31982R0837

No L 95/ 26 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 4 . 82

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 837 / 82 of 6 April 1982 opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Greek intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation COMMUNITIES , and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on the Community market of the following quantities of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European olive oil out of intervention purchases made during Economic Community, the 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years :

— approximately 1 5 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC oil, of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), — approximately 6 000 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3454/80 (2), — approximately 1 2 000 tonnes of ordinary virgin and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, olive oil, — approximately 1 0 000 tonnes of virgin lampante Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No olive oil , 2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3), provides that olive — approximately 6 000 tonnes of olive residue oil. oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up for sale by tender ; One sixth of these quantities will be put on sale each month together with, the month following, any unsold Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No quantities from the previous invitations to tender. 136/66/ EEC, the Greek intervention agency has since the 1980/81 marketing year, bought in large quantities of olive oil ; Article 2

Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No The invitation to tender shall be published on 8 April 2960/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1982 . Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and 3473/80 (*), laid down the conditions for the sale by of the places where they are stored shall be displayed tender on the Community market and for export of at the central office of Ydagep, 5 Acharnon Street, olive oil ; whereas the state of the Greek market in Athens, Greece . olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent supply of the market up to the end of the current without delay to the Commission . marketing year, the sale should be effected by means of a standing invitation to tender ; Article 3 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management The first series of tenders must reach Ydagep, 5 Committee for Oils and Fats, Acharnon Street, Athens, Greece not later than 2 p.m . (local time) on 23 April 1982.

Subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2 p.m. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : on :

— 21 May 1982, Article 1 — 22 June 1982, — 22 July 1982, The Greek intervention agency Ypiresia Diachiriseos — 24 August 1982, Agoron Georgikon Proionton', hereinafter referred to — 22 September 1982. as 'Ydagep', shall open a standing invitation to tender

Article 4 (") OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/ 66 . 0 OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980, p . 16 . (3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 13 . 1 . With regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders (4) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p . 46 . O OJ No L 363 , 31 . 12. 1980 , p. 49 . shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity.

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2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of Article 6 acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis the price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the of the tenders received, not later than the last working scale below : day of the month during which the tenders were submitted and in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The A. Virgin lampante olive oil : decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be — up to 5° acidity : notified forthwith to the Member State concerned . increase of Dr 129 for each degree or fraction Article 7 of degree of acidity below 5° ; — above 5° up to 8° acidity : The olive oil shall be sold by Ydagep not later than the seventh day of each month following that during reduction of Dr 129 for each degree or fraction which the tenders were submitted. Ydagep shall of degree of acidity above 5° ; supply the agencies responsible for storage with a list — above 8 : of the lots remaining unsold.

additional reduction of Dr 141 for each degree A list of the lots put up for sale and a list of the lots or fraction of degree above 8° . remaining unsold from the previous invitations to tender shall be displayed at the head office of Ydagep B. Olive residue oil : not later than the seventh day of each month . — above 5° up to 8 acidity : Article 8 reduction of Dr 74 for each degree or fraction of degree of acidity above 5° ; The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 584 per 100 kilograms. — above 8 : additional reduction of Dr 92 for each degree Article 9 or fraction of degree above 8° . The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 150 per 100 kilo­ Article 5 grams .

Not later than three days after the expiry of each time Article 10 limit laid down for the submission of tenders, Ydagep 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, 6 April 1982.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission