No L 351 / 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 12. 83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3515/83
of 13 December 1983
on the sale by tender, for export to Tunisia, of olive-residue oil held by the
Italian intervention agency
common detailed rules for the application of the
system of export refunds on agricultural products («), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 519/83 0»
specifies the evidence required to prove importation
into non-Community countries ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The Italian intervention agency 'Azienda di Stato per
gli interventi nel mercato agricolo', hereinafter referred
to as 'AIMA', shall open an invitation to tender in
accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and
of Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 for the sale for export
to Tunisia of approximately 2 000 tonnes of olive
residue oil . By way of derogation from Article 1 (2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2960/77 this oil must not have
been made edible.
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 ('),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2),
and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2754/78 (3) provides that olive oil held by the interven
tion agencies is to be put up for sale by tender ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation No
136/66/EEC, the Italian intervention agency has
bought in, since the 1975/76 marketing year, large
quantities of olive oil ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2960/77 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2041 /83 Q, laid down the conditions for the sale by
tender of olive oil for the Community market and for
export ; whereas at the moment there is a market for
crude olive-residue oil in Tunisia ;
Whereas the Community has large quantities of olive
residue oil , held by the Italian intervention agency ;
whereas some of this oil has been in storage for several
years ; whereas this oil should be sold by tender and a
derogation introduced from Article 1 (2) of the above
mentioned Regulation specifying that exported oil
must be directly edible ;
Whereas the minimum selling price is so fixed that
the Community operators enjoy equal conditions of
competition with operators in non-member countries ;
whereas, accordingly, oil should under this Regulation
qualify neither for the export refund provided for in
Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC nor for the
consumption aid provided for in Article 11 of the
same Regulation ;
Whereas Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 2730/79 of 29 November 1979 laying down
Article 2
The invitation to tender shall be published on 15
December 1983 .
Particulars of the lots of oil offered for sale and the
places where they are stored shall be displayed at the
head office of AIMA, via Palestro 81 , Rome, Italy.
A copy of the invitation to tender referred to above
shall be sent without delay to the Commission .
Article 3
Tenders must reach AIMA, via Palestro 81 , Rome,
Italy, not later than 2 p.m. (local time) on 16 January
1984.
Article 4
1 . Tenders shall be made for an oil of 1 5° acidity.(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 .
0 OJ No L 162, 12. 6 . 1982, p. 6 .
0 OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 13 .
(4) OJ No L 348, 30 . 12. 1977, p . 46 .
0 OJ No L 200, 23 . 7 . 1983, p . 25 .
(«) OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 58, 5 . 3 . 1983, p. 5.
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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, reduced or increased by Lit 2 682 for each
degree or fraction of degree above or below 15° .
Article 5
The minimum selling price for olive-residue oil of 1 5°
acidity shall be Lit 50 000 per 100 kilograms.
Article 6
The oil shall be sold by AIMA not later than 23
January 1984.
AIMA shall supply the agencies responsible for storage
with a list of the lots remaining unsold.
Article 7
The security referred to in Article 7 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2960/77 shall be 9,50 ECU per 100 kilo
grams .
The security referred to in Article 12 (3) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2960/77 shall be 100 ECU per 100 kilo
grams of olive-residue oil .
Article 8
The storage charge provided for in Article 1 5 of Regu
lation (EEC) No 2960/77 shall be Lit 3 500 per 100
kilograms.
Article 9
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, 13 December 1983 .
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
Full & Egal Universal Law Academy