CELEX: 31977R2099
Language: en
Date: 1977-09-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2099/77 of 23 September 1977 on the putting up for sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

24. 9., 77                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 245/21
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (ESC) No 2099/77
                                                  of 23 September 1977
               on the putting up for sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                     Article 1
 Economic Community,
                                                                The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC               gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                   referred to as 'AIMA', shall put up for sale by tender
common organization of the market in oils and                    in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation
fats (^ as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   and of Regulation (EEC) No 1 226/77 :
 1707/73 (2), and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof,
                                                                (a) the olive oil not sold on 9 and 10 September 1977
                                                                     under Regulation (EEC) No 1 862/77 ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (1 ) of Regulation No
 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency bought             (b) any other olive oil still held by the Italian interven­
in large quantities of olive oil during the 1975/76                  tion agency at the date of entry into force of this
marketing year ;                                                     Regulation,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1226/77
                                                                being olive oil bought in during the 1975/76
of 8 June 1977 laying down rules for the sale of olive           marketing year.
oil held by the intervention agencies (3) laid down the
conditions for the sale by tender on the Community
market of olive oil ;
                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas under Commission Regulation (EEC) No                    The invitation to tender in respect of the olive oil
 1862/77 of 12 August 1977 on the putting up for sale            referred to in Article 1 (a) shall be published on 24
of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency (4)        September 1977.
the latter put up for sale about 20 000 tonnes of olive
oil of all qualities on 9 and 10 September 1977 ;
                                                                The invitation to tender in respect of the olive oil
                                                                 referred to in Article 1 (b) shall be published on 28
Whereas only a small quantity of that oil was sold ;            September 1977.
whereas, having regard to the market situation, it
appears advisable to put the oil remaining unsold up
                                                                 Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and the
for sale again, together with about 14 000 tonnes still
held by the Italian intervention agency ; whereas, in            place where they are stored shall be displayed at the
view of the state of the. market, the oil should be put          central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy.
up for sale by tender ;
Whereas, in order to avoid the risk of disturbing the                                     Article 3
market, the maximum quantity which may be
awarded to a single tenderer should be limited ;
                                                                Tenders, the reference degrees of acidity being 5° for
                                                                 lampante olive oil and 15° for olive-residue oil, shall
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation             reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy, not later
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                than 1400 hours (Italian time) on :
ment Committee for Oils and Fats,
                                                                — 28 September 1977 in the case of the olive oil
(») OJ No  172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                             referred to in Article 1 (a),
(2) OJ No  L 175, 29. 6. 1973, p. 5.
(3) OJ No  L 141 , 9. 6. 1977, p. 20.                           — 4 October 1977 in the case of the olive oil referred
(«) OJ No  L 207, 13. 8. 1977, p. 37.                                to in Article 1 (b).
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The intervention agency shall inform the Commission                                  Article 6
without delay of the tenders received.                      The security shall be :
                       Article 4
                                                            — Lit 10 000 per 100 kilograms for extra virgin olive
                                                                oil,
On the basis of the tenders received, a minimum             — Lit 8 000 per 100 kilograms for fine and ordinary
price shall be fixed for each quality in accordance             virgin olive oil,
with the procedure under Article 38 of Regulation No        — Lit 7 000 per 100 kilograms for lampante virgin
136/66/ EEC.                                                    olive oil,
                                                            — Lit 5 000 per 100 kilograms for olive-residue oil.
                       Article 5
                                                                                     Article 7
The olive oil referred to in Article 1 (a) shall be sold    The storage charge shall be Lit 1 000 per 100 kilo­
by AIMA on 7 October 1977.                                  grams.
The quantities of olive oil referred to in Article 1 (b)                             Article 8
shall be sold by AIMA on 13 October 1977.
                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
AIMA shall supply the agencies responsible for               publication in the Official Journal of the European
storage with a list of the lots remaining unsold.            Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 23 September 1977.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President