31989R2674

5 . 9 . 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 258/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2674/89

of 1 September 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,, terms of hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol and consisting of four lots. The alcohol was obtained by the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and is held by the Economic Community, Spanish, French and Italian intervention agencies. Each sale shall comprise two lots and shall be of a quantity of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 1,6 million hectolitres of alcohol at 100% vol. 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) The alcohol offered for sale must be used as motor fuel No 1236/89 (2), within the Community. All processing of the alcohol for this purpose must take place within the Community. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88 of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3), and in particular Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof, The location and reference numbers of the vats in the four lots, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat, the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4) as alcoholic strength, the characteristics of the alcohol and amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/89 (*) laid down the intervention measure under which it was produced, in detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from the form of a reference to the relevant Article of the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, are all specified in the sale and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by notices relating to the special sales Nos 3 and 4. intervention agencies ;

Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, special Article 3 sales by tender should be opened for vinous alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred to in The sales shall take place in accordance with the Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1 780/89, and in and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention particular Articles 1 8 to 38 thereof. agencies ;

Whereas special sales by tender should be held for the use Article 4 of alcohol as motor fuel within the Community ;

The specific conditions relating to the two special sales Whereas measures provided for in this Regulation are in and the names and addresses of the intervention agencies accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, concerned shall be given in the sale notices relating to the special sales Nos 3 and 4 published in the 'C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 5

The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address Article 1 given in the sales notices shall be 1 2 noon (Brussels time) on 25 September 1989 . Two special sales by tender shall be held of a total quantity of 3,2 million hectolitres of alcohol expressed in Article 6 (') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 128 , 11 . 5 . 1989, p. 31 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (') 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 0 OJ No L 209, 21 . 7. 1989, p. 36. European Communities.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 1 September 1989.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission