NoL49/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.2.73
REGULATION (EEC)No502/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of20February1973
fixingacompensatory amountforimportsofcertainoliveoiloriginatinginorcoming
fromSpain
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EEC(1)of22September1966ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganizationofthemarketin
oilsandfats,as.lastamendedbytheAct(2)
annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningtheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munitysignedatBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo143/
67/EEC(4)of21June1967onthecompensatory ­
amountapplicabletoimportsofcertainvegetable
oils,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2007/71(5)andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereaspursuanttothesecondsubparagraph of
Article3(6)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,a
compensatory amountmaybecharged©nimports
ofoilfallingwithinheadingNo15.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,excludingoliveoilother
thanthathavingundergonearefiningprocessand
fallingwithinsubheadingNo15.07AII,where,as
aresultofdirectorindirectsubsidiesorpremiums
grantedbyathirdcountryorofequivalent
measures,theofferpricesforsuchoildonotcorres­
pondtothepriceswhichwouldprevailinthe
absenceofsuchmeasuresorpracticesandwhere
suchasituationcreatesorislikelytocreateserious
problemsforCommunityproductionoftheoilin
question;
WhereasArticle1ofRegulationNo143/67/EEC
providesinparticularthatwherepricesonimporta­
tionintotheCommunityofoliveoilsfallingwithin
subheadingNo15.07AIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffare,asaresultofmeasureshavinganeffect
equivalenttoasubsidyorpremium,inaratioto
thepricesoftherawmaterialsfromwhichthey
havebeenobtaineddifferingfromtheratiowhich
wouldexistintheabsenceofsuchmeasures,a
compensatory amountmaybechargedonimportsoftheoilsoriginatinginorcomingfromthatcoun­
try;
Whereasforthepurposeofcalculatingthisratio,
thevalueofoilcakeandprocessingcostsshallbe
takenintoaccount;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo143/67/EEC
providesthatanybanonexports,anychargeon
exportsoranyequivalentmeasureappliedtothe
productsfromwhichtheoilisobtained,iscon­
sideredtobeameasurehavingequivalenteffecttoa
premiumorsubsidy;
Whereasoffersoflargequantitiesofoliveoil
fallingwithinsubheadingNo15.07AIofthe
CommonCustomsTarifforiginatinginorcoming
fromSpainontheCommunitymarketatlowprices;
whereas,moreover,Spainappliesachargeonex­
portsofrawmaterials,inaamountappreciably
higherthanthatofthechargeappliedontheoils
inquestion;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticles1and2of
RegulationNo283/67/EEC,offersofoilsandraw
materialsmustbeconvertedtothefobstage;
Whereas,thesecostsmust,pursuanttoArticle3of
CommissionRegulationNo283/67/EEC(6)of11
July1967ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
compensatory amountapplicabletoimportsofcer­
tainvegetableoils,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No501/73(7),shouldbeestimatedonthebasisof
factorswhichreflectascloselyaspossibleconditions
prevailinginthatcountry;whereaspursuantto
Article4ofthatRegulation,referencemustbemade,
forthepurposeofcalculatingtheaforesaidratio,
totheyieldsintheexportingcountryorinthe
countryoforigin;whereas,however,theymay
beestimatedonthebasisofknownaverageyields
fortheseproducts;
Whereasthepresentpricesofimportsintothe
Communityofoliveoilfallingwithinsubheading
No15.07AIoftheCommonCustomsTarifforigi­
natinginorcomingfromSpainareappreciably
lowerthanthepricesatwhichthatoilmightbe(*)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2463/67.
(5)OJNoL220,30.9.1971,p.i.(")OJNo151,13.7.1967,p.5.
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CommonCustomsTariffforwhichaprice
disparityhasbeenrecorded;
WhereastheManagement CommitteeforOilsant!
Fatshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman;offeredifithadbeenobtainedfromrawmaterials
atapricecorresponding tothepriceatwhichraw
materialsareofferedintheCommunity ;whereas
thereforethesepricesare,astheresultofameasure
havinganeffectequivalenttoasubsidyorpremium
takenbySpain,inaratiotothepricesoftheraw
materialsdifferentfromtheratiowhichwouldexist
intheabsenceofsuchameasure;
Whereasthiscreatesseriousproblemsforthe
Communityprocessingindustry,andwhereasthese
problemscouldbecomeworseinthefuture;
whereasitthereforeappearsnecessarytofixa
compensatory amountforimportsofoliveoil
fallingwithinsubheadingNo15.07AIofthe
CommonCustomsTarifforiginatinginorcoming
fromSpain;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3ofRegulationNo
143/67/EECsuchcompensatory amountmaynot
exceedtheincidenceofthemeasuretakenbythat
countryonthepriceratio;whereasthisincidence
correspondstotheaforesaidpricedisparity;
Whereas,inapplicationofArticle4ofRegulation
No143/67/EEC,thisamountshouldapplytoany
oilfallingwithinsubheadingNo15.07AIoftheHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheMemberStatesshallapplyto'importsofolive
oilsfallingwithinsubheadingNo15.07AIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginorcoming
fromSpain,acompensatoryamountequalto:
8-5u.a/100kgforpackagesnotexceeding0-916
kg,
4-5u.a./lOOkgforpackagesnotexceeding5kg.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20February1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI