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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No281/79
of14February1979
onthesalesforexportofoliveoilheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon16
February1979.Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedfor
saleandtheplaceswheretheyarestoredshallbe
displayedatthecentralofficeofAIMA,ViaPalestro
81,Rome,Italy.
Article3
Theminimumsellingpriceof15°acidityolive
residueoilshallbefixedaccordingtothetenders
received,inaccordancewiththeproceduresetoutin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1562/78(2),andinparticularArticle11(5)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle11(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencybought
inlargequantitiesofoliveoilduringthe1977/78
marketingyear;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2960/77
of23December1977ondetailedrulesforthesaleof
oliveoilheldbyinterventionagencies(3)laiddown
theconditionsforthesalebytenderofoliveoilon
theCommunitymarketandforexport;whereasat
thepresenttimethereexistopportunities for
exportingrefinedoliveresidueoiltoAfricancoun­
tries;whereas,therefore,withaviewforthemanufac­
tureoftheabovementioned productshouldbeputup
forsalebytender;
Whereas,inordertoensuretheproperfunctioningof
thesystemdescribedabove,itshouldbelaiddown,
thatthesecuritywillbereleasedonlyonpresentation
ofproofthattheproducthasreacheditsdestination ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforoilsandfats,Article4
TendersshouldreachAIMA,ViaPalestro81,Rome,
Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)on1March
1979.
AIMAshallcommunicate totheCommission on5
March1979astatementsummarizingtheoffersthey
havereceived.
Article5
TheoliveresidueoilshallbesoldbyAIMAonthe
seconddayfollowingthepublicationoftheminimum
priceintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommu­
nities.
Inthecaseofoliveresidueoilwithadegreeofacidity
differentfromthatforwhichtheminimumselling
pricehasbeenfixed,Lit1800/100kgshallbeadded
toordeductedfromthesellingpriceforeachdegree
ofacidityorfractionthereofbeloworabove15°.
AIMAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsiblefor
storagewithalistofthelotsremainingunsold.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheItalianinterventionagency,'Aziendadi
Statopergliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',here­
inafterreferredtoas'AIMA',shallputupforsaleby
tenderforexporttoAfricancountriesandMadagascar
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation
andofRegulation(EEC)No2960/773000tonnesof
oliveresidueoiloutoftheinterventionpurchases
madeduringthe1977/78oliveoilmarketingyear.
2.Thequantitiesawardedshallbeexportedafter
refining.Article6
ThesecurityfortenderprovidedforinArticle8of
Regulation (EEC)No2960/77shallbeeightunitsof
accountper100kilogramsofoliveoil.
ThesecurityprovidedforinArticle12(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77shallbe60unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsofoliveoil.(•)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL185,7.7.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.

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WithoutprejudicetothefirstindentofArticle18(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2960/77,thereleaseofthe
securityshallbesubjecttoproofthattheproducthas
beenimportedintooneofthecountriesreferredtoin
Article1,unlessdestroyedenrouteasaresultofforce
majeure.
Article18(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2960/77shall
apply.Article7
ThestoragechargeshallbeLit1300per100kilo­
grams.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President