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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 181/91 of 24 January 1991 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, 1 . Four individual sales by invitation to tender Nos 61 /91 to 64/91 shall be held of a total quantity of 200 000 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of hectolitres of alcohol obtained from distillation as 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Spanish, French and Italian No 3577/90 (2), intervention agencies. Each invitation to tender should be for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol. 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 — must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the agencies (3), following third countries : — Guatemala, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 780/89 (4), — Belize, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3391 /90 (*), lays down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained — Honduras, including the Swan Islands, from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 — El Salvador, of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention — Costa Rica, agencies ; — St Christopher and Nevis, — Haiti, Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual — Bahamas, sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in — Dominican Republic, Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 — Antigua and Barbuda, and held by the Spanish, French and Italian intervention — Dominica, agencies ; — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat, — Jamaica, Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be organized for the export of alcohol to certain third — St Lucia, countries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these — St Vincent, including the Northern Grenadines, countries should be given the assurance of increased — Barbados, continuity of supply ; — Trinidad and Tobago, — Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines, Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this — Aruba, Regulation relate to certain third countries where there is some guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not — Netherlands Antilles : Curasao, Bonaire, St disturb their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ; Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin, whereas the amount and detailed rules for the release of — Guyana, the performance security may be adapted accordingly ; — Virgin Islands of the United States,

— must be used only as motor fuel. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, Article 2

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, (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the O OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 178, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . alcohol shall be specified in the notices of individual O OJ No L 273, 27. 11 . 1990, p. 23. invitation to tender Nos 61 /91 to 64/91 .

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Article 3 fuel sector in one of the third countries listed in Article 1 (2) who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation awarded in one of these countries and to export it for use (EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 10 to 17 and solely in the motor fuel sector. 29 to 38 thereof.

However : Article 4 — one half of the performance security shall be released The specific conditions applying to the four individual by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on removal of the quantity concerned from the agency's sales by invitation to tender and the names and addresses stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof of the intervention agencies concerned shall be given in the notices of individual invitation to tender Nos 61 /91 to that that quantity has been placed under customs supervision in the territory of one of the third 64/91 published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal countries listed in Article 1 (2), of the European Communities. — the remainder of the performance security shall be Article 5 released in accordance with Article 33 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 . The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the given in the notices of invitation to tender shall be 12 place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take noon (Brussels time) on 13 February 1991 . place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination Article 6 and used for that purpose. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Tenders must also include a statement by the tenderer to publication in the Official Journal of the European the effect that he has engaged an operator in the motor Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 January 1991 . 1

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission