31978R2250

29 . 9 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 273/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2250/78 of 28 September 1978 on the putting up for sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN (b) 2 000 tonnes of olive-residue oil out of interven­ COMMUNITIES , tion purchases made during the 1975/76 olive oil marketing year. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Article 2 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a The invitation to tender in respect of the olive oil common organization of the market in oils and referred to in Article 1 (a) shall be published on 29 fats ( 1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No September 1978 . 2560/77 (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (5) thereof,

The invitation to tender in respect of the olive-residue Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 ( 1 ) of Regulation No oil referred to in Article 1 (b) shall be published on 6 136/66/ EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since October 1978 . the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quanti­ ties of olive oil ; Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2960/77 places where they are stored shall be displayed at the of 23 December 1977 laying down rules for the sale of central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Roma, Italy. olive oil held by the intervention agencies (3), laid down the conditions for the sale by tender on the Community market and for export of olive oil ; Article 3 whereas the state of the Italian market in olive oil is at present favourable for the resale of the said oil ; The minimum selling price shall be as laid down in whereas, in view of the characteristics of the market, the Annex hereto . the sale should be concluded by tender ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Article 4 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Oils and Fats, Tenders shall reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy, not later than 2 p.m . (Italian time) on :

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — 12 October 1978 in the case of the olive oil referred to in Article 1 (a), — 24 October 1978 in the case of the olive-residue Article 1 oil referred to in Article 1 (b). The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per gli interventi sul mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred to as 'AIMA', shall put up for sale by tender in accor­ Article 5 dance with the provisions of this Regulation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 : The olive oil referred to in Article 1 (a) shall be sold by AIMA on 14 October 1978 . (a) 2 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive oil out of inter­ vention purchases made during the 1975/76 olive The olive-residue oil referred to in Article 1 (b) shall oil marketing year, be sold by AIMA on 26 October 1978 . 1 700 tonnes of lampante virgin olive oil out of intervention purchases made during the 1977/78 AIMA shall supply the agencies responsible for olive oil marketing year, storage with a list of the lots remaining unsold. 2 000 tonnes of olive-residue oil out of interven­ tion purchases made during the 1975/76 olive oil marketing year ; Article 6

(!) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966 , p . 3025/66 . (2) OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . The security shall be 8-00 units of account per 100 (3) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p . 46 . kilograms.

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Article 7 Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its The storage charge shall be Lit 1 000 per 100 kilo­ publication in the Official Journal of the European grams . Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 28 September 1978 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

Minimum selling price for olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

1 . Extra virgin olive oil, 1° : Lit 167 000 per 100 kilograms. 2. Lampante virgin olive oil, 5° : Lit 148 000 per 100 kilograms. 3 . 1 5° olive-residue oil : Lit 82 000 per 100 kilograms. In the case of lampante virgin olive oil and olive-residue oil with a different degree of acidity, there shall be added or deducted as the case may be Lit 1 000 per 100 kilograms for each degree of acidity or fraction thereof less than 5° or more than 15°.