31993R2822

16. 10. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 258/1

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2822/93 of 15 October 1993 opening an invitation to tender for 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,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats('), as last HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, Article 1 Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2754/78 (’), as amended by Regulation (EEC) The Italian intervention agency, ‘Azienda di Stato per gli No 2203/90 (‘), provides that olive oil held by the interinterventi nel mercato agricolo’, hereinafter referred to as vention agencies shall be put up for sale by tender; ‘AIMA’, shall open an invitation to tender in accordance Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (1) of Regulation with the provisions of this Regulation and of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency holds (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale on the Community market certain quantities of olive oil ; of the following quantities of olive oil :

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 (5, — approximateley 6 600 tonnes of ordinary virgin olive as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3818/85 (9, laid oil, down the conditions for the sale by tender on the — approximately 2 300 tonnes of lampante virgin olive Community market and for export of olive oil ; whereas oil. the state of the market in olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of the said oil; Whereas special time limits should be laid down for with- Article 2 drawal of the olive oil to expedite its placing on the market ; The notice of invitation to tender shall be published on 19 October 1993. Whereas Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for deter- Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and of the mining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (’) places where they are stored shall be displayed at the lays down that tenders submitted in response to invita- central office of AIMA, via Palestro 81, I-00185 Rome. tions to tender be expressed in ecus and Articles 13 to 17 thereof provide for advance fixing of the agricultural A copy of the notice of invitation to tender shall be sent conversion rates for the amounts concerned; whereas without delay to the Commission. Article 10 of the said Regulation applies to the olive oil sector only as from the beginning of the 1993/94 marketing year; whereas it is accordingly necessary to specify Article 3 the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate in the case of this invitation to tender; The tenders must reach AIMA at the central office, via Palestro 81, I-00185 Rome not later than 2 p.m. (local (') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. time) on 25 October 1993. ?) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 331, 28. 11. 1978, p. 13. Tenders shall be admissible only if submitted by a natural () OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 5. () OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 46. or legal person who exercises an activity in the olive oil (*) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1985, p. 20. sector and is entered in that status as at 31 December (’) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106. 1992 in a public register of a Member State.

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Article 4 selling price shall be notified forthwith to the Member State concerned. 1. With regard to lampante virgin olive oil, tenders shall be submitted for an oil of 3° acidity. Article 7 2. Where the oil awarded has a different degree of The olive oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than the acidity from that for which the tender was submitted, the fifth working day after the date of notification of the deciprice to be paid shall be equal to the price tendered, sion referred to in Article 6. increased or reduced in accordance with the scale below: AIMA shall supply the agencies responsible for storage — up to 3° acidity: with a list of the lots remaining unsold. increase of ECU 0,32 for each tenth of a degree of acidity below 3° Article 8 — above 3° up to S° acidity: The product shall be withdrawn not later than reduction of ECU 0,32 for each tenth of a degree of 30 November 1993. acidity above 3° The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) — above 5° acidity: No 2960/77 shall be ECU 18 per 100 kilograms. additional reduction of ECU 0,35 for each tenth of a degree of acidity above 5°. Article 9

Article 5 The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be ECU 3 per 100 kilograms. Not later than three days after the expiry of the time limit laid down for the submission of tenders, AIMA shall send Article 10 the Commission a list, without mentioning names, stating the highest tender received for each lot put up for sale. The operative event for the agricultural conversion rate applicable in the context of this invitation to tender shall Article 6 be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93. The minimum selling price per 100 kilograms of oil shall be fixed, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, on the basis of the tenders received, not later than the 10th working day This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day after the expiry of each final date laid down for the following its publication in the Official Journal of the submission of tenders. The decision fixing the minimum European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 October. 1993.

For the Commission | René STEICHEN Member of the Commission