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Conformém ent au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983 
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique 
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983, 
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003 
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents 
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit 
règlem ent. 
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Communit y and the European Atom ic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
27.9.2003, p. 1), t his file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this 
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.  
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom  1. 
Februa r 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgem einschaft (ABI. L 43 vom  15.2.1983,  
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. Septem ber 2003  
(ABI. L 243 v om 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit  
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5  
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.  
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C 0 M ( 8 3 >  4 6 6  final 
Brussels, 8  Septem ber 1 9 8 3
Proposal for a  
C O U N C I L  R E G U L A T I O N  ( E E C )
laying d o w n  certain m easures for acid o i^ ls from  refining of by-products
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of olive oil or otive-residue o i l
(submitted to ..th e C ouncil b y  the C om m ission)
C 0 M C 8 3 )  4 6 6  final

E X P L A N A T O R Y  M E M O R A N D U M
C o m m u n ity  measures h a v /e  been L aid d o w n  for by-products from  refining of olive 
oil an d  olive-residue oil falling within subheading 15.17 B  of the C o m m o n  
C u sto m s Tariff produced in the C o m m u n ity , in O rder to prevent esterified oils 
derived from  these by-products benefiting fraudulently from  consum ption aid.
Since esterified oils can also b e  obtained from  acid oils from  refining 
falling within subheading 15.10 C  of the C o m m o n  C ustom s Tariff, a  legal basis 
should b e  established that w ould enable the s a m e  m easures to b e  taken in respect 
of these acid oiIs.

Proposa L  
C O U N C I L  R E G U L A T I O Nfor
(EEC)
L ay in g  d o w n  certain m easures for acid oils from  refining of by-products of olive 
oil .or olive-residue o iL
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
H av in g  regard to the Treaty establishing the E uropean E conom ic C om m unity, a n d  
in particular Article 2 3 5  thereof,
H aving regard to the proposal from  the C om m ission,
H av in g  regard to the opinion of the E uropean Parliament,
W hereas 'Commission Regulation (E E C ) N o  3172/80 (1), as last am ended by Regulation (E E C )
N o 823/83 (2), provides that for the purposes of Controlling the quality of 
oil packaged b y  approved plants, by-products of the refining of olive oil a n d  
olive-residue oil produced in the C o m m u n ity  should have added to them  a  defined 
quantity of certain non-olive products;
W hereas these checks are not applicable at present to acid oils from  refining 
derived from  by-products of olive oil a n d  olive-residue oil;
W hereas there is alw ays the risk that esterified oils show ing the characteristics 
of olive oi l, produced from  these acid oils from  refining, m a y  b e  fraudulently employed 
as o liv e oils fo r hum an consumption and thus benefit from consumption aid; whereas  in  
order to prevent such a  risk, acid oils from  refining should be treated in the 
s a m e  w a y  as by-products from  refining,
H A S  A D O P T E D  T H I S  R E G U L A T I O N  :
(1) 0 J  N o  L  331,  9.12.1980, p. 2 7
(2) 0 J  N o  L  91, 9.4.1983, p. 5

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Article 1
A cid oils fro m  refining of by-products of olive oiL  or otive-residue oit 
falling within subheading 15.10 C  of the C o m m o n  C u sto m s Tariff can b e subject 
to the sa m e  treatment as by-products from  refining of olive oi l  or olive- 
residue o i l  falling within subheading 15.17 B  of the C o m m o n  C ustom s Tariff.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its  
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in  
all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
Por the Council