6.6.91 NoL142/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1522/91
of5June1991
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbytheSpanish
interventionagencyforexportforexporttotheCanaryIslands
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproductsf),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1615/90(8),specify
theevidencerequiredtoproveimportationintoathird
country;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheSpanishinterventionagencyServicioNacional
deProductosAgrarios,hereinafterreferredtoas'Senpa',
shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation(EEC)No
2960/77forthesaleforexportofapproximately 4000
tonnesoflampantevirginoliveoil.
2.Theoliveoilawardedmustbeexportedtothe
CanaryIslands,intheformofproductsputupin
containerswithanetcontentofnotmorethanfivelitres
andofthequalitydefinedinpoint3oftheAnnexto
RegulationNo136/66/EEC.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3577/90(2),andin
particularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2754/78(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2203/90(4),providesthatsalesofoliveoilheldbyinter­
ventionagenciesaretobeorganizedbyinvitationto
tender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theSpanishinterventionagencyhasbought
inlargequantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(5),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(6),lays
downtheconditionsforsalebyinvitationtotender;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesupplyofoliveoiltothe
CanaryIslands,someoftheoilfromCommunityinter­
ventionstocksshouldbemadeavailableforexporttothat
destination ;
Whereastheminimumsellingpriceissofixedthatthe
Communityoperatorsenjoyequalconditionsofcompeti­
tionwithoperatorsinthirdcountries;whereas,accor­
dingly,oilsoldpursuanttothisRegulationmustnot
qualifyforexportrefundsasprovidedforinArticle20of
RegulationNo136/66/EECorforconsumption aidas
providedforinArticle11ofthatRegulationorbesubject
tothearrangementsonmonetarycompensatoryamounts
oronaccessioncompensatory amounts;
WhereasArticles16,17and18ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheArticle2
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon7June
1991.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandtheplaces
wheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedattheheadoffice
ofSenpa,CalleBeneficencia 8,E-Madrid28004.
Notwithstanding Article5(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2960/77,Senpashallbeauthorized,wherethequantityof
oilinacontainerexceeds400tonnes,tomakeupseveral
lotswithpartonlyofsuchoil.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotenderreferredtoaboveshall
beforwardedwithoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
TendersmustreachSenpa,CalleBeneficia8,E-Madrid
28004,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)on21June1991.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.hOJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(')OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.
0OJNoL340,30.12.1977,p.46.b)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.0OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL152,16.6.1990,p.33.

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Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyifsubmittedbyanatural
orlegalpersonwhoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoil
sectorandisenteredinthatcapacityasat31December
1990inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Notenderermaysubmitatenderforaquantityinexcess
of400tonnes.
Article4
1.Tendersshallbesubmittedforoilof3°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—upto3°acidity:
increaseofPta48,62foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow3°,
—morethan3°toupto5°acidity,
reductionofPta48,62foreachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove3°,
—morethan5°acidity,
additionalreductionofPta53,17foreachtenthofa
degreeabove5°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,Senpashallsend
theCommission alist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulation
No136/66/EEC,onthebasisofthetendersreceived,not
laterthanthelastworkingdayofthemonthduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted .Thedecisionfixingthe
minimumsellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtothe
MemberStateconcerned .Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbySenpanotlaterthanthe
seventhdayofthemonthfollowingthatinwhichthe
tendersweresubmitted .
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbePta3000per100kilograms.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle12(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbePta18000per100kilograms
ofoliveoil.
ForthepurposeofapplyingArticle1(2),thesecurity
referredtointhesecondparagraphofthisArticleshall
notbereleaseduntilproofisprovidedthataquantityof
productequalto110%ofthatobtainedbyrefiningthe
oilawardedhasbeenimportedinto,andreleasedfor
consumptionin,theCanaryIslandsbefore10December
1991,exceptincaseswhereitisdestroyedduringtrans­
portasaresultofforcemajeure,withouttheidentifica­
tionnumberreferredtoinArticle2(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No3089/78(').Suchproofshallbeprovided
nolaterthanthreemonthsfollowingthedateofimport.
Article9
ProductsdispatchedpursuanttothisRegulationshallnot
qualifyforexportrefundsorconsumptionaidandshall
notbesubjecttothearrangementsormonetaryoracces­
sioncompensatory amounts.
Article10
ThestoragechargeprovidedforinArticle15ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77shallbePta400per100kilo­
grams.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5June1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL369,29.12.1978,p.12.