16.2.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL44/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No375/89
of15February1989 }
openinganinvitationtotenderfothesaleofoliveoilheldbytheItalian
interventionagency
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunitymarket
ofthefollowingquantitiesofoliveoil:
—approximately 11000tonnesofvirginlampantolive
oil,
—approximately 4000tonnesofoliveresidueoil.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon16
February1989.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedispayedatthe
centralofficeofAIMA,viaPalestro81,Rome,Italy.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotendershallbesentwithout
delaytotheCommission .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
136/66/EECof22September1966ontheestablishment
ofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2210/88(2),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(3),providesthatoliveoilheldbythe
interventionagenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyholds
certainquantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(*),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketin
lampantvirginoliveoilswheresupplyislowcompared
withdemandandinordertoprovidethegreatestpossible
numberofoperatorswithaminimumsupplyfortheir
immediateneeds,inshouldbestipulatedthateach
operatormayonlysubmittendersforamaximum
quantity;whereasinordertoavoidanymisuseofthis
provisionandthereforepreventalimitednumberof
operatorsfrommonopolizing thequantitiesputupfor
sale,itshouldbestipulatedthatonlyrecognizedoperators
maysubmittendersinresponsetothisinvitation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,Article3
ThetendersmustreachAIMAatthecentraloffice,via
Palestro81,Rome,Italynotlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)
on23February1989.
Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyifsubmittedbyanatural
orlegalpersonwhoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoil
sectorandisregisteredasat31December1988ina
publicregisterofaMemberState.
Furthermore ,notenderermaysubmitatenderfora
quantityinexcessof1500tonnes,forvirginlampant
oliveoil,and500tonnesforoliveresidueoil.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article4
1.Withregardtovirginlampantolive,tendersshallbe
submittedforanoilof5°acidity.
Withregardtooliveresidueoil,tendersshallbe
submittedforanoilof10°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeofacidity
fromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,thepriceto
bepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,increasedor
reducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:Article1
The:Italianinterventionagency,'AziendadiStatopergli
interventi'nelmercatoagricolo',hereinafterreferredtoas
*AIMA',shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccordance
A.Virginlampantoliveoil:
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(«)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.—upto5acidity:
increaseofLit528,6foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow5°,

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No136/66/EEC,onthebasisofthetendersreceived,not
laterthanthelastworkingdayofthemonthduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted.Thedecisionfixingthe
minimumsellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtothe
MemberStateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
seventhdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduringwhich
thetendersweresubmitted .—above5°upto8acidty:
reductionofLit528,6foreachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove5°,
—above8°:
additionalreductionofLit578,2foreachtenthof
adegreeabove8°.
B.Oliveresidueoil:
—below10°downto8°acidity:
anincreaseofLit350foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow10°,
—below8°:
anadditionalincreaseofLit300foreachtenthof
adegreebelow8°,
—above10°:
areductionofLit350foreachtenthofadegree
above10°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMAshallsend
theCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttendersreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulationArticle8-
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbeLit30000per100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit4000per100kilograms.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15February1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission