19.10.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3057/91
of18October1991
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbythePortuguese
interventionagency
as'INGA,shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccord­
ancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulationandofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunity
marketofapproximately 340tonnesoflampantevirgin
oliveoil.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon24October
1991.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofINGA,RuaCamiloCasteloBranco,45,
1000Lisboa,Portugal.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotendershallbesentwithout
delaytotheCommission .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966ontheestablishmentofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),andin
particularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(3)providesthatoliveoilheldbytheintervention
agenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,thePortugueseinterventionagencyholds
certainquantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(*),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketinvirgin
oliveoilswheresupplyislowcomparedwithdemandand
inordertoprovidethegreatestpossiblenumberofopera­
torswithaminimumsupplyfortheirimmediateneeds,it
shouldbestipulatedthateachoperatormayonlysubmit
tendersforamaximumquantity;whereasinorderto
avoidanymisuseofthisprovisionandthereforepreventa
limitednumberofoperatorsfrommonopolizing the
quantitiesputupforsale,itshouldbestipulatedthatonly
recognizedoperatorsmaysubmittendersinresponseto
thisinvitation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,Article3
ThetendersmustreachtheINGAatthecentraloffice,
RuaCamiloCasteloBranco,45,1000Lisboa,Portugalnot
laterthan2p.m.(localtime)on11November1991.
Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyifsubmittedbyanatural
orlegalpersonwhoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoil
sectorandisenteredinthatstatusasat31December
1990inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Furthermore ,notenderermaysubmitatenderfora
quantityinexcessof85tonnes.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article4
1.Tendersshallbesubmittedforanoilof3°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—upto3°acidity:
increaseofEsc66,78foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow3°,
—above3°upto5°acidity:
reductionofEsc66,78foreachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove3°,Article1
ThePortugueseinterventionagency,'InstituteNacional
deIntervengaoeGarantiaAgricola',hereinafterreferredto
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.

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—above5:
additionalreductionofEsc73,05foreachtenthofa
degreeabove5°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,INGAshallsend
theCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddownforthe
submissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyINGAnotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle5.
INGAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbeEsc3340per100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeEsc430per100kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission