21.6.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL154/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1408/94
of20June1994
ontheopeningofaninvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbythe
Spanishinterventionagency
No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunitymarketofthe
followingquantitiesofoliveoil:
—2000tonnesofextravirginoliveoil,
—13000tonnesofvirginoliveoil.
Notwithstanding Article5(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2960/77,Senpashall,wherethequantityofoilina
containerexceeds500tonnes,beauthorizedtoestablish
severallotswithpartonlyofthatoil.
Article2
Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon
24June1994.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofSenpa,calleBeneficencia 8,E-28004
Madrid,Spain.
Acopyofthenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThetendersmustreachSenpa,calleBeneficencia 8,
E-28004Madrid,Spain,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)
on11July1994.Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyifthey
aresubmittedbyanaturalorlegalpersonengagedinacti­
vityinoliveoilandenteredinthatstatusasat
31December1993inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Notenderermaysubmitatenderforaquantityinexcess
of2000tonnes.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3179/93(2),andinpar­
ticularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2754/78(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2203/90(4),providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesistobeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulation
No136/66/EEC,theSpanishinterventionagencyholds
certainquantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(6),lays
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thesituationonthemarketinoliveoilisatpresent
favourableforthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketinvirgin
oliveoilwheresupplyislowcomparedwithdemandand
inordertoprovidethegreatestpossiblenumberofopera­
torswithminimumsuppliesfortheirimmediateneeds,it
shouldbestipulatedthatanoperatormayonlysubmit
tendersuptoagivenquantity;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheSpanishinterventionagency,'ServicioNacionalde
ProductosAgrarios',hereinafterreferredtoas'Senpa'shall
openaninvitationtotenderinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation(EEC)Article4
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,Senpashallsend
theCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article5
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddownforthe
submissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned.(■)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
OOJNoL285,20.11.1993,p.9.
OOJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
(6)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.

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Article8
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeECU3per100kilograms.Article6
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbySenpanotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle6.
Senpashallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article7
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbeECU18per100kilograms.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20June1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission