CELEX: 31973R0508
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 508/73 of the Commission of 21 February 1973 fixing the export levies on olive oil

22. 2 . 73                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 49/35
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 508 / 73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 21 February 1973
                                                  fixing the export levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
COMMUNITIES ,                                                           levies should be calculated on the basis of an ex­
                                                                        change rate which is based, in the case of currencies
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                       which are floating or whose central rate differs from
pean Economic Community ;
                                                                        the official parity, on the effective rate or the central
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/                              rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US
66/EEC ( x ) of 22 September 1966 on the estab­                          dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13 Fe­
lishment of a common organization of the market                         bruary 1973 ;
in oils and fats, as last amended by the Act ( 2 )                      Whereas it follows from applying the rules and
annexed to the Treaty (3 ) on the Accession of new­                     other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No
Member States to the European Economic Commu­                           2581 /72 to the offer prices known to the Commis­
nity and the European Atomic Energy Community ,                         sion that the export levies at present in force should
signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972 ;                                 be altered as shown in the Table annexed to this
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/                             Regulation ;
66/EEC (4) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
and fats between the Community and Greece ;
                                                                                                  Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation No 171 /
67/EEC ( 5) of 27 June 1967 on export refunds                           The export levies referred to in Article 18 of Regula­
                                                                        tion No 136766/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in
and levies on olive oil , as last amended by Regula­
tion ( EEC) No 2429/72 ( 6), and in particular Article                  the Table annexed to this Regulation.
10 (3 ) thereof ;                                                       These levies are applicable to products falling within
                                                                        subheading 15.07 A presented in immediate packings
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                            of a net capacity exceeding 5 kg.
Committee ;
                                                                                                  Article 2
Whereas the export levies on olive oil were fixed by
Regulation (EEC ) No 2581 /72 ( 7 ) and all subsequent                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February
amending Regulations ;                                                   1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 21 February 1973 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    P.J , LARDINOIS
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                                ANNEX
                                       Levies on olive oil exported to third countries and Greece
                                                                           T
                                         CCT heading No                                Amounts in u. a. /100 kg
               ex 15.07 A 1 a )                                                              33-945
               ex 15.07 A I b )                                                              45-566
               ex 15\07 A II                                                                 30-581
(*)  OJ  No  172 , 30. .9 . 1966, p. 3025/66 .
(2)  OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 .
(8)  OJ  No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .
(4)  OJ  No  197, 29 . 10. 1966, p. 3393/66.
( 5) OJ No 130, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2600/67.
(0 ) OJ No L 264 , 23 . 11 . 1972, p . 1 .
(7) OJ No L 275 , 8 . 12 . 1972 , p. 29.