31973R2656

29 . 9 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 273 / 67

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2656/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 September 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 : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Economic Community ; relation to each other, at any given moment, within a band of 2-25% , a rate of exchange based Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ on their effective parity ; 66/EEC (') of 22 September 1966 on the establish­ ment of a common organization of the market in oils — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each 1707/73 (2), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof ; of these currencies recorded for a given period, in relation to the Community currencies referred to Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/ in the previous subparagraph ; 66/EEC (3) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece, and in parti­ Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other cular Articles 3 (4) and 9 thereof ; provisions contained in Regulation ( EEC) No 1523 /73 to the offer prices known to the Commission that the Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No special levy at present in force should be altered as 443/72 (4) of 29 February 1972 on the levies on shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation ; refined olive oil and on certain products containing olive oil , and in particular Article 9 thereof ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2165/70 (5) of 27 October 1970 on imports of olive oil from Tunisia , as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2277/71 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof ; Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No The special levy referred to in Article 1 3 (3) of Regula­ 463 / 71 ( 7) of 1 March 1971 on imports of olive oil tion No 136/ 66/ EEC, and fixed in Annex II of Regula­ from Morocco, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No tion ( EEC) No 1 523 / 73 , is hereby altered as shown in 2277/71 , and in particular Article 5 thereof ; the Table annexed to this Regulation . Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; Article 2 Whereas the levies on olive oil were fixed by Commis­ sion Regulation ( EEC) No 1 523/73 (8) and subsequent This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October amending Regulations ; 1 973 .

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

Done at Brussels , 28 September 1973 . For the Commission P. [. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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No L 273/68 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 9. 73

ANNEX

Special levy applicable to imports effected from 1 October 1973

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

ex 15.07 A Ix Virgin olive oil in immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less originating or coming from Spain 17-031 (')

(') The levy charged for this product shall be reduced by 0-50 u.a. /lOO kg in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2164/70.