2001/386/EC: Commission Decision of 15 May 2001 fixing the maximum amount of aid granted for the private storage of olive oil under the fourth partial invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EC) No 327/2001 (notified under document number C(2001) 1235)
Date: 2001-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Greece, Spain, award of contract, olive oil, private stock

19.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 137/31

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 May 2001

fixing the maximum amount of aid granted for the private storage of olive oil under the fourth
partial invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EC) No 327/2001

(notified under document number C(2001) 1235)

(Only the Spanish and Greek texts are authentic)

(2001/386/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organ-
isation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (2), and in particular Article
12a thereof,

response to the fourth partial invitation to tender and
with a view to making a significant contribution to
regulating the market, the amount of that aid should be
fixed.

(4)

The measure provided for in this Decision is in accord-
ance with the opinion of the Management Committee
for Oils and Fats,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No
327/2001 of 16 February 2001 authorising the conclu-
sion of private storage contracts for olive oil and
opening an invitation to tender for a limited period for
aid relating thereto (3), the bodies referred to in Article 1
of that Regulation are authorised to conclude contracts
for the private storage of virgin and extra virgin olive oil
they market.

An invitation to tender has been opened for a limited
period. Four consecutive partial invitations to tender are
to be opened from 1 March 2001. The first partial
invitation to tender was restricted to producer groups or
associations of such groups as referred to in the second
sentence of the first paragraph of Article 12a of Regula-
tion No 136/66/EEC. The following three partial invita-
tions to tender are open to all approved operators
referred to in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2768/98 of 21 December 1998 on the aid
scheme for the private storage of olive oil (4).

(3)

Article 12a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for
the granting of aid for the implementation of storage
the tenders submitted in
contracts. On the basis of

Article 1

invitation to tender provided for by
For the fourth partial
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 327/2001,
the maximum
amount of the aid referred to in Article 12a of Regulation No
136/66/EEC shall be as follows:

virgin or extra virgin olive oil:

— in Spain: 1,22 EUR/1 000 kg
— in Greece: 1,22 EUR/1 000 kg.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain and the
Hellenic Republic.

Done at Brussels, 15 May 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 48, 17.2.2001, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 346, 22.12.1998, p. 14.