31991R2713

14. 9 . 91 No L 257/9 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2713/91 of 13 September 1991 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Spanish intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — 330 tonnes of extra virgin olive oil, — 4 670 tonnes of virgin olive oil, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, — 2 500 tonnes of ordinary olive oil, — 7 500 tonnes of lampante virgin olive oil. Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common By way of derogation from Article 5 (2) of Regulation organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last (EEC) No 2960/77, Senpa shall, where the quantity of oil amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2), and in in a container exceeds 500 tonnes, be authorized to particular Article 12 (4) thereof, establish several lots with part only of that oil. Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2754/78 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 2203/90 (4), provides that olive oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up for sale by tender ; The invitation to tender shall be published on 19 September 1991 . Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 629/86 (*), the Spanish intervention Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the agency holds in stock large quantities of olive oil ; places where they are stored shall be displayed at the central office of Senpa, calle Beneficencia 8, Madrid Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (*), 28004, Spain. as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3818/85 Q, laid down the conditions for the sale by tender on the A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent without Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas delay to the Commission. the state of the market in olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of the said oil ; Article 3 Whereas in the present situation of the market in virgin olive oil where supply is low compared with demand and The tenders must reach Senpa, calle Beneficencia 8, in order to provide the greatest possible number of Madrid 28004, Spain, not later than 2 p.m. (local time) on operators with a minimum supply for their immediate 8 October 1991 . Tenders shall be admissible only if needs, it should be stipulated that each operator may only submitted by a natural or legal person who exercises an submit tenders for a maximum quantity ; activity in the olive oil sector and is entered in that status as at 31 December 1990 in a public register of a Member Whereas special time limits should be laid down for State . withdrawal of the olive oil to expedite its placing on the market ; Furthermore, no tenderer may submit a tender for a Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are quantity in excess of 500 tonnes. in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, Article 4

1 . With regard to lampante virgin olive oil, tenders HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : shall be submitted for an oil of 3° acidity.

Article 1 2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, the The Spanish intervention agency 'Servicio Nacional de price to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered, Productos Agrarios', hereinafter referred to as 'Senpa', increased or reduced in accordance with the scale below : shall open an invitation to tender in accordance with the — up to 3° acidity : provisions of this Regulation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on the Community market of the increase of Pta 48,62 for each tenth of a degree of following quantities of olive oil : acidity below 3° , — above 3° up to 5° acidity, (>) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. reduction of Pta 48,62 for each tenth of a degree of (2) OJ No L 162, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 27. acidity above 3° , 0 OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 13. (4) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 5. — above 5° acidity, 0 OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 8 . additional reduction of Pta 53,17 for each tenth of a («) OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 46. 0 OJ No L 368, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 20. degree above 5° .

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Article5¶

Not later than three days after the expiry of the time limit laid down for the submission of tenders, Senpa shall send The product shall be withdrawn not later than 15 the Commission a list, without mentioning names, stating November 1991 . the highest tender received for each lot put up for sale.

The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) Article 6 No 2960/77 shall be Pta 3 000 per 100 kilograms. The minimum selling price per 100 kilograms of oil shall be fixed, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, on the basis of the tenders received, not later than the 10th working day Article 9 after the expiry of each final date laid down for the submission of tenders. The decision fixing the minimum The storage charge referred to in Article 1 5 of Regulation selling price shall be notified forthwith to the Member State concerned. (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Pta 400 per 100 kilograms.

Article7¶

The olive oil shall be sold by Senpa not later than the Article 10 fifth working day after the date of notification of the decision referred to in Article 6. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Senpa shall supply the agencies responsible for storage following its publication in the Official Journal of the with a list of the lots remaining unsold. European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 September 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission