NoL92/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.4.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No945/88
of8April1988
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleforexporttoTunisiaofolive-residue
oilheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
requiredtoproveimportationintonon-Community
countries;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishmentofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3994/87(2),andin
particularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(3)providesthatoliveoilheldbytheintervention
agenciesistobeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyhasbought
inlargequantitiesofolive-residueoil; ,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(*),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderofoliveoil;
whereasatthepresenttimethereexistopportunitiesfor
exportingolive-residueoilofhighaciditytoTunisia;
Whereas,inordertoavoidanyexportproblem,itshallbe
preciselystatedonthepackageoftheproducttobe
exportedinoneofthedenominations setoutinthe
AnnextoRegulationNo136/66/EEC;
Whereastheminimumsellingpriceissofixedthatthe
Communityoperatorsenjoyequalconditionsof
competitionwithoperatorsinnon-membercountries;
whereas,accordingly,oilshouldunderthisRegulation
qualifyneitherfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article20ofRegulationNo136/66/EECnorforthe
consumptionaidprovidedforinArticle11ofthesame
Regulation ;
WhereasArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2730/79of29November1979layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofexport
refundsonagriculturalproducts(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1180/87Q,specifiestheevidenceHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyAziendadiStatoper
gliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafterreferredto
as'AIMA',shallopenaninvitationtotenderin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulationandof
Regulation(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleforexportof
approximately 1000tonnesofolive-residueoil,withon
acidityofnotlessthan15°.
2.Thequantitiesofolive-residueoilawardedshallbe
intendedforexporttoTunisia.
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No2960/77thisoilmustbeexported
withoutfurtherprocessing.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon8April
1988.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandtheplaces
wheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedattheheadoffice
ofAIMA,viaPalestro81,Rome,Italy.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotenderreferredtoaboveshall
besentwithoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThetendersmustreachAIMA,viaPalestro81,Rome,
Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)on21April1988.
Article4
1.Tendersshallbemadeforanolive-residue oilof15°
acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthistenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
reducedbyLit3226foreachdegreeorfractionofa
degreeabove15°.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.31.0OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.
(«)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL113,30.4.1987,p.27.

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Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMAshallsend
theCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogamsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthetenthworkingday
aftertheexpiryofthefinaldatelaiddownforthe
submissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthe
decisionreferredtoinArticle6.AIMAwillcommunicate
totheInterventionAgenciesthelistofthelotswhich
havenotbeenawarded.
Article8
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit30000per100kilograms.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle12(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit110000per100kilograms
ofolive-residue oil.
2.Forthepurposesofapplyingtheprovisionsof
Article1(2),thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1,
secondsubparagraphofthisArticleshallnotbereleased
unlessproofisprovidedthattheoilwasimportedin
Tunisia,exceptincaseswhereithasbeendestroyed
duringtransportasaresultofforcemajeure.
3.TheMemberStatesmay,however,exemptthe
exporterfromproducingthedocumentaryevidence,other
thanthetransportdocumentspecifiedinArticle20of
Regulation(EEC)No2730/79inthecaseofatransaction
wherethereisreasonablecertaintyofarrivalatdestination
ofproductsforwhichadeclarationofexporttothe
countryreferredtoinparagraph2ofthisArticlewas
made.
Article9
ThestoragechargeprovidedforinArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit4000per100
kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8April1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President