31990R0898

10 . 4. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 93/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 898/90 of 6 April 1990 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 2 400 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 1 00 % vol obtained from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, Economic Community, French and Italian intervention agencies. Individual sales by invitation to tender Nos 26/90, 31 /90, 32/90 and Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 33/90 shall involve a quantity of 400 000 hectolitres of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the alcohol at 100% vol. Individual sales by invitation to market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) tender Nos 27/90, 28 /90, 29/90 and 30/90 shall involve a No 388/90 (2), quantity of 200 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88 2. The alcohol offered for sale : of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation — shall be for export outside the European Economic operations referred to in Articles 35, , 36 and 39 of Community, Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3), — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the following third countries : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 141 /90 (*), lays — Guatemala, down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained — Belize, from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention — Honduras, including the Swan Islands, agencies ; — El Salvador, Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual — Costa Rica, sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous — St Christopher and Nevis, alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in — Haiti, Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention — Bahamas, agencies ; — Dominican Republic, Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be — Antigua and Barbuda, organized for the export of alcohol to certain third — Dominica, countries for end use as motor fuel ; — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat, Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this — Jamaica, Regulation relate to certain third countries where there is — St Lucia, some guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not disturb their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ; — St Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines, whereas the amount and detailed rules for the release of — Barbados, the performance security may be adapted accordingly ; — Trinidad and Tobago, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines, in accordance with the opinion of the Management — Aruba, Committee for Wine, — Netherlands Antilles : Curasao, Bonaire, St Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — Guyana,

— must be used only as motor fuel. Article 1

1 . Eight individual sales by invitation to tender Nos Article 2 26/90 to 33/90 shall be held of a total quantity of 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, O OJ No L 42, 16. 2. 1990, p. 9 . 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 notices of individual (4 OJ No L 16, 20. 1 . 1990, p. 23. invitation to tender Nos 26/90 to 33/90 .

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Article 3 the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination and used for that purpose. The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation Article 4 (EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 10 to 17 and 29 to 38 thereof. The specific conditions applying to the eight individual However : sales by invitation to tender and the names and addresses of the intervention agencies concerned shall be given in — one-third of the performance security shall be released the notices of individual invitation to tender Nos 26/90 to by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on 33/90 published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal removal of the quantity concerned from the agency's of the European Communities, stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof that that quantity has been placed under customs Article 5 supervision in the territory of one of the third The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address countries listed in Article 1 (2), given in the notices of invitation to tender shall be 12 — the remainder of the performance security shall be noon (Brussels time) on 27 April 1990. released in accordance with Article 33 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89. A rticle 6

In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take publication in the Official Journal of the European place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 April 1990.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission