31971R2445

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13.11.71# ' Official Journal of the European Communities No L 252/11

REGULATION (EEC) No 2445/71 OF THE COMMISSION of 12 November 1971 amending Regulation No 172/66/EEC fixing coefficients of equivalence for olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM- > was fixed; whereas, in order to ensure proper MUNITIES, application of the levy system, the Annex to the above-mentioned Regulation should be replaced and suitable coefficients fixed for the olive oil which is Having regard to the Treaty establishing the the subject of these offers; European Economic Community ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 136/66/EEC1 of 22 September 1966 on the are in accordance with the Opinion of the establishment of a common organisation of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats; market in oils and fats,, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2554/70,2 and in particular Article 13 (4) thereof; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC3 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece, and in Article 1 particular Articles 3 (4) and 9 thereof;

Whereas Commission Regulation No 172/66/EEC4 of The Annex to this Regulation shall' be substituted for 5 November 1966, as last amended by Regulation the Annex to Regulation No 172/66/EEC. (EEC) No 2274/69,5 fixed coefficients of equivalence for the different varieties and qualities of unrefined olive oil; whereas experience has shown that, because Article 2 of special characteristics, the level of offer prices recorded on the world market for certain qualities of olive oil from Spain, Tunisia and Morocco does not This Regulation shall enter into force on the third correspond to that taken into account when the day following its publication in the Official journal coefficient for the quality to which these offers refer of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 12 November 1971 . For the Commission The President Franco M. MALFATTI

1 OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. 2 OJ No L 275, 10.12.1970, p. 5. 3 OJ No 197, 29.10.1966, p. 3393/66. 4 O ] No 202, 7.11.1966, p. 3481/66 . 5 OJ No L 287, 15.11.1969, p. 26.

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ANNEX

Coefficients of equivalence for the different types and qualities of unrefined olive oil

Coefficient of equivalence Description of qualities (the degree of acidity represents the free fatty acid content expressed as grammes of oleic acid Amount to be deducted Amount to be added to per 100 grammes of oil) from the price the price (u.a. / 100 kg) (u. a. /100 kg)

Virgin oil, extra, with a maximum degree of acidity of 07° 11-000 Virgin oil, extra, with a degree of acidity of more than 07° but not more than 1° 10-000 Virgin oil originating in and coming from Tunisia, described as 'super extra' 10-000 Virgin oil originating in and coming from Tunisia, described as ' extra' 4-000 Virgin oil, fine 4-000 Virgin oil, fine, originating in and coming from Morocco and Tunisia _ 1-000 Virgin oil, other than lampante, originating in and coming from Andalusia (Spain) 1-000 Virgin oil, ordinary — — Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 1° or base 1° 4-600 Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 15° 5-100 Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 2° 5-600 Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 3° or base 3° 6-600 Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 4° 7-600 Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 5° or base 5° 8-600 Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 6° 9-600 Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 7° 10-600 Virgin oil, lampante, with a degree of acidity of 7° 11-600 - Virgin oil, lampante, originating in and coming from Tunisia and Morocco : the coefficients listed above for virgin oil, lampante, shall be increased by 2-00 u.a . Olive-residue oil with a degree of acidity of 5° or base 5° 43-000 Other olive-residue oil : the coefficient of equiv­ alence applicable to olive-residue oil with a degree of acidity of 5° or base 5°, to be increased or decreased by 0-80 u.a. per degree of acidity less or more