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NoL357/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3495/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of21December 1,973
onthebuying-inofoliveoilforabufferstock
Whereastopromotetheformationofabufferstock,
thepaymentofthebuying-inpriceaswellasthe
subsidywithinashortperiodafterthedeliveryofthe
oilshouldbeprovidedfor;whereas,with'thesame
endinview,itappearsnecessarythattheintervention
agencyshouldtakeaccountofdifferingcostswhich
mayresultforthesellerfromthetransportoftheoil
toacentreotherthanthatwhichhehasnamed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article1
Onlyvirginoliveoilhavingafreefattyacidcontent
expressedasoleicacidofnotmorethan13grammes
per100grammes,andwithamoisture,andimpurities
contentofnotmorethan1-5%,shallbeeligiblefor
thebufferstockprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
3414/73.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EEC(')of22September1966ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoils
andfats,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3414/73(3)of11December1973ontheformationof
abufferstockofoliveoil,andinparticularArticle8
thereof;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)
No3414/73,thebufferstockshallconsistexclusively
ofvirginoil;whereas,forpurposesofgoodadministra­
tivemanagement ,thevirginoilswhichareofaless
thannormalqualityshouldbeexcludedfromthe
stock;
Whereastoensurethecorrectapplicationofthe
bufferstocksystemaswellasthesubsidysystemfor
theoilssoldforthebufferstock,theminimuminfor­
mationwhichshouldbegiveninthesubmissionoffer
shouldbedefined;
WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3414/73providesthepossibilityfortheproducersto
obtainpermissiontoretainsomeoilfortheirpersonal
consumption ;whereasforpurposesofgoodadminis­
tration,thecriteriatobeusedindeterminingthe
quantityofoilinquestionshouldbedefined;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No3414/73
providesfortheapplicationofincreasesandreduc­
tionstothebuying-inprice,totakeaccountofthe
valueofthevariousqualitiesofoiloffered;whereas,
tothisend,thetableofincreasesandreductionsset
outintheAnnextoCommissionRegulationNo785/
67/EEC(4)of30October1967onthebuying-inof
oliveoilbyinterventionagencies,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2501/71(5),shouldbemain­
tained;
Whereastopromotetheformationofthetotalityof
thebufferstock,acertaintoleranceshouldbe
permittedinrespectofthemaximumquantity
referredtoinArticle2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3414/73;Article2
TheMemberStateconcernedshallfix:
(a)thebuying-inprice,inaccordancewithArticle5
ofRegulation (EEC)No3414/73.Itshallinform
theCommissionofthisprice,onceitisfixed;
(b)theinterventioncentresfortheformationofthe
bufferstock.
Article3
1.ThesubmissionofferreferredtoinArticle4(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3414/73shouldincludeat
leastthefollowinginformation :
(a)thename,forenamesandaddressoftheperson
makingtheoffer;
(b)thequantityofolivesproduced;
(c)thequantityofvirginoliveoilproduced ;
(d)theplacewheretheoilisbeingstoredwhenthe
offerismade;
(e)theinterventioncentretowhichhewishesto
makethedelivery.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
(3)OJNoL351,20.12.1973,p.1.
(4)OJNo264,31.10.1967,p.11.
(5)OJNoL258,23.11.1971,p.7.

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2.EachmonththeMemberStateconcernedshall
informtheCommission ofthequantitiesofoil
boughtduringthepreviousmonthbytheintervention
agencyforthebufferstock.2.Thesubmissionoffershouldbeaccompaniedby
thecultivationdeclarationreferredtoinArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No3209/73(').
3.Theinterventionagencyshalldecideforeach
producerwhosubmitsanoffertheamountofoil
whichmaybeusedforhispersonalconsumption ,
takingintoaccountinparticulartheaverageconsump­
tionintheoil-producing regionsaswellasthe
numberofdependantsofeachproducer.Article7
Article4
1.Thebuying-inpriceshallbeadjustedoutby
applyingtheincreasesandreductionsindicatedin
RegulationNo785/67/EEC.
2.Paymentforthequantityofoildeliveredshallbe
effectedfollowingdeductionoftheweightofmoisture
andimpuritiesinexcessof0·2%.
3.Thebuying-inpriceshallbethatvalidonthe
dayofdeliveryandcalculatedinaccordancewith
Article7forgoodsdeliveredtothewarehousebutnot
unloaded,allowancebeingmadefortheincreasesand
reductionsprovidedforinparagraph 1.1.Theinterventionagencyshalldeterminethe
placewheretheoilshallbetakenover.
If,attherequestoftheinterventionagency,theoilis
delivered :
—toacentreotherthanthatnamedintheoffer,any
resultingincreaseintransportcoststotheseller
shallbetakenintoaccountwhenpaymentis
beingeffected;
—toaplaceotherthananinterventioncentre,any
resultingincreaseordecreaseintransportcoststo
thesellershallbetakenintoaccountwhen
paymentisbeingeffected.
2.Theinterventionagencyshalldesignateaplace
ofdeliveryotherthanthecentreindicatedbythe
holderoftheoilif,atthetimeofthetransaction ,that
centredoesnothavesufficientstoragecapacityforthe
productinquestionordoesnotprovidesufficient
guaranteethattheproductswhichhavebeenthe
subjectofinterventionwillbekeptingoodcondition.
Theplaceofdeliverytobedesignatedbytheinterven­
tionagencyshallbetheplace,outofallplaceswith
sufficientstoragecapacityandfacilitiesforkeeping
productsingoodcondition,inwhichthetotal
expenditureresultingfromstoragecostsandchanges
intransportcostsisthemostfavourable.Article5
Intheformationofthebufferstockatoleranceof
1%inrespectofthemaximumquantityreferredto
inArticle2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No3414/73shall
bepermitted .
Article6
Article81.Thepaymentfortheoilboughtbytheinterven­
tionagencyforthebufferstock,aswellasofthe
subsidyfortheoilproduced,shallbeeffectedwithina
maximumperiodof15daysafterthatonwhichthe
interventionagencyhastakenovertheoil.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNoL327,28.11.197.3,p.1.5.