31973R3524

No L 360 /40 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12 . 73

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3524/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 December 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 3255/73 as amended, to the offer prices known to the Commis­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No sion that the special levy at present in force should be 443/72 (4 ) of 29 February 1972 on the levies on altered as shown in the Table annexed to this Regula­ refined olive oil and on certain products containing tion ; olive oil , and in particular Article 9 thereof ; Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2165/70 (5) of 27 October 1970 on imports of olive oil HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 463 /71 ( 7) of 1 March 1971 on imports of olive oil The special levy referred to in Article 13 (3) of Regula­ from Morocco, as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No tion No 136/66/ EEC, and fixed in Annex II of Regula­ 2277/71 , and in particular Article 5 thereof ; tion (EEC) No 3255/73 , is hereby altered as shown in 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 3255/73 ( 8) and subsequent This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January amending Regulations ; 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels , 28 December 1973 . For the Com mission P. J. LARDINOIS /Member of tin■ Commission

(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/ 66 . (-') OJ No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973 , p. 5 . p ) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p. 3393 / 66 . H OJ No L 54, 3 . 3 . 1972, p. 3 . (5) OJ No L 238 , 29 . 10 . 1970 , p. 4 . (6) OJ No L 241 , 27 . 10 . 1971 , p. 2 . ( 7) OJ No L S3 , S. 3 . 1971 , p. 9 . (s) OJ No L 331 , 1.12 . 1973 , p. 51 .

29 . 12 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 360/41

ANNEX

Special levy applicable to imports effected from 1 January 1974

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

cx 1S.07 A II Virgin olive oil in immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less originating or coming from Spain 15-877 (»)

(») The levy charged for this product shall be reduced by 0-50 u. a. /100 kg in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2164/70.