31986R0260

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 260/86 of 4 February 1986 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the places where they are stored shall be displayed at the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European central office of AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy. Economic Community, A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent without Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of delay to the Commission. 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in Article 3 particular Article 12 (4) thereof,

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No The tenders must reach AIMA, Via Palestro 81 , Rome, 2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3), provides that olive oil Italy, not later than 2 p.m. (local time) on 8 February held by the intervention agencies shall be put up for sale 1986 . by tender ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (1 ) of Regulation No Article 4 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has, since the 1 975/7€ marketing year, bought in large quantities of Tenders shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity. olive oil ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (4), 2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1922/85 (*), laid acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, the down the conditions for the sale by tender on the price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered, Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas increased or reduced in accordance with the scale below : the state of the market in olive oil is at present favourable — up to 5° acidity : for the sale of part of the said oil ; increase of Lit 4 742 for each degree or fraction of Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, degree of acidity below 5° , has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, — above 5° up to 8° acidity : reduction of Lit 4 742 for each degree or fraction of degree of acidity above 5° , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — above 8° : Article 1 additional reduction of Lit 5 187 for each degree or fraction of degree above 8° . The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred to as 'AIMA', shall open a standing invitation to tender in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale Article 5 on the Community market of approximately 1 0 000 tonnes of virgin lampante olive oil. Not later than two days after the expiry of the time limit laid down for the submission of tenders, AIMA shall send the Commission a list, without mentioning names, stating the highest tender received for each lot put up for sale.

Article 2 Article 6 The invitation to tender shall be published on 3 February 1986 . The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the basis of the tenders received, not later than 14 February 1986, and (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/ 66. in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 38 of (2) OJ No L 362, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 8. Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The decision fixing the (3) OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 13. minimum selling price shall be notified forthwith to the (4) OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 46. Member State concerned. Is) OJ No L 190, 12. 7. 1985, p. 26.

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The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than 18 The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regulation February 1986. AIMA shall supply the agencies respon­ (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 4 000 per 100 kilograms. sible for storage with a list of the lots remaining unsold. Article 10 Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) publication in the Official Journal of the European No 2960/77 shall be Lit 30 000 per 100 kilograms. Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 1986.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President