CELEX: 31991R1492
Language: en
Date: 1991-06-04
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1492/91 of 31 May 1991 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Spanish intervention agency

4 . 6 . 91                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 140/7
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1492/91
                                                               of 31 May 1991
                   opening an invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Spanish
                                                            intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              —    200 tonnes of extra virgin olive oil,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   —    1 300 tonnes of virgin olive oil,
 Economic Community,                                                     —    1 500 tonnes of ordinary olive oil,
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                    —    2 000 tonnes of lampante virgin olive oil.
 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                      By way of derogation from Article 5 (2) of Regulation
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last                 (EEC) No 2960/77, Senpa shall, where the quantity of oil
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in                       in a container exceeds 500 tonnes, be authorized to
 particular Article 12 (4) thereof,                                      establish several lots with part only of that oil.
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2754/78 (3), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2203/90 (4),                                           Article 2
 provides that olive oil held by the intervention agencies
shall be put up for sale by tender ;                                     The invitation to tender shall be published on 6 June
                                                                          1991 .
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 (2) of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 629/86 (*), the Spanish intervention                 Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the
agency holds in stock large quantities of olive oil ;                    places where they are stored shall be displayed at the
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (6),                      central office of Senpa, calle Beneficencia 8, Madrid
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3818 /85 f), laid                 28004, Spain.
down the conditions for the sale by tender on the
Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas                   A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent without
                                                                         delay to the Commission.
the state of the market in olive oil is at present favourable
for the sale of part of the said oil ;
                                                                                                    Article J
Whereas in the present situation of the market in virgin
olive oil where supply is low compared with demand and                   The tenders must reach Senpa, calle Beneficencia 8,
in order to provide . the greatest possible number of                    Madrid 28004, Spain, not later than 2 p.m. (local time) on
operators with a minimum supply for their immediate                      20 June 1991 . Tenders shall be admissible only if
needs, it should be stipulated that each operator may only               submitted by a natural or legal person who exercises an
submit tenders for a maximum quantity ;                                  activity in the olive oil sector and is entered in that status
Whereas special time limits should be laid down for                      as at 31 December 1990 in a public register of a Member
                                                                         State .
withdrawal of the olive oil to expedite its placing on the
market ;
                                                                         Furthermore, no tenderer may submit a tender for a
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                 quantity in excess of 500 tonnes.
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Oils and Fats,                                                                        Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                          1 . With regard to lampante virgin olive oil, tenders
                                                                         shall be submitted for an oil of 3° acidity.
                                Article 1                                2.      Where the oil awarded has a different degree of
                                                                         acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, the
The Spanish intervention agency 'Servicio Nacional de                    price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered,
Productos Agrarios', hereinafter referred to as 'Senpa',                 increased or reduced in accordance with the scale below :
shall open an invitation to tender in accordance with the
provisions of this Regulation and of Regulation (EEC) No                 — up to 3° acidity :
2960/77 for the sale on the Community market of the                           increase of Pta 48,62 for each tenth of a degree of
following quantities of olive oil :                                           acidity below 3° ,
                                                                         — above 3° up to 5° acidity,
(') OJ   No 172, 30. 9.    1 966, p. 3025/66.                                 reduction of Pta 48,62 for each tenth of a degree of
(2) OJ   No L 353, 17.     12. 1990, p. 23 .
f)  OJ   No L 331 , 28 .   11 . 1978 , p. 13 .                                acidity above 3° ,
(4) OJ   No L 201 , 31 .   7. 1990, p. 5.                                — above 5° acidity,
0   OJ   No L 60 , 1 . 3 .  1986, p. 8 .
(6) OJ   No L 348, 30.     12. 1977, p. 46.                                   additional reduction of Pta 53,17 for each tenth of a
0   OJ   No L 368 , 31 .   12. 1985, p. 20 .                                  degree above 5° .
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                         Article 5                              Senpa shall supply the agencies responsible for storage
                                                                with a list of the lots remaining unsold.
Not later than three days after the expiry of the time limit
laid down for the submission of tenders, Senpa shall send
the Commission a list, without mentioning names, stating                                Article 8
the highest tender received for each lot put up for sale.
                         Article 6                              The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                No 2960/77 shall be Pta 3 000 per 100 kilograms.
The minimum selling price per 100 kilograms of oil shall
be fixed, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 38 of.Regulation No 136/66/EEC, on the basis of                                 Article 9
the tenders received, not later than the 10th working day
after the expiry of each final date laid down for the           The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regulation
submission of tenders. The decision fixing the minimum          (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Pta 400 per 100 kilograms.
selling price shall be notified forthwith to the Member
State concerned.
                                                                                        Article 10
                         Article 7
The olive oil shall be sold by Senpa not later than the         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
fifth working day after the date of notification of the         publication in the Official Journal of the European
decision referred to in Article 6.                              Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                 Done at Brussels, 31 May 1991 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                     Member of the Commission