24.11.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL334/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3508/87
of23November 1987
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofoliveoilheldbythe
Spanishinterventionagency
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofexport
refundsonagriculturalproducts(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3826/85Q,specifiestheevidence
requiredtoproveimportationintonon-Community
countries;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1915/87(2),andin
particularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(3)providesthatoliveoilheldbytheintervention
agenciesistobeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theSpanishinterventionagencyhasbought
inlargequantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2960/77(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(*),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderofoliveoil;
whereasatthepresenttimethereexistopportunitiesfor
exportingoliveoil;
Whereas,inordertoavoidanyexportproblem,itshallbe
preciselystatedonthepackageoftheproducttobe
exportedoneofthedenominations setoutintheAnnex
toRegulationNo136/66/EEC;
Whereastheminimumsellingpriceissofixedthatthe
Communityoperatorsenjoyequalconditionsofcompeti­
tionwithoperatorsinnon-member countries;whereas,
accordingly,oilshould,underthisRegulation,qualify
neitherfortheexportrefundprovidedforinArticle20of
RegulationNo136/66/EECnorfortheconsumptionaid
providedforinArticle11ofthesameRegulation ;
Whereasthereisanestablishedexporttradeinoliveoil
putupinsmallcontainersfromtheCommunitytothe
UnitedStatesofAmericaandtoCanada;whereasifoil
subjectofanawardbytenderunderthisRegulationwere
tobeexportedinbulktothesetwocountries,itmight
welldamagethistraditionalexporttrade;whereas,to
guardagainstthisdanger,exportationshouldbeallowed
onlytocountriesotherthantheUnitedStatesofAmerica
andCanada;
WhereasArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2730/79of29November1979layingdowncommonHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheSpanishinterventionagencyServicioNacional
deProductosagrarios,hereinafterreferredtoas'SENPA',
shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation(EEC)No
2960/77forthesaleforexportofapproximately 2500
tonnesoflampantvirginoliveoil.
2.Thequantitiesofoliveoilawardedshallnotbe
exportedtotheUnitedStatesofAmericaorCanada.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon24
November1987.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandtheplaces
wheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedattheheadoffice
ofSENPA,calleBeneficencia ,8,Madrid28003,Spain.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotenderreferredtoaboveshall
besentwithoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThetendersmustreachSENPA,calleBeneficia,8,Madrid
28003,Spain,notlaterthan2p.m.(localtime)on9
December1987.
Article4
1.Tendersshallbesubmittedforanoilof5°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow: (')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL183,3.7.1987,p.7.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
f5)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.(«)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
P)OJNoL371,31.12.1985,p.1.

NoL334/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities24.11.87
—upto5acidity:
increaseofPta493,5foreachdegreeorfractionof
degreeofaciditybelow5°,
—above5°upto8°acidity:
reductionofPta493,5foreachdegreeorfractionof
degreeofacidityabove5°,
—above8°:
additionalreductionofPta539,8foreachdegreeor
fractionofdegreeabove8°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,SENPAshall
sendtheCommission alist,withoutmentioningnames,
statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupfor
sale.Article8
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbePta3000per100kilograms.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle12(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbePta20000per100kilograms
ofoliveoil.
ForthepurposesofapplyingtheprovisionsofArticle1
(2),thesecurityreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphof
thisArticleshallnotbereleasedunlessproofisprovided
thattheoilwasimportedintoanon-membercountry
otherthantheUnitedStatesofAmericaorCanada,
exceptincaseswhereithasbeendestroyedduringtrans­
portaaresultofforcemajeure,orthatithasbeenused
forsuppliesasindicatedinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2730/79.
TheMemberStatesmay,however,exempttheexporter
fromproducingthedocumentaryevidence,otherthanthe
transportdocument,specifiedinArticle20ofRegulation
(EEC)No2730/79,inthecaseofatransactionwhere
thereisreasonablecertaintyofarrivalatdestinationof
productsforwhichadeclarationofexporttoanon­
membercountryinEurope,Africa,ortheNearorMiddle
East,listedinCommission Regulation(EEC)No
2566/79('),wasmade.
Article9
ThestoragechargeprovidedforinArticle15ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77shallbePta400per100
kilograms.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulation
No136/66/EEC,onthebasisofthetendersreceived,not
laterthanthelastworkingdayofthemonthduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted.Thedecisionfixingthe
minimumsellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtothe
MemberStateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbySENPAnotlaterthanthe
seventhdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduringwhich
thetendersweresubmitted .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23November1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL294,21.11.1979,p.5.