31983R0774

No L 86/6 31 . 3 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 774/83

of 30 March 1983

opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN olive oil from intervention purchases made during the COMMUNITIES, 1979/80, 1980/81 and 1981 /82 marketing years :

— approximately 4 500 tonnes of extra virgin olive Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European oil , Economic Community, — approximately 8 000 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC — approximately 1 500 tonnes of ordinary olive oil, of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a — approximately 9 000 tonnes of virgin lampante common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), olive oil, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2), — approximately 9 000 tonnes of residue oil . and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,

Approximately one-sixth of these quantities will be Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No put on sale each month together with any unsold 2754/78 of 23 November 1 978 (3) provides that olive quantities from the previous invitations to tender. oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up for sale by tender ; Article 2 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since The invitation to tender shall be published on 8 April 1983 . Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and the 1975/76 marketing year, bought in large quantities of olive oil ; of the places where they are stored shall be displayed at the central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No Italy. 2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent 1 852/82 (5), laid down the conditions for the sale by without delay to the Commission. tender on the Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas the state of the Italian market in olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of Article 3 the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular The first series of tenders must reach AIMA, Via supply of the market up to the end of the current marketing year, the sale should be effected by means Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy not later than 2 p.m. (local of a standing invitation to tender ; time) on 22 April 1983 .

Subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2 p.m. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (local time) on : are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, — 24 May 1983 , — 23 June 1983 , — 21 July 1983 , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — 24 August 1983, — 23 September 1983 .

Article 1 Article 4 The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred 1 . With regard to olive residue oil, tenders shall be to as AIMA', shall open a standing invitation to tender made for an oil of 5 0 acidity. in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation Within regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity . the Community market of the following quantities of

2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of (') OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 . acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, (2) OJ No L 162, 12. 6 . 1982, p. 6 . the price to be paid shall be equal to the price (3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 13 . tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the (4) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p . 46. 0 OJ No L 203 , 10 . 7. 1982, p. 17. scale below :

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A. Virgin lampante olive oil : day of the month during which the tenders were submitted and in accordance with the procedure set — up to 5 ° acidity : out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The increase of Lit 3 094 for each degree or fraction decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be of degree of acidity below 5 0 ; notified forthwith to the Member State concerned .

— above 5 ° up to 8 0 acidity : Article 7 reduction of Lit 3 094 for each degree or frac­ tion of degree of acidity above 5 0 ; The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than the — above 8 ° : seventh day of each month following that during which the tenders were submitted. AIMA shall supply additional reduction of Lit 4 1 25 for each the agencies responsible for storage with a list of the degree or fraction of degree above 8 ° . lots remaining unsold. B. Olive residue oil : A list of the lots put up for sale and a list of the lots — above 5° up to 8 0 acidity : remaining unsold from the previous invitations to tender shall be displayed at the head office of AIMA reduction of Lit 1 805 for each degree or frac­ not later than the seventh day of each month . tion of degree of acidity above 5 0 ;

— above 8 0 : Article 8 additional reduction of Lit 2 191 for each degree or fraction of degree above 8 0 . The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 12 246 per 100 kilo­ grams . Article 5

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

Article 10 Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. of the tenders received, not later than the last working

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 1983 .

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission