# 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

EU Regulation No 1858/2006 · adopted 15 December 2006

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

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## Introductory text

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, 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 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.

## 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 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.

## 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.

## 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, 15 December 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann Fischer Boel
Member of the Commission

## 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
10 007,5
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
10 132,5
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
21 192,5
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
2 192,5
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
8 507,5
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
10 230,7
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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