31989R1784

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),

Article 2 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88 of 12 December 1388 laying down general rules for the The location and reference numbers of the vats in the disposal of - alcohol obtained from the distillation four lots, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat, the operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of 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 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, are all specified in the sale Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4) 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) Article 4 No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention agencies ; The specific conditions relating to the two special sales and the names and addresses of the intervention agencies Whereas special sales by tender should be held for the use 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 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (l) OJ No L 128 , 11 . 5. 1989, p. 31 . (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.

No L 178 /20 24. 6 . 89 Official Journal of the European Communities

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