20.10.94 NoL269/15 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2530/94
of19October1994
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbytheGreek
interventionagency
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforOilsandFats
didnotdeliveranopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheGreekinterventionagency,'DiefthinsiDiachiri­
seosAgoronGeorgikonProionton',hereinafterreferredto
as'Didagep',shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulationandofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunity
marketofapproximately 6000tonnesofvirginoliveoil,
thequalityofwhichisdetailedinthenoticeofinvitation
totenderinaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77.
2.DidagepshallforwardtotheCommissionbefore25
October1994thelistofthelotsitintendstoputupfor
saleandtheirstoragelocations.Attherequestofthe
CommissionduringthefollowingthreedaysDidagep
shallreplacecertainlotsasrequiredbytheCommission .HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3179/93(2),andinparti­
cularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2203/90(4),providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theGreekinterventionagencyholdscertain
quantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(6),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketinvirgin
oliveoilwheresupplyislowcomparedwithdemandand
inordertoprovidethegreatestpossiblenumberofopera­
torswithminimumsuppliesfortheirimmediateneeds,it
shouldbestipulatedthatanoperatormayonlysubmit
tendersuptoagivenquantity;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored ;
WhereastothatendtheMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityofasamplebeing
takeninthepresenceofbothparties;Article2
Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon3
November1994.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofDidagep,AcharnonNo241,GR-11253
Athens.
Acopyofthenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThetendersmustreachDidagepatthecentraloffice,
AcharnonNo241,GR-11253Athensnotlaterthan2
p.m.(localtime)on22November1994.
Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyifsubmittedbyanatural
orlegalpersonwhoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoil
sectorandisenteredinthatstatusasat31December
1993inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Notenderermaysubmitatenderforaquantityinexcess
of500tonnes.(')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.
(*)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.

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Article4
1.Withregardstolampantevirginoliveoil,tenders
shallbesubmittedforoilof3°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—upto3°acidity:
increaseofECU0,32foreachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow3°,
—above3°acidity:
reductionofECU0,32foreachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove3°.
Article5
Norlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,Didagepshall
sendtheCommissionalist,withoutmentioningnames,
statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupfor
sale.Article10
WithoutprejudicetoArticle11(1)and(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77,beforethelotawardedisremoved,the
interventionagency,thesuccessfultendererandthe
storageagencyshalltakeareferencesampleandanalyse
thatsampleusingthemethodsreferredtoinArticle2(4)
(a)and(b)ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3472/850).
(a)Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesample
indicateadifferencebetweenthequalityoftheolive
oiltoberemovedandthequalityasdescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,butthattheoilisolive
oilasreferredtoinpoint1oftheAnnextoRegula­
tion136/66/EEC,thefollowingprovisionsshall
apply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thatsameday,
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIaswellasthestorerandthe
successfultenderer;
(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheragreetotakeoverthelotwithitsquality
asestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion
notwithstanding thedeclarationmadeinaccor­
dancewithArticle7(6)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77.Inthatcase,thesuccessful
tenderershall,thatsameday,informtheinter­
ventionagencyandtheCommissionthereofin
accordancewithAnnexII.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,
heshallimmediatelybereleasedfromallhis
obligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities.
(b)Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesample
indicatethattheoilisotherthanoliveoilasreferred
toinpoint1oftheAnnextoRegulation136/
66/EEC:
—theinterventionagencyshall,thatsameday,
informtheCommission thereofinaccordancewith
AnnexI,aswellasthestorerandthesuccessful
tenderer,
—thesuccessfultenderershallgiveofficialnotice,
thatsameday,totheinterventionagencyofthe
impossibilityoftakingoverthelotinquestionand
shallinformtheCommission thereof,thatsame
day,inaccordancewithAnnexesIandII.Once
theseformalitieshavebeencompleted,heshall
immediatelybereleasedfromallhisobligations
relatingtothelotinquestion,includingthesecuri­
ties.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddownforthe
submissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyDidagepnotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle6.
Didagepshallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article8
Theoilshallnotbewithdrawnbefore1December 1994.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbeECU18per100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeECU3per100kilograms.(')OJNoL333,11.12.1985,p.5.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19October1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEXI
TheonlynumberstobeusedinBrusselsare(DGVI-C-4,fortheattentionofMessrsAlbani/Petchame):
—telex: 22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—fax: 2966009.
ANNEXII
Communication ofrefusaloflotsundertheinvitationtotenderforthesaleof6000tonnesof
oliveoilheldbytheGreekinterventionagency
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
Lot Quantity Address Reasonforrefusal
No intonnes ofwarehouse totakeover