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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No979/84
of9April1984
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofoliveoilheldbythe
Italianinterventionagency
consumption aidprovidedforinArticle11ofthe
sameRegulation ;
Whereasthereisanestablishedexporttradeinolive
oilputupinsmallcontainersfromtheCommunityto
theUnitedStatesofAmericaandtoCanada;whereas
ifoilsubjectofanawardbytenderunderthisRegula­
tionweretobeexportedinbulktothesetwocoun­
tries,itmightwelldamagethistraditionalexport
trade;whereas,toguardagainstthisdanger,exporta­
tioninbulkorinimmediatecontainersofanet
contentofmorethanfivelitresshouldbeallowedonly
tocountriesotherthantheUnitedStatesofAmerica
andCanada;
WhereasArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2730/79of29November1979layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproductsI7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No519/83(8),
specifiestheevidencerequiredtoproveimportation
intonon-Community countries;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2566/79
of15November1979onthecountrynomenclature
fortheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunityand
statisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates(')liststhe
non-membercountriesofEurope,AfricaandtheNear
andMiddleEast;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1413/82(2),
andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No5/81
of1January1981layingdownthegeneralrulesfor
thesystemoftheaccessioncompensatoryamountfor
oliveoil(3),andinparticularArticle7thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(4)providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciesistobeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyhas
boughtin,sincethe1975/76marketingyear,large
quantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2960/77(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2041/83(6),laiddowntheconditionsforthesaleby
tenderofoliveoil;whereasatthepresenttimethere
existopportunitiesforexportingoliveoil;whereas,
therefore,thesaidoilshouldbeputupforsaleunder
aninvitationtotender,providingthat,takinginto
accounttheworldmarket,theobligationtoexportisa
delayshorterthanthenormalsixmonths;
Whereas,inordertoavoidanyexportproblem,itshall
bepreciselystatedonthepackageoftheproducttobe
exportedoneofthedenominations setoutinthe
AnnextoRegulationNo136/66/EEC;
Whereastheminimumsellingpriceissofixedthat
theCommunityoperatorsenjoyequalconditionsof
competitionwithoperatorsinnon-membercountries;
whereas,accordingly,oilshouldunderthisRegulation
qualifyneitherfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article20ofRegulationNo136/66/EECnorfortheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheItalianinterventionagency'AziendadiStato
pergliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafter
referredtoas'AIMA',shallopenaninvitationto
tenderinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegu­
lationandofRegulation (EEC)No2960/77forthe.
saleforexportof:
—approximately 5000tonnesofoliveresidueoil.
Unsoldquantitiesfromatenderwillbeputonsaleat
thefollowingtender. (')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.6.
OOJNoL1,1.1981,p.8.
(<)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
OOJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
(«)OJNoL200,23.7.1983,p.25.0OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
HOJNoL58,5.3.1983,p.5.
OOJNoL294,21.11.1979,p.5.

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2.Thequantitiesofoliveoilawardedshallnotbe
exportedtotheUnitedStatesofAmericaorCanada.
3.ByderogationofthedispositionsofArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No2960/77,theoilawardedmust
beexportedwithinfourmonthsofthesale,having
beenrefinedandmadeedible.Theamounteffectively
exportedshallbedeterminedbyapplyingtothe
amountwithdrawntheformulasetoutatArticle17
1(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2960/77.
4.AccordingtothedispositionsofArticle35of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC,iftheoilawardedis
exportedinbulk,theimmediatepackagingmuststate
oneofthedenominations setoutinpoints5and6of
theAnnextothesaidRegulation.—above10:
areductionofLit2682foreachdegreeorfraction
ofadegreeabove10°.
ArticleJ
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofeachtime
limitlaiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMA
shallsendtheCommissionalist,withoutmentioning
names,statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlot
putupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumseilingpriceshallbefixed,inaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle38of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisofthe
tendersreceived,notlaterthanthelastworkingdayof
themonthduringwhichthetendersweresubmitted.
Thedecisionfixingtheminimumsellingpriceshall
benotifiedforthwithtotheMemberStateconcerned .Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon11
April1984.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
headofficeofAIMA,viaPalestro81,Rome,Italy.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotenderreferredtoabove
shallbesentwithoutdelaytotheCommission .Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
seventhdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted .
AIMAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsoldandshall
displayitattheirheadofficenotlaterthan7May
1984.Article3
ThefirstseriesoftendersmustreachAIMA,via
Palestro81,Rome,Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(local
time)on24April1984.
Thesecondseriesoftendersmustbelodgedby2p.m.
(localtime)on23May1984.Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit13000per100kilo­
grams.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle12(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit138000per100kilo­
gramsofoliveresidueoil.
ForthepurposesofapplyingtheprovisionsofArticle
1(2),thesecurityreferredtointhesecondsubpara­
graphofthisArticleshallnotbereleasedunlessproof
isprovidedthattheoilwasimportedintoanon­
membercountryotherthantheUnitedStatesof
AmericaorCanada,exceptincaseswhereithasbeen
destroyedduringtransportasaresultofforcemajeure,
orthatithasbeenusedforsuppliesasindicatedin
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No2730/79.
TheMemberStatesmay,however,exempttheexporter
fromproducingthedocumentaryevidence,otherthan
thetransportdocument,specifiedinArticle20of
Regulation(EEC)No2730/79,inthecaseofatrans­
actionwherethereisreasonablecertaintyofarrivalat
destinationofproductsforwhichadeclarationofArticle4
1.Tendersshallbemadeforanoliveresidueoilof
10°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,
thepricetobepaidshallbeequaltotheprice
tendered,increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththe
scalebelow:
Oliveresidueoil:
—below10°downto8°acidity:
anincreaseofLit2682foreachdegreeorfraction
ofadegreeofaciditybelow10°,
—below8°:
anadditionalincreaseofLit2280foreachdegree
orfractionofadegreebelow8°,

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exporttoanon-membercountryinEurope,Africa,or
theNearorMiddleEast,listedinRegulation(EEC)
No2566/79,wasmade.
Inthecaseofexportofoilinbulk,thesecurity
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphshallbeforfeit
uptotheamountofthecorrectiveamountapplicable
intradebetweenGreeceandtheotherMemberStates,
ifthepartyconcerneddoesnotprovideproofthatit
hasnotreceivedsuchamount.Article9
ThestoragechargeprovidedforinArticle15ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit3500per100
kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindingmitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9April1984.
tortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission