Article 1

United Kingdom

Tendering procedure No 4/2006 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 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.

The total volume put up for sale is 666 095,04 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:

(a)

one lot with the number 31/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(b)

one lot with the number 32/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(c)

one lot with the number 33/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(d)

one lot with the number 34/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(e)

one lot with the number 35/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(f)

one lot with the number 36/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(g)

one lot with the number 37/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(h)

one lot with the number 38/2006 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.,

(i)

one lot with the number 39/2006 EC for a quantity of 16 095,04 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.

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.

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