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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No870/94
of19April1994
ontheopeningofaninvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbythe
Spanishinterventionagency
RegulationandRegulation(EEC)No2960/77forthesale
ontheCommunitymarketofapproximately 10000
tonnesofoliveoilofqualitiesotherthanextravirgin
oliveoil.
Notwithstanding Article5(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2960/77,Senpashall,wherethequantityofoilina
containerexceeds500tonnes,beauthorizedtoestablish
severallotswithpartonlyofthatoil.
Article2
Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon
29April1994.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofSenpa,calleBeneficencia 8,Madrid
28004,Spain.
Acopyofthenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3179/93(2),andinparti­
cularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2754/78(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2203/90(4),providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesistobeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
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,Article3
ThetendersmustreachSenpa,calleBeneficencia 8,
Madrid28004,Spain,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)on
11May1994.Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyiftheyare
submittedbyanaturalorlegalpersonengagedinactivity
inoliveoilandenteredinthatstatusasat31December
1993inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Notenderermaysubmitatenderforaquantityinexcess
of1000tonnes.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheSpanishinterventionagency,'ServicioNacionalde
ProductosAgrarios',hereinafterreferredtoas'Senpa'shall
openaninvitationtotenderinaccordancewiththisArticle4
1.Inthecaseoflampantevirginoliveoil,tendersshall
besubmittedforanoilof3°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—upto3°acidity:
increaseofECU0,32foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow3°,(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL285,20.11.1993,p.9.
OOJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.

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—above3°upto5acidity:
reductionofECU0,32foreachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove3°,
—above5°acidity:
additionalreductionofECU0,35foreachtenthofa
degreeofacidityabove5°.sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbySenpanotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle6.
Senpashallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbeECU18per100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeECU3per100kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,Senpashallsend
theCommission alist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddownforthe
submissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19April1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission