31974R2447

No L 262 / 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 9 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2447 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 27 September 1974 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the application of the systems of import and export licences in the olive oil sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN be required for the purposes of operations relating to COMMUNITIES, quantities such that the security for the corresponding licence would be less than two units of account ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European whereas the application of this provision in the olive Economic Community ; oil sector would entail the exemption of operations relating to relatively large quantities ; whereas it is Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ thus desirable, for the purposes of operations in this 66/ EEC (') of 22 September 1966 on the establish­ sector, to fix the exemption at a lower level ; ment of a common organization of the market in oils Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 2637 / 70 should there­ and fats, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No fore be amended accordingly ; 1 707/73 (2), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 66/ EEC (3 ) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and ment Committee for Oils and Fats , fats between the Community and Greece , and in parti­ cular Article 8 thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1 373 / 70 (4) of 10 July 1970 on common detailed Article 1 rules for the application of the system of import and There is inserted in Regulation ( EEC) No 2637/ 70 an export licences and advance fixing certificates for agri­ Article 2a as follows : cultural products subject to a single price system , as ' Article 2d last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 211 1 /74 (5 ), fixed a certain margin of tolerance with regard to the In the case of products falling within subheading quantity of products imported or exported as 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff the obliga­ cornpared with that shown in the licence ; whereas in tion to import or to export shall be considered to view of normal international commercial practice in have been fulfilled where the quantity imported or respect of products in the olive oil sector, the margin exported varies by not more than 7 % in either of tolerance to be applied where the quantities direction from that specified in the licence .' imported or exported are greater or less than those specified in the licence should in the case of products Article 2 falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff be increased ; The text of Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2637 / 70 is replaced by the following : Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) ' In the case of products as specified in Article 1 ( 2) No 2637 / 70 ( 6) of 23 December 1970 on special (c) of Regulation No 136 / 66 / EEC , and without detailed rules for the application of the system of prejudice to the application of the provisions of import and export licences and advance fixing certifi­ Article 20 of the said Regulation and ot Article 6 cates for agricultural products , as last amended by of Regulation No 162/ 66 / EEC , the licence shall Regulation ( EEC) No 21 86/ 74 ( 7), specifies a waiting be issued on the fourth working day following that period for the issue of licences for products in the on which the application is lodged .' olive oil sector ; whereas in view of normal interna­ tional commercial practice in respect of certain of Article 3 these products, this period should continue to apply only in respect of operations concerning olive oil There is inserted in Regulation ( EEC) No 2637 / 70 an itself ; Article 8a as follows : ' Article 8 <. i Whereas the third indent of Article 4 (3) of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 1373 / 70 provides that no licence shall No licence shall be required for the purposes of operations relating to quantities not exceeding 100 (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/ 66 . kilogrammes .' n OJ No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973 , p. 5 . P) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966 , p . 3393 / 66 . Article 4 (4) OJ No L 158 , 20 . 7 . 1970 , p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 220 , 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 5 . (*>) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12. 1970 , p. 15 . This Regulation shall enter into force on I October 7 OJ No L 231 , 22 . 8 . 1974, p. 9 . 1 974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 1974.

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI