CELEX: 31976R1794
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1794/76 of 20 July 1976 introducing a derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 155/71 on the production refund on olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

27. 7. 76                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 201 /3
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1794/76
                                                          of 20 July 1976
               introducing a derogation from Regulation ( EEC) No 155/71 on the production
                     refund on olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         on the basis of the minimum levies determined by the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        Commission under the said procedure,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Council Regulation No 136/
66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment
of a common organization of the market in oils and
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                                              Article 1
 1707/73 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 19 thereof,
                                                                     1 . By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regula­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC                  tion (EEC) No 155/71 , where the tendering procedure
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between                referred to in Article 2 of Regulations (EEC) No
the Community and Greece (3), and in particular                     601 /76 and ( EEC) No 602/76 applies, the production
                                                                    refund    on   olive  oil  used   in the   manufacture  of
Article 8 thereof,
                                                                    preserved fish, falling within subheadings 16.04 B, C,
                                                                     D, E, F and G, and preserved vegetables, falling within
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  heading No 20.02 of the Common Customs Tariff,
                                                                    shall be fixed by the Commission on the basis of the
                                                                    minimum levies determined under that procedure for
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No                oil, falling within subheading 15.07 A I a) of the
 155/71 of 26 January 1971 on the production refund                 Common Customs Tariff.
on olive oil used in           the manufacture of certain
preserved foods (4) provides that the amount of the
production refund must be equal to the average of the               2. The Commission shall fix the production refund
variable components on the levies on imports of                     in accordance with paragraph 1 for the first time on
refined olive oil ;                                                 expiry of a refund fixed under Article 3 of Regulation
                                                                    ( EEC) No 155/71 , provided that at least two minimum
                                                                    levies have been fixed .
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 601 /76 of 15
March 1976 laying down special measures in parti­
cular for the determination of the offers of olive oil on           The production refund shall be fixed for two months.
the world market (5) and Council Regulation (EEC)
No 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special
                                                                    3.     When     a  decision  is  taken  to  terminate  the
measures in particular for the determination of the
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6) provide that,           tendering procedure, the Commission shall fix the
when certain conditions are fulfilled, the import levies            production refund in accordance with Article 3 of
must be fixed by tendering procedure ;                              Regulation (EEC) No 155/71 on expiry of the period
                                                                    during which the production refund has been fixed
                                                                    under this Regulation, after at least eight levies have
Whereas, when applying this procedure, the Commis­                  been fixed pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation No
sion fixes a minimum import levy for refined olive                   136/ 66/ EEC .
oil ; whereas, in such case, it is necessary to derogate
from Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 155/71 by
providing that the production refund should be fixed
                                                                                              Article 2
(') OJ   No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66 .
(2) OJ   No L 175, 29 . 6. 1973, p. 5 .
P)  OJ   No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393/ 66.                      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(«) OJ   No L 22, 28 . 1 . 1971 , p . 5.
(5) OJ   No L 72, 28 . 3 . 1976, p . 1 .                            following its publication in the Official Journal of
(6) OJ   No L 72, 28 . 3 . 1976, p . 3 .                             the European Communities.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 20 July 1976.
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                         The President
                                                                 A. P. L. M. M. van der STEE