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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No121/89
of19January1989
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbytheSpanish
interventionagency
provisionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation(EEC)No
2960/77forthesaleontheCommunitymarketof
approximately 25000tonnesoflampantvirginoliveoil.
BywayofderogationfromArticle5(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77,SENPAshall,wherethequantityof
oilinacontainerexceeds500tonnes,beauthorizedto
establishseverallotswithpartonlyofthatoil.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2210/88(2),andin
particularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(3),providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle1(2)ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No629/86(4),theSpanishinterventionagency
holdsinstocklargequantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(*),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketin
lampantvirginoliveoilswheresupplyislowcompared
withdemandandinordertoprovidethegreatestpossible
numberofoperatorswithaminimumsupplyfortheir
immediateneeds,itshouldbestipulatedthateach
operatormayonlysubmittendersforamaximumquan­
tity;whereasinordertoavoidanymisuseofthisprovi­
sionandthereforepreventalimitednumberofoperators
frommonopolizing thequantitiesputupforsale,it
shouldbestipulatedthatonlyrecognizedoperatorsmay
submittendersinresponsetothisinvitation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon20January
1989.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofSENPA,calleBeneficencia ,8,Madrid
28003,Spain.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotendershallbesentwithout
delaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThetendersmustreachSENPA,calleBeneficencia ,8,
Madrid28003,Spain,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)on
27January1989.Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyif
submittedbyanaturalorlegalpersonwhoexercisesan
activityintheoliveoilsectorandisregisteredasat31
December1988inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Furthermore ,notenderermaysubmitatenderfora
quantityinexcessof3000tonnes.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article4
1.Tendersshallbesubmittedforanoilof3°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—upto3°acidity:
increaseofPta49,35foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow3°,
—above3°upto8°acidity:
reductionofPta49,35foreachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove3°,
—above8°:
additionalreductionofPta53,98foreachtenthofa
degreeabove8°.Article1
TheSpanishinterventionagency'ServicioNacionalde
ProductosAgrarios',hereinafterreferredtoas'SENPA',
shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccordancewiththe
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.8.0OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
(«)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.

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SENPAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbePta3000per100kilograms.Article5
Notlaterthanonedayaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,SENPAshall
sendtheCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,
statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupfor
sale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown,in
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddownforthe
submissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .•
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbySENPAnotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle6.Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbePta400per100kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19January1989..
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission