NoL236/1 21.9.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2575/93
of20September1993
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbytheItalian
interventionagency
laysdownthattenderssubmittedinresponsetoinvita­
tionstotenderbeexpressedinecusandArticles13to17
thereofprovideforadvancefixingoftheagricultural
conversionratesfortheamountsconcerned ;whereas
Article10ofthesaidRegulationappliestotheoliveoil
sectoronlyasfromthebeginningofthe1993/94marke­
tingyear;whereasitisaccordinglynecessarytospecify
theoperativeeventfortheagriculturalconversionratein
thecaseofthisinvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2046/92(2),andin
particularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2754/78(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2203/90(4),providesthatoliveoilheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulation
No136/66/EEC,theItalianinterventionagencyholds
certainquantitiesofoliveoil;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2960/77(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3818/85(6),laid
downtheconditionsforthesalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketandforexportofoliveoil;whereas
thestateofthemarketinoliveoilisatpresentfavourable
forthesaleofpartofthesaidoil;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketinvirgin
oliveoilwheresupplyislowcomparedwithdemandand
inordertoprovidethegreatestpossiblenumberofopera­
torswithaminimumsupplyfortheirimmediateneeds,it
shouldbestipulatedthateachoperatormayonlysubmit
tendersforamaximumquantity;
Whereasspecialtimelimitsshouldbelaiddownforwith­
drawaloftheoliveoiltoexpediteitsplacingonthe
market;
WhereasArticle20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1068/93of30April1993ondetailedrulesfordeter­
miningandapplyingtheagriculturalconversionratesQArticle1
TheItalianinterventionagency,'AziendadiStatopergli
interventinelmercatoagricolo',hereinafterreferredtoas
'AIMA',shallopenaninvitationtotenderinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulationandofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleontheCommunitymarket
ofthefollowingquantitiesofoliveoil:
—approximateley 6600tonnesofordinaryvirginolive
oil,
—approximately 2300tonnesoflampantevirginolive
oil.
Article2
Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon
24September1993.
Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedforsaleandofthe
placeswheretheyarestoredshallbedisplayedatthe
centralofficeofAIMA,viaPalestro81,1-00185Rome.
Acopyofthenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.1.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.20.oOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

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Article3
ThetendersmustreachAIMAatthecentraloffice,via
Palestro81,1-00185Romenotlaterthan2p.m.(local
time)on5October1993.
Tendersshallbeadmissibleonlyifsubmittedbyanatural
orlegalpersonwhoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoil
sectorandisenteredinthatstatusasat31December
1992inapublicregisterofaMemberState.
Furthermore ,notenderermaysubmitatenderfora
quantityinexcessof500tonnes.
Article4
1.Withregardtolampantevirginoliveoil,tenders
shallbesubmittedforanoilof3°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,the
pricetobepaidshallbeequaltothepricetendered,
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththescalebelow:
—upto3°acidity:
increaseof0,32ECUSforeachtenthofadegreeof
aciditybelow3°
—above3°upto5°acidity:
reductionof0,32ECUSforeachtenthofadegreeof
acidityabove3°
—above5°acidity:
additionalreductionof0,35ECUSforeachtenthofa
degreeofacidityabove5°.
Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,AIMAshallsend
theCommission alist,withoutmentioningnames,stating
thehighesttenderreceivedforeachlotputupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceper100kilogramsofoilshall
befixed,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,onthebasisof
thetendersreceived,notlaterthanthe10thworkingday
aftertheexpiryofeachfinaldatelaiddownforthe
submissionoftenders.Thedecisionfixingtheminimum
sellingpriceshallbenotifiedforthwithtotheMember
Stateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyAIMAnotlaterthanthe
fifthworkingdayafterthedateofnotificationofthedeci­
sionreferredtoinArticle6.
AIMAshallsupplytheagenciesresponsibleforstorage
withalistofthelotsremainingunsold.
Article8
Theproductshallbewithdrawnnotlaterthan
15November1993.
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2960/77shallbe18ECUSper100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbe3ECUSper100kilograms.
Article10
Theoperativeeventfortheagriculturalconversionrate
applicableinthecontextofthisinvitationtotendershall
bedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Article10ofRegulation(EEC)No1068/93.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20September1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission