NoL41/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.2.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No355/85
of8February1985
openingastandinginvitationtotenderforthesaleofoliveoilheldbytheGreek
interventionagency
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No231/85(2),
andinparticularArticle12(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2754/78of23November1978(3),providesthatolive
oilheldbytheinterventionagenciesshallbeputup
forsalebytender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theGreekinterventionagencyhas,since
the1980/81marketingyear,boughtinlargequantities
ofoliveoil;
Whereas,Commission Regulation (EEC)No
2960/77(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2041/83Q,laiddowntheconditionsforthesaleby
tenderontheCommunitymarketandforexportof
oliveoil;whereasthestateoftheGreekmarketin
oliveoilisatpresentfavourableforthesaleofpartof
thesaidoil;whereas,inordertofacilitatetheregular
supplyofthemarket,thesaleshouldbeeffectedby
meansofastandinginvitationtotender;
Whereasinthepresentsituationofthemarketin
ediblevirginoliveoilswheresupplyisverylow
comparedwithdemandandinordertoprovidethe
greatestpossiblenumberofoperatorswithaminimum
supplyfortheirimmediateneeds,itshouldbestipu­
latedforthefirsttwoseriesoftendersthateach
operatormayonlysubmittendersforamaximum
quantityofsuchoils;whereasinordertoavoidany
misuseofthisprovisionandthereforepreventa
limitednumberofoperatorsfrommonopolizing the
quantitiesputupforsale,itshouldbestipulatedthat
onlyrecognizedoperatorsmaysubmittendersin
responsetothisinvitation;Article1
TheGreekinterventionagency'YpiresiaDiachiriseos
AgoronGeorgikonProionton',hereinafterreferredto
as'Ydagep',shallopenastandinginvitationtotender
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation
andofRegulation(EEC)No2960/77forthesaleon
theCommunitymarketofthefollowingquantitiesof
oliveoiloutofinterventionpurchases :
—approximately 280tonnesofextravirginoliveoil,
—approximately 1350tonnesoffinevirginoliveoil,
—approximately 2250tonnesofordinaryvirginolive
oil,
—approximately 5000tonnesofvirginlampante
oliveoil,
—approximately 800tonnesofoliveresidueoil.
Unsoldquantitiesfromthefirsttenderwillbeputon
saleatthefollowingtender.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedon11
February1985.Particularsofthelotsofoilofferedfor
saleandoftheplacestheyarestoredshallbe
displayedatthecentralofficeofYdagep,5Acharnon
Street,Athens,Greece.
Acopyoftheinvitationtotendershallbesent
withoutdelaytotheCommission .
Article3
ThefirstseriesoftendersmustreachYdagep,5
AcharnonStreet,Athens,Greece,notlaterthan2p.m.
(localtime)on20February1985.
Subsequentseriesoftendersmustbelodgedby2p.m.
on:
—26March1985,,
—23April1985.(■)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL26,31.1.1985,p.12.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.13.
(4)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.46.
0OJNoL200,23.7.1985,p.25.

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Forthefirstandsecondseriesoftenders,asregards
ordinaryandfinevirginoils,atendershallbeadmis­
sibleonlyifsubmittedbyanaturalorlegalperson
whoexercisesanactivityintheoliveoilsectorandis
registeredasat31December1984inapublicregister
ofaMemberState.Furthermore ,foreachseriesand
quality,notenderermaysubmitatenderforaquantity
inexcessof300tonnes.
Article4
1.Withregardtovirginlampanteoliveoil,tenders
shallbesubmittedforanoilof5°acidity.
Withregardtooliveresidueoil,tendersshallbe
submittedforanoilof5°acidity.
2.Wheretheoilawardedhasadifferentdegreeof
acidityfromthatforwhichthetenderwassubmitted,
thepricetobepaidshallbeequaltotheprice
tendered,increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththe
scalebelow:
A.Virginlampanteoliveoil:
—upto5°acidity:
increaseofDr290foreachdegreeorfraction
ofdegreeofaciditybelow5°;
—above5°upto8°acidity:
reductionofDr290foreachdegreeorfraction
ofdegreeofacidityabove5°;
—above8°:
additionalreductionofDr317foreachdegree
orfractionofdegreeabove8°.
B.Oliveresidueoil:
—above5°upto8°acidity:
reductionofDr154foreachdegreeorfraction
ofdegreeofacidityabove5°;
—above8°:
additionalreductionofDr181foreachdegree
orfractionofdegreeabove8°.Article5
Notlaterthanthreedaysaftertheexpiryofeachtime
limitlaiddownforthesubmissionoftenders,Ydagep
shallsendtheCommission alist,withoutmentioning
names,statingthehighesttenderreceivedforeachlot
putupforsale.
Article6
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,onthebasis
ofthetendersreceived,notlaterthanthelastworking
dayofthemonthduringwhichthetenderswere
submittedandinaccordancewiththeprocedureset
outinArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC.The
decisionfixingtheminimumsellingpriceshallbe
notifiedforthwithtotheMemberStateconcerned .
Article7
TheoliveoilshallbesoldbyYdagepnotlaterthan
theseventhdayofeachmonthfollowingthatduring
whichthetendersweresubmitted.Ydagepshall
supplytheagenciesresponsibleforstoragewithalist
ofthelotsremainingunsold.
Alistofthelotsputupforsaleandalistofthelots
remainingunsoldfromthepreviousinvitationsto
tendershallbedisplayedattheheadofficeofYdagep
notlaterthantheseventhdayofeachmonth.
Article8
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2960/77shallbeDr860per100kilograms.
Article9
ThestoragechargereferredtoinArticle15ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2960/77shallbeDr200per100kilo­
grams.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8February1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President