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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 231/77

OF 2 FEBRUARY 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 616/72 ON DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXPORT REFUNDS AND LEVIES ON OLIVE OIL

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1966 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN OILS AND FATS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1707/73 ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 162/66/EEC OF 27 OCTOBER 1966 ON TRADE IN OILS AND FATS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND GREECE ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 171/67/EEC OF 27 JUNE 1967 ON EXPORT REFUNDS AND LEVIES ON OLIVE OIL ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2429/72 ( 5 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 616/72 OF 27 MARCH 1972 ON DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXPORT REFUNDS AND LEVIES ON OLIVE OIL ( 6 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 503/76 ( 7 ) , PROVIDES THAT THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPORT FREE OF LEVY , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9 OF REGULATION NO 171/67/EEC , IS TO BE GRANTED FOR THOSE QUALITIES OF OLIVE OIL IN RESPECT OF WHICH A CASH REFUND EXISTS ,

WHEREAS THE CASH REFUND IS GRANTED ONLY IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN QUALITIES OF OLIVE OIL AND CERTAIN FORMS OF PRESENTATION THEREOF ; WHEREAS IN ORDER TO PREVENT TRANSACTIONS WHICH DO NOT CORRESPOND TO TRADITIONAL EXPORT PATTERNS , IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPORT FREE OF LEVY SHOULD ONLY BE GRANTED IN THE EVENT OF THE EXPORT OF PRODUCTS , AND FORMS OF PRESENTATION THEREOF , FOR WHICH A CASH REFUND MAY ACTUALLY BE GRANTED ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR OILS AND FATS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 616/72 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

" THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPORT FREE OF LEVY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION NO 171/67/EEC , SHALL BE CONDITIONAL UPON THE EXPORT OF QUALITIES OF OLIVE OIL AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , FORMS OF PRESENTATION THEREOF , FOR WHICH A CASH REFUND IS IN FORCE ON THE DAY ON WHICH THE APPLICATION FOR THAT AUTHORIZATION IS SUBMITTED . "

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 2 FEBRUARY 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 175 , 29 . 6 . 1973 , P . 5 .

( 3 ) OJ NO 197 , 29 . 10 . 1966 , P . 3393/66 .

( 4 ) OJ NO 130 , 28 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2600/67 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 264 , 21 . 11 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 78 , 31 . 3 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 59 , 6 . 3 . 1976 , P . 26 .