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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2378/89
of2August1989
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbythePortuguese
interventionagency
as'INGA,shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccord­
ancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulationandofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunity
marketofthefollowingquantityofoliveoil:300tonnes
ofvirginoliveoil.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon11August
1989.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofINGA,RuaPadreAnt6nioVieiran?1,
Lisbon,Portugal.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotendershallbesentwithout
delaytotheCommission .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats(1),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1225/89(2),andin
particularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(3)providesthatoliveoilheldbytheintervention
agenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,thePortugueseinterventionagencyholds
certainquantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(*),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketinvirgin
oliveoilswheresupplyislowcomparedwithdemandand
inordertoprovidethegreatestpossiblenumberofopera­
torswithaminimumsupplyfortheirimmediateneeds,it
shouldbestipulatedthateachoperatormayonlysubmit
tendersforamaximumquantity;whereasinorderto
avoidanymisuseofthisprovisionandthereforepreventa
limitednumberofoperatorsfrommonopolizing the
quantitiesputupforsale,itshouldbestipulatedthatonly
recognizedoperatorsmaysubmittendersinresponseto
thisinvitation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,Article3
ThetendersmustreachtheINGAatthecentraloffice,
RuaPadreAntonioVieiran?1,Lisbon,Portugalnotlater
than2p.m.(localtime)on24August1989.
Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyifsubmittedbyanatural
orlegalpersonwhoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoil
sectorandisenteredinthatstatusasat31December
1988inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Furthermore ,notenderermaysubmitatenderfora
quantityinexcessof85tonnes.
Article4
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,INGAshallsend
theCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThePortugueseinterventionagency,'InstitutoNacional
deIntervengaoeGarantiaAgricola',hereinafterreferredtoArticle5
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofOilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddownforthe
submissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .O'OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.15.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(<)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
f5)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.

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Article8
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeEsc430per100kilograms.Article6
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyINGAnotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle5.
INGAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article7
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbeEsc3340per100kilograms.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2August1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission