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of23November 1976
layingdownspecialmeasuresinparticularforthedetermination oftheoffersof
oliveoilontheworldmarket
No136/66/EECortheminimumlevyreferredtoin
Article2ofthisRegulationmaybefixed,solelyfor
thequalitiesconcerned,atlevelswhichtakeaccount
oftheactualofferpricesforthosequalities.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing .theEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No601/76of15
March1976layingdownspecialmeasuresinparti­
cularforthedetermination oftheoffersofoliveoilon
theworldmarket(2),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2600/76(3),isapplicableuntil31December
1976;whereasitwasadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedureprovidedforinArticle36ofCouncil
RegulationNo136/66/EECof22September1966on
theestablishment ofacommonorganizationofthe
marketinoilsandfats(4),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1707/73(5),becauseoftheurgencyof
themeasuresenvisagedandpendingthegeneralrevi­
sionoftherulesconcerningtheoliveoilsector;
Whereasthedifficultiesofassessingthetruemarket
situation,whichwasthereasonfortheadoptionof
Regulation (EEC)No601/76,stillprevail;whereas,
furthermore ,itisnotexpectedthatthegeneralrevi­
sionoftheprovisionsforthecommonorganizationof
themarketinthissectorcanbecompletedinashort
time;whereasinthesecircumstances thespecial
measureslaiddownbytheaformentioned Regulation
shouldbemaintainedforaperiodsufficientforthe
completionofthegeneralrevisionoftherules
relatingtooliveoil,Article2
1.Whenoffersofunrefinedoliveoilontheworld
marketdonotcorrespondtorealpurchasingpossibli­
tiesinquantitieswhicharerepresentative ofthe
market,theimportlevyreferredtoinArticles13,14
and15ofRegulationNo136/66/EECshallbefixed
bytenderingprocedure.
2.Atregularintervalsthepersonsconcernedshall
submitanapplicationforanimportlicencetothe
competentbodiesintheMemberStatesandatthe
sametimeshallprovideaspecialsecurityforan
amounttobedecided.
Theapplicationforanimportlicenceshallbeaccom­
paniedbyastatementof:
(a)thequantityoftheproductcoveredbytheapplica­
tion;
(b)therateoflevyper100kilogrammes ofthe
productwhichtheapplicantundertakestopayat
thetimeofimport.
3.TheCommission shalldeterminetheminimum
rateofthelevyinunitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammesoftheproduct.
4.Licencesshallbeissuedforapplicationsstatinga
rateoflevygreaterthanorequaltotheminimumrate
determinedbytheCommission .Inthiseventthe
applicantshallbeboundtoimportthequantityofthe
productstatedinhisapplicationattherateoflevy
statedtherein.
5.TheCommission shallinformtheMember
Statesoftheimplementation ofthisArticle.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Wherefreequotationsontheworldmarketarenota
determiningfactorfortheofferpriceforoneormore
qualitiesofunrefinedoliveoilfallingwithin
subheading15.07AIIa)oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,thelevyreferredtoinArticle13ofRegulation
(')Opiniondeliveredon16November1976(notyet
publishedintheOfficialJournal).
(2)OJNoL72,18.3.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL297,28.10.1976,p.4.Article3
BywayofderogationfromArticle15ofRegulation
No136/66/EECnolevyshallbeimposedonimports
ofoliveoilcakesandotherresiduesfallingwithin
subheading23.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariff (5)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.(")OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.

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whichhaveanoliveoilcontentofnotmorethan
3%.
Article4
Thedetailedrulesfortheimplementation ofthis
Regulationshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedureprovidedforinArticle38ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC.Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
Itshallbeapplicableuntil31October1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23November1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.P.L.M.M.vanderSTEE