CELEX: 31989R1784
Language: en
Date: 1989-06-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1784/89 of 21 June 1989 opening special sales by tender of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies, for use as motor fuel within the Community

24. 6. 89                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 178/ 19
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1784/89
                                                         of 21 June 1989
                 opening special sales by tender of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies,
                                       for use as motor fuel within the Community,
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39
                                                                    of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and is held by the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Spanish, French and Italian intervention agencies. Each
Economic Community,                                                 sale shall comprise two lots and shall be of a quantity of
                                                                    1,6 million hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of             The alcohol offered for sale must be used as motor fuel
 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the                    within the Community. All processing of the alcohol for
market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             this purpose must take place within the Community.
No 1 236/89 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88                                          Article 2
of 12 December 1388 laying down general rules for the
disposal of - alcohol obtained from the distillation                The location and reference numbers of the vats in the
operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of                 four lots, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat, the
Regulation (EEC) No 8922/87 and held by intervention                alcoholic strength, the characteristics of the alcohol and
agencies (3), and in particular Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof,            the intervention measure under which it was produced, in
                                                                    the form of a reference to the relevant Article of
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4)
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, are all specified in the sale
                                                                    notices.
laid down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol
obtained from the distillation operations referred to in
Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87                                          Article 3
and held by intervention agencies ;
                                                                    The sales shall take place in accordance with the
Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, special            provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89, and in
sales by tender should be opened for vinous alcohol                 particular Articles 18 to 38 thereof.
obtained from the distillation operations perations
referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC)
No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, French and Italian                                         Article 4
intervention agencies ;
                                                                   The specific conditions relating to the two special sales
Whereas special sales by tender should be held for the use
                                                                    and the names and addresses of the intervention agencies
                                                                    concerned shall be given in the sale notices published in
of alcohol as motor fuel within the Community ;                     the 'G' 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
Committee for Wine,                                                                           Article 5
                                                                   The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address
                                                                   given in the sales notices shall be 12 noon (Brussels time)
                                                                   on 13 July 1989.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                              Article 6
                           Article 1
                                                                    By way of derogation from Article 25 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 1780/89, removal orders must have been issued by 14
Two special sales by tender shall be held of a total               October 1989 for 50 % of the quantities awarded, such
quantity of 3,2 million hectolitres of alcohol expressed in         50 % forming part of the first lot of each special sale.
terms    of hectolitres   of alcohol     at  100%    vol . and
consisting of four lots. The alcohol was obtained by the
                                                                                              Article 7
O   OJ  No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
(l) OJ  No L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 31 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(J) OJ  No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7.                              following its publication in the Official Journal of the
(4) See page 1 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, 21 June 1989.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                Member of the Commission