31989R0324

10. 2. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 38/ 15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 324/89 of 8 February 1989 on the sale of olive oil held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Committee for Oils and Fats, Economic Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common Article 1 organization of the market in oils and fats (>), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2210/88 (2), and in 1 . The Italian intervention agency, Azienda di Stato per particular Article 12 thereof, gli interventi nel mercato agricolo, hereinafter called AIMA, shall sell for the best price it can obtain, one lot of Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 280 tonnes of lampante virgin olive oil it holds as a result 2754/78 (3) provides that olive oil held by the intervention of intervention on the market of olive oil during the agencies is to be put up for sale by tender except when 1983/84 olive oil marketing, stored at the Lamezia Terme special conditions require other procedures to be used ; (Lenti) warehouse of the Catanzaro intervention centre. Whereas, the Italian intervention agency has a stock of 2. The notice of sale shall be displayed by AIMA at its lampante olive oil from intervention during the 1983/84 head office at Via Palestro, 81 , Rome, Italy for at least 10 marketing year ; days before the date set for the sale.

3. Sale of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall Whereas, in view of the special characteristics of the oil, and of the fact that it has deteriorated as a result of be effected before 30 April 1989. Delivery of the product sold must take place before 30 June 1989. prolonged storage, the provisions of Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3247/81 (4) should be AIMA shall inform the Commission as soon as possible applied ; whereas for the same reasons it should be sold as of the outcome of the sale. a single lot ; whereas such a sale may therefore interest only a limited number of operators ; whereas in these Article 2 circumstances the procedure of sale by tender will not be adopted ; whereas the Italian intervention agency should This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its therefore sell this product on the best possible terms publication in the Official Journal of the European available on the market ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 February 1989.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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