CELEX: 31975R3179
Language: en
Date: 1975-12-05 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3179/75 of the Commission of 4 December 1975 extending the suspension of the advance fixing of the levy on olive oil

5 . 12. 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 315/21
                           REGULATION (EEC) No 3179/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 4 December 1975
                    extending the suspension of the advance fixing of the levy on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     imports continue on a large scale ; whereas such
COMMUNITIES,                                                       imports would place a burden on the Community
                                                                   market, in which already a large proportion of produc­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              tion has been put up for intervention ; whereas, the
Economic Community ;                                               Commission has by Regulation (EEC) No 3135/75 (5)
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/                        of 1 December 1975 accordingly suspended the
66/EEC ( 1 ) of 22 September 1966 on the establish­                advance fixing of the import levy on olive oil ;
ment of a common organization of the market in oils               Whereas, in face of the difficulties referred to above
and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   and following a further examination of the situation
1707/73 (2);                                                       based on all the available information, it is necessary
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       to renew the said suspension ;
1 9/69 (3) of 20 December 1 968 on the advance fixing             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
of the levy on imports of olive oil, as last amended by            are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (4), and in particular the             ment Committee for Oils and Fats,
first subparagraph of Article 1 (2) thereof ;                                                                            f
Whereas the offer prices for olive oil on the world                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
market are at present inferior to the ruling threshold
price and are subject to considerable fluctuations ;                                       Article 1
whereas this situation has led to import licences with
advance fixing of the import levy being issued for                 Advance fixing of the import levy on olive oil is
substantial quantities ;                                           hereby suspended.
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas current features of the Community market
are a lack of fluidity and a certain sluggishness of               This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 December
prices ; whereas this situation may be aggravated if                1975 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             , States .
               Done at Brussels, 4 December 1975.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973 , p. 5 .
(J) OJ No L 3 , 7. 1 . 1969, p. 2.
(4) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1 972, p. 7 .                           (5 ) OJ No L 312, 2. 12. 1975, p. 19.