31978R3133

No L 370/64 30 . 12. 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3133/78 of 28 December 1978 on the putting up for sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — the remaining stock of extra virgin olive oil out of COMMUNITIES, intervention purchases during the 1975/76 marketing year, being approximately 900 tonnes ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European — approximately 1 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive Economic Community, oil out of intervention purchases made during the 1976/77 marketing year. Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and Article 2 fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 562/78 (2), and in particular Article 11 (5) thereof, The invitation to tender shall be published on 4 January 1979 . Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quanti­ places where they are stored shall be displayed at the ties of olive oil ; central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy. Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 of 23 December 1977 laying down rules for the sale of Article 3 olive oil held by the intervention agencies (3) laid down the conditions for the sale by tender on the The minimum selling price shall be as laid down in Community market and for export of olive oil ; the Annex hereto . whereas the state of the Italian market in olive oil is at present favourable for the resale of the said oil ; whereas, in view of the characteristics of the market, Article 4 the sale should be concluded by tender ; Tenders shall reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Italy, not later than 2 p.m. (local time) on 16 January are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 1979 . ment Committee for Oils and Fats,

Article 5 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : The oil shall be sold by AIMA on 18 January 1979 . Article 1 AIMA shall supply the agencies responsible for storage with a list of the lots remaining unsold. The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred to as 'AIMA', shall put up for sale by tender Article 6 in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 : The security shall be eight units of account per 100 — the unsold quantities of olive oil put up for sale kilograms. under Regulation (EEC) No 2696/78, being approx­ imately : Article 7 — 1 235 tonnes fine virgin olive oil, — 1 440 tonnes lampante virgin olive oil, The storage charge shall be Lit 1 300 per 100 kilo­ grams . — 2 100 tonnes olive-residue oil ,

out of intervention purchases made during the Article 8 1975/76 marketing year ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its (*) OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. i2) OJ No L 185, 7 . 7 . 1978 , p. 1 . publication in the Official Journal of the European (3) OJ No L 348 , 30. 12. 1977, p . 46. Communities.

30 . 12. 78 No L 370/65 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1978 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

Minimum selling price (or olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

1 . Extra virgin olive oil, 1 : Lit 185 000 per 100 kilograms. 2. Fine virgin olive oil, 1.5° : Lit 177 000 per 100 kilograms. 3. Lampante virgin olive oil, 3° : Lit 158 000 per 100 kilograms. 4. Olive-residue oil, 15° : Lit 72 000 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 3° or more than 15° .