21.9.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL236/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2576/93
of20September1993
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbytheSpanish
interventionagency
tingyear;whereasitisaccordinglynecessarytospecify
theoperativeeventfortheagriculturalconversionratein
thecaseofthisinvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2046/92(2),andin
particularArticle12(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(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(6),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketinvirgin
oliveoilwheresupplyislowcomparedwithdemandand
inordertoprovidethegreatestpossiblenumberofopera­
torswithaminimumsupplyfortheirimmediateneeds,it
shouldbestipulatedthateachoperatormayonlysubmit
tendersforamaximumquantity;
Whereasspecialtimelimitsshouldbelaiddownforwith­
drawaloftheoliveoiltoexpediteitsplacingonthe
market;
WhereasArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1068/93of30April1993ondetailedrulesfordeter­
miningandapplyingtheagriculturalconversionratesQ
laysdownthattenderssubmittedinresponsetoinvita­
tionstotenderbeexpressedinecusandArticles13to17
thereofprovideforadvancefixingoftheagricultural
conversionratesfortheamountsconcerned;whereas
Article10ofthesaidRegulationappliestotheoliveoil
sectoronlyasfromthebeginningofthe1993/94marke­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheSpanishinterventionagency,'ServicioNacionalde
ProductosAgrarios',hereinafterreferredtoas'Senpa'shall
openaninvitationtotenderinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunitymarketofthe
followingquantitiesofoliveoil:
—approximateley 6500tonnesofordinaryvirginolive
oil,
—approximately 3000tonnesoflampantevirginolive
oil.
BywayofderogationfromArticle5(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77,Senpashall,wherethequantityofoil
inacontainerexceeds500tonnes,beauthorizedtoesta­
blishseverallotswithpartonlyofthatoil.
Article2
Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon
24September1993.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofSenpa,calleBeneficencia 8,Madrid
28004,Spain.
Acopyofthenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThetendersmustreachSenpa,calleBeneficencia 8,
Madrid28004,Spain,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)on
5October1993.Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyif
submittedbyanaturalorlegalpersonwhoexercisesan
activityintheoliveoilsectorandisenteredinthatstatus
asat31December1992inapublicregisterofaMember
State.
Furthermore ,notenderermaysubmitatenderfora
quantityinexcessof500tonnes.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.1.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
(6)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

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Article4
1.Withregardtolampantevirginoliveoil,tenders
shallbesubmittedforanoilof3°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—upto3°acidity:
increaseof0,32ECUSforeachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow3°
—above3°upto5°acidity:
reductionof0,32ECUSforeachtenthofadegreeof.
acidityabove3°
—above5°acidity:
additionalreductionof0,35ECUSforeachtenthofa
degreeofacidityabove5°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,Senpashallsend
theCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddown.forthe
submissionoftenders.ThedecisionfixingtheminimumsellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbySenpanotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle6.
Senpashallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article8
Theproductshallbewithdrawnnotlaterthan
15November1993.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbe18ECUSper100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe3ECUSper100kilograms.
Article10
Theoperativeeventfortheagriculturalconversionrate
applicableinthecontextofthisinvitationtotendershall
bedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Article10ofRegulation(EEC)No1068/93.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20September1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission