5. 12. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 349/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3470/81
of 4 December 1981
opening a standing invitation to tender for the sale of olive oil held by the Greek
intervention agency
— approximately 2 500 tonnes of extra virgin olive
oil ,
— approximately 2 500 tonnes of fine virgin olive oil ,
— approximately 5 000 tonnes of ordinary virgin
olive oil ,
— approximately 4 000 tonnes of virgin lampante
olive oil .
Article 2
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
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 ( J ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3454/80 (2), and in particular Article 1 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2754/78 of 23 November 1978 (3) provides that olive
oil held by the intervention agencies shall be put up
for sale by tender ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No
136/66/EEC, the Greek intervention agency has, since
the 1980/81 marketing year, bought in large quanti
ties of olive oil ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2960/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3473/80 (5), laid down the conditions for the sale by
tender on the Community market and for export of
olive oil ; whereas the state of the Greek market in
olive oil is at present favourable for the sale of part of
the said oil ; whereas, in order to facilitate the regular
supply of the market the sale should be effected by
means of a standing invitation to tender ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage
ment Committee for Oils and Fats,
The invitation to tender shall be published on 7
December 1981 . Particulars of the lots of oil offered
for sale and of the places where they are stored shall
be displayed at the central office of 'YDAGEP', 5
Acharnon Street, Athens, Greece.
A copy of the invitation to tender shall be sent
without delay to the Commission .
Article 3
The first series of tenders must reach 'YDAGEP', 5
Acharnon Street, Athens, Greece not later than 2 p.m .
(local time) on 18 December 1981 .
The subsequent series of tenders must be lodged by 2
p.m . on 22 January 1982.
Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1 . With regard to virgin lampante olive oil , tenders
shall be submitted for an oil of 5° acidity.
2 . Where the oil awarded has a different degree of
acidity from that for which the tender was submitted,
the price to be paid shall be equal to the price
tendered, increased or reduced in accordance with the
scale below :
The Greek intervention agency, Ypiresia Diachiriseos
Agoron Georgikon Proionton, hereinafter referred to
as 'YDAGEP', shall open a standing invitation to
tender in accordance with the provisions of this Regu
lation and of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the
sale on the Community market of the following quan
tities of olive oil out of intervention purchases made
during the 1980/81 marketing year :
Virgin lampante olive oil :
— up to 5 acidity :
increase of Dr 129 for each degree or fraction of
degree of acidity below 5° ,
— above 5° up to 8° acidity : '
reduction of Dr 129 for each degree or fraction of
degree of acidity above 5° ,
(») OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 .
(2) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980 , p . 16 .
P OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 13 .
H OJ No L 348, 30 . 12. 1977, p . 46 .
(5) OJ No L 363, 31 . 12. 1980, p . 49 .
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— above 8 :
additional reduction of Dr 141 for each degree or
fraction of degree above 8° .
during which the tenders were submitted . 'YDAGEP
shall supply the agencies responsible for storage with
a list of the lots remaining unsold .
A list of the lots remaining unsold shall be displayed
at the central office of 'YDAGEP' not later than the
seventh day of the month .
Article 5
Not later than three days after the expiry of each time
limit laid down for the submission of tenders,
'YDAGEP' shall send the Commission a list, without
mentioning names, stating the highest tender received
for each lot put up for sale .
Article 8
The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 584 per 100 kilograms.
Article 6
Article 9The minimum selling price shall be fixed, on the
basis of the tenders received, not later than the last
working day of the month during which the tenders
were submitted and in accordance with the procedure
set out in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
The decision fixing the minimum selling price shall
be notified forthwith to the Member State concerned .
The storage charge referred to in Article 15 of Regula
tion (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Dr 100 per 100 kilo
grams.
Article 10
Article 7
The olive oil shall be sold by 'YDAGEP not later
than the fifth day of each month following that
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels , 4 December 1981 .
For the Commission
Poul DAL'SAGER
Member of the Commission
Full & Egal Universal Law Academy