31973R1308

No L 132/ 14 19 . 5 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 1308 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 May 1973 fixing the export levies on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, COMMUNITIES , levies should be calculated on the basis of an ex­ change rate which is based, in the case of currencies Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ which are floating or whose central rate differs from pean Economic Community ; the official parity, on the effective rate or the central rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ 66/EEC (*) of 22 September 1966 on the estab­ dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13 Fe­ lishment of a common organization of the market bruary 1973 ; in oils and fats, as last amended by the Act (2) Whereas it follows from applying the rules and annexed to the Treaty ( 3) on the Accession of new other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No Member States to the European Economic Commu­ 2581/72 to the offer prices known to the Commis­ nity and the European Atomic Energy Community , sion that the export levies at present in force should signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972 ; be altered as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/ 66/EEC (4) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : and fats between the Community and Greece ; Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation No 171 / The export levies referred to in Article 18 of Regula­ 67/EEC (5) of 27 June 1967 on export refunds tion No 136/66/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in and levies on olive oil, as last amended by Regula­ the Table annexed to this Regulation . tion ( EEC) No 2429/72 ( 8 ), and in particular Article 10 (3 ) thereof ; These levies are applicable to products falling within subheading 15.07 A presented in immediate packings Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary of a net capacity exceeding 5 kg. Committee ; Article 2 Whereas the export levies on olive oil were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2581 /72 (7 ) and all subsequent This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 May amending Regulations ; 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels , 18 May 1973 . For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX Levies on olive oil exported to third countries and Greece

CCT heading No Amounts in u.a. /100 kg

ex 15.07 Ala) 26·093 ex 15.07 A lb ) 35·025

ex 15.07 A II 23·507

(*) OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66 . (") OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14 . ( 5) O ] No 130, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2600/67 . (3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 5 . (•) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 . (*) OJ No 197, 29 . 10. 1966, p. 3393/66 . n OJ No I. 275, 8 . 12 . 1972, p. 29.