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NoL112/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.5.68
REGULATION (EEC)No589/68OETHECOMMISSION
of14May1968
ondetailedrulesforthesaleofoliveoilheldbyinterventionagencies
observedshouldbefixedineachcase;whereas,
however,severalminimumpricesmaybefixedin
eachcaseonthebasisofthedistancefromtheCom­
munitymarketof'thecountriesofdestinationand
thespecialconditionsapplyingtoimportsincertain
countriesofdestination ;
Whereasthepriceforinvitationstotenderforexport
maybelowerthanthepriceforinvitationstotender
forsalesontheCommunitymarket;whereas,there­
fore,inconnectionwithaninvitationtotenderfor
exports,thelodgingofaspecialdepositshouldbe
requiredasaguaranteethattheoilthusacquiredis
infactexportedfromtheCommunityand,where
appropriate ,reachesitsdestination ;
Whereastheminimumpriceforinvitationstotender
forexportisfixedonthebasisofworldmarket
price;whereas,therefore,itisnotnecessaryto.grant
anexportrefundonoilacquiredbytender;
Whereastotakeaccountofcurrentadministrative
facilitiesintheMemberStatescustomsexportfor­
malitiesshouldbecompletedintheMemberState
inwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/
EEC1of22September1966ontheestablishment of
acommonorganisationofthemarketinoilsand
fats,andinparticularArticle11(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/66/
EEC2of27October1966ontradeinoilsandfats
betweentheCommunityandGreece;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo171/67/
EEC3of27June1967onexportrefundsandlevies
onoliveoil,andinparticularArticle11thereof;
Whereasoliveoilheldbyinterventionagenciesmust
besoldwithoutdiscrimination amongCommunity
buyers;whereasforthatpurposeitisappropriate
thatsalesshouldtakeplaceunderthetendering
system;
Whereastransactionscarriedoutbyintervention
agenciestakeplaceatthewholesalestage;whereas,
therefore,thoseagenciesshouldlaydownforeach
invitationtotenderforsaleontheCommunity
markettheminimumquantitybelowwhichtenders
mayberefused;
WhereasArticle11(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
laiddownthepriceatwhichoilboughtinbyinter­
ventionagenciesshouldbesold;whereas,therefore,
theminimumpriceforsalesbytendermustbefixed
atalevelmakingitpossibletoachievethisend;
whereas,however,pricesofimportedoilshould
notimpedesalesbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,however,invitationstotenderforexport
whichareissuedasaresultofinterventionagencies
needingtodisposeofstocksheldbythemmustnot,
however,causedistortionsdetrimentaltonormal
exports;whereas,therefore,aminimumpricetobeHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thesaleofoliveoilheldbyinterventionagencies
shalltakeplacebytenderunderthetermslaiddown
inthefollowingArticles.
Article2
Thetermsoftheinvitationtotender,wheretheoil
isheld,mustensureequalaccessandtreatmentto
allinterestedpartiesirrespectiveoftheplaceoftheir
establishment intheCommunity .
Article3
OlNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
OJNo197,20.10.1966 ,p.3393/66.
OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2600/67.'Invitationtotender'meansacompetitioninwhich
allinterestedpartiesareinvitedtosubmittenders,

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Article7 thecontractbeingawardedtothepersonoffering
thehighestprice,subjecttoobservanceofthemini­
mumpricesfixedinaccordancewiththefollowing
provisions .
Article41.Thetermsoftheinvitationtotenderforexport
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/
EEC..
Thetermstobelaiddownshallconcerninparticu­
lar:
—theminimumprice;1.Foreachtendertheinvitationtosubmittenders
mustbepublishedinparticularintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
,2.Interestedpartiesshalltakepartintheinvitation
totenderbysubmittingtendersinwritingandin
sealedenvelopes.
Article5—thedepositreferredtoinparagraph3;
—theminimumquantitybelowwhichtendersmay
berefused.
2.Theminimumpriceshallbefixedatsuchalevel
thatitdoesnotinterferewiththeotherexportsof
oliveoil,andonthebasisofthetrendsandneeds
ofthemarket.
Whenthesituationontheworldmarketforthe
specificneedsofcertainmarketssorequire,different
minimumpricesmaybefixed,accordingtodesti­
nation.
3.Interventionagenciesinvitingtendersforexport
shallrequireaspecialdeposittobelodgedbythe
exporterwhosubmitsthesuccessfultender.This
depositshallbereleasedwhenproofisfurnished
thattheoilacquiredbytenderhasinfactbeen
exportedfromtheCommunityand,whereappro­
priate,hasreacheditsdestination .
4.Oilwhichhasbeenexportedshallnotbenefit
fromtheexportrefundfixedinaccordancewith
RegulationNo171/67/EEC.1.Whenaninterventionagencyissuesaninvitation
totenderforsaleontheCommunitymarket,the
relevantMemberStatebelongsshallnotifytheCom­
missionatleasttendaysbeforethedateofpubli­
cation.
2.Whentheinvitationtosubmittendersispub­
lished,thetermsoftheinvitationtotendershallbe
specified,inparticulartheminimumpricetobe
observedandtheminimumquantitybelowwhich
tendersmayberefused.
3.Theinvitationtosubmittendersreferredtoin
parapgraph2shallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities atleast
twentydaysbeforethefinaldatefixedforthesub­
missionoftenders.
Article6
Article8
Customsexportformalitiesshallbecompletedinthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued.
Article91.TheminimumpricereferredtoinArticle5(2)
shallbefixedbytheinterventionagencyatsuch
alevelthatthecostpriceofoilsoldbytendershall
notbelowerattheCommunityfrontiercrossing
pointreferredtoinArticle13(2)ofRegulation
No136/66/EECthanthemarkettargetpriceruling
onthedayoftenderlessoneunitofaccountper
100kg.
2.Iftheoilofferedisnotofthestandardqualityfor
whichtheinterventionpriceisfixed,thepricein­
creasesandreductionslistedintheAnnextoCom­
missionRegulationNo785/67/EEC1of30October
1967ondetailedrulesforthebuying-inofoliveoil
byinterventionagenciesshallapplytotheselling
price.Olive-oilproducingMemberStatesshallassistone
anotherinapplyingtheprovisionsofthisRegulation .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14May1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY
1OJNo264,30.10.1967,p.11.