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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)494 final
t Brussels ,28September 1976
Proposal for a
/ ».
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
onthe standard amount forunrefined olive oilproduced entirely
inGreece andtransported direct from that country into theCommunity
/
(submitted tothe Council bytheCommission )
COM (76)494 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.CouncilRegulation No162/66/EEContradeinoilsandfatsbetweentheCommunity
andGreecelaysdowninArticle3thereofthatthelevyonimportsofunrefined
oliveoilproducedentirelyinGreeceandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountry
intotheCommunityshallbedecreasedbyastandardamount,ofwhichthelevel
shallbedeterminedannuallybytheCouncilafterconsultations hastakenplace
withGreece.
2.Thisstandardamountshouldthusbesetsothatitfacilitates thedevelopment
oftradeinoliveoilbetweentheCommunityandGreecesothatitshouldbepro­
moted,takingintoaccounttheavailability ofoliveoilontheGreekmarketand
ontheCommunitymarketasthemarketingpossibilities forthisproductandat
thesametimewithout,however,prejudicingtheachevementofthemarkettarget
priceforCommmunityproduction.
3.Sincethe1966/67marketingyeartheamounthasbeenfixedat0,50u.a./100kg.
TheevolutionsetoutinthefollowingtableofexportsofoliveoilfromGreece
totheCommunityintotalcomparedtotheoverallimportsoftheEEC,particularly
forthelastoliveoilmarketingyear,leadtotheconclusionthattheamount
of0,50u.a./100kghasbeensufficienttofulfilitsobjective,namelytoensure
thattheGreekoilshaveapreferential positionontheCommunitymarketcompared
withtheoilsfromthirdcountries.
ImportsofoliveoilintheEEC:
1970/711971/721972/731973/741974/751975/76
Total 210.327167.443250.906193.992122.81053.500(1)
ofwhichGreece4.22213.20622.48416.74428.21212.403C1)
% 2,017,898,968,6322,9723,18
(1)Basedoncertificatsto31August1976
4.Inviewoftheforegoingitisproposedtomaintainthelevelofthestandard
amountat0,50u.a./100kgforthe1976/77marketingyear.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthestandardamountforunrefinedoliveoilproducedentirelyinGreeceandtrans­
porteddirectfromthatcountryintotheCommunity.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No162/66/CEEof27October1966-ontradein
(1)oilsandfatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece,andinparticularArticle3(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,inanticipation oftheharmonization ofagricultural policies,tradeinolive
oilbetweentheCommunityandGreeceshouldbedeveloped,takingaacountof
itsavailability ontheGreekmarketandonthatoftheCommunityandofthe
possibilities formarketingit;
Whereasthestandardamountmustbebasedbothonthepresentvolumeoftradebetween
theCommunityandGreeceandonthefutureprospectsofbothmarkets;
Whereasthestandardamountmustrepresentasufficiently highpercentageofthemarket
targetpricetoensureapreferential positionforGreekoilsontheCommunity
marketcomparedwiththosefromthirdcountries;whereas,however,thisamount
mustbesetatsuchalevelthatitdoesnotprejudicetheachievement ofthe
markettargetpriceforCommunityproduction;
Whereasthestandardamount,asfixedforthoseyearsduringwhichpricesonthe
GreekmarkethaveallowedtheexportofoilfromGreecetotheCommunity,has
safeguardedthispreference withoutcreatingdifficulties forthemarketing
ofCommunityproduction;whereas ofthisamountshouldconsequently remain
unchangedfor1976/1977;
WhereasGreecehasbeenconsultedpursuanttoArticle3(3)ofRegulation No162/66^EEC,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
C1)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66

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Article 1
Forthemarketingyear1976/1977,thestandardamountreferredtoinArticle3(1)
ofRegulation No162/66/EECisherebyfixedat0.5unitofaccountper100kilogrammes
ofimportedproduct.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
Doneat
FortheCouncil