11.5.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL116/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No918/79
of10May1979
openingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheputtingupforsaleofoliveoil
heldbytheItalianinterventionagency
—approximately 24000tonnesofextravirginolive
oil,
—approximately 2000tonnesoffinevirginoliveoil,
—approximately 4800tonnesofordinaryvirgin
oliveoil,
—approximately 9000tonnesoflampantevirgin
oliveoil,
—approximately 15800tonnesofoliveresidueoil.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
590/79(2),andinparticularArticle12(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2754/78of23November 1978(3),providesthatolive
oilheldbytheinterventionagenciesshallbeputup
forsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyhas,since
the1975/76marketingyear,boughtinlargequanti­
tiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2960/77(4)laiddowntheconditionsforthesaleby
tenderontheCommunitymarketandforexportof
oliveoil;whereasthestateoftheItalianmarketin
oliveoilisatpresentfavourableforthesaleofpartof
thesaidoil;whereas,inordertofacilitatetheregular
supplyofthemarketuptotheendofthecurrent
marketingyear,thesaleshouldbeeffectedbymeans
ofastandinginvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon23
May1979.Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsale
andoftheplaceswheretheyarestoredshallbe
displayedatthecentralofficeofAIMA,ViaPalestro
81,Rome,Italy.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThefirstseriesoftendersmustreachAIMA,Via
Palestro81,Rome,Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(local
time)on6June1979.
Subsequentseriesoftendersmustbelodged,likewise
notlaterthan2p.m.,on:
—22June1979,
—23July1979,
—23August1979,
—21September1979.
Withregardtolampantevirginoliveoil,tendersshall
bemadeforanoilof5°acidity.
Withregardtooliveresidueoil,tendersshallbemade
foranoilof15°acidity.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagency'AziendadiStatoper
gliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafter
referredtoas'AIMA',shallopenastandinginvitation
totenderinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthis
RegulationandofRegulation (EEC)No2960/77for
thesaleontheCommunitymarketofthefollowing
quantitiesofoliveoilfrominterventionpurchases
madeduringthe1975/76,1976/77and1977/78olive
marketingyears:Article4
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofeachtime
limitlaiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMA
shallsendtheCommission alist,withoutmentioning
names,statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlot
putupforsale.(•)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL78,30.3.1979,p.1.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.

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Article7
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle8ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe9.50ECU/100kg.
Article8Article5
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,onthe
basisofthetendersreceived,notlaterthanthelast
workingdayofthemonthduringwhichthetenders
weresubmittedand,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
setoutinArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC.
Thedecisionfixingtheminimumsellingpriceshall
benotifiedforthwithtotheMemberStateconcerned .
Article6
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
fifthdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduringwhich
thetendersweresubmitted .AIMAshallsupplythe
agenciesresponsibleforstoragewithalistofthelots
remainingunsold.
Alistofthelotsremainingunsoldshallbedisplayed
atthecentralofficeofAIMAnotlaterthanthe10th
dayofthemonth.ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit1500per100kg.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10May1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President