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PROPOSALFORAREGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
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AMENDINGREGULATION(EEC)n°878/77ASREGARDSTHEEXCHANGE
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ACommissionproposalhasbeeireferredtotheCouncil,whichwouldextend
the1977/78oliveoilmarketingyear,whichfinisheson31October1978,
byonemonthandthereforepostponethedateforthestartofthe1978/79
marketingyearuntil1December1978.
Theextensionofthe1977/78marketingyear,bydelayingtheapplication
ofthenewagricultural pricesandrepresentative rateswouldinvolvea
lossforoilproducers ontheproduction marketedduringtheperiodofthe
extensionreferredtoabove.
Toremedythis,itseemeddesirabletomakeanadditiontotheCommission
proposalontheextensionofthe1977/78marketingyearbyprovidingthat
thenewagricultural reperesentative ratesshouldapplyfrom1November1978,
thenormaldatefortheoliveoilmarketingyeartostart,asthiswillcom­
pensate,asleastpartially,forthelossreferredtoabove.
However,thepricesalreadyagreedbytheCouncilforthe1978/79marketing
yearwouldapplyonlyfrom1December1978.

proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC) OFTHECOUNCIL
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extendingthe1977/78marketingyearforoliveoil,providingforspecialmeasures
intheoliveoilsectorandamendingRegulation (EEC)No878/77asregardstheexchange
ratestobeappliedinagriculture
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
(1)exchangeratestobeappliedfoethepurposesofthecommonagricultural policy,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2543/73*^,andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No136/66/EEContheestablishment ofacommon
(3) . 'organization ofthemarketinoilsandfats,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
(4)
No1562/78,andinparticularArticle36thereof,
1 Λ
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No162/66/EECof27October1966ontradeinoils
andfatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece*55,andinparticularArticle10thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
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HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle4(3)ofRegulation No136/66ZEECtheoliveoilmarketing
yearbeginson1Novemberofeachyear;whereasRegulation (EEC)No1562/78amended
certainaspects,from1November1978,ofthecommonorganisation ofthemarketin
oliveoiI;
Whereasitisnotpossibletoadoptintimealltheprovisionsneededtoimplementthe
newarrangements ;whereasthe1977/78marketingyearshouldthereforebeextendedfor
theperiodstrictlynecessaryfortheadoptionoftheseprovisionsandtheimplementa­
tionoftheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1562/78accordinglypostponed; ~
Whereas,duringtheperiodbywhichthemarketingyearisextended,thesituation
whichexistedinOctober1978shouldbemaintained; v
Whereaspendingtheimplementation ofthenewarrangementsregardingtheimportletyy,
thepossibilityshouldbeprovidedofmaintainingduringNovember1978thesystemof
thelevyfixedbytenderingprocedureprovidedforbyCouncilRegulations (EEC)
No2843/76andNo2844/76of23.November1976^,asamendedbyRegulation(EE02361/77
(1)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62
(2)OJNo263,19.9.1973,p.1
(3)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66
(4)0JNoL185,7.7.1978,p.1
(5)0JNoL197,29.19.1966,p.3313/66
(6)0JNoL327,26.11.1976,p.4
(7)0JNoL277,29.10.1977,p.2

WhereasArticle2aofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No878/77of28April1977onthe
(8)exchangeratestobeappliedinagriculture ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
(9) ...No976/78,providedthatthenewrepresentative ratesforthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesforoliveoilshoudlbeapplicable fromthebeginningofthe1978/79
marketingyear;
Whereastheextensionofthemarketingyear/bydelayingtheapplication ofthesenew
rates,mighthavedetrimentalconsequences forproducers;whereas,toavoidthis,it
shouldbeprovidedthattheseratesshouldapplyfrom1November1978,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(8)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.27
(9)OJNoL125,13.5.1978,P.32

Article 1
TheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1562/78shallapplyfrom1December1978.
Article2
Notwithstanding Article4(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,the1977/78oliveoilmar­
ketingyearshallfinishon30November1978andthe1978/79marketingyearshall
beginon1December1978.
Article3
ThemonthlyincreasesforOctober1978shallapplyduringtheperiodbywhichthe
1977/78marketingyearisextended.
Article4
Notwithstanding Regulations No136/66/EECandNo162/66/EEC/duringtheperiodfrom
1to30November1978theimportleviesforoliveoilrcaybefixedinaccorancewitht
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No2843/76and2844/76.
Article5
Regulation (EEC)No878/77isamendedasfollows:
1.Article2a(2)(g)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
"Xg)exceptasindicatedunder(h)and(i),forOtherproductsthemarketingyear
forwhichhasnotyetcommencedonthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegu­
lation/fromthebeginningofthe1978/79marketingyear;"
2.Afurtherpoint(i)asfollowsisaddedtoArticle2a(2):
"(i)foroliveoil,from1November1978.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November1978.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
Doneat FortheCounciI