31984R1578

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1578/84 of 6 June 1984 opening a standing invitation to tender for die sale of olive oil held by the Greek intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN as ' Ydagep', shall open a standing invitation to tender COMMUNITIES, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the Community market of the following quantities of Economic Community, olive oil :

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC — approximately 4 000 tonnes of extra virgin olive of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a oil, common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), — approximately 8 000 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 101 /84 (*), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, — approximately 5 000 tonnes of ordinary virgin olive oil, Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No — approximately 8 000 tonnes of virgin lampante 2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3) provides that olive olive oil. oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up for sale by tender ; One-quarter of these quantities will be put on sale each month together with, the month following, any Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (1 ) of Regulation No unsold quantities from the previous invitations to 136/66/EEC, the Greek intervention agency has since tender. the 1980/81 marketing year, bought in large quantities of olive oil ;

Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2041 /83 f), laid down the conditions for the sale by tender on the Community market and for export of The invitation to tender shall be published on 8 June 1984. Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and olive oil ; whereas the state of the market in olive oil is of the places where they are stored shall be displayed at present favourable for the sale of part of the said at the central office of Ydagep, 5 Achamon Street, oil ; Athens, Greece. Whereas, taking into account the existing situation in Greece with a view to facilitate the disposal of quanti­ A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent ties of olive oil under the best conditions possible, without delay to the Commission. provisions should be made so that lots of oil of a certain maximum quantity shall be put up for sale first ; 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, Achamon Street, Athens, Greece, not later than 2 p.m. (local time) on 25 June 1984.

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

Article 1 — 26 July 1984, — 27 August 1984, The Greek intervention agency 'Ypiresia Diachiriseos — 24 September 1984, Agoron Georgikon Proionton', hereinafter referred to — 25 October 1984. (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. O OJ No L 113, 28. 4. 1984, p. 7. (3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 13. The last series of tenders shall be from the unsold oil 0 OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 46. (0 OJ No L 200, 23. 7. 1983, p. 25. of the previous sales.

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Article 4 submitted and in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/BEC. The 1 . With regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity. notified forthwith to the Member State concerned. 2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, Article 7 the price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the The olive oil shall be sold by Ydagep not later than scale below : the seventh day of each month following that during which the tenders were submitted. Ydagep shall Virgin lampante olive oil : supply the agencies responsible for storage with a list — up to 5° acidity : of the lots remaining unsold. increase of Dr 247 for each degree or fraction of A list of the lots put up for sale and a list of the lots degree of acidity below 5° , remaining unsold from the previous invitations to — above 5° up to 8° acidity : tender shall be displayed at the head office of Ydagep reduction of Dr 247 for each degree or fraction of not later than the seventh day of each month. degree of acidity above 5° , — above 8° : Article 8 additional reduction of Dr 270 for each degree or fraction of degree above 8° . The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 750 per 100 kilograms. Article 5 Article 9 Not later than three days after the expiry of each time limit laid down for the submission of tenders, Ydagep The storage charge referred to in Article 1 5 of Regula­ shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 200 per 100 names, stating the highest tender received for each lot kilograms. put up for sale.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 6 June 1984.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission