CELEX: 31990R3476
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3476/90 of 29 November 1990 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

No L 336/62                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                1 . 12. 90
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3476/90
                                                      of 29 November 1990
                  opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol
                                                  held by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol obtained from distil­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                    lation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of
Economic Community,                                                 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish,
                                                                    French and Italian intervention agencies. Each invitation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of              to tender should be for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                     alcohol at 100 % vol.
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1325/90 (2),                                                     2.    The alcohol offered for sale :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                — shall be for export outside the European Economic
of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the                   Community,
disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation
operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of                 — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention                     following third countries :
agencies (3),
                                                                        — Guatemala,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4),                     — Belize,
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3391 /90 J5), lays
down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained                — Honduras, including the Swan Islands,
from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39             — El Salvador,
of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention
agencies ;                                                              — Costa Rica,
                                                                        — St Christopher and Nevis,
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual
sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous               — Haiti,
alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in                   — Bahamas,
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention                — Dominican Republic,
agencies ;                                                              — Antigua and Barbuda,
Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be              — Dominica,
organized for the export of alcohol to certain third                    — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat,
countries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these
countries should be given the assurance of increased                    — Jamaica,
continuity of supply ;                                                  — St Lucia,
Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this                        — St Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines,
Regulation relate to certain third countries where there is             — Barbados,
some guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not                  — Trinidad and Tobago,
disturb their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ;
whereas the amount and detailed rules for the release of                — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines,
the performance security may be adapted accordingly ;                   — Aruba,
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                — Netherlands      Antilles :  Curaçao,   Bonaire,     St
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                            Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin,
Committee for Wine,
                                                                        — Guyana,
                                                                        — Virgin Islands of the United States,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                    — must be used only as motor fuel.
                           Article 1
1 . Four individual sales by invitation to tender Nos                                        Article 2
57/90 to 60/90 shall be held of a total quantity of 200 000
                                                                    The    location   and  reference   numbers   of    the   vats
(') OJ  No  L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .                               concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat,
(2) OJ  No  L 132, 23. 5 . 1990, p. 19.                             the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the
(3) OJ  No  L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.
O   OJ  No  L 178, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                              alcohol shall be specified in the notices of individual
0   OJ  No  L 273, 27. 11 . 1990, p. 23 .                           invitation to tender Nos 57/90 to 60/90 .
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                         Article 3                               fuel sector in one of the third countries listed in Article
                                                                 1 (2) who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol
The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation         awarded in one of these countries and to export it for use
(EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 10 to 17 and        solely in the motor fuel sector.
29 to 38 thereof.
However :                                                                                  Article 4
— one half of the performance security shall be released
    by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on            The specific conditions applying to the four individual
    removal of the quantity concerned from the agency's          sales by invitation to tender and the names and addresses
    stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof          of the intervention agencies concerned shall be given in
    that that quantity has been placed under customs             the notices of individual invitation to tender Nos 57/90 to
    supervision in the territory of one of the third             60/90 published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal
    countries listed in Article 1 (2),                           of the European Communities.
— the remainder of the performance security shall be
    released in accordance with Article 33 (3) (b) of                                      Article 5
    Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89.                                 The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address
In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the         given in the notices of , invitation to tender shall be 12
place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take            noon (Brussels time) on 20 December 1990.
place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to
the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination                               Article 6
and used for that purpose.
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
Tenders must also include a statement by the tenderer to         publication in the Official Journal of the European
the effect that he has engaged an operator in the motor          Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 29 November 1990.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission