31990R2576

No L 243/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 9. 90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2576/90 of 5 September 1990 opening a special sale by tender of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies, for use as motor fuel within the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, French and Italian intervention agencies. Each lot in this special sale shall be of a quantity of 320 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, The alcohol offered for sale must be used as motor fuel Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of within the Community. All proceeding of the alcohol for 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the this purspose must take place within the Community. market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1325/90 (2), Article 2 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88 The location and reference numbers of the vats in the of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the lots, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat, the disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­ alcoholic strength, the characteristics of the alcohol and tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation the intervention measure under which it was produced, in (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies ('), the form of a reference to the relevant Article of Regula­ and in particular Article 1 (1 ) thereof, tion (EEC) No 822/87, are all specified in the sale notice in accordance with Article 29 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4), 1780/89. as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2568/90 (^ laid down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, Article 3 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies ; The sale shall take place in accordance with the pro­ visions of Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 18 to 38 thereof. Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, a special sale by tender should be opened for vinous alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred to in Article 4 Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the French and Italian intervention agencies ; The specific conditions relating to the special sale No 6/90 EC and the names and addresses of the intervention Whereas a special sale by tender should be held for the agencies concerned shall be given in the sale notice use of alcohol as motor fuel within the Community ; published in the 'C' 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 sale notice shall be 12 noon (Brussels time) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : on 25 September 1990.

Article 6 Article 1 The performance guarantee laid down in Article 24 (2) of A special sale by tender No 6/90 EC shall be held of a Regulation (EEC) No 1 780/89 shall be replaced by an total quantity of 1 600 000 hectolitres of alcohol obligation for the successful tenderer to submit to checks expressed in terms of hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol by an international surveillance firm in accordance with and consisting of five lots. The alcohol was obtained by Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 until all the alcohol awarded has been used. the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and is held by the

Article 7 (') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 19. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (') OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988 , p. 7. (<) OJ No L 178 , 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . following its publication in the Official Journal of the (*) See page 11 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, 5 September 1990.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission