Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/2006 of 25 October 2006 opening tendering procedure No 58/2006 EC for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses

EU Regulation No 1593/2006 · Adopted 25 October 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/2006

of 25 October 2006

opening tendering procedure No 58/2006 EC for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses

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^f1, 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^f2 lays down, inter alia, the detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol arising from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 held by intervention agencies.

(2)

In accordance with Article 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000, tendering procedures should be organised for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses with a view to reducing the stocks of wine alcohol in the Community and enabling small-scale industrial projects to be carried out and such alcohol to be processed into goods intended for export for industrial uses. The wine alcohol of Community origin in storage in the Member States consists of quantities produced from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

(3)

Since 1 January 1999 and in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro^f3, the prices offered in tenders and securities must be expressed in euro and payments must be made in euro.

(4)

Minimum prices should be fixed for the submission of tenders, broken down according to the type of end-use.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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f1: OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).
f2: OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1221/2006 (OJ L 221, 12.8.2006, p. 3).
f3: OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

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Tendering procedure No 58/2006 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses. 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 French intervention agency.

The volume put up for sale is 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol. The vat numbers, places of storage and the volume of alcohol at 100 % vol. contained in each vat are detailed in the Annex hereto.

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The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 95, 96, 97, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98.

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Tenders must be submitted to the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned:

Viniflhor-Libourne, délégation nationale

17, avenue de la Ballastière, boîte postale 231

F-33505 Libourne Cedex

Tel. (33-5) 57 55 20 00

Telex 57 20 25

Fax (33-5) 57 55 20 59

or sent by registered mail to that address.

Tenders shall be submitted in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked: ‘Tender under procedure No 58/2006 EC for new industrial uses’, the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.

Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12 noon, Brussels time, on 10 November 2006.

All tenders must be accompanied by proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with the intervention agency concerned.

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The minimum prices which may be offered are EUR 11 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. intended for the manufacture of baker’s yeast, EUR 36,5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. intended for the manufacture of amine- and chloral-type chemical products for export, EUR 42,5 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. intended for the manufacture of eau de Cologne for export and EUR 17 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. intended for other industrial uses.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

INVITATION TO TENDER No 58/2006 EC FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL USES

Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale

Member State	Location	Vat No	Volume in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.	Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 Article	Type of alcohol	Alcohol strength(in % vol.)
France	Viniflhor — Longuefuye F-53200 Longuefuye	3	990	30	Raw	92
		3	7 350	30	Raw	92
		10	12 220	30	Raw	92
		3BIS	12 700	27	Raw	92
		13	22 700	27	Raw	92
		10	10 430	30	Raw	92
	Viniflhor — Port-la-Nouvelle Entrepôt d’alcool Avenue Adolphe Turrel, BP 62 F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle	27	4 210	27	Raw	92
		39B	3 375	30	Raw	92
		39B	2 985	30	Raw	92
		14B	2 210	28	Raw	92
		14	9 950	27	Raw	92
		36	7 275	30	Raw	92
		36	1 330	30	Raw	92
		39	2 275	27	Raw	92
Total			100 000

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/2006 of 25 October 2006 opening tendering procedure No 58/2006 EC for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses

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