CELEX: 31981R3470
Language: en
Date: 1981-12-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3470/81 of 4 December 1981 opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Greek intervention agency

5. 12. 81                                Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 349/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3470/81
                                                      of 4 December 1981
               opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Greek
                                                       intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      — approximately 2 500 tonnes of extra virgin olive
COMMUNITIES,                                                            oil,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               — approximately 2 500 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil,
Economic Community,                   '                             — approximately 5 000 tonnes of ordinary virgin
                                                                        olive oil,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                      — approximately 4 000 tonnes of virgin lampante
                                                                        olive oil .
common organization of the market in oils and
fats (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3454/80 (2), and in particular Article 1 2 (4) thereof,
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3) provides that olive                 The invitation to tender shall be published on 7
oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up               December 1981 . Particulars of the lots of oil offered
for sale by tender ;                                                for sale and of the places where they are stored shall
                                                                    be displayed at the central office of 'YDAGEP', 5
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No              Acharnon Street, Athens, Greece.
136/66/EEC, the Greek intervention agency has, since
the 1980/81 marketing year, bought in large quanti­                 A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent
ties of olive oil ;
                                                                    without delay to the Commission .
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2960/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3473/80 (5), laid down the conditions for the sale by                                       Article 3
tender on the Community market and for export of
olive oil ; whereas the state of the Greek market in                The first series of tenders must reach 'YDAGEP', 5
olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of          Acharnon Street, Athens, Greece not later than 2 p.m.
the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular          (local time) on 18 December 1981 .
supply of the market the sale should be effected by
means of a standing invitation to tender ;                          The subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2
                                                                    p.m . on 22 January 1982.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Oils and Fats,
                                                                                            Article 4
                                                                     1 . With regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                    shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity.
                             Article 1                              2.     Where the oil awarded has a different degree of
                                                                    acidity from that for which the tender was submitted,
The Greek intervention agency, Ypiresia Diachiriseos                the price to be paid shall be equal to the price
Agoron Georgikon Proionton, hereinafter referred to                 tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the
as 'YDAGEP', shall open a standing invitation to                    scale below :
tender in accordance with the provisions of this Regu­
 lation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the                  Virgin lampante olive oil :
 sale on the Community market of the following quan­
                                                                    — up to 5 acidity :
 tities of olive oil out of intervention purchases made
 during the 1980/81 marketing year :                                     increase of Dr 129 for each degree or fraction of
                                                                         degree of acidity below 5° ,
(»)  OJ  No  172, 30. 9.  1966, p. 3025/66.
 (2) OJ  No L 360, 31 .   12. 1980 , p . 16.                        — above 5° up to 8° acidity : '
P    OJ  No  L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 .
H    OJ  No L 348, 30.    12. 1977, p. 46.                               reduction of Dr 129 for each degree or fraction of
(5)  OJ  No L 363, 31 .   12. 1980, p. 49.                               degree of acidity above 5° ,
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— above 8     :                                              during which the tenders were submitted. 'YDAGEP
    additional reduction of Dr 141 for each degree or        shall supply the agencies responsible for storage with
    fraction of degree above 8° .                            a list of the lots remaining unsold.
                       Article 5                             A list of the lots remaining unsold shall be displayed
                                                             at the central office of 'YDAGEP' not later than the
Not later than three days after the expiry of each time      seventh day of the month.
limit laid down for the submission of tenders,
'YDAGEP' shall send the Commission a list, without
                                                                                    Article 8
mentioning names, stating the highest tender received
for each lot put up for sale.                                The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation
                                                             (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 584 per 100 kilograms.
                       Article 6
The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the                                    Article 9
basis of the tenders received, not later than the last
working day of the month during which the tenders            The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regula­
were submitted and in accordance with the procedure          tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 100 per 100 kilo­
set out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.           grams.
The decision fixing the minimum selling price shall
be notified forthwith to the Member State concerned .
                                                                                    Article 10
                       Article 7
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
The olive oil shall be sold by 'YDAGEP not later             publication in the Official Journal of the European
than the fifth day of each month following that              Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 4 December 1981 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Poul DAL'SAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission