CELEX: 31978R3133
Language: en
Date: 1978-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3133/78 of 28 December 1978 on the putting up for sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

No L 370/64                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              30 . 12. 78
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3133/78
                                                    of 28 December 1978
               on the putting up for sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   — the remaining stock of extra virgin olive oil out of
COMMUNITIES,                                                          intervention purchases during the 1975/76
                                                                      marketing year, being approximately 900 tonnes ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            — approximately 1 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive
Economic Community,
                                                                      oil out of intervention purchases made during the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                     1976/77 marketing year.
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
common organization of the market in oils and                                             Article 2
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 1 562/78 (2), and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof,
                                                                 The invitation to tender shall be published on 4
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 ( 1 ) of Regulation No           January 1979.
 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since          Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the
the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quanti­
ties of olive oil ;                                              places where they are stored shall be displayed at the
                                                                 central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77
of 23 December 1977 laying down rules for the sale of
                                                                                          Article 3
olive oil held by the intervention agencies (3) laid
down the conditions for the sale by tender on the
Community market and for export of olive oil ;                   The minimum selling price shall be as laid down in
whereas the state of the Italian market in olive oil is at       the Annex hereto .
present favourable for the resale of the said oil ;
whereas, in view of the characteristics of the market,
                                                                                          Article 4
the sale should be concluded by tender ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation             Tenders shall reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome,
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                 Italy, not later than 2 p.m. (local time) on 16 January
                                                                  1979 .
ment Committee for Oils and Fats,
                                                                                          Article 5
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                 The oil shall be sold by AIMA on 18 January 1979.
                          Article 1
                                                                 AIMA shall supply the agencies responsible for
The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per            storage with a list of the lots remaining unsold.
gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter
referred to as 'AIMA', shall put up for sale by tender                                    Article 6
in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation
and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 :                             The security shall be eight units of account per 100
— the unsold quantities of olive oil put up for sale              kilograms.
     under Regulation (EEC) No 2696/78, being approx­
     imately :
                                                                                          Article 7
     — 1 235 tonnes fine virgin olive oil,
     — 1 440 tonnes lampante virgin olive oil,                   The storage charge shall be Lit 1 300 per 100 kilo­
     — 2 100 tonnes olive-residue oil ,                          grams .
out of intervention purchases made during the                                             Article 8
 1975/76 marketing year ;
(*) OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
i2) OJ No L 185, 7 . 7 . 1978 , p. 1 .                            publication in the Official Journal of the European
(3) OJ No L 348 , 30. 12. 1977, p . 46.                           Communities.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 28 December 1978 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                Vice-President
                                                         ANNEX
                   Minimum selling price (or olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency
           1 . Extra virgin olive oil, 1 : Lit 185 000 per 100 kilograms.
           2. Fine virgin olive oil, 1.5° : Lit 177 000 per 100 kilograms.
           3. Lampante virgin olive oil, 3° : Lit 158 000 per 100 kilograms.
           4. Olive-residue oil, 15° : Lit 72 000 per 100 kilograms.
           In the case of lampante virgin olive oil and olive-residue oil with a different degree of acidity, there
           shall be added or deducted as the case may be Lit 1 000 per 100 kilograms for each degree of acidity
           or fraction thereof less than 3° or more than 15° .