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10 . 8 . 85 No L 213/33 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2293/85 of 9 August 1985 on the sale by standing invitation to tender and direct-award procedure of olive oil held by the Greek intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES,

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, The Greek intervention agency 'Ypiresia Diachiriseos Agoron Georgikon Proionton', hereinafter referred to as 'Ydagep', shall open a standing invitation to tender Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), the Community market of approximately 2 300 tonnes as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 231 /85 (2), of virgin lampante olive oil out of intervention and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, purchases.

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Unsold quantities from the first tender will be put on 2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3), provides that olive sale at the following tender. oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up for sale by tender or, in particular circumstances, by other procedures ; Article 2

The invitation to tender shall be published on 10 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (1 ) of Regulation No August 1985. Particulars of the lots of oil offered for 136/66/EEC, the Greek intervention agency has, since sale and of the places they are stored shall be the 1980/81 marketing year, bought in large quantities displayed at the central office of Ydagep, 5 Acharnon of olive oil ; Street, Athens, Greece .

A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No without delay to the Commission . 2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1922/85 (*), laid down the conditions for the sale by tender on the Community market and for export of Article 3 olive oil ; whereas the state of the Greek market in olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular supply of The first series of tenders must reach Ydagep, 5 the market, the sale should be effected by means of a Acharnon Street, Athens, Greece, not later than 2 p.m . (local time) on 24 September 1985. standing invitation to tender for virgin lampante olive oil ; The next series of tenders must be lodged by 2 p.m. on 23 October 1985 . Whereas, however, for commercial reasons it is not advisable to use the sale by tender, procedure for olive oil of other quality, available only in small amounts ; Article 4 whereas the intervention agency should therefore sell the product for the best price it can obtain and to 1 . With regard to virgin lampante olive oil, tenders avoid any risk of its return into intervention ; shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity.

2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, are in accordance with the opinion of the Management the price to be paid shall be equal to the price Committee for Oils and Fats, tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the scale below : (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. — up to 5° acidity : (2) OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1985, p. 12. (3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 13 . increase of Dr 290 for each degree or fraction of (<) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p. 46. degree of acidity below 5° ; 0 OJ No L 180, 12. 7. 1985, p. 26.

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— above 5 up to 8 acidity : Article 9 reduction of Dr 290 for each degree or fraction of degree of acidity above 5° ; The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regula­ — above 8° : tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 200 per 100 kilo­ grams . additional reduction of Dr 317 for each degree or fraction of degree above 8° .

Article 10 Article 5 Not later than three days after the expiry of each time 1 . Ydagep shall sell for the best price it can obtain. i limit laid down for the submission of tenders, Ydagep — approximately 1 0 tonnes of extra virgin olive oil, shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning names, stating the highest tender received for each lot — approximately 68 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil, put up for sale. — approximately 87 tonnes of ordinary virgin olive oil , Article 6 — approximately 16 tonnes of olive residue oil, The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis which it is holding as a result of its purchases on the of the tenders received, not later than the last working olive oil market until the 1984/85 marketing year. day of the month during which the tenders were submitted and in accordance with the procedure set The sale price must be such that the products in ques­ out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The tion cannot be offered a second time into intervention decision fixing the minimum selling price shall be for profit. notified forthwith to the Member State concerned. 2. The notice of sale shall be displayed by Ydagep Article 7 at its head office at Acharnon 2, Athens, Greece, for at least 10 days before the date set for the sale. The olive oil shall be sold by Ydagep not later than the seventh day of each month following that during 3 . Sale of the product referred to in paragraph 1 which the tenders were submitted. Ydagep shall shall be effected before 31 October 1985. Delivery of supply the agencies responsible for storage with a list the product sold must take place before 30 December of the lots remaining unsold. 1985 .

A list of the lots put up for sale and a list of the lots Ydagep shall inform the Commission as soon as remaining unsold from the previous invitations to possible of the outcome of the sale. tender shall be displayed at the head office of Ydagep not later than the seventh day of each month.

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The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 2 050 per 100 kilo­ publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. grams .

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

Done at Brussels, 9 August 1985.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President