31979R0059

No L 9 / 24 13 . 1 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 59/ 79 of 12 January 1979 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 825/78 on the sale for export of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ties ; whereas consequently in order to obviate the COMMUNITIES , abovementioned difficulties , the oil awarded should be allowed to be exported in this presentation also ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC ment Committee for Oils and Fats , of 22 September 19 66 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : No 1 562/ 78 (2 ), and in particular Article 11 ( 5) thereof, Article 1 Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No Article 1 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 825/ 78 is 2960 /77 ( 3) laid down the conditions for the sale by amended to read as follows : tender on the Community market for export of olive oil held by the intervention agencies including the '2 . The quantities awarded shall be exported in form in which the oil in question may be exported ; bulk or in containers with a capacity of not more whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 825/78 (4 ), than five kilograms : as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2647/ 78 (5 ), — for extra virgin olive oil , after mixing with specified that the lots awarded for were to be exported refined olive residue oil , in bulk to certain specified destinations ; — for olive residue oil , after refining and mixing Whereas the successful tenderers are meeting parti­ with virgin oil .' cular difficulty with regard to disposal of the finished product in bulk form on certain of the markets speci­ Article 2 fied in Regulation ( EEC) No 825 /78 ; whereas it appears at the present time that it is possible in This Regulation shall enter into force on the day certain of the countries specified in Regulation (EEC) following its publication in the Official Journal of No 825/78 to dispose of oil put up in small quanti­ the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 12 January 1979 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/ 66. (2 ) OJ No L 185, 7 . 7 . 1978 , p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12 . 1977 , p . 46 . («) OJ No L 114, 26 . 4 . 1978 , p . 9 . (5) OJ No L 318 , 1 1 . 1 1 . 1978 , p . 58 .