NoL285/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.11.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2453/77
of8November 1977
alteringtheamountoftheleviesapplicabletooliveoil
commonagriculturalpolicy(7),thelevyindicatedon
licencesissuedonthebasisofapplicationsmade
before1November1977inrespectofimportstobe
effectedafterthatdateshouldbealteredonthebasis
ofthedifferencebetweenthethresholdpricevalidat
theendofthe1976/77oilyearandthatvalidatthe
beginningofthefollowingyeartakingintoaccount
theparticularmonetarysituationinthemostimpor­
tantimportingMemberStates;
Whereasimportsofcertainquantitiesarenotsubject
tothelevytenderingprocedure,butaresubjecttothe
lastminimumlevyinforce;whereas,forthesakeof
impartiality ,importsofsuchquantitiesbetween1and
4November1977shouldalsobenefitfromtheabove­
mentionedalterationofthelevy;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),
*
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/66/EEC
of27October1966ontradeinoilsandfatsbetween
theCommunityandGreece(3),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2843/76of23November1976layingdownspecial
measuresinparticularforthedetermination ofthe
offersofoliveoilontheworldmarket(4),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2361/77(5),andinparticular
Article4thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2844/76of23November1976layingdownspecial
measuresinparticularforthedetermination ofthe
offersofoliveoilontheGreekmarket(6),asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2361/77,andinparticular
Article5thereof,
Whereasthemarkettargetpriceandthethreshold
priceofoliveoilvalidatthebeginningofthe1977/78
oilyeararesubstantiallylowerthanthosevalidatthe
endofthepreviousoilyear;whereas,accordingly ,the
levyawardedattheendofthe1976/77oilyearand
validatthebeginningofthe1977/78oilyearisno
longerinlinewiththemarketsituationandwiththe
levelofprotectionrequiredwitheffectfrom1
November1977,thedateonwhichthe1977/78oil
yearbegan;whereas,therefore,withoutprejudiceto
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1134/68of30July
1968layingdownrulesfortheimplementation of
Regulation(EEC)No653/68onconditionsforaltera­
tionstothevalueoftheunitofaccountusedfortheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
WithoutprejudicetoRegulation(EEC)No1134/68,
thelevytobepaidinrespectofproductssubjectto
theminimumlevysystem,importedonorafter1
November1977underlicencesappliedforbeforethat
date,shallbethelevyindicatedonthelicence,less
4-22unitsofaccountper100kilograms .
Thisreductionshallalsoapplytoproductsimported
duringtheperiod1to4November1977,under
licencesforquantitiesnotexceeding10000kilo­
grams.
(!)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
(*)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.
(4)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.4.
(5)OJNoL277,29.10.1977,p.2.
(')OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.6. (7)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8November1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President