CELEX: 31979R0918
Language: en
Date: 1979-05-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 918/79 of 10 May 1979 opening a standing invitation to tender for the putting up for sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

11 . 5. 79                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 116/ 13
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 918/79
                                                          of 10 May 1979
               opening a standing invitation to tender for the putting up for sale of olive oil
                                             held by the Italian intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      — approximately 24 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive
COMMUNITIES,                                                             oil,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               — approximately 2 000 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil,
 Economic Community,                                                — approximately 4 800 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 9 000 tonnes of lampante virgin
                                                                         olive oil ,
common organization of the market in oils and
fats (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    — approximately 1 5 800 tonnes of olive residue oil .
590/79 (2), and in particular Article 1 2 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                                            Article 2
2754/78 of 23 November 1 978 (3), provides that olive
oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up               The invitation to tender shall be made public on 23
for sale by tender ;                                                May 1979. Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No              and of the places where they are stored shall be
 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since             displayed at the central office of AIMA, Via Palestro
the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quanti­                 81 , Rome, Italy.
ties of olive oil ;
                                                                    A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No                              without delay to the Commission .
2960/77 (4) 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 3
olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of
the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular          The first series of tenders must reach AIMA, Via
supply of the market up to the end of the current                    Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy, not later than 2 p.m . (local
marketing year, the sale should be effected by means                 time) on 6 June 1979.
of a standing invitation to tender ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                Subsequent series of tenders must be lodged, likewise
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                   not later than 2 p.m ., on :
ment Committee for Oils and Fats,
                                                                    — 22 June 1979,
                                                                    — 23 July 1979,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                       — 23 August 1979,
                                                                    — 21 September 1979.
                             Article 1
                                                                    With regard to lampante virgin olive oil, tenders shall
The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per               be made for an oil of 5° acidity.
gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter
referred to as 'AIMA', shall open a standing invitation             With regard to olive residue oil, tenders shall be made
to tender in accordance with the provisions of this                 for an oil of 15° acidity.
Regulation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for
the sale on the Community market of the following
quantities of olive oil from intervention purchases                                         Article 4
made during the 1975/76, 1976/77 and 1977/78 olive
marketing years :                                                    Not later than three days after the expiry of each time
                                                                     limit laid down for the submission of tenders, AIMA
(•)  OJ  No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2)  OJ  No L 78 , 30 . 3 . 1979 , p. 1 .                           shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning
(3) OJ   No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 .                        names, stating the highest tender received for each lot
(4  OJ   No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p . 46 .                         put up for sale.
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                        Article 5                                                  Article 7
The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the
basis of the tenders received, not later than the last      The security referred to in Article 8 of Regulation
working day of the month during which the tenders           (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be 9.50 ECU/ 100 kg.
were submitted and, in accordance with the procedure
set out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC.
The decision fixing the minimum selling price shall
be notified forthwith to the Member State concerned .                              Article 8
                        Article 6                           The storage charge referred to in Article 1 5 of Regula­
                                                            tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 1 500 per 100 kg.
The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than the
fifth day of each month following that during which
the tenders were submitted. AIMA shall supply the
agencies responsible for storage with a list of the lots                           Article 9
remaining unsold.
A list of the lots remaining unsold shall be displayed      This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
at the central office of AIMA not later than the 10th       publication in the Official Journal of the European
day of the month .                                          Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 10 May 1979 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                      Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                         Vice-President