NoL187/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.7.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1878/81
of7July1981
openingastandinginvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofoliveoilheld
bytheItalianinterventionagency
ifoilsubjectofanawardbytenderunderthisRegula­
tionweretobeexportedinbulktothesetwocoun­
tries,itmightwelldamagethistraditionlexport
trade;whereastoguardagainstthisdangerexport­
ationinbulkorinimmediatecontainersofanet
contentofmorethanfivelitresshouldbeallowed
onlytocountriesotherthantheUnitedStatesof
AmericaandCanada;
WhereasArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2730/79of29November1979layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts(7),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/80(8),
specifiestheevidencerequiredtoproveimportation
intonon-Community countries;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2566/79
of15November1979onthecountrynomenclature
fortheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunityand
statisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates(9)liststhe
non-membercountriesofEurope,AfricaandtheNear
andMiddleEast;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3454/80(2),andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No5/81
of1January1981layingdownthegeneralrulesfor
thesystemofaccessioncompensatory amountsfor
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(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3473/80(6),laiddowntheconditionsforthesaleby
tenderofoliveoilfortheCommunitymarketandfor
export;whereasatthepresenttimethereexistoppor­
tunitiesforexportingediblevirginoliveoil;whereas,
therefore,thesaidoilshouldbeputupforsaleunder
astandinginvitationtotender;
Whereastheminimumsellingpriceissofixedthat
theCommunityoperatorsenjoyequalconditionsof
competitionwithoperatorsinnon-membercountries;
whereas,accordingly,oilshouldunderthisRegulation
qualifyneitherfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article20ofRegulationNo136/66/EECnorforthe
consumption aidprovidedforinArticle11ofthe
sameRegulation ;
Whereasthereisanestablishedexporttradeinolive
oilputupinsmallcontainersfromtheCommunityto
theUnitedStatesofAmericaandtoCanada;whereasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheItalianinterventionagency'AziendadiStato
pergliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafter
referredtoas'AIMA',shallopenastandinginvitation
totenderinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthis
RegulationandofRegulation(EEC)No2960/77for
thesaleforexportofabout12000tonnesofextra
qualityvirginoliveoiloutofinterventionpurchases
madeduringthe1980/81oliveoilmarketingyearata
rateof2000tonnespermonth,thislatterquantity
beingincreasedthefollowingmonthbyanyquantity
ofoliveoilremainingunsoldfromthepreviousinvita­
tionstotender.f1)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.1.
(3OJNoL1,1.1.1981,p.8.
(4)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(5)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
(6)OJNoL363,31.12.1980,p.49.(7)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
(8)OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.
HOJNoL294,21.11.1979,p.5.

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2.Thequantitiesofoliveoilawardedshallnotbe
exportedinbulkorinimmediatecontainersofanet
contentofmorethanfivelitrestotheUnitedStatesof
AmericaorCanada.Alistofthelotsputupforsaleandalistofthelots
remainingunsoldfromthepreviousinvitationsto
tendershallbedisplayedattheheadofficeofAIMA
notlaterthantheseventhdayofeachmonth.
Article2Article7
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon10
July1981.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
headofficeofAIMA,ViaPalestro81,Rome,Italy.A
copyoftheinvitationtotenderreferredtoaboveshall
besentwithoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThefirstseriesoftendersmustreachAIMA,Via
Palestro81,Rome,Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(local
time)on22July1981.
Subsequentseriesoftendersmustbelodgedby2p.m.
on:ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe9-50ECUper100
kilograms.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle12(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe145ECUper100kilo­
gramsofoliveoil.
ForthepurposesofapplyingtheprovisionsofArticle
1(2),thesecurityreferredtointhesecondsubpara­
graphofthisArticleshallnotbereleasedintheevent
ofoliveoilbeingexportedinbulkorinimmediate
containersofanetcontentofmorethanfivelitres
unlessproofisprovidedthattheoilwasimportedinto
anon-membercountryotherthantheUnitedStates
ofAmericaorCanada,exceptincaseswhereithas
beendestroyedduringtransportasaresultofforce
majeure,orthatithasbeenusedforsuppliesasindi­
catedinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No2730/79.
TheMemberStatesmay,however,exemptthe
exporterfromproducingthedocumentaryevidence,
otherthanthetransportdocument,specifiedin
Article20ofRegulation(EEC)No2730/79inthe
caseofatransactionwherethereisreasonable
certaintyofarrivalatdestinationofproductsforwhich
adeclarationofexporttoanon-membercountryin
Europe,Africa,ortheNearorMiddleEast,listedin
Regulation(EEC)No2566/79,wasmade.
Inthecaseofexportofoilinbulk,thesecurity
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphshallbeforfeit
uptotheamountoftheaccessioncompensatory
amountapplicableintradebetweenGreeceandthe
otherMemberStates,ifthepartyconcerneddoesnot
provideproofthatithasnotreceivedthecompensa­
toryamount.—20August1981,
—23September1981,
—21October1981,
—20November1981,
—15December1981.
Article4
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofeachtime
limitlaiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMA
shallsendtheCommission alist,withoutmentioning
names,statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlot
putupforsale.
Article5
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,inaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle38of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisofthe
tendersreceived,notlaterthanthelastworkingdayof
themonthduringwhichthetendersweresubmitted.
Thedecisionfixingtheminimumsellingpriceshall
benotifiedforthwithtotheMemberStateconcerned .Article8
ThestoragechargeprovidedforinArticle15ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit2000per100
kilograms.Article6
Article9TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
seventhdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted .
AIMAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsiblefor
storagewithalistofthelotsremainingunsold.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7July1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN