NoL41/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.2.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No354/85
of8February1985
openingastandinginvitationtotender(orthesaleofoliveoilheldbythe
ItalianinterventionagencyandrepealingRegulation (EEC)No2672/84
Whereas,inviewofthissamesituation,currentsales
ofoliveoilforexportshouldbesuspendedinorderto
makesuchoilsavailablefortheinternalmarket;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No231/85(2),
andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78of23November1978(3)providesthatolive
oilheldbytheinterventionagenciesshallbeputup
forsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyhas,since
the1975/76marketingyear,boughtinlargequantities
ofoliveoil;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2960/77(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2041/83(*),laiddowntheconditionsforthesaleby
tenderontheCommunitymarketandforexportof
oliveoil;whereasthestateoftheItalianmarketin
oliveoilisatpresentfavourableforthesaleofpartof
thesaidoil;whereas,inordertofacilitatetheregular
supplyofthemarket,thesaleshouldbeeffectedby
meansofastandinginvitationtotender;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketin
ediblevirginoliveoilswheresupplyisverylow
comparedwithdemandandinordertoprovidethe
greatestpossiblenumberofoperatorswithaminimum
supplyfortheirimmediateneeds,itshouldbestipu­
latedforthefirsttwoseriesoftendersthateach
operatormayonlysubmittendersforamaximum
quantityofsuchoils;whereasinordertoavoidany
misuseofthisprovisionandthereforepreventa
limitednumberofoperatorsfrommonopolizing the
quantitiesputupforsale,itshouldbestipulatedthat
onlyrecognizedoperatorsmaysubmittendersin
responsetothisinvitation;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagency'AziendadiStatoper
gliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafterreferred
toas'AIMA',shallopenastandinginvitationtotender
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation
andofRegulation(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleon
theCommunitymarketofthefollowingquantitiesof
oliveoil:
—approximately 6000tonnesoffinevirginoliveoil,
—approximately 13900tonnesofordinaryoliveoil,
—approximately 16000tonnesofvirginlampante
oliveoil,
—approximately 15000tonnesofresidueoil.
Unsoldquantitiesfromthefirsttenderwillbeputon
saleatthefollowingtender.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon11
February1985.Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedfor
saleandoftheplaceswheretheyarestoredshallbe
displayedatthecentralofficeofAIMA,ViaPalestro
81,Rome,Italy.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThefirstseriesoftendersmustreachAIMA,Via
Palestro81,Rome,Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(local
time)on21February1985.
Subsequentseriesoftendersmustbelodgedby2p.m.
(localtime)on:
—25March1985,
—23April1985.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL26,31.1.1985,p.12.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(<)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
0OJNoL200,23.7.1983,p.25.

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Forthefirstandsecondseriesoftenders,asregards
ordinaryandfinevirginoils,atendershallbeadmis­
sibleonlyifsubmittedbyanaturalorlegalperson
whoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoilsectorandis
registeredasat31December1984inapublicregister
ofaMemberState.Furthermore ,foreachseriesand
quality,notenderermaysubmitatenderforaquantity
inexcessof300tonnes.
Article4
1.Withregardtovirginlampanteoliveoil,tenders
shallbesubmittedforanoilof5°acidity.
Withregardtooliveresidueoil,tendersshallbe
submittedforanoilof5°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,
thepricetobepaidshallbeequaltotheprice
tendered,increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththe
scalebelow:
A.Virginlampanteoliveoil:
-—upto5°acidity;
increaseofLit4582foreachdegreeorfraction ,
ofdegreeofaciditybelow5°,
—above5°upto8°acidity:
reductionofLit4582eachdegreeorfraction
ofdegreeofacidityabove5°,
—above8°:
additionalreductionofLit5012foreach
degreeorfractionofdegreeabove8°,
B.Oliveresidueoil:
—above5°upto8°acidity:
reductionofLit2435foreachdegreeorfrac­
tionofdegreeofacidityabove5°,
—above8°:
additionalreductionofLit2864foreach
degreeorfractionofdegreeabove8°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofeachtime
limitlaiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMA
shallsendtheCommission alist,withoutmentioningnames,statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlot
putupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,onthebasis
ofthetendersreceived,notlaterthanthelastworking
dayofthemonthduringwhichthetenderswere
submittedandinaccordancewiththeprocedureset
outinArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC.The
decisionfixingtheminimumsellingpriceshallbe
notifiedforthwithtotheMemberStateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
seventhsayofeachmonthfollowingthatduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted.AIMAshallsupply
theagenciesresponsibleforstoragewithalistofthe
lotsremainingunsold.
Alistofthelotsputupforsaleandalistofthelots
remainingunsoldfromthepreviousinvitationsto
tendershallbedisplayedattheheadofficeofAIMA
notlaterthantheseventhdayofeachmonth.
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit13500per100kilo­
grams.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit3500per100
kilograms.
Article10
Regulation(EEC)No2672/84isherebyrepealed.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8February1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President