31976R2843

No L 327/4 26 . 11 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special measures in particular for the determination of the offers of olive oil on the world market

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN No 136/66/EEC or the minimum levy referred to in COMMUNITIES , Article 2 of this Regulation may be fixed, solely for the qualities concerned, at levels which take account Having regard to the Treaty establishing . the European of the actual offer prices for those qualities. Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Article 2 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ 1 . When offers of unrefined olive oil on the world ment ('), market do not correspond to real purchasing possibli­ ties in quantities which are representative of the Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 601 /76 of 15 market, the import levy referred to in Articles 13, 14 March 1976 laying down special measures in parti­ and 15 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be fixed cular for the determination of the offers of olive oil on by tendering procedure. the world market (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2600/76 (3), is applicable until 31 December 2. At regular intervals the persons concerned shall 1976 ; whereas it was adopted in accordance with the submit an application for an import licence to the procedure provided for in Article 36 of Council competent bodies in the Member States and at the Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on same time shall provide a special security for an the establishment of a common organization of the amount to be decided . market in oils and fats (4), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1707/73 (5), because of the urgency of The application for an import licence shall be accom­ the measures envisaged and pending the general revi­ sion of the rules concerning the olive oil sector ; panied by a statement of :

Whereas the difficulties of assessing the true market (a) the quantity of the product covered by the applica­ tion ; situation, which was the reason for the adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 601 /76, still prevail ; whereas, (b) the rate of levy per 100 kilogrammes of the furthermore, it is not expected that the general revi­ product which the applicant undertakes to pay at sion of the provisions for the common organization of the time of import. the market in this sector can be completed in a short time ; whereas in these circumstances the special 3 . The Commission shall determine the minimum measures laid down by the aformentioned Regulation rate of the levy in units of account per 100 kilo­ should be maintained for a period sufficient for the grammes of the product. completion of the general revision of the rules relating to olive oil, 4. Licences shall be issued for applications stating a rate of levy greater than or equal to the minimum rate determined by the Commission . In this event the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : applicant shall be bound to import the quantity of the product stated in his application at the rate of levy stated therein . Article 1

Where free quotations on the world market are not a 5 . The Commission shall inform the Member determining factor for the offer price for one or more States of the implementation of this Article . qualities of unrefined olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A II a) of the Common Customs Tariff, the levy referred to in Article 13 of Regulation A rticle 3 (') Opinion delivered on 16 November 1976 (not yet published in the Official Journal). By way of derogation from Article 15 of Regulation (2 ) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 1 . No 136/ 66/ EEC no levy shall be imposed on imports (3) OJ No L 297, 28 . 10 . 1976, p. 4. (") OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 . of olive oil cakes and other residues falling within (5 ) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973 , p. 5 . subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff

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which have an olive oil content of not more than Article 5 3 % .

Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1977 . The detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC. It shall be applicable until 31 October 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 November 1976 . For the Council

The President

A. P. L. M .M. van der STEE