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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No215/94
of31January1994
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbytheSpanish
interventionagency
sionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunitymarketofthe
followingquantitiesofoliveoil:
—approximately 1500tonnesofvirginoliveoil,
—approximately 5150tonnesofordinaryvirginolive
oil,
—approximately 400tonnesoflampantevirginoliveoil.
BywayofderogationfromArticle5(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77,Senpashall,wherethequantityofoil
inacontainerexceeds500tonnes,beauthorizedtoesta­
blishseverallotswithpartonlyofthatoil.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3179/93(2),andinparti­
cularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2754/78(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2203/90(4),providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No136/66/EEC,theSpanishinterventionagencyholds
certainquantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(5),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(6),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketinvirgin
oliveoilwheresupplyislowcomparedwithdemandand
inordertoprovidethegreatestpossiblenumberofopera­
torswithaminimumsupplyfortheirimmediateneeds,it
shouldbestipulatedthateachoperatormayonlysubmit
tendersforamaximumquantity;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforOilsandFats
hasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,Article2
Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon
4February1994.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofSenpa,calleBeneficencia 8,Madrid
28004,Spain.
Acopyofthenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThetendersmustreachSenpa,calleBeneficencia 8,
Madrid28004,Spain,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)on
15February1994.Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyif
submittedbyanaturalorlegalpersonwhoexercisesan
activityintheoliveoilsectorandisenteredinthatstatus
asat31December1993inapublicregisterofaMember
State.
Furthermore ,notenderermaysubmitatenderfora
quantityinexcessof500tonnes.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheSpanishinterventionagency,'ServicioNacionalde
ProductosAgrarios',hereinafterreferredtoas'Senpa'shall
openaninvitationtotenderinaccordancewiththeprovi­Article4
1.Withregardtolampantevirginoliveoil,tenders
shallbesubmittedforanoilof3°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL285,20.11.1993,p.9.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.

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—upto3acidity:
increaseofECU0,32foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow3°
—above3°upto5°acidity:
reductionofECU0,32foreachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove3°
—above5°acidity:
additionalreductionofECU0,35foreachtenthofa
degreeofacidityabove5°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,Senpashallsend
theCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddownforthesubmissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbySenpanotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle6.
Senpashallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbeECU18per100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeECU3per100kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission