up for sale,
              taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned, against payment of EUR 10 per litre.
                                                        II. Destination and use of the alcohol
              The alcohol put up for sale is intended for export from the Community. It must be imported into and dehydrated in one
              of the third countries listed in Article 86 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 exclusively for use in the fuel sector in a third
              country.
              Proof of the destination and use of the alcohol shall be supplied to the intervention agency concerned by an international
              surveillance firm.
              The cost of providing such proof shall be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                               III. Submission of tenders
              1. Tenders shall relate to 150 000 hectolitres of alcohol expressed in hectolitres of alcohol al 100 % volume.
                  Tenders for smaller volumes shall not be eligible for consideration.
              2. Tenders must:
                  — either be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                      B-1049 Brussels,
                  — or delivered to the reception area of building ‘Loi 130’ of the Commission of the European Communities, rue de la
                      Loi/Wetstraat 130, B-1049 Brussels, between 11.00 and 12.00 on the date mentioned in point 4.
              3. Tenders shall be submitted in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked: ‘Tender under procedure No
                  291/2000 EC, sale of alcohol, exclusively for use in the fuel sector in third countries — Alcohol, DG AGRI/E/2 — Not
                  to be opened until the meeting of the group opening the tenders’, and the outer envelope addressed to the
                  Commission.
              4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon Brussels time on 6 November 2000.
              5. Tenders must indicate the name and address of the tenderer and:
                  (a) the reference number of the tendering procedure for the sale of alcohol exclusively for use in third countries in the
                       fuel sector, i.e. 291/2000 EC;
                  (b) the price offered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume;
                  (c) all the undertakings, documents and statements provided for in Articles 88 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No
                       1623/2000 and in Annex III to this Regulation.
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         6. Tenders must be accompanied by a receipt certifying the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following
              intervention agency:
              — Onivins-Libourne, Délégation nationale, 17 avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex
                  (tel. (33-5) 57 55 20 00; telex 57 20 25; fax (33-5) 57 55 20 59).
              Securities shall be for EUR 600 000.
                                                                   ANNEX II
         List of undertakings and documents to be supplied by tenderers when submitting their tenders:
         1. Proof that the tendering security has been lodged with each intervention agency.
         2. Indication of the place of final use of the alcohol and an undertaking by the tenderer to comply with that destination.
         3. Proof, dated after the entry into force of this Regulation, that the tenderer has binding commitments to an operator in
             the fuel sector in one of the third countries listed in Article 86 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. The operator
             concerned must undertake to dehydrate the awarded alcohol in one of those countries and to export it exclusively for
             use in the fuel sector.
         4. Tenders must also give the name and address of the tenderer, the reference of the notice of invitation to tender and the
             price offered, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume.
         5. An undertaking from the tenderer to comply with all the rules relating to the tendering procedure in question.
         6. A statement by the tenderer waiving all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded,
             agreeing to submit to any checks made on the destination and use of the alcohol and accepting responsibility for
             providing evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in this notice of invitation to tender.
                                                                  ANNEX III
         The only numbers to be used in Brussels are:
         DG AGRI/E-2 (for the attention of Mr Chiappone or Mr Innamorati):
         — telex                22037 AGREC B,
                                22070 AGREC B (Greek characters)
         — fax                  (32-2) 295 92 52.