31982R0838

No L 95/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 4. 82

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 838/82 of 6 April 1982 opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Italian 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 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European quantities of olive oil : Economic Community, — approximately 1 8 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive oil from intervention purchases made during the Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC 1979/80, 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years, of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), — approximately 9 000 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3454/80 (2), from intervention purchases made during the 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years, and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, — approximately 3 500 tonnes of ordinary olive oil Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No from intervention purchases made during the 2754/78 of 23 November 1 978 (3), provides that olive 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years, oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up — approximately 7 500 tonnes of olive residue oil for sale by tender ; from intervention purchases made during the 1979/80, 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years, Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (1 ) of Regulation No — approximately 8 000 tonnes of virgin lampante 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since olive oil from intervention purchases made during the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quantities the 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years. of olive oil ; Approximately one sixth of these quantities will be Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No put on sale each month together with any unsold 2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No quantities from the previous invitations to tender. 3473/80 (*), laid down the conditions for the sale by tender on the Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas the state of the Italian market in Article 2 olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular The invitation to tender shall be published on 8 April supply of the market up to the end of the current 1982. Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and marketing year, the sale should be effected by means of the places where they are stored shall be displayed of a standing invitation to tender ; at the central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent Committee for Oils and Fats, without delay to the Commission.

Article 3 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : The first series of tenders must reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy not later than 2 p.m. (local Article 1 time) on 23 April 1982.

Subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2 p.m. The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per on : gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred to as 'AIMA', shall open a standing invitation to tender — 21 May 1982,

— 22 June 1982, (') OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66 . — 22 July 1982, (*) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980, p . 16 . O OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 . — 24 August 1982, (4) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p. 46 . 0 OJ No L 363, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 49. — 22 September 1982.

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Article 4 names, stating the highest tender received for each lot put up for sale. 1 . With regard to olive residue oil, tenders shall be made for an oil of 5° acidity. Article 6

Within regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity. of the tenders received, not later than the last working day of the month during which the tenders were 2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of submitted and in accordance with the procedure set acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The the price to be paid shall be equal to the price decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the notified forthwith to the Member State concerned. scale below : Article 7 A. Virgin lampante olive oil : — up to 5° acidity : The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than the seventh day of each month following that during increase of Lit 2 642 for each degree or fraction which the tenders were submitted. AIMA shall supply of degree of acidity below 5° ; the agencies responsible for storage with a list of the — above 5° up to 8° acidity : lots remaining unsold. reduction of Lit 2 642 for each degree or frac­ A list of the lots put up for sale and a list of the lots tion of degree of acidity above 5° ; remaining unsold from the previous invitations to — above 8 : tender shall be displayed at the head office of AIMA additional reduction of Lit 2 893 for each not later than the seventh day of each month. degree or fraction of degree above 8° . Article 8 B. Olive residue oil : The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation — above 5° up to 8 acidity : (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 11 950 per 100 kilo­ grams. reduction of Lit 1 510 for each degree or frac­ tion of degree of acidity above 5° ; Article 9 — above 8 : additional reduction of Lit 1 887 for each The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 3 500 per 100 degree or fraction of degree above 8° . kilograms.

Article5¶

Not later than three days after the expiry of each time This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its limit laid down for the submission of tenders, AIMA publication in the Official Journal of the European shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning Communities.

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