CELEX: 31971R1168
Language: en
Date: 1971-06-03 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1168/71 of the Commission of 3 June 1971 fixing, in respect of oils and fats, the maximum tolerances referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 786/69

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    345
No L 122/22                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                 4.6.71
                            REGULATION (ECC) No 1168/71 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 3 June 1971
              fixing, in respect of oils and fats, the maximum tolerances referred to in Article 5 of
                                              Regulation (EEC) No 786/69
THE    COMMISSION        OF   THE   EUROPEAN      COM­          financing of intervention expenditure in respect of the
MUNITIES,                                                       internal market lays down that net expenditure by
                                                                intervention agencies which is eligible under the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                    Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural
European Economic Community;                                    Guidance and Guarantee Fund is to be determined by
                                                                means of accounts drawn up as at the end of the
                                                                calendar year; whereas maximum oils and fats
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    tolerances should therefore be fixed for the accounts
786/69 1 of 22 April 1969 on the financing of                  to be drawn up as at the end of 1969, 1970 and
intervention expenditure in respect of the internal             1971 ; whereas the lack of adequate experience
market in oils and fats, and in particular Article 5 (2)        makes it inappropriate to fix as of now the maximum
(c) thereof;
                                                               tolerances in respect of oil seeds for the accounts to
                                                                be drawn up as at the end of 1971 ;
Whereas pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC)
No 786/69 the intervention agencies draw up, in                Whereas the sale of olive oil bought in during the
respect of each marketing year and each product for             1967/68 marketing year did not begin till the 1968/69
which an intervention price is fixed, an account               marketing year and whereas the stock was not
which is credited with the items mentioned in Article          completely run down till the 1970/71 marketing year;
5 (2) of that Regulation ; whereas these items include          whereas it was therefore impossible to determine the
the value of quantity losses exceeding the maximum              losses to be entered in the accounts to be drawn up as
tolerance which is to be fixed;                                 at 31 December 1969 land as at 31 December 1970 ;
                                                                whereas it is therefore necessary to fix a zero
Whereas residues which still contain a significant              maximum tolerance for the accounts to be drawn up
quantity of olive oil always form when olive oil is             as at those dates, and when fixing the maximum
stored for some time; whereas in the interests of               tolerance for the accounts to be drawn up as at 31
simplification of the system, no analysis should be             December 1971 to allow, in addition, for storage
made of those residues ; whereas they should                    losses throughout the storage period ; whereas the
therefore be entered in accounts on the basis of an oil         above-mentioned fixing of a zero tolerance entails an
content calculated at a flat rate;                              amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 898/70.
Whereas the maximum tolerances to be used when                 Whereas quantity losses of olive oil are due partly to
drawing up the accounts for the 1967/68 and                    entry into storage and partly to measures required to
1968/69 marketing years were laid down by Article 2            keep the product in good condition ; whereas such
of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 898/702 of 19                losses vary with the length of the storage period;
May 1970 fixing, in respect of oils and fats, the
maximum tolerances referred to in Article 5 of                 Whereas the maximum tolerance should be fixed
Regulation (EEC) No 786/69 ;                                    solely in the light of weight differences which may be
                                                                considered normal in view of the nature of the
                                                               product; whereas, taking into account the location of
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/703 of                the stored products, a uniform maximum tolerance
20 October 1970 amending the Regulations on the
                                                               valid throughout the Community should be fixed for
                                                               each product;
1 OJ No L 105, 2.5.1969, p. 1.                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
2 OJ No L 108, 20.5.1970, p. 11 .                               are in accordance with the Opinion of the
3 OJ No L 232, 21.10.1970, p. 3.                                Management Committee for Oils and Fats ;
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                  as at 31 December 1970, the maximum tolerance
                                                               referred to in Article 5 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC)
                       Article 1                               No 786/69 is hereby fixed at zero.
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 898/70 shall be               3 . In the case of olive oil* and in respect of
supplemented by the following :                                accounts to be drawn up as at 31 December 1971 , the
                                                               maximum tolerance referred to in Article 5 (2) (c) of
    '(c) as regards olive oil residues :                       Regulation No 786/69 is hereby fixed at :
         the quantities, of olive oil sold shall be in­        — 0-40% of the quantities bought in during the
         creased by a weight equal to that of the oil               1967/68 marketing year, and
         in such residues ; this weight shall be :             — 0-0.125% of the tons/months of storage since the
         1 . — for tank bottoms, 96% of the weight                  date of buying in.
                recorded, and,
                                                                                        Article 3
         2. — for oil foots and dregs, 25% of the
                weight recorded.'
                                                               For accounts to be drawn up as at 31 December 1969
                                                               and as at 31 December 1970, the maximum tolerance
                       Article 2                               referred to in Article 5 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                               No 786/69 is hereby fixed :
1 . Zero is hereby substituted for 0-55% in Article            1 . for colza and rape seed, at 0-45% of the quantities
2 of Regulation (EEC) No 898/70. .                                 bought in,
2. In the case of olive oil, and in respect of                 2. for sunflower seed, at 0-70% of the quantities
accounts to be drawn up as at 31 December 1969 and                 bought in.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 3 June 1971 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                       The P" resident
                                                                                  Franco M. MALFATTI