CELEX: 31997R1470
Language: en
Date: 1997-07-28 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1470/97 of 28 July 1997 opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol

No L 200 /4            EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  29 . 7 . 97
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1470 /97
                                                          of 28 July 1997
                   opening individual invitations to tender for the sale for export of vinous alcohol
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                              Article 1
Community,
                                                                    Six sales by individual invitation to tender Nos 224/97
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of              EC, 225/97 EC, 226/97 EC, 227/97 EC , 228 /97 EC and
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the
                                                                    229 /97 EC shall be held for a total quantity of 300 000
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No            hectolitres of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­
536/97 (2),                                                          tions referred to in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, Italian and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                 French intervention agencies.
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­            Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 224/97
tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation            EC, 225/97 EC, 226/97 EC, 227/97 EC, 228 /97 EC and
(EEC) No 822/ 87 and held by intervention agencies (?),              229/97 EC shall cover a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of
                                                                     alcohol at 100 % volume .
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 377/93 (4), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 31 52/94 0, lays
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained                                       Article 2
from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35,
36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/ 87 and held by                 The alcohol offered for sale :
intervention agencies;
                                                                     — shall be for export outside the European Community,
Whereas individual invitations to tender should be                   — must be imported into and dehydrated:
opened for the export of vinous alcohol to certain Carib­
bean and Central American countries so as to guarantee                   — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
continuity of supplies to those countries and reduce the                     224/97 EC, 225/97 EC and 226/97 EC one of the
Community stock of vinous alcohol;                                           following third countries :
                                                                             — Costa Rica,
Whereas a specific security should be provided for to                        — Guatemala,
ensure that the alcohol is physically exported from the
 customs territory of the Community and non-compliance                       — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
with the date laid down for export should be progressively                   — El Salvador,
 penalized; whereas this security must be independent of                     — Nicaragua,
 the performance guarantee ensuring that the' alcohol is
 removed from storage and the awarded alcohol is used for                — in the case of individual invitations to tender Nos
 the purposes laid down ;                                                     227/97 EC, 228/97 EC and 229/97 EC one of the
                                                                              following third countries:
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (h),
 concerning the operative events for the agricultural                         — St Kitts and Nevis,
 conversion rates used in the wine sector and amending                        — Bahamas,
 Regulation (EEC) No 377/93, specifies the agricultural                       — Dominican Republic,
 conversion rates to be used to convert the payments and
 securities provided for in connection with individual in­                    — Antigua and Barbuda,
 vitations to tender into national currency;                                  — Dominica,
                                                                              — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                     — Jamaica,
 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 Committee for Wine,                                                          — Saint Lucia,
                                                                              — Saint Vincent, including the Northern Gren­
  ') OJ  No L  84, 27. 3. 1987, p.   1.                                           adines,
  2) OJ  No L  83, 25. 3. 1997, p.   5.                                       — Barbados,
  ') OJ  No L  346, 15. 12. 1988 ,  p. 7.
  4) OJ  No L  43, 20 . 2. 1993, p.  6.                                       — Trinidad and Tobago,
  n Of No L 332, 22. 12 . 1994, p. 34 .
 (") OJ No L 196, 5. 8 . 1993, p. 19.                                         — Belize ,
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          — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,            there is a removal order under each of the invitations to
          — Aruba,                                                 tender referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation .
          — Netherlands Antilles (Curasao, Bonaire, Saint
              Eustace, Saba and the southern part of Saint
                                                                   This guarantee shall be released only by the intervention
              Martin),
                                                                   agency holding the alcohol for each quantity of alcohol
                                                                   for which proof has been furnished that it has been
          — Guyana,                                                exported within the time limit laid down in Article 6 of
          — United States Virgin Islands,                          this Regulation . Notwithstanding Article 23 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 2220/85, and except in cases of force majeure,
          — Haiti ,                                                where the time limit referred to in Article 6 has not been
— must be used only as motor fuel .                                complied with , the guarantee to ensure export of ECU 5
                                                                   per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume shall be forfeit
                                                                   as follows :
                           Article 3                               (a) 15 % in all cases;
The      location   and  reference     numbers    of the  vats     (b) 0,33 % of the amount remaining after deduction of
concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,               the 15 % , for each day the time limit in question is
                                                                        exceeded .
the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the
alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in
Annex I hereto .                                                   3.     The performance guarantee shall be ECU 25 per
                                                                   hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume .
                            Article 4                              This guarantee shall be released in accordance with
                                                                   Article 34 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 .
The sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 13
to 18 and 30 to 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 .                 4. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   377/93, the guarantees on export and performance shall
However, notwithstanding Article 15 of Regulation (EEC)            be lodged simultaneously with each intervention agency
No 377/ 93 , the final date for the submission of tenders           concerned , for each of the invitations to tender referred to
for the invitations to tender referred to in this Regulation ,      in Article 1 of this Regulation not later than the day of
shall fall between the eighth and the 25th day following            issue of a removal order for the quantity of alcohol
                                                                    concerned .
the date of publication of the individual invitations to
tender.
                                                                    5.    The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for the
                                                                    conversion into national currency shall be that in force on
                            Article 5                               the final day for the submission of tenders for the invita­
                                                                    tion in question in the case of the guarantee to ensure
 1 . The tendering security referred to in Article 15 of            export, as expressed in ecus per hi at 100 % volume .
Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 shall be ECU 3,622 per
 hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and shall be lodged
 for the total quantity of alcohol offered for sale in each of                                Article 6
 the invitations to tender referred to in Article 1 .
                                                                     1.    The alcohol awarded under the invitations to tender
 Maintenance of the tender after the time limit for submit­         referred to in Article 1 shall be exported by 28 February
 ting tenders and the lodging of a guarantee to ensure               1998 at the latest .
 export and of a performance guarantee shall constitute the
 primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of           2.     The alcohol awarded shall be used within two years
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (') as regards              from the date of first removal .
 the tendering security.
 The tendering security lodged for each of the invitations                                    Article 7
 to tender referred to in Article 1 shall be released im­
 mediately if the tender is not accepted or if the successful
                                                                    To be valid, tenders must indicate the place where end
 tenderer had lodged the entire guarantee to ensure export          use of the alcohol awarded is to take place and must
 and the entire performance guarantee for the invitation to         include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that
 tender in question .                                                the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for
                                                                     that purpose . The tender shall also include proof that the
 2.     The guarantee to ensure export shall amount to               tenderer has binding commitments with an operator in
 ECU 5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume and                 the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed
 shall be lodged for each quantity of alcohol for which              in Article 2 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
                                                                     awarded in one of those countries and to export it for use
 (') OJ No L 205, 3 . 8 . 1985, p. 5 .                               solely as motor fuel.
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                             Article 8                             by common agreement, exchange an equal quantity of
                                                                   alcohol stored in the designated vats in the same Member
1.      Before the awarded alcohol is removed, the interven­       State for the purposes provided for in those invitations to
tion agency and the successful tenderer shall take a               tender.
reference sample and shall analyse that sample to verify
the alcoholic strength expressed in % volume of the                2.     Successful tenderers for the individual invitations to
alcohol in question .                                              tender Nos 227/97 EC, 228/97 EC and 229/97 EC may,
                                                                   by common agreement, exchange an equal quantity of
Where the final results of the analysis of the sample show         alcohol stored in the designated vats in the same Member
a difference between the alcoholic strength by volume of           State for the purposes provided for in those invitations to
the alcohol to be removed and the minimum alcoholic                tender.
strength by volume stated in the notice of invitation to
tender, the following provisions shall apply:
                                                                   3 . Such exchange shall not affect the obligations of the
 (i) the intervention agency shall, the same day, inform           tenderers concerned, particularly as regards the price to be
      the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II,          paid and the time limit for removal and use of the alcohol
      as well as the storer and the successful tenderer;           awarded to them indicated in the invitation to tender
                                                                   concerned .
(ii) the successful tenderer may:
      — either agree to take over the lot with its character­      4.     Successful tenderers who wish to make such an
          istics as established, subject to the Commission's       exchange must give prior notice to the intervention agen­
          agreement,                                               cies concerned .
      — or refuse to take over the lot in question .
                                                                   5.     If such exchange affects the planned timetable for
      In either case, the successful tenderer shall, the same      physical removal of the alcohol, that timetable shall
      day, inform the intervention agency and the Commis­          immediately be amended and that amendment notified to
      sion thereof in accordance with Annex III .                  the Commission .
Once these formalities have been completed, if he has
refused to take over the lot concerned, he shall be im­
                                                                                              Article 10
mediately released from all his obligations relating to that
lot .
                                                                    Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 36 (2) of
2.      Where the successful tenderer refuses the mer­             Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 , the alcohol contained in
chandise, as provided for in paragraph 1 , the intervention         the vats    indicated  in  the   communication       from    the
agency shall supply him with another quantity of alcohol            Member States referred to in Article 36 of Regulation
of the requisite quality, at no extra charge, within a             (EEC) No 377/93 and covered by the invitation to tender
maximum of eight days.                                              referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation may be substi­
                                                                    tuted by alcohol of the same type by the intervention
3 . If physical removal of the alcohol is delayed by                agencies holding the alcohol concerned in agreement
 more than five working days in relation to the date of            with the Commission , or mixed with other alcohol de­
acceptance of the lot to be removed by the successful               livered to the intervention agency until a removal order is
tenderer for reasons attributable to the intervention               issued for that alcohol, in particular for logistical reasons.
 agency, the Member State shall be responsible for the
 payment of compensation .
                                                                                              Article 11
                             Article 9
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
 1.     Successful tenderers for the individual invitations to      publication in the Official Journal of the European
 tender Nos 224/97 EC, 225/97 EC and 226/97 EC may,                 Communities.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels, 28 July 1997.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX I
                                   INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 224/ 97 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                      14         32 965        35 -f 36    Raw alcohol
                                  Villarrobledo                      15          14 078       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                  Tomelloso                           5           2 957       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                                      Total                     50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
            2,415 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 de­
            hydrated 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 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/
                    Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Commu­
                    nities, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 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 224/ 97 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 21 August 1997.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 224/ 97 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:
                — FEGA, Beneficencia 8 , E-28004 Madrid (tel . 347 65 00 , telex : 23427 FEGA, fax : 521 98 32).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 225 / 97 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                          2          50 000       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                                    Total                      50 000
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
           2,415 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 de­
           hydrated 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 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/
                   Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Com­
                   munities , 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 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 225/97 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 21 August 1997 .
           5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 225/97 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:
               — FEGA, Beneficencia 8 , E-28004 Madrid (tel . 347 65 00 , telex: 23427 FEGA, fax : 521 98 32).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                       INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 226/97 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
ITALY                Dist. Balice Sne — Valenzano ( BA)                                   3 000           35      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Bertolino SpA — Partinico (Pa)                                     300          35      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Bonollo SpA — Anagni-Paduni (Fr)                               12 600           35      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. DCA SpA — Ascoli Piceno (Via Pennile di
                    Sopra)                                                                1 000           35      Raw alcohol
                    Dist. De Luca Sas — Fiduciario di Fabbrica                            3 300          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. di Lorenzo Srl — Ponte Valleceppi (Pg)                          5 500          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. di Trani SpA — Trani-Foggia                                     2 400          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Enodistil SpA — Fiduciario Alcamo (Tp)                          5 400          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. F.lli Russo Snc — Deposito Fiduciario                             600          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. GE . DIS . SpA — Marsala-C. da Bartolotta                       4 200          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Kronion Srl — Sussidiario Sciaccu (Ag)                          4 500          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Palma F. SpA — Palo del Colle (Ba)                                600          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. SAPIS SpA — Castel San Giorgio (Sa)                             2 400          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. SVA SpA — Ortona (Ch)                                           2 700          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Vinum SpA — Marsala (Tp)                                        1 500          35       Raw alcohol
                                                                Total                   50 000
              Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of
              ECU 2,415 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 de­
              hydrated 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 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/
                      Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                  — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Commun­
                      ities , 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date
                      mentioned in point 4 .
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            3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 226/97 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 21 August 1997.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 226/97 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:
                — AIMA, 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 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                    INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 227 / 97 EC
                         I. Place of storage , volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale
                                                                              Volume in
                                                                                            Reference to
                                                                 Reference                   Regulation
                Member State              Location                           hectolitres of                Type of alcohol
                                                               number of vat                   ( EEC)
                                                                             pure alcohol    No 822/87
            FRANCE                 Deulep                           73          26 630       35 4- 36    Raw alcohol
                                   Bid Chanzy                         1         23 370       35 + 36     Raw alcohol
                                   30800 Saint-Gilles-du­
                                   Gard
                                                    Total                       50 000
            Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
            2,415 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 de­
            hydrated 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 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/
                     Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, or
                — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Commu­
                     nities , 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 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 227/97 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 21 August 1997.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must :
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 227/97 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:
                — SAV par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505
                     Libourne Cedex (tel . (05) 57 55 20 00 ; telex 572 025; fax (05) 57 55 20 59).
                This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                  INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 228 / 97 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                             1          3 230       35 + 36       Raw alcohol
                                 Bid Chanzy                       72          46 770       35 + 36       Raw alcohol
                                 30800 Saint-Gilles-du­
                                 Gard
                                                  Total                       50 000
                                                                                                       I
           Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU
           2,415 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 de­
           hydrated 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 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/
                   Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels , or
               — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Commu­
                   nities, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 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 228 / 97 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 21 August 1997.
           5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
               (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 228/97 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:
               — SAV par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505
                   Libourne Cedex (tel . (05) 57 55 20 00 ; telex 572 025 ; fax (05) 57 55 20 59).
               This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .
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                                       INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 229/97 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
ITALY                Dist. Caviro Seri — Deposito Fiscale Faenza                           14 400           35      Raw alcohol
                     Dist. d'Auria SpA — Ortona (Ch)                                        4 500           35      Raw alcohol
                     Dist. Deta Srl — Barberino Velsa ( Fi )                                   600          35      Raw alcohol
                     Dist. DI.CO.VI.SA. Srl — Grogastu Deposito
                     Fiscalo (Ca)                                                           1 800           35      Raw alcohol
                     Dist. F.lli Cipriani SpA — Chizzola di Ala (Tn)                        2 400          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Inga e C. Srl — Fiduciaro                                           900          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Mazzari SpaA — S. Agata sul Santerno (Ra)                        10 700          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Neri Srl — Faenza                                                 7 800          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Tampieri — Faenza (Ra)                                              900          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Trentine — Mezzolombardo (Tn )                                      600          35       Raw alcohol
                    Dist. Villapana SpA                                                     5 400          35       Raw alcohol
                                                                  Total                   50 000
              Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of
              ECU 2,415 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 de­
              hydrated 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 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/
                      Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels , or
                  — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 130 building of the Commission of the European Commu­
                      nities, 130 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date
                      mentioned in point 4.
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            3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 229/97 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 21 August 1997.
            5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must:
                (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 229/97 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:
                — AIMA, 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 3,622 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.
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                                                           ANNEX II
            The only telex and fax numbers in Brussels to be used are:
            DG VI (E-2) (for the attention of Mr Chiappone/Mr Van der Stappen)
            — telex:             22037 AGREC B,
                                 22070 AGREC B (Greek characters),
            — fax :              (32 2) 295 92 52.
                                                           ANNEX III
            Communication of refusal or acceptance of lots under the individual invitation to tender for the
                            export of vinous alcohol opened by Regulation ( EC) No 1470/97
            — Name of the successful tenderer:
            — Date of award of contract:
            — Date of refusal or acceptance of the lot by the successful tenderer:
                    Lot            Quantity         Location             Reason for refusal or acceptance to
                    No          in hectolitres     of alcohol                         take over