# 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

EU Regulation No 748/2005 · adopted 18 May 2005

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

## Introductory text

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, 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:

## 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 691 331,79 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume, broken down as follows:
(a) one lot with the number 1/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
(b) one lot with the number 2/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
(c) one lot with the number 3/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
(d) one lot with the number 4/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
(e) one lot with the number 5/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
(f) one lot with the number 6/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
(g) one lot with the number 7/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
(h) one lot with the number 8/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,
(i) one lot with the number 9/2005 EC for a quantity of 41 331,79 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 8 

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

## Signature

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 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
46 584
27
Raw
Tomelloso
2
118
27
Raw
Tomelloso
3
2 250
27
Raw
Tomelloso
5
48 048
27
Raw
Tarancon
B-4
3 000
27
Raw
Total
100 000
Spain
Lot No 2/2005 EC
Tarancon
A-2
24 353
27
Raw
Tarancon
A-6
24 490
27
Raw
Tarancon
B-1
24 574
27
Raw
Tarancon
B-2
24 406
27
Raw
Tarancon
B-4
2 177
27
Raw
Total
100 000
France
Lot No 3/2005 EC
Deulep — PSL
13230 Port Saint Louis Du Rhone
B2
26 055
27
Raw
B4
10 955
27
Raw
B2B
300
27
Raw
B1
44 820
27
Raw
B2B
17 870
30
Raw
Total
100 000
France
Lot No 4/2005 EC
Onivins — Port la Nouvelle
Entreport d’Alcool
Av. Adolphe Turrel BP 62
11210 Port la Nouvelle
2
48 020
27
Raw
1
47 435
27
Raw
15
4 545
27
Raw
Total
100 000
France
Lot No 5/2005 EC
Deulep
Bld Chanzy
30800 Saint Gilles du Gard
73
13 940
30
Raw
73
30 445
30
Raw
603
5 615
27
Raw
Total
50 000
Italy
Lot No 6/2005 EC
Caviro-Faenza (RA)
16A
22 662,8
27
Raw
Villapana-Faenza (RA)
5A-9A
7 600
27
Raw
Tampieri-Faenza (RA)
6A-16A
1 600
27
Raw
Cipriani-Chizzola di Ala (TN)
27A
5 200
27
Raw
I.C.V.-Borgoricco (PD)
5A
1 600
27
Raw
S.V.A.-Ortona (CH)
2A-3A-4A-16A
4 800
27
Raw
D’Auria-Ortona (CH)
1A-2A-5A-7A-8A-43A-76A
12 007,35
27+30+35
Raw
Bonollo-Anagni (FR)
17A
10 429,85
27
Raw
Di Lorenzo-Ponte Valleceppi (PG)
20A-23A-22A
18 000
27
Raw
Deta-Barberino Val d’Elsa (FI)
4A-8A
1 900
27+30
Raw
Balice-Valenzano (BA)
3A-4A-5A-6A-7A-8A
14 200
27
Raw
Total
100 000
Italy
Lot No 7/2005 EC
Dister-Faenza (RA)
119A-167A-169A-179A-170A
13 500
30
Raw
Mazzari-S. Agata sul Santerno (RA)
5A-11A
36 500
27
Raw
Total
50 000
Italy
Lot No 8/2005 EC
Bertolino-Partinico (PA)
6A-13A
19 500
27
Raw
Gedis-Marsala (TP)
12B-9B
8 000
27
Raw
Trapas-Marsala (TP)
14A-15A
6 500
30
Raw
S.V.M.-Sciacca (AG)
8A-18A-1A
1 500
27
Raw
De Luca-Novoli (LE)
9A-17A-19A
10 000
27
Raw
BaliceDistilli.-Mottola (TA)
3A
1 200
27
Raw
Balice-Valenzano (BA)
2A-3A
3 300
27
Raw
Total
50 000
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
555,9
35
Raw
B6
550,6
35
Raw
10
914,43
35
Raw
B9
550,04
35
Raw
B10
553,72
35
Raw
B11
554,6
35
Raw
B12
554,5
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
871,5
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
747,2
35
Raw
A4
803,85
35
Raw
A5
577,07
35
Raw
Ε.Α.Σ. ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ — (ΠΙΚΕΡΜΙ)
(E.A.S. Attikis — (Pikermi))
1
917,8
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
2 113,82
27
Raw
66
2 122,29
27
Raw
82
731,69
27
Raw
69
2 110,67
27
Raw
Total
41 331,79

## 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/748 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-748
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