CELEX: 31982R0838
Language: en
Date: 1982-04-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 838/82 of 6 April 1982 opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

No L 95/28                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 8 . 4. 82
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 838/82
                                                        of 6 April 1982
              opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the
                                                 Italian intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                      and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale
                                                                  on the Community market of the following
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             quantities of olive oil :
Economic Community,
                                                                  — approximately 1 8 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive
                                                                       oil from intervention purchases made during the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                      1979/80, 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years,
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
common organization of the market in oils and fats ('),           — approximately 9 000 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3454/80 (2),                    from intervention purchases made during the
and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,                              1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years,
                                                                  — approximately 3 500 tonnes of ordinary olive oil
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                       from intervention purchases made during the
2754/78 of 23 November 1 978 (3), provides that olive                  1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years,
oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up              — approximately 7 500 tonnes of olive residue oil
for sale by tender ;                                                   from intervention purchases made during the
                                                                       1979/80, 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (1 ) of Regulation No              — approximately 8 000 tonnes of virgin lampante
136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since
                                                                       olive oil from intervention purchases made during
the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quantities                 the 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years.
of olive oil ;
                                                                   Approximately one sixth of these quantities will be
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No                             put on sale each month together with any unsold
2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                quantities from the previous invitations to tender.
3473/80 (*), laid down the conditions for the sale by
tender on the Community market and for export of
olive oil ; whereas the state of the Italian market in                                     Article 2
olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of
the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular         The invitation to tender shall be published on 8 April
supply of the market up to the end of the current                  1982. Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and
marketing year, the sale should be effected by means               of the places where they are stored shall be displayed
of a standing invitation to tender ;                               at the central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome,
                                                                   Italy.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management               A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent
Committee for Oils and Fats,                                       without delay to the Commission.
                                                                                           Article 3
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                   The first series of tenders must reach AIMA, Via
                                                                   Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy not later than 2 p.m. (local
                           Article 1                               time) on 23 April 1982.
The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per              Subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2 p.m.
                                                                   on :
gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred
 to as 'AIMA', shall open a standing invitation to tender          —    21  May 1982,
                                                                   —    22 June 1982,
(')  OJ No  172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.                         —    22  July 1982,
 (*) OJ  No L 360, 31 .  12. 1980, p. 16.
O    OJ No  L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13.                        —    24  August 1982,
 (4) OJ  No L 348, 30.   12. 1977, p. 46.
 0   OJ  No L 363, 31 .  12. 1980, p. 49.                          —    22  September 1982.
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                        Article 4                            names, stating the highest tender received for each lot
                                                             put up for sale.
1.     With regard to olive residue oil, tenders shall be
made for an oil of 5° acidity.                                                       Article 6
Within regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders          The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis
shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity.                 of the tenders received, not later than the last working
                                                             day of the month during which the tenders were
2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of           submitted and in accordance with the procedure set
acidity from that for which the tender was submitted,        out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The
the price to be paid shall be equal to the price             decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be
tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the        notified forthwith to the Member State concerned.
scale below :
A. Virgin lampante olive oil :                                                      Article 7
     — up to 5° acidity :                                    The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than the
        increase of Lit 2 642 for each degree or fraction    seventh day of each month following that during
        of degree of acidity below 5° ;                      which the tenders were submitted. AIMA shall supply
                                                             the agencies responsible for storage with a list of the
    — above 5° up to 8° acidity :                            lots remaining unsold.
        reduction of Lit 2 642 for each degree or frac­      A list of the lots put up for sale and a list of the lots
        tion of degree of acidity above 5° ;                 remaining unsold from the previous invitations to
     — above 8     :                                         tender shall be displayed at the head office of AIMA
        additional reduction of Lit 2 893 for each           not later than the seventh day of each month.
        degree or fraction of degree above 8° .
                                                                                     Article 8
B. Olive residue oil :
                                                             The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation
     — above 5° up to 8 acidity :                            (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 11 950 per 100 kilo­
        reduction of Lit 1 510 for each degree or frac­      grams.
        tion of degree of acidity above 5° ;
                                                                                     Article 9
     — above 8     :
        additional reduction of Lit 1 887 for each           The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regula­
        degree or fraction of degree above 8° .              tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 3 500 per 100
                                                             kilograms.
                        Article 5                                                   Article 10
Not later than three days after the expiry of each time      This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
limit laid down for the submission of tenders, AIMA          publication in the Official Journal of the European
shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning          Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 6 April 1982.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Poul DALSAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission