Eurlexa

English
- Sign in
- Register

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1015/2006 of 4 July 2006 opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1015/2006of 4 July 2006opening 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 wineOJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 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 mechanismsOJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1820/2005 (OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 8)., 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 wineOJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. 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 euroOJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1., 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 11.Tendering procedure No 6/2006 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 Articles 27, 28 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 700000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:(a)one lot with the number 54/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(b)one lot with the number 55/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(c)one lot with the number 56/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(d)one lot with the number 57/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(e)one lot with the number 58/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(f)one lot with the number 59/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(g)one lot with the number 60/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(h)one lot with the number 61/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(i)one lot with the number 62/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(j)one lot with the number 63/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(k)one lot with the number 64/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(l)one lot with the number 65/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(m)one lot with the number 66/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(n)one lot with the number 67/2006 EC for a quantity of 50000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.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 2The 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 31.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 a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked "Tender under procedure No 6/2006 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 noon Brussels time on 26 July 2006.

Article 41.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 % vol. has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned;(b)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 % vol.;(c)an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure;(d)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 5The 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 6The 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 71.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 8This 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, 4 July 2006.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEX I

Member State and lot number	Location	Vat No	Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.	Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999(Article)	Type of alcohol
SpainLot No 54/2006 EC	Tarancón	A-1	24503	27	raw
		A-2	2770	27	raw
		B-4	22727	27	raw
	Total		50000
SpainLot No 55/2006 EC	Tarancón	A-3	24659	27	raw
		B-3	24742	27	raw
		B-4	599	27	raw
	Total		50000
SpainLot No 56/2006 EC	Tarancón	A-2	21440	27	raw
		B-1	24551	27	raw
		C-1	4009	27	raw
	Total		50000
SpainLot No 57/2006 EC	Tarancón	B-4	977	27	raw
		B-5	24736	27 + 28	raw
		B-6	24151	27	raw
		C-1	136	27	raw
	Total		50000
SpainLot No 58/2006 EC	Tarancón	A-6	1036	30	raw
		A-7	24830	30	raw
		A-8	24134	30	raw
	Total		50000
SpainLot No 59/2006 EC	Tarancón	A-4	24505	30	raw
		A-8	467	30	raw
		B-2	12354	30	raw
		B-7	12674	30	raw
	Total		50000
FranceLot No 60/2006 EC	DeulepBld ChanzyF-30800 Saint-Gilles	503B	1525	28	raw
		119	22605	27	raw
		503	7910	27	raw
		504	810	30	raw
		501	3550	27	raw
		504	540	28	raw
		501B	5075	30	raw
		501B	150	28	raw
		508	7835	27	raw
	Total		50000
FranceLot No 61/2006 EC	Viniflhor — Port-la-NouvelleEntrepôt d'alcoolAv. Adolphe-Turrel, BP 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle	2	48215	27	raw
		18	305	27	raw
		18	150	30	raw
		18	1330	28	raw
	Total		50000
FranceLot No 62/2006 EC	Viniflhor — Port-la-NouvelleEntrepôt d'alcoolAv. Adolphe-Turrel, BP 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle	3	47880	27	raw
FranceLot No 62/2006 EC		18	2120	28	raw
	Total		50000
FranceLot No 63/2006 EC	Viniflhor — Port-la-NouvelleEntrepôt d'alcoolAv. Adolphe-Turrel, BP 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle	6	22025	27	raw
		18	7230	28	raw
		38	5325	28	raw
		38	3195	30	raw
		13	9910	28	raw
		13	2315	30	raw
	Total		50000
ItalyLot No 64/2006 EC	Bertolino — Partinico (PA)	22A-5A	24766,65	30	raw
	Trapas — Petrosino (TP)	20A-24A-3A-11A	6750	30	raw
	Enodistil — Alcamo (TP)	22A	3933,35	30	raw
	S.V.M. — Sciacca (AG)	30A-32A-35A-36A	3400	27	raw
	Ge.Dis. — Marsala (TP)	12A-19A-12B-13B	11150	27/30	raw
	Total		50000
ItalyLot No 65/2006 EC	Bonollo — Loc. Paduni-Anagni (FR)	6A-33A-36A	5300	27/30	raw
	Dister — Faenza (RA)	122A-123A	7560	27	raw
	I.C.V. — Borgoricco (PD)	5A	315	27	raw
	Mazzari — S. Agata sul Santerno (RA)	1A-2A	25800	27	raw
	Tampieri — Faenza (RA)	11A-19A	850	27	raw
	Villapana — Faenza (RA)	7A	10175	27	raw
	Total		50000
ItalyLot No 66/2006 EC	Bonollo — Loc. Paduni-Anagni (FR)	6A-33A-36A	26700	30	raw
	Caviro — Faenza (RA)	15A	17500	27	raw
	Cipriani — Chizzola d'Ala (TN)	28A	5800	27	raw
	Total		50000
ItalyLot No 67/2006 EC	Balice Distill. — San Basilio Mottola (TA)	2A-3A	2750	27	raw
	Balice S.n.c. — Valenzano (BA)	41A-42A-59A	12800	30	raw
	Caviro — Carapelle (FG)	2C-6C	5500	30	raw
	D'Auria — Ortona (CH)	41A-43A-48A	7600	27	raw
	De Luca — Novoli (LE)	15A-1A-5A	5100	27	raw
	Deta — Barberino Val d'Elsa (FI)	4A-8A	1450	27/30	raw
	Di Lorenzo — Ponte Valleceppi (PG)	3A-10A-22A-21A	11900	27	raw
	S.V.A. — Ortona (CH)	14A-15A-16A-12A	2900	27/30	raw
	Total		50000

ANNEX II

Intervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3

Viniflhoor — Libourne	Délégation nationale, 17 avenue de la Ballastière, BP 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (Tel. (33) 557 55 20 00; telex: 57 20 25; Fax (33) 557 55 20 59)
FEGA	Beneficencia, 8, E-28004 Madrid (Tel. (34) 913 47 64 66; Fax (34) 913 47 64 65)
AGEA	Via Torino, 45, I-00184 Roma (Tel. (39-06) 49 49 97 14; Fax (39-06) 49 49 97 61)

ANNEX IIIAddress referred to in Article 5European CommissionDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D-2B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 292 17 75E-mail: agri-market-tenders@cec.eu.int