31973R1604

16 . 6 . 73 No L 159/42 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 1604/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 15 June 1973 fixing the export levies on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — in the case of currencies which are maintained in COMMUNITIES, relation to each other, at any given moment, within a band of 2-25 %>, a rate of exchange based on their effective parity ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the pean Economic Community ; arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period, in Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ relation to the Community currencies referred to 66/EEC (*) of 22 September 1966 on the estab­ in the previous subparagraph ; lishment of a common organization of the market Whereas the Opinion of the Monetary Committee in oils and fats, as last amended by the Act (2) was requested ; annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Commu­ Whereas it follows from applying the rules and nity and the European Atomic Energy Community, other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972 ; 2581/72 to the offer prices known to the Commis­ sion that the export levies at present in force should be altered as shown in the Table annexed to this Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/ Regulation ; 66/EEC (4) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation No 171/ Article 1 67/EEC (5) of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and levies on olive oil, as last amended by Regula­ The export levies referred to in Article 18 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2429/72 (6), and in particular Article tion No 136/66/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in 10 (3 ) thereof ; the Table annexed to this Regulation. These levies are applicable to products falling within subheading 15.07 A presented in immediate packings Whereas the export levies on olive oil were fixed by of a net capacity exceeding 5 kg. Regulation (EEC) No 2581/72 (7) and all subsequent amending Regulations ; Article 2

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 June levies should be calculated on the following basis : 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. («) OJ No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14. (•) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . («) OJ No 197, 29. 10. 1966, p. 3393/66. (5) OJ No 130, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2600/67. (•) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 275 , 8 . 12. 1972, p. 29.

16 . 6 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 159/43

ANNEX Levies on olive oil exported to third countries and Greece

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

:x 15.07 A I a) 18·026 ex 15.07 A lb ) 24·198

;x 15.07 A II 16·240