Article 1

United Kingdom

Tendering procedure No 7/2006 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.

The total volume put up for sale is 693 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:

(a)

one lot with the number 68/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(b)

one lot with the number 69/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(c)

one lot with the number 70/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(d)

one lot with the number 71/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(e)

one lot with the number 72/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(f)

one lot with the number 73/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(g)

one lot with the number 74/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(h)

one lot with the number 75/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(i)

one lot with the number 76/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(j)

one lot with the number 77/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(k)

one lot with the number 78/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(l)

one lot with the number 79/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(m)

one lot with the number 80/2006 EC for a quantity of 53 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;

(n)

one lot with the number 81/2006 EC for a quantity of 40 000 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.