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MOST EC STATES SAID TO BE AGAINST OILS/FATS TAX |
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A majority of European Community (EC) |
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member states are either against or have strong reservations |
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over a tax on both imported and domestically-produced oils and |
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fats proposed by the European Commission, senior diplomats |
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said. |
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They said a special committee of agricultural experts from |
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EC member states had voiced strong objections over the measure |
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during a meeting charged with preparing the ground for the |
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annual EC farm price-fixing which begins next Monday. |
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They added that only France and Italy had indicated they |
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would support the Commission proposal which would lead to a tax |
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initially of 330 Ecus per tonne during the 1987/88 price round. |
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