NoL347/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.12.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3082/76
of16December 1976
ontheputtingupforsaleofolive-residue oilheldbytheItalianintervention
agency
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),andinparticularArticle11(5)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle11(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencybought
inlargequantitiesofoliveoilduringthe1975/76
marketingyear;whereasthestateoftheItalian
marketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourableforthe
resaleofthesaidoil;whereas,inviewofthecharacte­
risticsofthemarket,thesaleshouldbecarriedoutas
soonaspossible;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No589/68of
14May1968ondetailedrulesforthesaleofoliveoil
heldbyinterventionagencies(3)laiddownthecondi­
tionsforsalebytenderontheCommunitymarketof
oilheldbyinterventionagencies;whereastheproce­
durelaiddownthereininvolvestimelimitswhichare
incompatible withtheneedtoofferthesaidoilfor
saleasquicklyaspossible;
Whereas,moreover,experiencehasshownthatthe
saidprocedureinvolvesdeliveryperiodswhichare
incompatible withcommercialpracticesandrequire­
ments;whereasspecialmeasuresshouldthereforebe
laiddowntocounteractthosedrawbacks ;whereasthis
maybeachievedbyprovidingforthesaleoftheoilto
thepurchaserwho,subjecttoaminimumprice,
makesthehighestoffer;
WhereasArticle11(3)ofRegulationNo136,/66/EEC
specifiesthetermsonwhichoilboughtinbythe
intervention agenciesmustbeofferedforsale;
whereas,inordertoensureobservanceofthoseterms,
minimumsellingpriceshouldbefixedatthelevel
shownintheAnnexhereto;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesellingoperations
areproperlycarriedout,certaininformationshouldbeprovidedintheapplicationforpurchase,inparticular
asregardstheexactdefinitionoftheproducttowhich
itrelates;
Whereas,inordertoguaranteeperformance ofthe
obligationsresultingfromthesubmissionofanappli­
cation,provisionshouldbemadeforthelodgingofa
security;
Whereas,sincethequantityofoilsoldmaybe
differentfromthatactuallywithdrawn,thefinal
sellingpricecannotbecalculateduntiltheendofthe
withdrawaloperation ;whereas,inordertoensurethat
thesaleispropeilyconducted,theprovisionalprice
shouldbepaidbeforewithdrawal ;
Whereas,inordertoensuretherapiddisposalofthe
oilsold,thetimeatwhichtheoilmustbeplacedat
thepurchaser'sdisposalandthefinaldateforcomple­
tionofthewithdrawaloftheoilshouldbelaiddown;
whereasitshouldalsobeprovidedthatany
consequences ofdelayinthewithdrawalshouldbe
bornebythepurchaser ;
Whereasthereisaconsiderable imbalancebetween
supplyanddemandontheCommunitymarketin
oliveoil;whereas,inordertoalleviatethesediffi­
culties,theoilsoldbytheItalianinterventionagency
shouldbeplacedonthemarketinthenearfuture;
Whereas,inordertoensureafairdistributionamong
thevariouspurchasersofthequantitiesputupfor
sale,itisnecessarytolaydownforeachquality,the
maximumquantitieswhichmaybeallocatedtoeach
tenderer;
WhereasunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2662/76of29October1976ontheputtingupfor
saleofoliveoilheldbytheItalianintervention
agency(4),thelatterhasputupforsale,interalia,
approximately 12400metrictonsofolive-residueoil;
Whereasonlyaverysmallquantityofthisolive­
residueoilhasbeensold;whereas,takinginto
accountthepresentmarketsituation,itappearsoppor­
tunetoputupforsaleagaintheoilthatremains
unsold;(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.302.5/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
(3)OJNoL112,15..5.1968,p.6. (4)OJNoL300,30.10.1976,p.61.

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2.Applicationsforpurchaseshallincludeatleast
thefollowing:
(a)thenameandfullpostaladdressoftheapplicant;
(b)thecontainernumberornumbers,togetherwith
thecorresponding lotnumberandtheplaceof
storage;
(c)anacknowledgement oftheaccuracyofthe
descriptionunderwhichtheoilconcernedis
offeredforsale;
(d)theofferpriceper100kilogrammes ;
(e)anundertakingtomakeanyquantitiesawarded
availabletotheretailtradewithintwomonths
followingwithdrawaloftheproduct.
3.Anyapplicationwhichdoesnotofferatleastthe
minimumpricesetfortheproductconcernedshallbe
refused.
'4.Everyapplicationforpurchaseshallrelatetoall
theoilinatleastonecontainer .
5.Noapplicationmaybewithdrawn .WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagency,'AziendadiStatoper
gliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafter
referredtoas'AIMA',shallofferforsale,outofthe
interventionpurchasesofthe1975/76oilmarketing
year,andinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulation,theremainingquantitiesofolive-residue
oilofferedforsaleunderRegulation (EEC)No
2662/76.
Article2
Particularsofthelotsofoliveresidueoilofferedfor
saleandtheplacewheretheyarestoredshallbe
displayedatthecentralofficeofAIMA,ViaPalestro
81,Rome,Italy.Particularsofthelotsshallbe
displayedfrom20December1976.
Article3
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbeaslaiddownin
theAnnexhereto.Thispriceisnetoftaxandrelates
to100kilogrammesofolive-residueoildeliveredex
storagedepot,eitherinthepurchaser'sowndrums
loadedonavehicleprovidedbyhimorinthe
purchaser'stankvehicle.
Article4
1.Thesaleofolive-residueoilshalltakeplaceon4
January1977.
Afterthesale,AIMAshallimmediatelysupplythose
responsibleforstoragewithalistofthelotsorparts
oflotsremainingunsold.
2.Prospectivepurchasersmayexamineatthe
storagedepottheoilofferedforsaleandmayobtaina
samplethereof,incontainerssuppliedbythemfor
thatpurpose,onpaymentofapricedeterminedon
thebasisoftheminimumpricelaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.Thissampleshallbeputintotwo
labelledbottleswhichshallbesealedinthepresence
ofboththevendorandtheprospectivepurchaseror
hisdulyauthorizedagent.Onebottleshallbegivento
theprospectivepurchaserandtheothertothestorer,
sothat,intheeventthatoilissoldtotheparty
concerned,acheckmaybemadetoensurethatthe
oilappliedforbyhimcorrespondstothatactually
delivered.
Article5
1.ApplicationsforpurchaseshallreachAIMA,Via
Palestro81,Rome,Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(Italian
time)onthedayprecedingthatofthesale.Article6
1.Noapplicationforpurchaseshallbevalidunless
itisaccompanied byasecurityofLit12000per100
kilogrammes .
2.Thesecurityshallbeincashorbywayofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionsatisfyingthe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberStateinwhichitis
situated.
3.Thesecurityshallbereleasedifnosaleismade
tothepartyconcerned .Itshallalsobereleasedwhen
thepurchaserpaysthefinalpriceasreferredtoin
Article12andshowsthecompetentauthoritiesthat
hehasfulfilledtheundertakinglaiddowninArticle5
(2)(e).
Article7
ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberState
concernedshalltakethenecessarymeasuresto
monitorfulfilmentoftheundertakinglaiddownin
Article5(2)(e).
Article8
1.Theoilineachparticularcontainershallbesold
totheapplicanthavingmadeavalidapplicationfor
purchaseofferingthehighestprice.Wherethesame
highestofferismadebymorethanoneapplicant,the
purchasershallbechosenbylotbyAIMA.

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event,thesecurityreferredtoinArticle6shallbe
forfeit.
Article11
1.Withdrawaloftheoilbypurchasersmaybegin
assoonastheprovisionalamountreferredtoin
Article10(1)hasbeenpaidandshallbecompleted
notlaterthanthe30thdayfollowingthatofsale.
2.Thequantityofoildeliveredmaydifferfromthe
quantityappliedforbythepurchaser,dependingon
theactualquantityinthecontainersatthetimeof
delivery.2.However,ifthetotalquantityforwhicha
tendererhasofferedthehighestpriceexceeds 1000
metrictons,acontractshallbeawardedtothat
tendereronlyinrespectofthecontainerorcontainers
thetotalcontentsofwhichdonotexceedthelimitas
above.
Contractsforthequantitiesexceedingthislimitshall
beawardedtotheothertenderers,indescendingorder
oftenderandsubjecttothesaidlimit.
3.Whendeterminingthecontainerorcontainers
inrespectofwhichnocontractcanbeawarded
pursuanttotheprecedingparagraph,theItalianinter­
ventionagencyshallchoose:
(a)thecontainerorcontainerswhichhavethelowest
quantity;
(b)wherecontainershaveidenticalquantities,the
containerorcontainersforwhichthetendererhas
offeredthelowestprice.However,ifcertainofthe
containersinquestionarethesubjectofother
orders,theseshallnotbeawardedtothetenderer
concerned .Article12
1.Whenthewithdrawaloftheoiliscomplete,
AIMAshalldrawupaninvoiceforthefinalamount
ofthesellingprice.
Withoutprejudicetoanydomestictaxesapplicable,
thefinalamountshallbecalculatedbymultiplying
thequantityactuallywithdrawnbythepriceoffered
forthelotconcerned .
2.Theinvoiceshallshowthedebitorcredit
balance,whichshallbeequaltothedifference
between :
—theprovisionalamount,
—thefinalamountofthesellingpriceplusany
storagechargepayablepursuanttoArticle13(b).
Thebalanceshallbepaidwithin30daysfollowing
completionofthewithdrawaloftheoil.Article9
1.Immediatelyafterthesalehasbeenconcluded,
sealsshallbeplacedinthepresenceofbothparties
uponthecontainerorcontainerstowhichtheapplica­
tionforpurchaserelates.Thecontainerorcontainers
concernedshallremainsealeduntilthewithdrawalof
theoilbythepurchaser .
2.Additionally ,ananalysisshallbecarriedoutin
thepresenceofbothpartiesbeforetheplacingofthe
sealsreferredtoinparagraph 1.Ifthedegreeof
acidityofsuchoildoesnotcorrespondtothatspeci­
fiedintheAnnexhereto,thesellingpriceshallbe
adjustedinaccordancewiththesaidAnnex.Article13
Ifwithdrawaloftheoilisnotcompletedbythedate
laiddowninArticle10(1):
(a)theoilremaininginstorageshallbeheldatthe
purchaser'sownrisk;
(b)thepurchasershallpaytoAIMAastoragecharge
calculatedonthebasisofthequantitystilltobe
withdrawnattherateofLit1000per100kilo­
grammesforeachperiodof30daysofadditional
storageorpartthereof.Article10
1.ThepurchasershallpaytoAIMA,beforewith­
drawingtheoilandinanyeventnotlaterthanthe
15thdayfollowingthatofsale,theprovisional
amountofthesellingprice.Withoutprejudicetoany
domestictaxesapplicable,suchamountshallbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthequantityindicatedasbeing
containedinthelotbythepriceofferedforthatlot.
2.IftheprovisionalamountisnotpaidtoAIMA
withintheperiodlaiddowninparagraph 1,AIMA
may,withoutanyspecialformalityorinvocationof
legalprocess,regardthesaleascancelled.InthisArticle14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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States.Regulationshall^binding10itsentirety3nddirectlyapplicableinallMember
DoneatBrussels,16December1976
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Minimumsellingpriceforohve-residue oilheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
5°olive-residueoil:Lit89000per100kg
Inthecaseofolive-residueoilwithadifferentdegreeofacidity,thereshallbeaddedordeductedas
thecasemaybeLit900per100kgforeachdegreeofacidityorfractionthereoflessormorethan
5°.