CELEX: 31989R2674
Language: en
Date: 1989-09-05
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2674/89 of 1 September 1989 opening special sales by tender of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies, for use as motor fuel within the Community

5 . 9 . 89                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 258/5
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2674/89
                                                         of 1 September 1989
                  opening special sales by tender of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies,
                                          for use as motor fuel within the Community,
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,,                           terms of hectolitres of alcohol        at   100 %    vol  and
                                                                       consisting of four lots. The alcohol was obtained by the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39
Economic Community,                                                    of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and is held by the
                                                                       Spanish, French and Italian intervention agencies. Each
                                                                       sale shall comprise two lots and shall be of a quantity of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of                 1,6 million hectolitres of alcohol at 100% vol.
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       The alcohol offered for sale must be used as motor fuel
No 1236/89 (2),
                                                                       within the Community. All processing of the alcohol for
                                                                       this purpose must take place within the Community.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation
operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of                                              Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention
agencies (3), and in particular Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof,               The location and reference numbers of the vats in the
                                                                       four lots, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat, the
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4) as                  alcoholic strength, the characteristics of the alcohol and
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/89 (*) laid down                   the intervention measure under which it was produced, in
detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from               the form of a reference to the relevant Article of
the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36             Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, are all specified in the sale
and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by                       notices relating to the special sales Nos 3 and 4.
intervention agencies ;
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, special                                         Article 3
sales by tender should be opened for vinous alcohol
obtained from the distillation operations referred to in               The sales shall take place in accordance with the
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87                   provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1 780/89, and in
and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention               particular Articles 1 8 to 38 thereof.
agencies ;
Whereas special sales by tender should be held for the use
                                                                                                 Article 4
of alcohol as motor fuel within the Community ;
Whereas measures provided for in this Regulation are in                The specific conditions relating to the two special sales
accordance with the opinion of the Management                          and the names and addresses of the intervention agencies
Committee for Wine,                                                    concerned shall be given in the sale notices relating to
                                                                       the special sales Nos 3 and 4 published in the 'C series of
                                                                       the Official Journal of the European Communities.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                                 Article 5
                                                                       The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address
                              Article 1                                given in the sales notices shall be 1 2 noon (Brussels time)
                                                                       on 25 September 1989 .
Two special sales by tender shall be held of a total
quantity of 3,2 million hectolitres of alcohol expressed in
                                                                                                 Article 6
(') OJ   No L  84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No L  128 , 11 . 5 . 1989, p. 31 .
(') OJ   No L 346, 15. 12. 1988 , p. 7.                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(4) OJ   No L  178 , 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                               following its publication in the Official Journal of the
0   OJ   No L  209, 21 . 7. 1989, p. 36.                               European Communities.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 1 September 1989.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                              Member of the Commission