31977R0217

2 . 2 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 30 / 5

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 217 / 77 of 1 February 1977 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 2938 /76 adjusting the amount of the levies appli­ cable to olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN time the difference between the threshold price COMMUNITIES , obtaining at the end of the 1975 / 76 oil year and that obtaining at the beginning of the present oil year ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the importation of quantities not exceeding 1 000 kilograms is not subject to the system of levies Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC fixed by tendering procedure ; whereas consequently of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a imports of such quantities effected between 1 and 9 common organization of the market in oils and November 1976 did not qualify for the reduced levy fats ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2938 /76 ; 1707/73 (2), Whereas for the sake of fairness these provisions Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/ 66/ EEC of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between should be extended to such imports of oil ; the Community and Greece (3 ), Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 601 /76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special ment Committee for Oils and Fats , measures in particular for the determination of the offers of olive oil on the world market (4), as amended HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : by Regulation ( EEC) No 2600 /76 ( 5), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No Article 1 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 1 measures in particular for the determination of the of Regulation ( EEC) No 2938 / 76 : offers of olive oil on the Greek market ( 6), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2600 /76 , and in particular 'This reduction shall apply equally to quantities of Article 5 thereof, olive oil not exceeding 1 000 kilograms which were imported during the period 1 to 9 November Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2938 / 76 1976 .' of 2 December 1 976 ( 7) provided for a reduction in the levies applicable to olive oil imported on or after 1 Article 2 November 1976 under licences applied for before that date ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Whereas the minimum levy which came into force on following its publication in the Official Journal of 10 November 1976 took into account for the first the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 1 February 1977 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') 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 , 1 8 . 3 . 1 976, p. 1 . (5 ) OJ No L 297, 28 . 10 . 1976, p. 4 . (<•) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976 , p. 3 . ( 7) OJ No L 334 , 3 . 12 . 1976 , p. 23 .