31983R0304

No L 34/20 5 . 2. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 304/83 of 3 February 1983 opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Greek intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — approximately 1 8 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive COMMUNITIES, oil, — approximately 10 000 tonnes of fine virgin olive Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European oil , Economic Community, — approximately 7 500 tonnes of ordinary virgin olive oil , Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a — approximately 3 500 tonnes of virgin lampante olive oil . common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2), One third of these quantities will be put on sale each and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, month together with, the month following, any unsold quantities from the previous invitations to tender. Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3), provides that olive oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up Article 2 for sale by tender ; The invitation to tender shall be published on 10 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No February 1983 . Particulars of the lots of oil offered for 136/66/EEC, the Greek intervention agency has since sale and of the places where they are stored shall be the 1980/81 marketing year, bought in large quantities displayed at the central office of Ydagep, 5 Achamon of olive oil ; Street, Athens, Greece .

Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent 2960/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No without delay to the Commission. 1852/82 (5), laid down the conditions for the sale by tender on the Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas the state of the market in olive oil is Article 3 at present favourable for the sale of part of the said oil ; The first series of tenders must reach Ydagep, 5 Achamon Street, Athens, Greece not later than 2 p.m . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (local time) on 24 February 1983 . are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, Subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2 p.m . (local time) on :

— 23 March 1983 , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — 22 April 1983 .

Article4¶

1 . With regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders The Greek intervention agency 'Ypiresia Diachiriseos shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity. Agoron Georgikon Proionton', hereinafter referred to as 'Ydagep', shall open a standing invitation to tender 2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on the price to be paid shall be equal to the price the Community market of the following quantities of tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the olive oil out of intervention purchases made during scale below : the 1980/ 81 and 1981 / 82 marketing years : Virgin lampante olive oil : (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 . (2) OJ No L 162, 12. 6 . 1982, p. 16 . — up to 5° acidity : (3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 . increase of Dr 160 for each degree or fraction of (4) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p . 46. (5)) OJ No L 209, 10 . 7. 1982, p. 17. degree of acidity below 5° ,

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Article 7 — above 5° up to 8 acidity : reduction of Dr 160 for each degree or fraction of The olive oil shall be sold by Ydagep not later than degree of acidity above 5° , the seventh day of each month following that during which the tenders were submitted. Ydagep shall — above 8° : supply the agencies responsible for storage with a list additional reduction of Dr 213 for each degree or of the lots remaining unsold. fraction of degree above 8° . A list of the lots put up for sale and a list of the lots remaining unsold from the previous invitations to Article 5 tender shall be displayed at the head office of Ydagep not later than the seventh day of each month . Not later than three days after the expiry of each time Article 8 limit laid down for the submission of tenders, Ydagep shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation names, stating the highest tender received for each lot (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 632 per 100 kilograms. put up for sale.

Article 9 Article 6 The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 150 per 100 kilo­ The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis grams . of the tenders received, not later than the last working day of the month during which the tenders were Article 10 submitted and in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC . The This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be publication in the Official Journal of the European notified forthwith to the Member State concerned . Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 February 1983 .

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission