9.9.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL263/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2728/89
of8September1989
popeninganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbytheItalian
interventionagency
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1225/89(2),andin
particularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2754/78(3),providesthatoliveoilheldbythe
interventionagenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyholdscertain
quantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85Q,laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketinolive
oilswheresupplyislowcomparedwithdemandandin
ordertoprovidethegreatestpossiblenumberofoperators
withaminimumsupplyfortheirimmediateneeds,it
shouldbestipulatedthateachoperatormayonlysubmit
tendersforamaximumquantity;whereasinorderto
avoidanymisuseofthisprovisionandthereforepreventa
limitednumberofoperatorsfrommonopolizing the
quantitiesputupforsale,itshouldbestipulatedthatonly
recognizedoperatorsmaysubmittendersinresponseto
thisinvitation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,withtheprovisionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunitymarket
ofthefollowingquantitiesofoliveoil:
—approximately 4000tonnesoflampantevirginolive
oil,
—approximately 2500tonnesofolive-pomace oil.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon11
September1989.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofAIMA,viaPalestro81,1-00185Rome,
Italy.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotendershallbesentwithout
delaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThetendersmustreachAIMAatthecentraloffice,via
Palestro81,Rome,Italynotlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)
on25September1989.
Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyifsubmittedbyanatural
orlegalpersonwhoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoil
sectorandisenteredinthatstatusasat31December
1988inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Furthermore,notenderermaysubmitatenderfora
quantityinexcessof1500tonnesforlampantevirgin
oliveoil,and500tonnesforolive-pomace oil.
Article4
1.Withregardtolampantevirginoliveoil,tenders
shallbesubmittedforanoilof5°acidity.
Withregardtoolive-pomace oil,tendersshallbe
submittedforanoilof10°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
A.Lampantevirginoliveoil:
—upto5°acidity:
incresaseofLit528,6foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow5°,
—above5°upto8°acidity:
reductionofLit528,6foreachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove5°,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagency,'AziendadiStatopergli:
interventi'nelmercatoagricolo',hereinafterreferredtoas
'AIMA',shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccordance
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.15.
(')OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(<)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.

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—above8:
additionalreductionofLit578,2foreachtenthof
adegreeabove8°;
B.Olive-pomace oil:
—below10°downto8°acidity:
anincreaseofLit350foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow10°,
—below8°:
anadditionalincreaseofLit300foreachtenthof
adegreebelow8°,
—above10°:
areductionofLit350foreachtenthofadegree
above10°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMAshallsend
theCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttendersreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulation
No136/66/EEC,onthebasisofthetendersreceived,notlaterthanthelastworkingdayofthemonthduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted.Thedecisionfixingthe
minimumsellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtothe
MemberStateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
seventhdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduringwhich
thetendersweresubmitted .
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbeLit30000per100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit4000per100kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8September1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission