CELEX: 31986R0260
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 260/86 of 4 February 1986 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

6. 2. 86                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 31 /21
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 260/86
                                                       of 4 February 1986
                 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Italian
                                                      intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the
                                                                   places where they are stored shall be displayed at the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy.
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of               A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent without
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                 delay to the Commission.
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in
                                                                                            Article 3
particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                   The tenders must reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome,
2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3), provides that olive oil           Italy, not later than 2 p.m. (local time) on 8 February
held by the intervention agencies shall be put up for sale         1986.
by tender ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (1 ) of Regulation No                                       Article 4
136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since
the 1 975/7€ marketing year, bought in large quantities of
olive oil ;                                                        Tenders shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (4),                2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1922/85 (*), laid           acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, the
down the conditions for the sale by tender on the                  price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered,
Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas             increased or reduced in accordance with the scale below :
the state of the market in olive oil is at present favourable
for the sale of part of the said oil ;                             — up to 5° acidity :
                                                                        increase of Lit 4 742 for each degree or fraction of
Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,                     degree of acidity below 5° ,
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,                                                      — above 5° up to 8° acidity :
                                                                        reduction of Lit 4 742 for each degree or fraction of
                                                                        degree of acidity above 5° ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                   — above 8° :
                           Article 1                                    additional reduction of Lit 5 187 for each degree or
                                                                        fraction of degree above 8° .
The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per gli
interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred to as
'AIMA', shall open a standing invitation to tender in
accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and of
Regulation     (EEC)      No     2960/77      for   the    sale                              Article 5
on the Community market of approximately 1 0 000
tonnes of virgin lampante olive oil.                                Not later than two days after the expiry of the time limit
                                                                    laid down for the submission of tenders, AIMA shall send
                                                                    the Commission a list, without mentioning names, stating
                                                                    the highest tender received for each lot put up for sale.
                           Article 2
                                                                                             Article 6
The invitation to tender shall be published on 3 February
 1986.
                                                                    The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis of
                                                                    the tenders received, not later than 14 February 1986, and
 (') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                            in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 38 of
 (2) OJ No L 362, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 8.                              Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The decision fixing the
 (3) OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 13.                            minimum selling price shall be notified forthwith to the
 (4) OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 46.                              Member State concerned.
 Is) OJ No L 190, 12. 7. 1985, p. 26.
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                           Article 7                                                       Article 9
The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than 18              The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regulation
February 1986. AIMA shall supply the agencies respon­              (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 4 000 per 100 kilograms.
sible for storage with a list of the lots remaining unsold.
                                                                                           Article 10
                           Article 8
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC)          publication in the Official Journal of the European
No 2960/77 shall be Lit 30 000 per 100 kilograms.                   Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 4 February 1986.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                Vice-President