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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
   3. Article 3
   4. Article 4
   5. Article 5
   6. Article 6
   7. Article 7
   8. Article 8
3. ANNEX
4. 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
5. ANNEX II Intervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3
6. ANNEX III Address referred to in Article 5

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, 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, 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 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, 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

ANNEX

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’Alcool 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’Auria-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’Elsa (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 ΑΜΠΕΛΟΥΡΓΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΝΕΤΑΙΡΙΣΜΟΣ ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ — (ΒΑΡΕΑ ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ) (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 Π.Α. ΤΖΑΡΑ — (Δοκός Χαλκίδος) (P.A. Tzara — (Dokos Halkidos)) 4016 179,58 35 Raw Ε.Α.Σ. ΠΑΤΡΩΝ — Ανθεια Πατρών (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 Ε.Α.Σ. ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ — (ΠΙΚΕΡΜΙ) (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 ΟΙΝΟΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΝ/ΣΜΟΣ (ΣΥΝΕΤΑΙΡΙΣΜΟΣ) ΜΕΣΣΗΝΙΑΣ (ΓΙΑΛΟΒΑ ΠΥΛΙΑΣ) (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

ANNEX II Intervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3

ONIVINS-LIBOURNE Délégation nationale 17, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte 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) Ο.Π.Ε.Κ.Ε.Π.Ε. Αχαρνών (Aharnon) 241, 10446 Athens, Greece (telephone 210 212 47 99, fax 210 212 4791)

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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