31979R0751

18 . 4 . 79 No L 96/ 5 Official Journal of the European Communities

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, The minimum selling price shall be as laid down in Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 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 Article 5 the present time there exist opportunities for exporting refined olive residue oil to African coun­ The olive residue oil shall be sold by AIMA on 2 May tries ; whereas , therefore , the oil necessary for the 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 , unless destroyed en route as a result of force Article 1 majeure. 1 . The Italian intervention agency, 'Azienda di Article 18 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2960/77 shall Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', here­ apply . inafter referred to as 'AIMA', shall put up for sale by 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 . publication in the Official Journal of the European I 2 ) OJ No L 185 , 7 . 7 . 1978 , p. 1 . Com munities. 0 ) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12 . 1977 , p . 46 .

18 . 4 . 79 No L 96/6 Official journal of the European Communities

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° .