31990R3390

27 . 11 . 90 No L 327/21 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3390/90 of 26 November 1990 opening a special sale by tender of vinous alcohol held by intervention agencies, for use as motor fuel within the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, expressed in terms of hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol and consisting of five lots. The alcohol was obtained by the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and is held by the Economic Community, French and Italian intervention agencies. Each lot in this special sale shall be of a quantity of 320 000 hectolitres of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of alcohol at 100 % vol . 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) The alcohol offered for sale must be used as motor fuel No 1325/90 (2), within the Community. All proceeding of the alcohol for this purspose must take place within the Community. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/88 of 12 December 1988 laying down general rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained from the distillation opera­ Article 2 tions referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by intervention agencies (3), The location and reference numbers of the vats in the and in particular Article 1 (1 ) thereof, lots, the volume of alcohol contained in each vat, the alcoholic strength, the characteristics of the alcohol and Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (4), the intervention measure under which it was produced, in as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2568/90 0, laid the form of a reference to the relevant Article of Regula­ down detailed rules for the disposal of alcohol obtained tion (EEC) No 822/87, are all specified in the sale notice from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, in accordance with Article 29 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and held by 1780/89 . intervention agencies ;

Whereas, in view of the cost of storing alcohol, a special Article 3 sale by tender should be opened for vinous alcohol obtained from the distillation operations referred to in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 The sale shall take place in accordance with the pro­ and held by the French and Italian intervention agencies ; visions of Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89, and in particular Articles 18 to 38 thereof.

Whereas a special sale by tender should be held for the use of alcohol as motor fuel within the Community ; Article 4

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are The specific conditions relating to the special sale No in accordance with the opinion of the Management 8/90 EC and the names and addresses of the intervention Committee for Wine, agencies concerned shall be given in the sale notice published in the 'C' series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 5

The deadline for the submission of tenders at the address Article 1 given in the sale notice shall be 12 noon (Brussels time) on 20 December 1990 . A special sale by tender No 8/90 EC shall be held of a total quantity of 1 600 000 hectolitres of alcohol Article 6 (') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 132, 23 . 5. 1990, p. 19 . (3) OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 7. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its (4) OJ No L 178, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . publication in the Official Journal of the European O Ol No L 243. 6. 9 . 1990. D. 11 . Communities.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 November 1990 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission