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5 . 1 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 3/7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 7 /83 of 28 December 1982 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tion purchases made during the 1980/81 marketing COMMUNITIES, year : — approximately 1 500 tonnes of extra virgin olive oil , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, — approximately 1 000 tonnes of virgin lampante olive oil, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC — approximately 1 000 tonnes of olive residue oil . of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, Article 2

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No The invitation to tender shall be published on 8 2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3), provides that olive January 1983 . oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the for sale by tender ; places where they are stored shall be displayed at the central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 8 1 , Rome, Italy. Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quantities without delay to the Commission . of olive oil ;

Article 3 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No The tenders must reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, 1852/82 (*), laid down the conditions for the sale by Italy not later than 2 p.m . (local time) on 24 January tender on the Community market and for export of 1983 . olive oil ; whereas the state of the market in olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of the said oil ; Article 4

1 . With regard to olive residue oil, tenders shall be Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management made for an oil of 5° acidity. Committee for Oils and Fats, With regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity.

2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, the price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the scale below : Article 1 A. Virgin lampante olive oil : The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per — up to 5° acidity : gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred to as 'AIMA', shall open a standing invitation to tender increase of Lit 3 094 for each degree or fraction in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation of degree of acidity below 5° ; and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale — above 5° up to 8° acidity : on the Community market of olive oil out of interven reduction of Lit 3 094 for each degree or frac­ tion of degree of acidity above 5° ; ( 1 ) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66 . — above 8° : (2) OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 6. (3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 . additional reduction of Lit 4 125 for each (4) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p. 46. degree or fraction of degree above 8° . H OJ No L 209 , 10 . 7. 1982, p . 17.

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B. Olive residue oil : decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be notified forthwith to the Member State concerned. — above 5° up to 8° acidity : reduction of Lit 1 805 for each degree or frac­ Article 7 tion of degree of acidity above 5° ; The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than the — above 8° : seventh day of the month following that during which additional reduction of Lit 2 191 for each the tenders were submitted. AIMA shall supply the degree or fraction of degree above 8° . agencies responsible for storage with a list of the lots remaining unsold.

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The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation Not later than three days after the expiry of the time (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 12 246 per 100 kilo­ limit laid down for the submission of tenders, AIMA grams . shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning names, stating the highest tender received for each lot Article 9 put up for sale. The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 3 500 per 100 Article 6 kilograms.

The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis Article 10 of the tenders received, not later than the last working day of the month during which the tenders were This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its submitted and in accordance with the procedure set publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The

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

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1982.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission