Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2005

of 18 May 2005

opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine [1], and in particular Article 33 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms [2], lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine [3] and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.

(2) A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.

(3) Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro [4], the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Tendering procedure No 1/2005 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community.

The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and Articles 27 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.

2. The total volume put up for sale is 691331,79 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume, broken down as follows:

(a) one lot with the number 1/2005 EC for a quantity of 100000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(b) one lot with the number 2/2005 EC for a quantity of 100000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(c) one lot with the number 3/2005 EC for a quantity of 100000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(d) one lot with the number 4/2005 EC for a quantity of 100000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(e) one lot with the number 5/2005 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(f) one lot with the number 6/2005 EC for a quantity of 100000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(g) one lot with the number 7/2005 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(h) one lot with the number 8/2005 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(i) one lot with the number 9/2005 EC for a quantity of 41331,79 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume.

3. The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

4. Only firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may take part in the tendering procedure.

Article 2

The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 93, 94, 94b, 94c, 94d, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.

Article 3

1. Tenders shall be delivered to the intervention agencies holding the alcohol listed in Annex II or sent by registered mail to the address of the intervention agency.

2. Tenders shall be placed in two sealed envelopes, the inside envelope marked "Tender under procedure No 1/2005 EC for use as bioethanol in the Community", the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.

3. Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12.00 Brussels time on 30 May 2005.

Article 4

1. To be eligible for consideration, tenders must comply with Articles 94 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.

2. To be eligible for consideration, when they are presented, tenders must be accompanied by:

(a) proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned,

(b) an indication of the place of final use of the alcohol and an undertaking by the tenderer to comply with that destination,

(c) the name and address of the tenderer, the reference number of the notice of invitation to tender and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume,

(d) an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure,

(e) a statement by tenderers to the effect that:

(i) they waive all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded to them,

(ii) they agree to submit to any checks made on the destination and use made of the alcohol,

(iii) they accept that it is their responsibility to provide evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in the notice of invitation to tender in question.

Article 5

The notifications provided for in Article 94a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 relating to the tendering procedure opened by this Regulation shall be sent to the Commission at the address given in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 6

The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.

The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.

On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale, taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned.

Article 7

1. The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:

(a) apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 mutatis mutandis,

(b) carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.

2. The costs of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold.

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003 (OJ L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 13).

[2] OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 616/2005 (OJ L 103, 22.4.2005, p. 15).

[3] OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999 (OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8).

[4] OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

TENDERING PROCEDURE FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR USE AS BIOETHANOL IN THE COMMUNITY

No 1/2005 EC

Place of storage, quantity and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale

Member State and lot number | Location | Vat No | Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume | Reference Regulations (EEC) No 822/87 and (EC) No 1493/1999 (articles) | Type of alcohol |

Spain Lot No 1/2005 EC | Tomelloso | 1 | 46584 | 27 | Raw |

Tomelloso | 2 | 118 | 27 | Raw |

Tomelloso | 3 | 2250 | 27 | Raw |

Tomelloso | 5 | 48048 | 27 | Raw |

Tarancon | B-4 | 3000 | 27 | Raw |

| Total | | 100000 | | |

Spain Lot No 2/2005 EC | Tarancon | A-2 | 24353 | 27 | Raw |

Tarancon | A-6 | 24490 | 27 | Raw |

Tarancon | B-1 | 24574 | 27 | Raw |

Tarancon | B-2 | 24406 | 27 | Raw |

Tarancon | B-4 | 2177 | 27 | Raw |

| Total | | 100000 | | |

France Lot No 3/2005 EC | Deulep ‘�PSL 13230 Port Saint Louis Du Rhone | B2 | 26055 | 27 | Raw |

B4 | 10955 | 27 | Raw |

B2B | 300 | 27 | Raw |

B1 | 44820 | 27 | Raw |

B2B | 17870 | 30 | Raw |

| Total | | 100000 | | |

France Lot No 4/2005 EC | Onivins ‘�Port la Nouvelle Entreport d‘橝lcool Av. Adolphe Turrel BP 62 11210 Port la Nouvelle | 2 | 48020 | 27 | Raw |

1 | 47435 | 27 | Raw |

15 | 4545 | 27 | Raw |

| Total | | 100000 | | |

France Lot No 5/2005 EC | Deulep Bld Chanzy 30800 Saint Gilles du Gard | 73 | 13940 | 30 | Raw |

73 | 30445 | 30 | Raw |

603 | 5615 | 27 | Raw |

| Total | | 50000 | | |

Italy Lot No 6/2005 EC | Caviro-Faenza (RA) | 16A | 22662,80 | 27 | Raw |

Villapana-Faenza (RA) | 5A-9A | 7600 | 27 | Raw |

Tampieri-Faenza (RA) | 6A-16A | 1600 | 27 | Raw |

Cipriani-Chizzola di Ala (TN) | 27A | 5200 | 27 | Raw |

I.C.V.-Borgoricco (PD) | 5A | 1600 | 27 | Raw |

S.V.A.-Ortona (CH) | 2A-3A-4A-16A | 4800 | 27 | Raw |

D‘橝uria-Ortona (CH) | 1A-2A-5A-7A-8A-43A-76A | 12007,35 | 27+30+35 | Raw |

Bonollo-Anagni (FR) | 17A | 10429,85 | 27 | Raw |

Di Lorenzo-Ponte Valleceppi (PG) | 20A-23A-22A | 18000 | 27 | Raw |

Deta-Barberino Val d‘橢lsa (FI) | 4A-8A | 1900 | 27+30 | Raw |

Balice-Valenzano (BA) | 3A-4A-5A-6A-7A-8A | 14200 | 27 | Raw |

| Total | | 100000 | | |

Italy Lot No 7/2005 EC | Dister-Faenza (RA) | 119A-167A-169A-179A-170A | 13500 | 30 | Raw |

Mazzari-S. Agata sul Santerno (RA) | 5A-11A | 36500 | 27 | Raw |

| Total | | 50000 | | |

Italy Lot No 8/2005 EC | Bertolino-Partinico (PA) | 6A-13A | 19500 | 27 | Raw |

Gedis-Marsala (TP) | 12B-9B | 8000 | 27 | Raw |

Trapas-Marsala (TP) | 14A-15A | 6500 | 30 | Raw |

S.V.M.-Sciacca (AG) | 8A-18A-1A | 1500 | 27 | Raw |

De Luca-Novoli (LE) | 9A-17A-19A | 10000 | 27 | Raw |

BaliceDistilli.-Mottola (TA) | 3A | 1200 | 27 | Raw |

Balice-Valenzano (BA) | 2A-3A | 3300 | 27 | Raw |

| Total | | 50000 | | |

Greece Lot No 9/2005 EC | 螒螠螤螘螞螣违巍螕螜螝螣危 危违螡螘韦螒螜巍螜危螠螣危 螠螘螕螒巍惟螡 ‘�(螔螒巍螘螒 螠螘螕螒巍惟螡) (Ambelourgikos Syneterismos Megaron ‘�(Varea Megaron)) | B1 | 543,42 | 35 | Raw |

B2 | 550,83 | 35 | Raw |

B3 | 556,14 | 35 | Raw |

B4 | 556,16 | 35 | Raw |

B5 | 555,90 | 35 | Raw |

B6 | 550,60 | 35 | Raw |

10 | 914,43 | 35 | Raw |

B9 | 550,04 | 35 | Raw |

B10 | 553,72 | 35 | Raw |

B11 | 554,60 | 35 | Raw |

B12 | 554,50 | 35 | Raw |

B13 | 556,91 | 35 | Raw |

B14 | 551,86 | 35 | Raw |

B15 | 547,57 | 35 | Raw |

B16 | 910,55 | 35+27 | Raw |

3 | 851,86 | 27 | Raw |

4 | 894,58 | 27 | Raw |

5 | 894,83 | 27 | Raw |

6 | 871,50 | 27 | Raw |

7 | 898,94 | 27 | Raw |

14 | 864,99 | 27 | Raw |

15 | 893,13 | 27 | Raw |

1 | 873,77 | 27 | Raw |

2 | 885,55 | 27 | Raw |

8 | 904,07 | 27 | Raw |

9 | 863,37 | 27 | Raw |

B7 | 544,88 | 27 | Raw |

11 | 901,79 | 27 | Raw |

12 | 869,67 | 27 | Raw |

13 | 907,15 | 27 | Raw |

17 | 799,07 | 27 | Raw |

螤.螒. 韦螙螒巍螒 ‘�(螖慰魏蠈蟼 围伪位魏委未慰蟼) (P.A. Tzara ‘�(Dokos Halkidos)) | 4016 | 179,58 | 35 | Raw |

螘.螒.危. 螤螒韦巍惟螡 ‘�螒谓胃蔚喂伪 螤伪蟿蟻蠋谓 (E.A.S. Patron ‘�Anthia Patron) | A1 | 856,07 | 35 | Raw |

A2 | 917,34 | 35 | Raw |

A3 | 747,20 | 35 | Raw |

A4 | 803,85 | 35 | Raw |

A5 | 577,07 | 35 | Raw |

螘.螒.危. 螒韦韦螜螝螚危 ‘�(螤螜螝螘巍螠螜) (E.A.S. Attikis ‘�(Pikermi)) | 1 | 917,80 | 27 | Raw |

2 | 917,58 | 27 | Raw |

3 | 919,35 | 27 | Raw |

4 | 903,82 | 27 | Raw |

5 | 751,82 | 27 | Raw |

螣螜螡螣螤螣螜螚韦螜螝螣危 危违螡/危螠螣危 (危违螡螘韦螒螜巍螜危螠螣危) 螠螘危危螚螡螜螒危 (螕螜螒螞螣螔螒 螤违螞螜螒危) (Inopiitikos Syneterismos Messinias (Gialova Pilias)) | B74 | 836,47 | 27 | Raw |

B75 | 583,84 | 27 | Raw |

B76 | 724,92 | 27 | Raw |

B80 | 890,23 | 27 | Raw |

68 | 2113,82 | 27 | Raw |

66 | 2122,29 | 27 | Raw |

82 | 731,69 | 27 | Raw |

69 | 2110,67 | 27 | Raw |

| Total | | 41331,79 | | |

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ANNEX II

Intervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3

ONIVINS-LIBOURNE ‘�Délégation nationale 17, avenue de la Ballastière, bo卯te postale 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (telephone (33-5) 57 55 20 00, telex 57 20 25, fax (33-5) 57 55 20 59)

FEGA ‘�Beneficencia 8, E-28004 Madrid (telephone (34) 913 476 466, fax (34) 913 47 64 65)

AGEA ‘�Via Torino 45, I-00184 Roma (telephone (39) 6 49499 714, fax (39) 06 49 49 97 61)

螣.螤.螘.螝.螘.螤.螘. ‘�螒蠂伪蟻谓蠋谓 (Aharnon) 241, 10446 Athens, Greece (telephone 210 212 47 99, fax 210 212 4791)

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ANNEX III

Address referred to in Article 5

Commission of the European Communities

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D-2

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

B-1049 Brussels

Fax (32-2) 298 55 28

E-mail address: agri-market-tenders@cec.eu.int

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