31981R1238

9 . 5 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 125/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1238/81 of 8 May 1981 opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN to tender in accordance with the provisions of this COMMUNITIES, Regulation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on the Community market of the following Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European quantities of olive oil : Economic Community, — approximately 1 2 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC oil from intervention purchases made during the 1975/76 to 1980/81 marketing years, of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and — approximately 2 810 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No from intervention purchases made during the 3454/80 (2) and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, 1977/78 , 1978/79 and 1980/81 marketing years,

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No — approximately 5 400 tonnes of olive residue oil 2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3), provides that olive from intervention purchases made during the oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up 1979/80 and 1980/81 marketing years. for sale by tender ; — approximately 5 770 tonnes of virgin lampante olive oil from intervention purchases made during Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No the 1975/76 to . 1980/81 marketing years. 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quanti­ ties of olive oil ; Article 2 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3473/80 (5), laid down the conditions for the sale by The invitation to tender shall be published on 1 1 May 1981 . Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and tender on the Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas the state of the Italian market in of the places where they are stored shall be displayed at the central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of Italy. the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular supply of the market up to the end of the current marketing year, the sale should be effected by means A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent of a standing invitation to tender ; without delay to the Commission.

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Oils and Fats, Article 3

The first series of tenders must reach AlMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy, not later than 2 p.m. (local HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : time) on 22 May 1981 .

Article 1 Subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2 p.m. on : The Italian intervention agency Azienda di Stato per — 23 June 1981 , gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred to as 'AIMA', shall open a standing invitation — 21 July 1981 ,

1) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. — 21 August 1981 , (2) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 16. (3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 13 . — 22 September 1981 , (4) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p. 46. (5) OJ No L 363, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 49 . — 20 October 1981 ,

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Article 4 Article 6 1 . With regard to olive residue oil, tenders shall be The minimum selling price shall be fixed , on the made for an oil of 5 0 acidity. basis of the tenders received, not later than the last working day of the month during which the tenders Within regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders were submitted and in accordance with the procedure shall be submitted for an oil of 5 ° acidity. set out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. 2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of The decision fixing the minimum selling price shall acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, be notified forthwith to the Member State concerned. the price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the Article 7 scale below : A. Virgin lampante olive oil : The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than the fifth day of each month following that during which — up to 5 0 acidity : the tenders were submitted. AIMA shall supply the increase of Lit 2 577 for each degree or frac­ agencies responsible for storage with a list of the lots tion of degree of acidity below 5 0 , remaining unsold. — above 5° up to 8 ° acidity : A list of the lots remaining unsold shall be displayed reduction of Lit 2 577 for each degree or frac­ at the central office of AIMA not later than the tion of degree of acidity above 5 ° , seventh day of the month. — above 8 : additional reduction of Lit 2 822 for each Article 8 degree or fraction of degree above 8 ° . B. Olive residue oil : The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 11 650 per 100 kilo­ — above 5 up to 8 acidity : grams . reduction of Lit 1 472 for each degree or frac­ tion of degree of acidity above 5 ° , Article 9 — above 8 : additional reduction of Lit 1 840 for each The storage charge referred to in Article 1 5 of Regula­ degree or fraction of degree above 8 ° . tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 1 800 per 100 kilo­ grams . Article 5 Not later than three days after the expiry of each time Article 10 limit laid down for the submission of tenders, AIMA shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its names, stating the highest tender received for each lot publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. put up for sale.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 May 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission