31985R0355

No L 41 /8 12. 2. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 355/85

of 8 February 1985

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a Article 1 common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 231 /85 (2), The Greek intervention agency 'Ypiresia Diachiriseos and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, Agoron Georgikon Proionton', hereinafter referred to as 'Ydagep', shall open a standing invitation to tender Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation 2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3), provides that olive and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up the Community market of the following quantities of for sale by tender ; olive oil out of intervention purchases :

— approximately 280 tonnes of extra virgin olive oil, Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No — approximately 1 350 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil, 136/66/EEC, the Greek intervention agency has, since — approximately 2 250 tonnes of ordinary virgin olive the 1980/81 marketing year, bought in large quantities oil , of olive oil ; — approximately 5 000 tonnes of virgin lampante olive oil, Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No — approximately 800 tonnes of olive residue oil. 2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2041 /83 Q, laid down the conditions for the sale by Unsold quantities from the first tender will be put on tender on the Community market and for export of sale at the following tender. olive oil ; whereas the state of the Greek market in olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular Article 2 supply of the market, the sale should be effected by means of a standing invitation to tender ; The invitation to tender shall be published on 11 February 1985. Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the places they are stored shall be Whereas in the present situation of the market in edible virgin olive oils where supply is very low displayed at the central office of Ydagep, 5 Acharnon Street, Athens, Greece . compared with demand and in order to provide the greatest possible number of operators with a minimum A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent supply for their immediate needs, it should be stipu­ lated for the first two series of tenders that each without delay to the Commission . operator may only submit tenders for a maximum quantity of such oils ; whereas in order to avoid any Article 3 misuse of this provision and therefore prevent a limited number of operators from monopolizing the The first series of tenders must reach Ydagep, 5 quantities put up for sale, it should be stipulated that Acharnon Street, Athens, Greece, not later than 2 p.m. only recognized operators may submit tenders in (local time) on 20 February 1985. response to this invitation ;

Subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2 p.m . (■) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. on : (2) OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1985, p. 12. (3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 . — 26 March 1985, , (4) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p . 46. — 23 April 1985. 0 OJ No L 200, 23 . 7. 1985, p . 25 .

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Article 5 For the first and second series of tenders, as regards ordinary and fine virgin oils, a tender shall be admis­ Not later than three days after the expiry of each time sible only if submitted by a natural or legal person limit laid down for the submission of tenders, Ydagep who exercises an activity in the olive oil sector and is shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning registered as at 31 December 1984 in a public register names, stating the highest tender received for each lot of a Member State . Furthermore, for each series and put up for sale . quality, no tenderer may submit a tender for a quantity in excess of 300 tonnes . Article 6

The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis Article 4 of the tenders received, not later than the last working day of the month during which the tenders were 1 . With regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders submitted and in accordance with the procedure set shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity. out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC. The With regard to olive residue oil, tenders shall be decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be notified forthwith to the Member State concerned . submitted for an oil of 5° acidity.

2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of Article 7 acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, The olive oil shall be sold by Ydagep not later than the price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the the seventh day of each month following that during scale below : which the tenders were submitted. Ydagep shall supply the agencies responsible for storage with a list A. Virgin lampante olive oil : of the lots remaining unsold.

— up to 5° acidity : A list of the lots put up for sale and a list of the lots increase of Dr 290 for each degree or fraction remaining unsold from the previous invitations to of degree of acidity below 5° ; tender shall be displayed at the head office of Ydagep not later than the seventh day of each month. — above 5° up to 8° acidity : reduction of Dr 290 for each degree or fraction Article 8 of degree of acidity above 5° ; The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation — above 8° : (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 860 per 100 kilograms . additional reduction of Dr 317 for each degree or fraction of degree above 8° . Article 9

B. Olive residue oil : The storage charge referred to in Article 1 5 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 200 per 100 kilo­ — above 5° up to 8° acidity : grams . reduction of Dr 1 54 for each degree or fraction of degree of acidity above 5° ; Article 10

— above 8° : This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its additional reduction of Dr 181 for each degree publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. or fraction of degree above 8° .

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

Done at Brussels, 8 February 1985 .

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President