31975R3135

2 . 12 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 312/ 19

REGULATION (EEC) No 3135 /75 OF THE COMMISSION of 1 December 1975 suspending the advance fixing of the levy on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN stances ; whereas such imports would place a burden COMMUNITIES, on the Community market for which a part of the production thereof has already been offered to be Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European placed in intervention ; Economic Community ; Whereas, in view in particular of the problems set out Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ above and after examining all available information 66/EECC ) of 22 September 1966 on the establish­ on the situation it is necessary to suspend the advance ment of a common organization of the market in oils fixing of the levies on imports of olive oil for a period and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No of three working days, 1 707/73 (2) ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 19/69 (3) of 20 December 1968 on the advance fixing of the levy on imports of olive oil, as last amended by Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1 (2) thereof ; The advance fixing of the levy on olive oil shall be Whereas the offer price for olive oil on the world suspended for the period 2 to 4 December 1975. market is considerably inferior to the threshold price at present in force, and is subject to considerable fluc­ Article 2 tuations ; whereas this situation threatens the advance fixing of levies in respect of considerably larger quanti­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 1975. ties than can be envisaged under normal circum­

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 1975 .

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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