NoL94/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.4.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No717/78
of7April1978
onthesaleforexportofoliveoilheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
called'AIMA,shallputupforsalebytenderfor
export:
—800tonnesofextravirginoliveoil,outoftheinter­
ventionpurchasesmadeduringthe1975/76olive
oilmarketingyear,
—2000tonnesoflampantevirginoliveoil,outof
theintervention purchasemadeduringthe
1975/76and1976/77oliveoilmarketingyears,
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation
andofRegulation (EEC)No2960/77.
2.Thequantitiesawardedshallbeexported :
—forextravirginoliveoil,afterpackaging,in
immediate containers withamaximum net
contentoffivekilograms,
—forlampantevirginoliveoil,afterrefiningand
packaging,inimmediatecontainerswitha
maximumnetcontentoffivekilograms .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2560/77(2),andinparticularArticle11(5)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle11(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencybought
inlargequantitiesofoliveoilduringthe1975/76
marketingyear;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2960/77
of23December1977ondetailedrulesforthesaleof
oliveoilheldbyinterventionagencies(3)laiddown
theconditionsforthesalebytenderofoliveoilon
theCommunitymarketandforexport;whereasthe
existenceofatraditionalmarketinoliveoilisfavour­
ablefortheresalethereonoftheoilinquestion;
whereastheoliveoilshouldthereforebeputupfor
salebytenderforexport;
WhereasunderRegulation(EEC)No2960/77theoil
exporteddoesnotqualifyfortheexportrefund;
whereastheminimumpriceforawardsmusttherefore
befixedonthebasisoftheworldprice;
Whereastheoilexportedunderthisproceduremust
notinterferewithtraditionalexports;whereasthe
samerequirements regardingmarketpreparation
shouldthereforebelaiddownforexportsofthequan­
titiesawardedasforexportsofoilinreceiptofthe
refund;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,Article2
Theinvitationstotendershallbemadepublicon10
April1978.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandthe
placewheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofAIMA,ViaPalestro81,Rome,Italy.
Article3
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article4
TendersshallreachAIMA,ViaPalestro81,Rome,
Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(Italiantime)on26April
1978.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheItalianinterventionagency,AziendadiStato
pergliinterventinelmercatoagricolo,hereinafterArticle5
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAon28April1978.
AIMAshallforwardtothestorageagenciesthelistof
lotsnotawarded.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.

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Article6
ThesecurityfortenderprovidedforinArticle8of
Regulation (EEC)No2960/77shallbeeightunitsof
accountper100kilogramsofoliveoil.
ThesecurityprovidedforinArticle12(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77shallbe60unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsofoliveoil.Article7
ThestorageallowanceshallbeLit1000per100kilo­
grams.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
MinimumsellingpriceofoliveoilheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
1.1extravirginoliveoil:
2.5°lampantevirginoliveoil:Lit103000per100kilograms.
Lit83000per100kilograms .
Inthecaseoflampantevirginoliveoilwithadifferentdegreeofacidity,thereshallbeaddedor
deducted,asthecasemaybe,Lit1000per100kilogramsforeachdegreeofacidityorfraction
thereofbeloworabove5°.