CELEX: 31994R2050
Language: en
Date: 1994-08-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2050/94 of 12 August 1994 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

No L 210/ 14                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                13 . 8 . 94
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2050/94
                                                      of 12 August 1994
                  opening individual sales by invitation to tender (or the export of vinous alcohol
                                                held by intervention agencies
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      securing onward or return freight in the countries
                                                                  concerned by the Caribbean Basin Initiative ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,                                                       Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 concerning the
                                                                  operative events for the agricultural conversion rates used
                                                                  in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC)
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of           No 377/93 specifies the agricultural conversion rates to be
 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                  applied in order to convert the payments and securities
 market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)           provided for in connection with individual invitations to
 No 1891 /94 (2),                                                 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 (0, lays down
detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from                                   Article 1
distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention               1.    Five individual sales by invitation to tender Nos
agencies ;                                                        145/94 EC, 146/94 EC, 147/94 EC, 148/94 EC and
                                                                  149/94 EC shall be held of a total quantity of 250 000 hi
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual       of alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in
sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous         Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in             and held by the Italian, Spanish and French intervention
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87              agencies.
and held by the Italian, Spanish and French intervention
agencies ;                                                        Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 145/94,
                                                                  146/94, 147/94, 148/94 and 149/94 EC shall cover 50 000
                                                                  hi of alcohol at 100 % vol.
Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be
organized for the export of alcohol to certain third coun­
tries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these countries         2.    The alcohol offered for sale :
should be given an assurance of greater continuity of             — shall be for export to outside the European Commu­
supply ;                                                              nity,
Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this Regula­          — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
tion relate to certain third countries where there is some            following third countries :
guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not disturb             — St Christopher and Nevis,
their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ;
whereas the amount of and detailed rules for the release              — Bahamas,
of the performance security may be adapted accordingly ;              — Dominican Republic,
                                                                      — Antigua and Barbuda,
Whereas sales should be organized separately for dispatch             — Dominica,
to certain countries in Central America and to Caribbean
countries covered by the Caribbean Basin Initiative, in               — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
particular to take account of certain extra costs resulting           — Jamaica,
from the difference in distance and the possibilites of               — St Lucia,
                                                                      — St Vincent including the Northern Grenadines,
(') OJ  No  L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 197, 30 . 7. 1994, p. 42.                               — Barbados,
0   OJ  No  L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.                                — Trinidad and Tobago,
(4) OJ  No  L 43, 20 . 2. 1993, p. 6.
0   OJ  No  L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19.                                 — Belize,
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     — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,                    removal of the quantity concerned from the agency s
     — Aruba,                                                         stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof
     — Netherlands        Antilles :  Curasao,   Bonaire,   St        that that quantity has been placed under customs
         Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin,            supervision in the territory of one of the third coun­
                                                                      tries listed in Article 1 (2),
     — Guyana,
     — Virgin Islands of the United States,                       — the remainder of the performance security shall be
                                                                      released in accordance with Article 34 (3) (b) of Regu­
— must be used only as motor fuel.                                    lation (EEC) No 377/93.
                            Article 2                             In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the
                                                                  place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take
The     location  and     reference   numbers    of the   vats    place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,         the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the             and used for that purpose. Tenders must also include a
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in       statement by the tenderer to the effect that he has
the Annex hereto.                                                 binding commitments with an operator in the motor fuel
                                                                  sector in one of the third countries listed in Article 1 (2)
                            Article 3                             who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol awarded in
                                                                  one of these countries and to export it for use solely in
The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation          the motor fuel sector.
(EEC) No 377/93, and in particular Articles 10 to 18 and
30 to 38 thereof.
                                                                                            Article 4
However :
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
— one half of the performance security shall be released          publication in the Official Journal of the European
     by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on            Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 12 August 1994.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                            Martin BANGEMANN
                                                                        Member of the Commission
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                                                                   ANNEX
                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 145/94 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                     5         50 000      35 and 36    Raw alcohol
                                             Total                       50 000
           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 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
           motor fuel .
           Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
           company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
           The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                      III. Submission of tenders
           1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol .
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
           2. Tenders must :
               — be sent by registered 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 145/94 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 31 August 1994.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 145/94 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
                   and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                   operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this
                   Regulation.
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            6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
               following intervention agency :
               — SENPA, Beneficiencia 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
            At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
            of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
            agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot
            in question.
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                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 146/94 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                       5          28 936       35 + 36      Raw alcohol
                                 Tomelloso                       3           2 327       35 + 36      Raw alcohol
                                 Tomelloso                       4          18 737           39       Raw alcohol
                                                  Total                     50 000
           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 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
           motor fuel.
           Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
           company and; transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
           The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                      III. Submission of tenders
           1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                alcohol at 100 % vol.
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
           2. Tenders must :
               — be sent by registered 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 146/94 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 31 August 1994.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 146/94 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
                   and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                   operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                   lation .
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           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
           At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
           of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
           agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
           question.
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                                 INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 147/94 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
                                                                        pure alcohol      (EEC)
                                                                                        No 822/87
          FRANCE                Deulep                                    50 000            35       Raw alcohol + 92°
                                Bid Chanzy
                                30800 St-Gilles­
                                du-Gard
                                                Total                     50 000
          Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
          per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
          samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                             II. Destination and use of the alcohol
          The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
          drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
          motor fuel .
          Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
          company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
          The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                    III. Submission of tenders
          1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
              alcohol at 100 % vol.
              Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
          2. Tenders must :
              — be sent by registered 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 147/94 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 31 August 1994.
          5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 147/94 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
                  and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                  lation .
          6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency :
              — SAV, par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505
                  Libourne Cedex (tél. : 57 51 03 03 ; télex : 572 025 ; télécopie : 57 25 07 25).
              This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                       IV. Award of contract
          At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
          of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
          agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
          question.
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                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 148 /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
           FRANCE                Deulep                                    24 682            36       Raw alcohol + 92°
                                 Bid Chanzy                                  4 259           35       Raw alcohol + 92°
                                 30800 St-Gilles-                          21 059            35       Raw alcohol + 92°
                                 du-Gard
                                                 Total                     50 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2
           per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such
           samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.
                                              II. Destination and use of the alcohol
           The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­
           drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
           motor fuel .
           Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
           company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
           The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                      III. Submission of tenders
           1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
               alcohol at 100 % vol .
               Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
           2. Tenders must :
               — be sent by registered 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 148/94 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 31 August 1994.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 148/94 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
                   and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                   operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                   lation .
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
               following intervention agency :
               — SAV, par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505
                   Libourne Cedex (tél. : 57 51 03 03 ; télex : 572 025 ; télécopie : 57 25 07 25).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
                                                         IV. Award of contract
           At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
           of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
           agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
           question.
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 149/94 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
                                                                                       pure alcohol      (EEC)
                                                                                                       No 822/87
ITALY              Villapana, Emilia Romagna                                               5 000           35        Raw alcohol
                    D'Auria SpA, Abruzzo                                                   6 000           39        Raw alcohol
                    Bonollo SpA, Lazio                                                    11 000           39        Raw alcohol
                   Vinal SpA, Lombardia                                                    1 500           35        Raw alcohol
                   F. Palma, Puglia                                                        6 000           39        Raw alcohol
                   Di Trani SpA, Puglia                                                    6 000           35        Raw alcohol
                   Di Trani SpA, Puglia                                                    3 500           39        Raw alcohol
                   F.lli Balice SpA, Puglia                                                6 000           36        Raw alcohol
                   F.lli Balice SpA, Puglia                                                5 000           39        Raw alcohol
                                                              Total                       50 000
             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 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as
             motor fuel.
             Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security
             company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.
             The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.
                                                       III. Submission of tenders
             1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of
                 alcohol at 100 % vol.
                 Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered.
             2. Tenders must :
                 — be sent by registered 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 149/94 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.
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           4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 31 August 1994.
           5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
              (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 149/94 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
                  and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an
                  operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­
                  lation.
           6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the
              following intervention agency :
              — EIMA, Via Palestro 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
           At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre
           of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention
           agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in
           question.