10.11.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL314/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2983/82
of9November 1982
openingastandinginvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofoliveoilheldby
theItalianinterventionagency
tioninbulkorinimmediatecontainersofanet
contentofmorethanfivelitresshouldbeallowedonly
tocountriesotherthantheUnitedStatesofAmerica
andCanada;
WhereasArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2730/79of29November1979layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproductsf),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2646/81(8),
specifiestheevidencerequiredtoproveimportation
intonon-Community countries;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2566/79
of15November1979onthecountrynomenclature
fortheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunityand
statisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates(9)liststhe
non-membercountriesofEurope,AfricaandtheNear
andMiddleEast;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1413/82(2),
andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No5/81
of1January1981layingdownthegeneralrulesfor
thesystemofthecorrectiveamountforoliveoil(3),
andinparticularArticle7thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(4)providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciesistobeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(I)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyhas
boughtin,sincethe1975/76marketingyear,large
quantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2960/77(s),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1852/82(6),laiddowntheconditionsforthesaleby
tenderofoliveoilfortheCommunitymarketandfor
export;whereasatthepresenttimethereexistoppor­
tunitiesforexportingediblevirginoliveoil;whereas,
therefore,thesaidoilshouldbeputupforsaleundera
standinginvitationtotender;
Whereastheminimumsellingpriceissofixedthat
theCommunityoperatorsenjoyequalconditionsof
competitionwithoperatorsinnon-membercountries;
whereas,accordingly ,oilshouldunderthisRegulation
qualifyneitherfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article20ofRegulationNo136/66/EECnorforthe
consumptionaidprovidedforinArticle]]ofthe
sameRegulation ;
Whereasthereisanestablishedexporttradeinolive
oilputupinsmallcontainersfromtheCommunityto
theUnitedStatesofAmericaandtoCanada;whereas
ifoilsubjectofanawardbytenderunderthisRegula­
tionweretobeexportedinbulktothesetwocoun­
tries,itmightwelldamagethistraditionalexport
trade;whereas,toguardagainstthisdanger,exporta­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheItalianinterventionagency'AziendadiStato
pergliinterventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafter
referredtoas'AIMA',shallopenastandinginvitation
totenderinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthis
RegulationandofRegulation (EEC)No2960/77for
thesaleforexportof:
—approximately 10000tonnesoffinevirginolive
oilfrominterventionpurchasesmadeduringthe
1980/81and1981/82marketingyears,
—approximately 7500tonnesofoliveresidueoil
frominterventionpurchasesmadeduringthe
1980/81and1981/82marketingyears,
Approximately one-fifthofthesequantitieswillbeput
onsaleeachmonthtogetherwithanyunsoldquanti­
tiesfromthepreviousinvitationstotender.
2.Thequantitiesofoliveoilawardedshallnotbe
exportedinbulkorinimmediatecontainersofanet
contentofmorethanfivelitrestotheUnitedStatesof
AmericaorCanada. (')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.6.
(3)OJNoL1,1.1.1981,p.8.
(")OJNoL331,28.II.1978,p.13.0OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
(fc)OJNoL203,10.7.1982,p.17.OOJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
(8)OJNoL259,12.9.1981,p.10.
OOJNoL294,21.11.1979,p.5.

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Article2 Article7
Theinvitationtotendershallbemadepublicon9
November 1982.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
headofficeofAIMA,viaPalestro81,Rome,Italy.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotenderreferredtoabove
shallbesentwithoutdelaytotheCommission .TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
seventhdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted .
AIMAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Alistofthelotsputupforsaleandalistofthelots
remainingunsoldfromthepreviousinvitationsto
tendershallbedisplayedattheheadofficeofAIMA
notlaterthantheseventhdayofeachmonth.
Article3
Article8ThefirstseriesoftendersmustreachAIMA,via
Palestro81,Rome,Italy,notlaterthan2p.m.(local
time)on23November1982.
Subsequentseriesoftendersmustbelodgedby2p.m.
on:
—17December1982,
—21January1983,
—22February1983,
—23March1983.
Article4ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe9-50ECUper100kilo­
grams.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle12(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe170ECUper100kilo­
gramsofoliveoil.
ForthepurposesofapplyingtheprovisionsofArticle
1(2),thesecurityreferredtointhesecondsubpara­
graphofthisArticleshallnotbereleasedintheevent
ofoliveoilbeingexportedinbulkorinimmediate
containersofanetcontentofmorethanfivelitres
unlessproofisprovidedthattheoilwasimportedinto
anon-membercountryotherthantheUnitedStatesof
AmericaorCanada,exceptincaseswhereithasbeen
destroyedduringtransportasaresultofforcemajeure
orthatithasbeenusedforsuppliesasindicatedin
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No2730/79.
TheMemberStatesmay,however,exempttheexporter
fromproducingthedocumentaryevidence,otherthan
thetransportdocument,specifiedinArticle20of
Regulation (EEC)No2730/79,inthecaseofatrans­
actionwherethereisreasonablecertaintyofarrivalat
destinationofproductsforwhichadeclarationof
exporttoanon-membercountryinEurope,Africa,or
theNearorMiddleEast,listedinRegulation (EEC)
No2566/79,wasmade.
Inthecaseofexportofoilinbulk,thesecurity
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphshallbeforfeit
uptotheamountofthecorrectiveamountapplicable
intradebetweenGreeceandtheotherMemberStates,
ifthepartyconcerneddoesnotprovideproofthatit
hasnotreceivedsuchamount.1.Withregardtooliveresidueoil,tendersshallbe
madeforanoilof5°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,
thepricetobepaidshallbeequaltotheprice
tendered,reducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—above5°upto8°acidity:
reductionofLit1805foreachdegreeorfraction
ofdegreeofacidityabove5°,
—above8:
additionalreductionofLit2191foreachdegreeor
fractionofdegreeabove8°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofeachtime
limitlaiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMA
shallsendtheCommission alist,withoutmentioning
names,statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlot
putupforsale.Article9
Article6 ThestoragechargeprovidedforinArticle15ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2960/77shallbeLit3500per100
kilograms .
Article10Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,inaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle38of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisofthe
tendersreceived,notlaterthanthelastworkingdayof
themonthduringwhichthetendersweresubmitted.
Thedecisionfixingtheminimumsellingpriceshall
benotifiedforthwithtotheMemberStateconcerned .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9November1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission