No L 176/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 6. 92 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1686/92 of 29 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 on the buying-in and storage of olive oil by intervention agencies 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 356/92 (), and in parti- cular Article 12(4) thereof, Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85(), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1524/91 (%), lays down the minimum quantity which may be offered for intervention; whereas, given their production structures, different limits should be fixed for Greece and Portugal for the 1991/92 marketing year ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1429/92 (), defines the characteristics of olive oil and the relevant methods - of analysis; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 should consequently be amended to clarify the methods of analysis to be used to determine the quality of the oil offered; Whereas to simplify administrative procedures, small quantities of virgin oil should be exempted from analysis under certain circumstances ; whereas however this oil should be stored in separate lots; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, () OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () OJ No L 39, 15. 2. 1992, p. 1. () O] No L 333, 11. 12. 1985, p. 5. () O] No L 142, 6. 6. 1991, p. 24. % O] No L 248, 5. 9. 1991, p. 1. ) OJ No L 150, 2. 6. 1992, p. 17. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 2 (3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. The quantity offered must be at least 20 tonnes. For the 1991/92 marketing year, however, the minimum quantity offered in Greece and Portugal must be : — 500 kg if the oil offered is of one of the qualities defined in 1 (a) or (b) of the Annex to Regulation No 136/66/EEC, — 1000 kg if the oil offered is of the quality defined in 1(c) of that Annex, — 2000 kg if the oil offered is of the quality defined in 1(d) of that Annex, or if the quantity offered is divided into two or more different parts each of a quality defined in 1 of that Annex.; 2. in Article 2 (4), the first two subparagraphs are replaced by the following: ‘Subject to the provisions of Article 1, the offer shall not be accepted until the intervention agency : (a) in the case of virgin oils other than lampante, has checked by means of the methods set out in Annexes II, III, VIII, IX, X A and B and XI to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 that the relevant physical and chemical characteristics of the oil offered conform with those given for one of the categories of virgin oil other than lampante in Annex I to the said Regulation ; (b) in the case of lampante virgin oil, has checked by means of the methods set out in Annexes II, IV, V, VI, V11, VIII and XA point 6 to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 that the relevant physical and chemical characteristics of the oil offered conform with those given for this category of virgin olive oil in the Annex to the said Regulation; (c) has checked that the oil offered does not exceed the maximum permitted levels of radioactivity laid down by Community legislation. The levels appli- cable to products of Community origin contami- nated as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl power station shall be those laid down in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3955/87 (). Checks on the level of radioactive contamination of