31989R2676

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

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2676/89 of 1 September 1989 opening individual sales by tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, vol obtained from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, agencies. Each sale shall be of a quantity of 200 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the 2. The alcohol offered for sale is intended for export market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) and must be imported into one of the third countries No 1236/89 0, listed below for use exclusively as motor fuel :

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88 — Guatemala, of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation — Belize, operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of — Honduras, including the Swan Islands, Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3), — El Salvador,

— Costa Rica, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/89 (*) laid down — St Christopher and Nevis, detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from — Haiti, the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by — Bahamas, intervention agencies ; — Dominican Republic, Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual — Antigua and Barbuda, sales by tender should be opened for vinous alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred to in — Dominica, Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat, and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention agencies ; — Jamaica,

— St Lucia, Whereas individual sales by tender shall be held for the export of alcohol to certain third countries for final use as — St Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines, motor fuel ; — Barbados, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are — Trinidad and Tobago, in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines, — Aruba,

— Netherlands Antilles : Curasao* Bonaire, St Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Marin, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — Guyana.

Article1¶

Article 2 1 . Three individual sales by tender shall be held of a total quantity of 600 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % The location and reference numbers of the vats (■) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 . concerned, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat, (2) OJ No L 128,-11 . 5. 1989, p. 31 . the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the (3) OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7. (*) OJ No L 178 , 24. 6. 1989 , p. 1 . alcohol shall be specified in the individual sale notices 0 OJ No L 209, 21 . 7. 1989, p. 36 . Nos 8 , 9, and 10 .

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The sale shall take place in accordance with Regulation The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address (EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 10 to 17 and - 29 to 38 thereof. . given in the sale notices shall be 12 noon (Brussels time) on 25 September 1989. Article 4

The specific conditions applying to the three individual Article 6 sales by tender and the names and addresses of the intervention agencies concerned shall be given in the individual sale notices Nos 8, 9 and 10 published in the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 'C' series of the Official Journal of the European publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Communities.

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