CELEX: 31994R2943
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2943/94 of 2 December 1994 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

3. 12. 94                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 310/33
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2943/94
                                                      of 2 December 1994
                  opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                 held by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        whereas the amount of the performance guarantee must
                                                                   be increased, given the possibility of a large volume of
                                                                   alcohol being stored in the Caribbean and Central
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              American countries concerned ;
Community,
                                                                   Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 concerning the
                                                                   operative events for the agricultural conversion rates used
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of             in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                    377/93 specifies the agricultural conversion rates to be
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No          used to convert the payments and securities provided for
1891 /94 (2),                                                      in connection with individual invitations to tender into
                                                                   national currency ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the              in accordance with the opinion of the Management
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­          Committee for Wine,
tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation
(EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3),
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (5), lays down
detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from
the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36                                   Article 1
and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by inter­
vention agencies ;                                                  1.    Six individual sales by invitation to tender Nos
                                                                    164/94 EC, 165/94 EC, 166/94 EC, 167/94 EC, 168/94
                                                                   EC and 169/94 EC shall be held of a total quantity of
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual         1,450 million hectolitres of alcohol obtained from the
sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous          distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39
alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred         of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Italian
to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No                and Spanish intervention agencies.
822/87 and held by the Italian and Spanish intervention
agencies ;                                                         2.     Individual invitations to tender Nos 164/94 EC,
                                                                    165/94 EC and 166/94 EC shall cover 200 000, 200 000
                                                                   and 375 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100% volume
Whereas     individual    invitations  to  tender should be
                                                                   respectively.
organized for the export of alcohol to certain Caribbean
and Central American countries where there is some
                                                                   Individual invitations to tender No 167/94 EC shall cover
guarantee that their markets in alcohol and spirit drinks          200 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume.
will not be disturbed, with a view to its end use as motor
fuel ;
                                                                   Individual invitations to tender Nos 168/94 EC and
                                                                    169/94 EC shall cover 175 000 and 300 000 hectolitres of
Whereas, nevertheless, the amount of and the detailed              alcohol at 100 % volume respectively.
rules for the guarantees and securities laid down for those
individual invitations to tender should be adapted, given
the large amount of alcohol being put up for sale ;                                          Article 2
whereas a removal guarantee must ensure the export of
the alcohol before the entry into force of the Uruguay             The alcohol offered for sale :
Round provisions on alcohol of agricultural origin ;
                                                                   — shall be for export outside the European Community,
(') OJ No   L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .                              — must be imported into and dehydrated in :
(2) OJ No   L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 42.
0   OJ No   L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
(4) OJ No   L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6.                                    — for individual invitations to tender Nos 164/94
0   OJ No   L  196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.                                      EC, 165/94 EC and 166/94 EC, Costa Rica,
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     — for individual invitation to tender No 167/94 EC,           the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of the
          one of the following third countries :                   invitations to tender referred to in Article 1 hereto.
          — Guatemala,
                                                                   Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit­
          — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,                  ting tenders and the lodging of a removal guarantee shall
          — El Salvador,                                           constitute the primary requirements within the meaning
     — for individual invitations to tender Nos 168/94 EC          of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (') as
          and 1 69/94 EC, one of the following third               regards the tendering security.
          countries :
                                                                  The tendering security shall be released immediately if
         — Saint Christopher and Nevis,                            the tender is not accepted or if the successful tenderer
         — Bahamas,                                                meets the conditions set out in the preceding subpara­
                                                                  graph.
         — Dominican Republic,
         — Antigua and Barbuda,                                   2.     Within twenty days of receipt of the commission's
         — Dominica,                                              decision awarding the alcohol, the successful tenderer
                                                                  shall provide proof that a removal guarantee has been
         — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,                 lodged with each intervention agency holding alcohol to
         — Jamaica,                                               ensure the export of the alcohol covered by the tender in
         — Saint Lucia,                                           question.
         — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Grena­           The removal guarantee shall be ECU 10 per hectolitre of
             dines,                                               alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged for the total
         — Barbados,                                              quantity offered for sale in each invitation to tender
                                                                  covered by this Regulation.
         — Trinidad and Tobago,
         — Belize,                                                The removal guarantee shall be released by each of the
         — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,            intervention agencies holding alcohol for quantities of
                                                                  alcohol for which proof is supplied of departure from the
         — Aruba,                                                 customs territory of the Community in accordance with
         — Netherlands Antilles (Curasao, Bonaire, Saint          Community customs regulations.
             Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint
             Martin),                                             The export of alcohol awarded pursuant to this Regula­
         — Guyana,                                                tion shall constitute a primary requirement within the
                                                                  meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 as
         — Virgin Islands of the United States,                   regards the removal guarantee.
     — must be used only as motor fuel.                           3.     The performance guarantee shall be ECU 25 per
                                                                  hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume .
                           Article 3
                                                                  Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  377/93 that guarantee shall be lodged for each of the invi­
The     location   and  reference    numbers    of  the  vats
                                                                  tations to tender referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,         for each quantity of alcohol which is subject to a removal
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the             order.
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in
the Annex hereto.                                                 The successful tenderer shall provide proof that a perfor­
                                                                  mance guarantee has been lodged with the intervention
                                                                  agency concerned by the date of issue of a removal order
                           Article 4                              for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13,       The guarantee shall be released in accordance with Article
14, 15, 16, 18 (5) and (6) and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC)       34 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93.
No 377/93. However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 377/93, the final date for the submission
of tenders for the invitations to tender referred to in this                                 Article 6
Regulation, shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day
following the date of publication of the individual invita­       1 . The intervention agency holding alcohol and the
tions to tender.                                                  successful tenderer shall agree on a (detailed) timetable for
                                                                  the physical removal of the alcohol. The timetable shall
                                                                  be notified to the Commission in the month following
                           Article 5                              receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the
                                                                  alcohol to permit coordination of removal operations in
1 . The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of           accordance with this Regulation.
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3 per hecto­
litre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged for           ') OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
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2. The successful tenderer shall pay for the alcohol he          tuted by the intervention agencies holding the alcohol
is awarded and accept responsibility for the risk of theft,      concerned in agreement with the Commission or mixed
loss and destruction and the cost of storage of the alcohol      with other alcohol delivered to the intervention agency
covered by the invitations to tender referred to in this         until a removal order is issued for that alcohol, in parti­
Regulation within a maximum time limit determined                cular for logistical reasons.
according to the quantity placed on sale on the basis of
one month per whole tranche of 75 000 hectolitres of
alcohol at 100 % volume. That maximum time limit shall                                     Article 9
run from the end of the first month following receipt of
the    Commission's      decision   awarding the      alcohol.   1.    Successful tenderers for individual invitations to
However, payment and export of the alcohol must be               tender Nos 164/94 EC, 165/94 EC, 166/94 EC and
completed by 26 June 1995 at the latest.                         167/94 EC may, by common agreement, exchange a
                                                                 quantity of alcohol stored in the designated vats in a
3.    After receiving payment for a quantity of alcohol          Member State for the purposes provided for in those invi­
calculated to the nearest hectolitre of alcohol at 100 %         tations to tender.
volume, the intervention agency holding the alcohol shall
issue a removal order for the relevant quantity of alcohol.      2.    Successful tenderers for individual invitations to
Ownership of the alcohol for which a removal order is
issued shall be transferred on issue of the order and the        tender Nos 168/94 EC and 169/94 EC may, by common
relevant quantities shall be considered as being withdrawn       agreement, exchange a quantity of alcohol stored in the
on that date.                                                    designated vats in a Member State for the purposes
                                                                 provided for in those invitations to tender.
Each removal order shall cover a quantity of at least 5 000
hectolitres except in the case of the last removal in each       3. Such exchange shall not affect the obligations of the
Member State .                                                   tenderers concerned, particulary as regards the price to be
                                                                 paid and the time limit for removal and use of the alcohol
                                                                 awarded to them indicated in the invitation to tender
                                                                 concerned.
                           Article 7
                                                                 4.    Successful tenderers who wish to make such an
To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end
                                                                 exchange must give prior notice to the intervention agen­
use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must             cies concerned.
include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that
the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for
that purpose. The tender shall also include proof that the       5. If such exchange affects the planned timetable for
tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in             physical removal of the alcohol, that timetable shall
the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed       immediately be amended and that amendment notified to
                                                                 the Commission .
in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use
solely as motor fuel.                                            6. Such exchange shall not change the total quantities
                                                                 of alcohol placed on sale for invitations to tender Nos
                                                                  164/94 EC, 165/94 EC, 166/94 EC, No 167/94 EC,
                           Article 8                              168/94 EC and 169/94 EC respectively.
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36 (2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, the alcohol contained in                                      Article 10
the vats   indicated   in   the   communication    from   the
Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitations to tender         publication in the Official Journal of the European
referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi­        Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 2 December 1994.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Rene STEICHEN
                                                                       Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX
                                 INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER N O 164/94 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                   25           11 897          39      Raw alcohol
                                Villarrobledo                   22          39 014           39      Raw alcohol
                                Villarrobledo                   17          42 241           39      Raw alcohol
                                Villarrobledo                   20          41 813           39      Raw alcohol
                                Tarancon                       C-6          11 563          39       Raw alcohol
                                Tarancon                       D-6          26 317          39       Raw alcohol
                                Tarancon                       C-7          27 155          39       Raw alcohol
                                                 Total                     200 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
          per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
          samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                              II. Destination and use of the alcohol
          The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
          drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 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 200 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
              alcohol at 100 % vol.
              Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2. Tenders must :
              — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                  B-1049 Brussels, or
              — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 120 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                  ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                  point 4.
         3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 164/94 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 12 December 1994.
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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 164/94 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 :
              — SENPA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel. : 347 65 00 ; telex : 23427 SENPA ; fax : 521 98 32).
            . This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                     IV. Award of contract
           The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 25 per hectolitre of alcohol
           at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a removal
           order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
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                                 INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 165/94 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                  28          43 657           39      Neutral
                               Tarancon                      C-4            3 165      35 + 36     Neutral
                               Villarrobledo                  18          42 700           39      Raw alcohol
                               Villarrobledo                  19          42 268           39      Raw alcohol
                               Tarancon                      C-8          26 498           39      Raw alcohol
                               Tarancon                      C-5          26 508           39      Raw alcohol
                               Tarancon                      C-6          15 204          39       Raw alcohol
                                                Total                    200 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
          per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
          samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                            II . Destination and use of the alcohol
          The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
          drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 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 200 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
              alcohol at 100 % vol.
              Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2. Tenders must :
              — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                   B-1049 Brussels, or
              — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                  ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                  point 4.
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 165/94 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 12 December 1994.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 165/94 EC ;
              (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol ;
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              (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93,
                  specify the final destination of the alcohol awarded and include proof of a commitment with an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely as motor fuel.
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency :
              — SENPA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel. : 347 65 00 ; telex : 23427 SENPA ; fax : 521 98 32).
              This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                     IV. Award of contract
           The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 25 per hectolitre of alcohol
           at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a removal
           order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
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                                INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 166/94 EC
                    I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                            Reference to
                                                                              Volume in
                                                                 Reference                   Regulation
  Member State                       Location
                                                               number of vat
                                                                             hectolitres of
                                                                                               (EEC)        Type of alcohol
                                                                             pure alcohol    No 822/87
ITALY          Dist. Tampieri SpA                                                15 000          35      Neutral
               Dist. Villapana SpA                                                5 775          35      Neutral
               Dist. Lorenzo snc                                                 10 000          39      Neutral
               Dist. Bonollo snc                                                  2 500          39      Neutral
               Dist. Ind. chimica valenzana                                       3 000          39      Neutral
               Dist. Esposito snc                                                 2 500          36      Neutral
               Dist. Del Salento SpA                                              5 000          35      Neutral
               Dist. Ind. ital. alcole snc                                        4 272          39      Neutral
               Dist. Palma SpA                                                    2 228          39      Neutral
               Dist. Bertolino SpA                                              10 000           39      Neutral
               Dist. Neri Sri                                                   45 000           35      Raw alcohol
               Dist. Neri Sri                                                   10 000           39      Raw alcohol
               Dist. Bonollo SpA                                                24 325           35      Raw alcohol
               Dist. Bonollo SpA                                                21 500           39      Raw alcohol
               Dist. Caviro Scrl                                                15 000           35      Raw alcohol
               Dist. Caviro Scrl                                                30 000           39      Raw alcohol
               Dist. Villapana SpA                                              15 000           35      Raw alcohol
               Dist. Tampieri SpA                                               10 000           35      Raw alcohol
               Dist. D'Auria SpA                                                10 500           39      Raw alcohol
               Dist. Mazzari SpA                                                10 000          39       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Di Trani SpA                                                 5 000         35       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Di Trani SpA                                               10 000          39       Raw alcohol
               Dist. De Luca snc                                                10 000          35       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Balice snc                                                 15 000          35       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Del Sud SpA                                                  3 000         36       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Palma SpA                                                  17 000          39       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Palma SpA                                                  10 000          39       Raw alcohol
               Dist. DI.CO.VI.SA. Scrl                                              900         35       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Enodistil SpA                                              10 000          35       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Enodistil SpA                                              21 500          39       Raw alcohol
               Dist. Kronion Scrl                                                 5 500         35       Raw alcohol
               Dist. GE.DIS. SpA                                                15 500          39       Raw alcohol
                                                       Total                   375 000
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           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
           per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples
           shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                             II. Destination and use of the alcohol
           The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
           drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 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 375 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol.
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
           2. Tenders must :
               — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                   B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 120 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                   ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                   point 4.
           3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 166/94 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 12 December 1994.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 166/94 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 :
               — EIMA, Via Palestre 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel.: 47 49 91 ; telex : 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03 ; fax :
                   445 39 40, 495 39 40).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                        IV. Award of contract
           The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 25 per hectolitre of alcohol
           at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a removal
           order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 167/94 EC
                         I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                      Reference to
                                                                                        Volume in
  Member State                          Location
                                                                          Reference
                                                                                       hectolitres of  Regulation       Type of alcohol
                                                                        number of vat                    (EEC)
                                                                                       pure alcohol   No 822/87
ITALY               Dist. Caviro Scrl                                                       5 000          35        Neutral
                    Dist. Centro Adriatico SpA                                              6 000          35        Neutral
                    Dist. SA.P.T.S. SpA                                                     8 500          39        Neutral
                    Dist. Palma SpA                                                         3 795          35        Neutral
                    Dist. D. Auria SpA                                                      8 000         39         Neutral
                    Dist. Bocchino _snc                                                     3 900         35         Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Neri Sri                                                        20 000          35         Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Neri Sri                                                        13 000          39         Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Caviro Scrl                                                     21 500          35         Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Caviro Scrl                                                     32 500          39         Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Di Lorenzo snc                                                   10 000          35        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Di Trani SpA                                                      4 905          35        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. De Luca                                                          15 000          35        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Palma SpA                                                        15 500          39        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. DI.CO.VI.SA. Scrl                                                    900         35        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Enodistil SpA                                                    10 500          35        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Bertolino                                                        16 000          39        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Vinum                                                             5 000          36        Raw alcohol
                                                             Total                       200 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
            per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples
            shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                               II. Destination and use of the alcohol
            The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
            drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 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 200 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol.
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
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          2. Tenders must :
             — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                 B-1049 Brussels, or
             — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 120 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                 ities, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                 point 4.
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 167/94 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 12 December 1994.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
             (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 1 67/94 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 :
             — EIMA, Via Palestra 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel.: 47 49 91 ; telex : 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03 ; fax :
                 445 39 40, 495 39 40).
             This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                    IV. Award of contract
          The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 25 per hectolitre of alcohol
          at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a removal
          order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
 ---pagebreak--- No L 310/44                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                            3 . 12. 94
                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 168/94 EC
                        I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                                                      Reference to
                                                                                         Volume in
  Member State                           Location
                                                                           Reference
                                                                                       hectolitres of  Regulation        Type of alcohol
                                                                         number of vat                    (EEC)
                                                                                        pure alcohol   No 822/87
ITALY              Dist. Vinal SpA                                                          3 600           35        Neutral
                   Dist. Mazzari SpA                                                        5 000           35        Neutral
                   Dist. Saig SpA                                                           3 000           39        Neutral
                   Dist. D'Auria                                                            2 000           39        Neutral
                   Dist. Bonollo SpA                                                        2 000           39        Neutral
                   Dist. SA.P.I.S. SpA                                                      2 000           39        Neutral
                   Dist. Bertolino SpA                                                      9 500           39        Neutral
                   Dist. Neri Sri                                                          21 500           35       Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Soc. vin . Adriatica                                               7 000           35       Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Lav. soc. vin . Modena                                             7 100           35       Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Mazzari SpA                                                       15 500           35       Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Bonollo SpA                                                       35 000           39       Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Deta SpA                                                           3 000          39        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Rodi Sri                                                           5 000          35        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Del Sud SpA                                                        7 000          36        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Di Trani SpA                                                      15 000          39        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. Di Trani SpA                                                      11 200          39        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. DI. CO. VI. SA. Scrl                                                 600          35        Raw alcohol
                   Dist. GE. DIS. SpA                                                      20 000          39        Raw alcohol
                                                              Total                       175 000
             Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
             per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples
             shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                                 II. Destination and use of the alcohol
             The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
             drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 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 175 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol .
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
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          2. Tenders must :
             — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                 B-1049 Brussels, or
             — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 120 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                 ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                 point 4.
          3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 168/94 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 12 December 1994.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
             (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 168/94 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 :
             — EIMA, Via Palestre 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel.: 47 49 91 ; telex : 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03 ; fax :
                 445 39 40, 495 39 40).
             This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                    IV. Award of contract
          The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 25 per hectolitre of alcohol
          at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a removal
          order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.
 ---pagebreak--- No L 310/46                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                     3 . 12. 94
                                 INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 169/94 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                        1          46 485       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                               Villarrobledo                   29          43 025       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                               Villarrobledo                   25          30 000           39      Raw alcohol
                               Tarancon                       E-l          26 156       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                               Tarancon                       E-2          23 254       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                               Tarancon                       F-l          26 185       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                               Tarancon                       F-2            3 688      35 + 36     R.aw alcohol
                               Villarrobledo                    7          13 847           39      Neutral
                               Villarrobledo                    9          43 348           39      Neutral
                               Villarrobledo                   11          44012            39      Neutral
                                                Total                     300 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
          per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
          samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                             II. Destination and use of the alcohol
          The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
          drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 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 300 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
              alcohol at 100 % vol.
              Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2. Tenders must :
              — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi,
                  B-1049 Brussels, or
              — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Communi­
                  ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in
                  point 4.
 ---pagebreak--- 3 . 12. 94                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 310/47
           3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 169/94 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 12 December 1994.
           5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 169/94 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 :
               — SENPA, Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel. : 347 65 00 ; telex : 23427 SENPA ; fax : 521 98 32).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                      IV. Award of contract
           The successful tenderer must provide proof that a performance guarantee of ECU 25 per hectolitre of alcohol
           at 100 % vol. has been lodged with each intervention agency concerned by the date of issue of a removal
           order for the quantity of alcohol in question at the latest.