CELEX: 31979R0751
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-18
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 751/79 of 17 April 1979 on the sale for export of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

18 . 4 . 79                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 96/ 5
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 751 /79
                                                         of 17 April 1979
                  on the sale for export of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                                                Article 2
COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                    The invitation to tender shall be made public on 18
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               April 1979 .
Economic Community,
                                                                    Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ 66/ EEC                 places where they are stored shall be displayed at the
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                      central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy .
common organization of the market in oils and
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No
                                                                                              Article 3
1 562/78 (2 ), and in particular Article 11 ( 5) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 ( 1 ) of Regulation No              The minimum selling price shall be as laid down in
                                                                    the Annex hereto .
136/66/ EEC, the Italian intervention agency bought
in large quantities of olive oil during the 1977/ 78
marketing year ;                                                                              Article 4
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2960/77                     Tenders should reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome,
of 23 December 1977 on detailed rules for the sale of
                                                                     Italy, not later than 2 p.m . (local time) on 30 April
olive oil held by intervention agencies (3 ) laid down               1979 .
the conditions for the sale by tender of olive oil on
the Community market and for export ; whereas at
the present time there exist opportunities for                                                Article 5
exporting refined olive residue oil to African coun­
tries ; whereas, therefore , the oil necessary for the              The olive residue oil shall be sold by AIMA on 2 May
                                                                     1979 .
manufacture of the abovementioned product for
export to such countries should be put up for sale by
tender ;                                                                                      Article 6
Whereas, in order to ensure the proper functioning of               The tendering security referred to in Article 8 of Regu­
the system described above, it should be laid down                   lation ( EEC) No 2960/77 shall be eight units of
that the security will be released only on presentation              account per 100 kilograms of olive oil .
of proof that the product has reached its destination ;
                                                                    The security provided for in Article 12 (3) of Regula­
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                 tion ( EEC) No 2960 /77 shall be 40 units of account
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                    per 100 kilograms of olive oil .
ment Committee for Oils and Fats ,
                                                                     Without prejudice to the first indent of Article 18 ( 1 )
                                                                     of Regulation ( EEC) No 2960/77, the release of the
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                        security shall be subject to proof that the product has
                                                                     been imported into one of the countries referred to in
                            Article 1                                Article 1 , unless destroyed en route as a result of force
                                                                     majeure.
 1.     The Italian intervention agency, 'Azienda di
Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', here­                Article 18 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2960/77 shall
 inafter referred to as 'AIMA', shall put up for sale by             apply .
 tender for export to African countries and Madagascar
in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation                                          Article 7
and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 3 000 tonnes of
olive residue oil out of the intervention purchases                  The storage charge shall be Lit 1 300 per 100 kilo­
 made during the 1977/ 78 olive oil marketing year.                  grams .
 2.     The quantities awarded shall be exported after
                                                                                              Article 8
 refining.
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(■) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66.
I 2 ) OJ No L 185 , 7 . 7 . 1978 , p. 1 .                             publication in the Official Journal of the European
0 ) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12 . 1977 , p . 46 .                           Com munities.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 17 April 1979 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                  Vice-President
                                                           ANNEX
                   Minimum selling price for olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency
           Olive residue oil ( 15 ): 58 000 per 100 kg.
           In the case of olive residue oil with a different degree of acidity, Lit 1 800 per 100 kg shall be added
           or deducted for each degree of acidity or fraction thereof below or above 15° .