CELEX: 31990R2575
Language: en
Date: 1990-09-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2575/90 of 5 September 1990 opening a special sale by tender of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies, for use as motor fuel within the Community

No L 243/22                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 6. 9 . 90
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2575/90
                                                     of 5 September 1990
                 opening a special sale by tender of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies,
                                      for use as motor fuel within the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Spanish, French and Italian intervention agencies. Each
                                                                  lot in this special sale shall be of a quantity of 640 000
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.
Economic Community,
                                                                  The alcohol offered for sale must be used as motor fuel
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of            within the Community. All proceeding of the alcohol for
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                   this purspose must take place within the Community.
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1325/90 0,
                                                                                            Article 2
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88              The location and reference numbers of the vats in the
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the             lots, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat, the
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­         alcoholic strength, the characteristics of the alcohol and
tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation         the intervention measure under which it was produced, in
(EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (J),            the form of a reference to the relevant Article of Regula­
and in particular Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof,                        tion (EEC) No 822/87, are all specified in the sale notice
                                                                  in accordance with Article 29 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4),               1780/89.
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2568/90 (*), laid
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained
from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,                               Article 3
36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by
intervention agencies ;                                           The sale shall take place in accordance with the pro­
                                                                  visions of Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, a special        Articles 18 to 38 thereof.
sale by tender should be opened for vinous alcohol
obtained from the distillation operations referred to in
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87                                        Article 4
and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention
agencies ;                                                        The specific conditions relating to the special sale No
                                                                  5/90 EC and the names and addresses of the intervention
Whereas a special sale by tender should be held for the           agencies concerned shall be given in the sale notice
use of alcohol as motor fuel within the Community ;               published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal of the
                                                                  European Communities.
Whereas measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Management                                               Article 5
Committee for Wine,
                                                                  The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address
                                                                  given in the sale notice shall be 12 noon (Brussels time)
                                                                  on 25 September 1990.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                           Article 6
                          Article 1
                                                                  The performance guarantee laid down in Article 24 (2) of
A special sale by tender No 5/90 EC shall be held of a            Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 shall be replaced by an
total quantity of 3 200 000 hectolitres of alcohol                obligation for the successful tenderer to submit to checks
expressed in terms of hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol         by an international surveillance firm in accordance with
and consisting of five lots. The alcohol was obtained by          Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 until all the
the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36        alcohol awarded has been used .
and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and is held by the
                                                                                            Article 7
(') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 19.                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(3) OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
(4) OJ No L 178, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                              following its publication in the Official Journal of the
(*) See page 11 of this Official Journal.                         European Communities.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 5 September 1990.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                  Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                             Member of the Commission