NoL139/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.5.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1341/83
of26May1983
openingastandinginvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofoliveoilheldby
theItalianinterventionagency
tionweretobeexportedinbulktothesetwocoun­
tries,itmightwelldamagethistraditionalexport
trade;whereas,toguardagainstthisdanger,exporta­
tioninbulkorinimmediatecontainersofanet
contentofmorethanfivelitresshouldbeallowedonly
tocountriesotherthantheUnitedStatesofAmerica
andCanada;
WhereasArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2730/79of29November1979layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproductsQ,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No519/83(8),
specifiestheevidencerequiredtoproveimportation
intonon-Community countries;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2566/79
of15November1979onthecountrynomenclature
fortheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunityand
statisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates(9)liststhe
non-membercountriesofEurope,AfricaandtheNear
andMiddleEast;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1413/82(2),
andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No5/81
of1January1981layingdownthegeneralrulesfor
thesystemofthecorrectiveamountforoliveoil(3),
andinparticularArticle7thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(4)providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciesistobeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyhas
boughtin,sincethe1975/76marketingyear,large
quantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2960/77(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1852/82(6),laiddowntheconditionsforthesaleby
tenderofoliveoilfortheCommunitymarketandfor
export;whereasatthepresenttimethereexistoppor­
tunitiesforexportingediblevirginoliveoil;whereas,
therefore,thesaidoilshouldbeputupforsaleundera
standinginvitationtotender;
Whereastheminimumsellingpriceissofixedthat
theCommunityoperatorsenjoyequalconditionsof
competitionwithoperatorsinnon-membercountries;
whereas,accordingly ,oilshouldunderthisRegulation
qualifyneitherfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article20ofRegulationNo136/66/EECnorforthe
consumptionaidprovidedforinArticle11ofthe
sameRegulation ;
Whereasthereisanestablishedexporttradeinolive
oilputupinsmallcontainersfromtheCommunityto
theUnitedStatesofAmericaandtoCanada;whereas
ifoilsubjectofanawardbytenderunderthisRegulaHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheItalianinterventionagency'AziendadiStato
pergliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafter
referredtoas'AIMA',shallopenastandinginvitation
totenderinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthis
RegulationandofRegulation(EEC)No2960/77for
thesaleforexportof:
—approximately 4500tonnesofvirginoliveoil,
extra,
—approximately 4500tonnesofoliveresidueoil.
Unsoldquantitiesfromatenderwillbeputonsaleat
thefollowingtender.
2.Thequantitiesofoliveoilawardedshallnotbe
exportedinbulkorinimmediatecontainersofanet
contentofmorethanfivelitrestotheUnitedStatesof
AmericaorCanada.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.6.
3)OJNoL1,1.1.1981,p.8.
(4)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
OOJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
(6)OJNoL203,10.7.1982,p.17.OOJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
(8)OJNoL58,5.3.1983,p.5.
OOJNoL294,21.11.1979,p.5.

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AIMAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Alistofthelotsputupforsaleandalistofthelots
remainingunsoldfromthepreviousinvitationsto
tendershallbedisplayedattheheadofficeofAIMA
notlaterthantheseventhdayofeachmonth.
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe9,50ECUper100kilo­
grams.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle12(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe170ECUper100kilo­
gramsofoliveoil,extra,and120ECUper100kilo­
gramsofoliveresidueoil.
ForthepurposesofapplyingtheprovisionsofArticle
1(2),thesecurityreferredtointhesecondsubpara­
graphofthisArticleshallnotbereleasedintheevent
ofoliveoilbeingexportedinbulkorinimmediate
containersofanetcontentofmorethanfivelitres
unlessproofisprovidedthattheoilwasimportedinto
anon-membercountryotherthantheUnitedStatesof
AmericaorCanada,exceptincaseswhereithasbeen
destroyedduringtransportasaresultofforcemajeure
orthatithasbeenusedforsuppliesasindicatedin
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No2730/79.
TheMemberStatesmay,however,exempttheexporter
fromproducingthedocumentaryevidence,otherthan
thetransportdocument,specifiedinArticle20of
Regulation(EEC)No2730/79,inthecaseofatrans­
actionwherethereisreasonablecertaintyofarrivalat
destinationofproductsforwhichadeclarationof
exporttoanon-membercountryinEurope,Africa,or
theNearorMiddleEast,listedinRegulation (EEC)
No2566/79,wasmade.
Inthecaseofexportofoilinbulk,thesecurity
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphshallbeforfeit
uptotheamountofthecorrectiveamountapplicable
intradebetweenGreeceandtheotherMemberStates,
ifthepartyconcerneddoesnotprovideproofthatit
hasnotreceivedsuchamount.Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon2
June1983.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
headofficeofAIMA,viaPalestro81,Rome,Italy.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotenderreferredtoabove
shallbesentwithoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThefirstseriesoftendersmustreachAIMA,via
Palestro81,Rome,Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(local
time)on24June1983.
Subsequentseriesoftendersmustbelodgedby2p.m.
on:
—22July1983,
—25August1983,
—24September1983,
—21October1983.
Article4
1.Withregardtooliveresidueoil,tendersshallbe
madeforanoilof5°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,
thepricetobepaidshallbeequaltotheprice
tendered,reducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—above5°upto8°acidity:
reductionofLit1805foreachdegreeorfraction
ofdegreeofacidityabove5°,
—above8°:
additionalreductionofLit2191foreachdegreeor
fractionofdegreeabove8°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofeachtime
limitlaiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMA
shallsendtheCommission alist,withoutmentioning
names,statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlot
putupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,inaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle38of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisofthe
tendersreceived,notlaterthanthelastworkingdayof
themonthduringwhichthetendersweresubmitted.
Thedecisionfixingtheminimumsellingpriceshall
benotifiedforthwithtotheMemberStateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
seventhdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted .Article9
ThestoragechargeprovidedforinArticle15ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit3500per100
kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission