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Document 32006R1858

    Commission Regulation (EC) No 1858/2006 of 15 December 2006 opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community

    OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 22–29 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/1858/oj

    16.12.2006   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 358/22


    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1858/2006

    of 15 December 2006

    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 8/2006 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 685 562,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:

    (a)

    one lot with the number 82/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (b)

    one lot with the number 83/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (c)

    one lot with the number 84/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (d)

    one lot with the number 85/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (e)

    one lot with the number 86/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (f)

    one lot with the number 87/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (g)

    one lot with the number 88/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (h)

    one lot with the number 89/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (i)

    one lot with the number 90/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (j)

    one lot with the number 91/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (k)

    one lot with the number 92/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (l)

    one lot with the number 93/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (m)

    one lot with the number 94/2006 EC for a quantity of 53 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

    (n)

    one lot with the number 95/2006 EC for a quantity of 32 182 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 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 a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked ‘Tender under procedure No 8/2006 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 10 January 2007.

    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 % 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 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, 15 December 2006.

    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 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).

    (2)   OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1713/2006 (OJ L 321, 21.11.2006, p. 11).

    (3)   OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

    (4)   OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.


    ANNEX 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

    Spain

    Lot No 82/2006 EC

    Tarancón

    C-3

    25 239

    27

    raw

    C-4

    24 761

    27

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    Spain

    Lot No 83/2006 EC

    Tarancón

    C-4

    572

    27

    raw

    D-1

    25 575

    27

    raw

    D-2

    23 853

    27

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    Spain

    Lot No 84/2006 EC

    Tarancón

    B-2

    12 450

    30

    raw

    B-7

    11 880

    30

    raw

    C-5

    24 742

    30

    raw

    C-6

    928

    30

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    Spain

    Lot No 85/2006 EC

    Tarancón

    C-6

    24 376

    30

    raw

    D-5

    24 880

    30

    raw

    D-6

    744

    30

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    France

    Lot No 86/2006 EC

    Viniflhor-Port la Nouvelle

    Entrepot d'Alcool

    Av. Adolphe Turrel BP 62

    11210 Port la Nouvelle

    1

    44 610

    27

    raw

    25

    1 140

    30

    raw

    1B

    2 480

    30

    raw

    1B

    1 770

    30

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    France

    Lot No 87/2006 EC

    Viniflhor-Port la Nouvelle

    Entrepot d'Alcool

    Av. Adolphe Turrel BP 62

    11210 Port la Nouvelle

    9

    14 755

    27

    raw

    24

    5 320

    30

    raw

    9B

    6 595

    30

    raw

    9B

    755

    30

    raw

    9B

    555

    28

    raw

    24B

    6 485

    27

    raw

    24

    870

    30

    raw

    21

    11 590

    27

    raw

    25B

    3 075

    27

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    France

    Lot No 88/2006 EC

    Deulep-PSL

    13230 Port Saint Louis du Rhône

    B3

    24 025

    27

    raw

    B3B

    8 775

    30

    raw

    B3B

    10 965

    30

    raw

    Deulep

    Bld Chanzy

    30800 Saint Gilles du Gard

    72

    5 280

    30

    raw

    72

    955

    28

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    France

    Lot No 89/2006 EC

    Deulep

    Bld Chanzy

    30800 Saint Gilles du Gard

    71B

    11 190

    30

    raw

    72

    3 590

    30

    raw

    71B

    16 030

    30

    raw

    71

    19 190

    27

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    Italy

    Lot No 90/2006 EC

    Cipriani-Chizzola d'Ala (TN)

    18A-20A-25A

    6 400

    27

    raw

    Dister-Faenza (RA)

    124A-127A

    6 000

    27/30

    raw

    I.C.V. — Borgoricco (PD)

    6A

    2 860

    27

    raw

    Mazzari-S.Agata sul Santerno (RA)

    15A-8A-5A

    10 007,50

    27

    raw

    Tampieri-Faenza (RA)

    13A-14A-16A

    1 500

    27

    raw

    Villapana-Faenza (RA)

    9A-4A

    10 000

    27

    raw

    Deta-Barberino Val d'Elsa (FI)

    8A

    3 100

    27

    raw

    Caviro-Faenza (RA)

    15A

    10 132,50

    27

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    Italy

    Lot No 91/2006 EC

    Bonollo-Paduni (FR)

    15A-34A-35A

    26 669,32

    27/30

    raw

    Bonollo-Torrita di Siena (SI)

    12C-13C-16C-17C-19C-22C-23C-24C

    2 138,18

    27

    raw

    Mazzari-S.Agata sul Santerno (RA)

    15A-8A-5A

    21 192,50

    27

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    Italy

    Lot No 92/2006 EC

    Balice Distill-San Basilio Mottola (TA)

    3A-4A

    2 600

    27

    raw

    Balice S.n.c.-Valenzano (BA)

    8A-9A-40A-43A-44A

    9 600

    27

    raw

    Bonollo-Torrita di Siena (SI)

    12C-13C-16C-17C-19C-22C-23C-24C

    2 192,50

    27

    raw

    D'Auria-Ortona (CH)

    1A-2A-3A-4A-17A-25A-26A-27A-28A-29A

    7 500

    27

    raw

    De Luca-Novoli (LE)

    6A-8A

    4 000

    27

    raw

    Di Lorenzo — Ponte Valleceppi (PG) — Pontenuovo di Torgiano (PG)

    18A-3B

    13 000

    30

    raw

    S.V.A.-Ortona (CH)

    17A-19A-20A

    2 600

    27/30

    raw

    Caviro-Carapelle (FG)

    3C-6C

    8 507,50

    27/30

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    Italy

    Lot No 93/2006 EC

    Bertolino-Partinico (PA)

    6A-20A-24A

    31 000

    30

    raw

    S.V.M.-Sciacca (AG)

    29A-41A

    5 000

    27/30

    raw

    GE.DIS.-Marsala (TP)

    13B-14B

    14 000

    30

    raw

     

    Total

     

    50 000

     

     

    Greece

    Lot No 94/2006 EC

    Οινοποιητικός συνεταιρισμός

    Μεσσηνίας

    Πύργος τριφυλίας

    (Oinopoiitikos Sinetairismos Messinias)

    76

    454,96

    30

    raw

    77

    432,94

    30

    raw

    85

    1 782,89

    30

    raw

    86

    1 684,51

    30

    raw

    87

    1 756,59

    30

    raw

    88

    1 753,86

    30

    raw

    95

    873,44

    30

    raw

    75

    444,79

    30

    raw

    28

    904,89

    30

    raw

    80

    463,46

    30

    raw

    73

    387,14

    30

    raw

    78

    27,72

    30

    raw

    15

    1 747,04

    30

    raw

    16

    1 713,67

    30

    raw

    26

    853,18

    30

    raw

    74

    427,35

    30

    raw

    17

    1 743,76

    30

    raw

    94

    887,65

    30

    raw

    84

    1 786,52

    30

    raw

    79

    439,47

    30

    raw

    93

    908,63

    30

    raw

    83

    1 795,78

    30

    raw

    82

    1 758,86

    30

    raw

    12

    1 800,87

    30

    raw

    11

    1 744,16

    30

    raw

    18

    1 707,83

    30

    raw

    13

    1 788,73

    30

    raw

    96

    827,49

    30

    raw

    81

    1 805,07

    30

    raw

    14

    1 800,04

    30

    raw

    97

    915,07

    30

    raw

    92

    908,96

    30

    raw

    99

    911,94

    30

    raw

    25

    905,06

    30

    raw

    108

    432,18

    30

    raw

    107

    432,77

    30

    raw

    105

    448,22

    30

    raw

    106

    441,22

    30

    raw

    27

    897,73

    30

    raw

    29

    579,19

    30

    raw

    30

    667,69

    30

    raw

    19

    901,65

    27

    raw

    20

    892,07

    27

    raw

    21

    900,28

    27

    raw

    22

    899,54

    27

    raw

    23

    882,32

    27

    raw

    24

    653,58

    27

    raw

    89

    847,09

    27

    raw

    90

    880,83

    27

    raw

    91

    856,22

    27

    raw

    98

    878,23

    27

    raw

    100

    745,61

    27

    raw

     

    Total

     

    53 380,74

     

     

    Portugal

    Lot No 95/2006 EC

    S. João da Pesqueira

    Inox 6

    5 002,98

    27

    raw

    Inox 13

    10 323,33

    27

    raw

    Inox 14

    10 230,70

    27

    raw

    Inox 15

    6 624,99

    27

    raw

     

    Total

     

    32 182

     

     


    ANNEX II

    Intervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3

    Viniflhor — Libourne

    Délégation nationale, 17 avenue de la Ballastière, BP 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex [Tél. (33-5) 57 55 20 00; télex 57 20 25; fax (33) 557 55 20 59]

    FEGA

    Beneficencia, 8, E-28004 Madrid [Tél. (34-91) 347 64 66; fax (34-91) 347 64 65]

    AGEA

    Via Torino, 45, I-00184 Rome [Tél. (39) 06 49 49 97 14; fax (39) 06 49 49 97 61]

    Ο.Π.Ε.Κ.Ε.Π.Ε.

    Αχαρνών (Aharnon) 241, 10446 Athènes, Grèce (Tél. 210 212 4799; fax 210 212 4791)

    IVV — Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho

    R. Mouzinho da Silveira, 5, P-1250-165 Lisboa [Tél. (351) 21 350 67 00, fax (351) 21 356 12 25]


    ANNEX III

    Address referred to in Article 5

    European Commission

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

    B-1049 Brussels

    Fax (32-2) 292 17 75

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


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