Commission Regulation (EEC) No 698/87 of 11 March 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 laying down detailed rules for the system for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Spain

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 698/87
of 11 March 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 laying down detailed rules for the system for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 475/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Spain (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1183/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 279/87 (3), provides for the charging of a levy on imports into Spain of products referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 475/86 and upon the release for consumption of soya oil produced from imported beans;
Whereas soya oil is in some cases imported or released for consumption several months after the purchase of the product concerned, by which time changes in the world market situation can be such as to alter significantly the amount of the levy which the trader is required to pay;
Whereas it would, therefore, be fair to allow traders to submit an application enabling them to pay an amount equal to the levy applicable on the day the application is lodged; whereas a time limit should, however, be set for importing the products concerned or releasing them for consumption, as the case may be;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,