29.10.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL277/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2375/77
of28October1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1226/77layingdownrulesforthesaleofolive
oilheldbytheinterventionagenciesandRegulation (EEC)No1687/76laying
downcommondetailedrulesforverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationof
productsfromintervention
Whereasoliveoilthusexportedisinasituation
comparabletothatofoilhavingqualifiedforan
exportrefund;whereassuchoilmaythereforenotbe
re-importedintotheCommunityunderthecondi­
tionssetoutinArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No754/76of25March1976onthecustoms
treatmentapplicabletogoodsreturnedtothecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity (6);
Whereasoilsinrespectofwhichcontractshavebeen
awardedforexportmustbegovernedbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1687/76of30June1976laying
downcommondetailedrulesforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofproductsfromintervention (7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2311/77(8);
whereastheAnnextothatRegulationshouldthere­
forebesupplemented accordingly ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),andinparticularArticle11(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo171/67/EEC
of27June1967onexportrefundsandleviesonolive
oil(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2429/72(4),andinparticularArticle11thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1226/77
of8June1977layingdownrulesforthesaleofolive
oilheldbytheinterventionagencies(5)specifiedthe
conditionsforthesalebytenderontheCommunity
marketofoilheldbytheinterventionagencies;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1226/77makesno
provisionforsalebytenderforexportwheninterven­
tionagenciesneedtodisposeofthestockswhichthey
hold;whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeinthat
Regulationforpossiblerecoursetosuchtendering
procedures ;
Whereas,sincethepurposeofasalebytenderisto
obtainthemostfavourableprice,contractsmustbe
awardedtothetenderersofferingthehighestprices,
providedthataminimumpriceestablishedinthe
lightofthemarketsituationisobserved;whereas,
however,morethanoneminimumpricemaybe
fixed,byreferenceineachcasetothedistanceofthe
Communitymarketfromthecountryofdestination
andtothespecificconditionsofimportincertain
countriesofdestination ;
Whereastheminimumcontractpriceforexportis
fixedonthebasisoftheworldmarketprice;whereas
noexportrefundshouldthereforebegrantedin
respectofoilpurchasedbytender;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
InthesecondparagraphofArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1226/77anindentasfollowsisinserted
beforethefirstindent:
'—theofferingofoliveoilforsaleonthe
Communitymarketforexport.'
Article2
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No1226/77isamended
toreadasfollows:
'Article3
1."Salebytender"meansaprocedurewhereby
allinterestedpartiesareinvitedtosubmittenders,
thecontractforeachlotbeingawardedtothe
personofferingthehighestprice,providedthata
minimumpriceisobserved.(i)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
(3)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2600/67. (6)OJNoL89,2.4.1976,p.1.
(7OJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1. (4)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(5OJNoL141,9.6.1977,p.20. (8)OJNoL269,21.10.1977,p.26.

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2.Inthecaseofsaleforexport,whererequired
bytheworldmarketsituationorthespecificneeds
ofcertainmarkets,theminimumpricesmaybe
variedaccordingtothedestination .
3.Theminimumpriceshallbefixedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle8of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC:
—eitherinthedecisionprovidingfortheissuing
oftheinvitationtotender,
or
—onthebasisofthetendersreceived.
Where,however,nominimumpricehasbeen
fixedbythedecisionprovidingfortheinvitation
totender,adecisionmaybetaken,inaccordance
withtheaforesaidprocedureandinthelightof
thetendersreceived,tomakenoaward.'Article4
AnArticle15aasfollowsisaddedtoRegulation(EEC)
No1226/77:
'Article15a
1.Inthecaseofasaleforexport,theexported
oilshallnotqualifyfortheexportrefundfixedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulationNo
171/67EEC.However,forpurposesofRegulation
(EEC)No754/76,suchoilshallbeconsideredas
havingcompliedwithArticle2(1)oftheaforesaid
Regulationuponcompletionofthecustoms
exportformalities .
2.Theapplicationforthelicencetobeissued
followingthesalebytenderforexportandthe
licenceitselfshallcontaininsection12oneofthe
followingendorsements :
"ExportunderRegulation (EEC)No1226/77",
"Exportationdanslecadredurèglement(EEC)n0
1226/77";
"AusfuhrimRahmenderVerordnung (EWG)Nr.
1226/77":
"Esportazionenellambitodelregolamento (CEE)
n.1226/77";
"UitvoerinhetkadervanVerordening (EEG)nr.
1226/77";
"Udførselihenholdtilforordning (EØF)nr.
1226/77".'Article3
Article8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1226/77is
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'2.Thesecurityshallbereleased:
—wherethetenderershavenotbeenawardeda
contract,or
—wherethepurchaserhaspaidthefinalamount
ofthepricereferredtoinArticle14andinthe
caseofsaleforexporthasfurnishedtheproof
requiredunderArticle13(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1687/76,andproofthatexportation
hasbeeneffectedunderthelicenceissuedin
accordancewithArticle15a(2).
Moreover,inthecaseofasalebytenderwithno
specifieddestination ,whereseriousdoubtsexistas
totheactualdestinationoftheproduct,releaseof
thesecurityshallbesubjecttoproofthatthe
producthasbeenimportedintoanon-member
country,unlesslostenrouteasasaresultofforce
majeure.Suchproofshallbefurnishedinthe
samewayasforexportrefunds.
3.Wheretheproofreferredtoinparagraph2
hasnotbeenfurnishedwithinsixmonthsofthe
dateofexpiryofthelicence,thesecurityshall,
saveinacaseofforcemajeure,beforfeited.
Wherethesecurityisforfeited,itshallbe
deductedfrominterventionexpenditureinthe
oliveoilsector,thesumsandquantitiesconcerned
beingenteredseparatelyintheaccounts.'Article5
IntheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1687/76,under
'I.Productstobeexportedinthesamestateasthatin
whichtheywerewhenremovedfromintervention
stock',thefollowingparagraphandrelevantfoot­
note(12)areinsertedafterparagraph 11:
'12.CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1226/77of
8June1977layingdownrulesforthesaleof
oliveoilheldbytheinterventionagencies(12).
(12)OJNoL141,9.6.1977,p.20.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28October1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President