31973R1603

No L 159/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 6 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 1603/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 15 June 1973 fixing the special import levy on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, COMMUNITIES, levies should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ relation to each other, at any given moment, pean Economic Community ; within a band of 2-25 °/o, a rate of exchange based on their effective parity ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC (*) of 22 September 1966 on the esta­ — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of blishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats, as last amended by the Act (2) each of these currencies recorded for a given annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession of new period, in relation to the Community currencies Member States to the European Economic Commu­ referred to in the previous subparagraph ; nity and the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in parti­ Whereas the Opinion of the Monetary Committee cular Article 13 (4) thereof ; was requested ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No Whereas it follows from applying the rules and 162/66/EEC (4) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No and fats between the Community and Greece, and 1523 /73 to the offer prices known to the Commis­ in particular Articles 3 (4) and 9 thereof ; sion ithait the special levy at present in force should be altered as shown in the Table annexed to this Regu­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/ lation ; 72 (5) of 29 February 1972 on the levies on refined olive oil and on certain products containing olive oil, and in particular Article 9 thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2165/70 (6) of 27 October 1970 on imports of olive Article 1 oil from Tunisia, as amended by Regulation (EEC) The special devy referred to in Article 13 (3 ) of No 2277/71 (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof ; Regulation No 136/66/EEC, and fixed in Annex II Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 463/ of Regulation ( EEC) No 1523/73 , is hereby altered 71 (8) of 1 March 1971 on imports of olive oil from as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation . Morocco, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2277/71 , and in particular Article 5 thereof ; Article 2

Whereas the levies on olive oil were fixed by Com­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 June mission Regulation ( EEC) No 1523 /73 (9) ; 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 June 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

*) OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. 2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. 3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . *) OJ No 197, 29. 10. 1966, p. 3393/66. 5) OJ No L 54, 3 . 3 . 1972, p. 3 . «) OJ No L 238 , 29. 10 . 1970, p . 4 . 7) OJ No L 241 , 27. 10. 1971 , p . 2. 8) OJ No L 53 , 5 . 3 . 1971 , p. 9. 9) OJ No L 152, 8 . 6. 1973 , p . 30.

16 . 6 . 73 Official Journal or the European Communities No L 159/41

ANNEX

Special levy applicable to imports effected from 18 June 1973

Amount in CCT heading No Description of goods u.a. /100 kg

;x 15.07 A II Virgin olive oil in immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less originating or coming from Spain 17·276