31973R3301

No L 338 / 30 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 12 . 73

REGULATION EEC No 3301 / 73 OF THE COMMISSION of 6 December 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats as regards the duration of validity of import licences with advance fixing in the olive oil market

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN cipal centres of production and exportation ; whereas COMMUNITIES , this period has proved to be insufficient in the case of certain regions of the Community ; whereas it is there­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European fore desirable to provide for the extension of the Economic Community ; period in question ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 66/ EEC (') of 22 September 1966 on the establish­ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment of a common organization of the market in oils ment Committee for Oils and Fats, and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 (2), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/ 66/EEC (3) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and Article 1 fats between the Community and Greece, and in parti­ cular Article 8 thereof ; Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 is replaced by the following : Whereas the duration of validity of import licences with advance fixing of the levy for olive oil was fixed '2. An import licence with advance fixing of the in Article 5 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No levy shall be valid for 00 days from the date on 2637/70 (4) of 23 December 1970 on special detailed which it is actually issued until the end of the rules for the application of the system of import and month following that of issue'. export licences and advance fixing certificates for agri­ cultural products, as last amended by Regulation Article 2 ( EEC) No 2312/73 (5); This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Whereas the duration of validity currently in force was publication in the Official Journal of the European fixed on the basis of the average period of time neces­ Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 sary to import oil into the Community from the prin­ December 1973 :

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

Done at Brussels , 6 December 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973, p . 5 . (3 ) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p. 3393/66 . (4 ) OJ No L 283, 29 . 12. 1970 , p . 15 . (5 ) OJ No L 237, 25 . 8 . 1973 , p. 28 .