31993R2298

No L 208 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 8 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2298 /93 of 17 August 1993 opening individual sales by invitation to tender for the export of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, securing onward or return freight in the countries concerned by the countries concerned by the Caribbean Basin Initiative ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 concerning the operative events for the agricultural conversion rates used Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of in the wine sector and amending Regulation (EEC) 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the No 377/93 specifies the agricultural conversion rates to be market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) applied in order to convert the payments and securities No 1566/93 (2), provided for in connection with individual invitations to tender into national currency ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88 of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­ in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies ('),

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 (4), as HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (*), lays down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies ; 1 . Five individual sales by invitation to tender Nos 104/93, 105/93, 106/93, 107/93 and 108/93 shall be held Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, individual of a total quantity of 250 000 hi of alcohol obtained from sales by invitation to tender should be opened for vinous distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of alcohol obtained from distillation as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by the Italian, Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 Spanish and French intervention agencies. and held by the Italian, Spanish and French intervention agencies ; Each of the individual invitations to tender Nos 104/93, 105/93, 106/93, 107/93 and 108 /93 shall cover 50 000 hi of alcohol at 100 % vol . Whereas individual sales by invitation to tender should be organized for the export of alcohol to certain third coun­ 2. The alcohol offered for sale : tries for end use as motor fuel ; whereas these countries should be given an assurance of greater continuity of — shall be for export to outside the European Economic supply ; Community,

— must be imported into and dehydrated in one of the Whereas the invitations to tender opened by this Regula­ tion relate to certain third countries where there is some following third countries : guarantee that exports of vinous alcohol will not disturb — St Christopher and Nevis, their markets in alcohol and spirituous beverages ; — Haiti, whereas the amount of and detailed rules for the release of the performance security may be adapted accordingly ; — Bahamas, — Dominican Republic, Whereas sales should be organized separately for dispatch — Antigua and Barbuda, to certain countries in Central America and to Caribbean — Dominica, countries covered by the Caribbean Basin Initiative, in particular to take account of certain extra costs resulting — British Virgin Islands and Montserrat, from the difference in distance and the possibilites of — Jamaica,

— St Lucia, 0 OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 39 . — St Vincent including the Northern Grenadines, (3) OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7. — Barbados, (4) OJ No L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 6. O OJ No L 196, 5. 8 . 1993, p. 19. — Trinidad and Tobago,

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— Grenada, including the Southern Grenadines, removal of the quantity concerned from the agency s — Aruba, stores when the successful tenderer furnishes proof that that quantity has been placed under customs — Netherlands Antilles : Curasao, Bonaire, St supervision in the territory of one of the third coun­ Eustace, Saba and the southern part of St Martin, tries listed in Article 1 (2), — Guyana, — the remainder of the performance security shall be — Virgin Islands of the United States, released in accordance with Article 34 (3) (b) of Regu­ — must be used only as motor fuel . lation (EEC) No 377/93.

In addition, to be admissible, tenders must indicate the Article 2 place where end use of the alcohol awarded is to take The location and reference numbers of the vats place and must include an undertaking by the tenderer to concerned, the quantity of alcohol contained in each vat, the effect that the alcohol will be sent to that destination the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the and used for that purpose. Tenders must also include a alcohol as well as certain specific conditions are given in statement by the tenderer to the effect that he has the Annex hereto . binding commitments with an operator in the motor fuel sector in one of the third countries listed in Article 1 (2) Article 3 who has undertaken to dehydrate the alcohol awarded in one of these countries and to export it for use solely in The sales shall take place in accordance with Regulation the motor fuel sector. (EEC) No 377/93, and in particular Articles 10 to 18 and 30 to 38 thereof. Article 4 However : This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its — one half of the performance security shall be released publication in the Official Journal of the European by the intervention agency holding the alcohol on Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 August 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 104/93 EC

I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale

Reference to Volume in Reference Regulation Member State Location hectolitres of Type of alcohol number of vat (EEC) pure alcohol No 822/87

ITALY Neri srl Emilia-Romagna 14 900 39 Raw alcohol

Neri srl Emilia-Romagna 1 025 35 Raw alcohol

Neri srl Emilia-Romagna 19 675 36 Raw alcohol

Villapana SpA Emilia-Romagna 3 400 35 Raw alcohol

Filli-Cipriani SpA Trentino 2 000 35 Raw alcohol

Tampieri Emilia-Romagna 2 000 35 Raw alcohol

D'Auria Abruzzo 4 700 39 Raw alcohol

SA.P.I.S. Campania 2 300 39 Raw alcohol

Total 50 000

Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.

II . Destination and use of the alcohol

The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­ drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel .

Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned.

The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.

III . Submission of tenders 1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol .

Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered. 2. Tenders must : — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, or — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 120 building of the Commission of the European Communi­ ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 1 1 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4.

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3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 104/93 EC (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the Commission. 4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993. 5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must : (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 104/93 EC ; (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% vol ; (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­ lation . 6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following intervention agency : — AIMA, Via Palestra 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel .: 47 49 91 ; telex : 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03 ; fax : 445 39 40, 495 39 40). This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.

IV . Award of contract At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission 's decision awarding the lot in question.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 105 /93 EC

I. Place of storage , volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale

Reference to Volume in Reference Regulation Member State Location hectolitres of Type of alcohol number of vat (EEC) pure alcohol No 822/87

ITALY Gedis SpA Sicilia 3 300 39 Raw alcohol

Gedis SpA Sicilia 1 600 35 Raw alcohol

Gedis SpA Sicilia 1 600 36 Raw alcohol

G. De Luca Sas Puglia 8 500 35 Raw alcohol

Del Salento SpA Puglia 3 200 35 Raw alcohol

Del Sud SpA Puglia 1 000 35 Raw alcohol

Del Sud SpA Puglia 3 500 36 Raw alcohol

Vinum SpA Sicilia 2 500 35 Raw alcohol

Vinum SpA Sicilia 2 500 36 Raw alcohol

Vinum SpA Sicilia 3 000 39 Raw alcohol

Kronion srl Sicilia 6 200 39 Raw alcohol

F.lli Balice Snc Puglia 2 500 35 Raw alcohol

F.lli Balice Snc Puglia 2 500 36 Raw alcohol

F.lli Balice Snc Puglia 5 000 39 Raw alcohol

Sapis Campania 3 100 39 Raw alcohol

Total 50 000

Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Italian lire, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale . Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned .

II . Destination and use of the alcohol The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­ drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel . Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned . The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.

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III . Submission of tenders 1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol . Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered. 2 . Tenders must : — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, or — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Communi­ ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 1 1 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4. 3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 105/93 EC (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the Commission. 4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993 . 5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must : (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 105/93 EC ; (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ; (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­ lation . 6 . Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following intervention agency : — AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , 1-00185 Roma (tel .: 47 49 91 ; telex : 62 03 31 , 62 02 52, 61 30 03 ; fax : 445 39 40, 495 39 40). This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .

IV. Award of contract i At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in question.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 106/93 EC

I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale

Reference to Volume in Reference Regulation Member State Location hectolitres of Type of alcohol number of vat (EEC) pure alcohol No 822/87

SPAIN Villarrobledo (Albacete) 4 13 816 35-36 Neutral alcohol

Villarrobledo (Albacete) 6 36 184 35-36 Neutral alcohol

Total 50 000

Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.

II . Destination and use of the alcohol The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­ drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel . Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned . The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.

III . Submission of tenders 1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol . Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered. 2. Tenders must : — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, or — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 120 building of the Commission of the European Communi­ ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4. 3. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 106/93 EC (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the Commission . 4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993. 5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must : (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 106/93/EC ; (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ; (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­ lation . 6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following intervention agency : — SENPA, Beneficiencia 8 , E-28004 Madrid (tel. : 347 65 00 ; telex : 23427 SENPA ; fax : 521 98 32). This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol .

IV. Award of contract At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in question.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 107/93 EC

I. Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale

Reference to Volume in Reference Regulation Member State Location hectolitres of Type of alcohol number of vat (EEC) pure alcohol No 822/87

SPAIN Villarrobledo (Albacete) 6 7 429 35-36 Neutral alcohol

Tomelloso (Ciudad Real) 5 42 571 35-36 Raw alcohol

Total 50 000

Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2 per litre or the equivalent thereof in Spanish pesetas, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.

II . Destination and use of the alcohol The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­ drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel . Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned. The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.

III . Submission of tenders 1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol . Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered . 2 . Tenders must : — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels , or — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Communi­ ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4. 3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender for individual sale No 107/93 EC (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the Commission . 4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993 . 5 . Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must : (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 107/93/EC ; (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 1 00 % vol ; (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­ lation. ( 6 . Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following intervention agency : — SENPA, Beneficiencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (tel . : 347 65 00 ; telex : 23427 SENPA ; fax : 521 98 32). This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.

IV. Award of contract At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in question.

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INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER No 108 /93 EC

I. Place of storage , volume and characteristics of the alcohol offered for sale

Reference to Volume in Reference Regulation Member State Location heitolitres of Type of alcohol number of vat (EEC) pure alcohol No 822/87

FRANCE Verniers route de Cuxac 11100 Narbonne 50 000 35 Raw Alcohol + 92°

Total 50 000

Any interested party may, on application to the intervention agency concerned and on payment of ECU 2 per litre or the equivalent thereof in French francs, obtain samples of the alcohol offered for sale. Such samples shall be taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned .

II . Destination and use of the alcohol The alcohol offered for sale must be exported from the Community. It must be imported into and dehy­ drated in one of the non-member countries listed in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation as for use exclusively as motor fuel . Evidence relating to the destination and use of the alcohol is to be obtained by an international security company and transmitted to the intervention agency concerned. The costs thus incurred are to be borne by the successful tenderer.

III . Submission of tenders 1 . Tenders should be submitted for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol, expressed in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol . Any tender relating to a smaller quantity will not be considered. 2 . Tenders must : — be sent by registered mail to the Commission of the European Communities, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, or — be submitted at the reception of the Loi 1 20 building of the Commission of the European Communi­ ties, 130 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, between 11 a.m . and 12 noon on the date mentioned in point 4. 3 . Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for individual sale No 108/93 EC (alcohol), DG VI-E-2 — to be opened only at the meeting of the group', which itself must be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the Commission . 4. Tenders must reach the Commission not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 3 September 1993. 5. Tenders must state the name and address of the tenderer and must : (a) include a reference to individual sale by tender No 108/93/EC ; (b) specify the price tendered, expressed in ecus per hectolitre of alcohol at 100% vol ; (c) include all the undertakings and statements referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 377/93 and the final destination of the alcohol awarded, and the statement referring to the engagement of an operator for dehydration and use solely in the motor fuel sector provided for in Article 3 of this Regu­ lation . 6. Each tender must be accompanied by attestations of the lodging of a tendering security, issued by the following intervention agency : — SAV par délégation de 1 Onivins, zone industrielle, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231 , F-33505 Libourne Cedex (tél. : 57 51 03 03 ; télex : 572 025 ; télécopie : 57 25 07 25). This security must correspond to a sum of ECU 3 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.

IV. Award of contract At the same time as he provides evidence of the lodging of a performance security of ECU 20 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol, the successful tenderer will obtain a statement of award from the intervention agency concerned within 20 days of the date of receipt of the Commission's decision awarding the lot in question.