31976R2526

19 . 10 . 76 No L 287 / 5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2526/76

of 18 October 1976 relating to a special tendering procedure for fixing the levy on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN limit laid down by Article 4 (2) of the abovemen­ COMMUNITIES, tioned Regulation ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Economic Community, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Oils and Fats, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 136/ 66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of the common organization of the market in oils and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fats (J ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 (2), Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC A special tendering procedure shall be adopted for the of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between fixing of the levies referred to in Regulations (EEC) the Community and Greece (3), No 601 / 76 and (EEC) No 602/76 . Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No This procedure shall be subject to the provisions of 601 /76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special Regulation ( EEC) No 1046/76 and to those of this measures in particular for the determination of the Regulation . offers of olive oil on the world market (4), and in parti­ cular Article 4 thereof, Article 2 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No By way of derogation from Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special (EEC) No 1046/76 this special tendering procedure measures in particular for the determination of the shall relate to applications for licences submitted offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­ between 16 and 21 October 1976. On receipt of them cular Article 5 thereof, the Member States shall transmit the applications Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) referred to above to the Commission by telex and, in No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the respect of each such application, the information implementation of the special measures for the deter­ required under Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No mination of offers of olive oil on the world market 1046/ 76 . and the Greek market ( 6), has fixed a timetable for the entry into force of the minimum levy ; The minimum levy fixed under this special tendering procedure shall enter into force on 23 October 1976 . Whereas the situation on the Community olive oil market has recently deteriorated sharply as a result of Article 3 the increased imbalance between supply and demand ; whereas in order to help remedy the situation This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its described above a special tendering procedure should publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. be adopted for the levy without waiting for the time

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

Done at Brussels, 18 October 1976 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

(!) 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 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 1 . (5 ) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p . 3 . (6) OJ No L 119, 6 . 5 . 1976, p . 7.