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REGULATION (EEC) No 617/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 27 March 1972 determining the incidence of the customs duty on imports of certain olives

THE COMMISSION OF . THE EUROPEAN COM­ Whereas since there are no quotations for these MUNITIES , products on the world market that amount must be fixed on the basis of the value of olive oil on the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the world market, account being taken of the processing European Economic Community ; costs ; whereas, however, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation No No 162/66/EEC, a nil amount should be applied Having regard to Council Regulation 136/ 66/EEC 1 of the when calculating the levy on products imported 22 September 1966 on establishment of the direct from Greece to the Community which are not a common organization of market in oils entirely obtained in that country or which are not and fats , as last amended by transported direct from that country to the Com­ Regulation ( EEC ) No 2727/71 2 ; munity, since such imports are not subject to customs duty ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC3 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation fats between the Community and Greece ; are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats ; Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 443 /724 of 29 February 1972 on the levies applicable to refined olive oil and to certain products containing Article 1 olive oil, and in particular Article 8 thereof ; With regard to the olives referred to in Article 15 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC the amount by which Whereas, for olives falling within subheadings Nos ' the levy is reduced shall be : 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II, the import levy on products coming from third countries and on ( a) 0-000 units of , account per 100 kg for imports of products which are not entirely obtained in Greece or olives which are not entirely obtained in Greece which are not transported direct from that country to or which are not transported directly from that the Community is calculated on the basis of the levy country to the Community ; on unrefined olive oil ; whereas that levy is reduced (b) 0-700 units of account per 100 kg for other by the amount resulting from application of the imports of olives falling within subheading No customs duty to the value of the imported product ; 07.01 N II of the Common Customs Tariff ;

( c) 0-800 units of account per 100 kg for other Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC ) No 443 /72 imports of olives falling within subheading No provides that that amount should be fixed at a 07.03 A II of the Common Customs Tariff. standard rate on the basis of the value of those products on the world market or, in the absence of Article 2 quotations , of the value of olive oil on the world market, account being taken, in the latter case, of the This Regulation shall enter into force- on 1 April cost of processing the olives into oil ; 1972 . Commission Regulation No 175 /66/EEC 5 of 7 November 1966 determining the incidence of the customs duty on imports of certain olives is hereby 1 OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66 . repealed . 2 OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971 , p . 8 . 3 OJ No 197, 29.10.1966 , p. 3393/ 66 . 4 OJ No L 54, 3.3.1972, p . 3 . 5 OJ No 202 , 7.11.1966, p. 3487/66.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 March 1972 .

For the Commission The President

S. L. MANSHOLT