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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2580/78

OF 31 OCTOBER 1978

EXTENDING THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR FOR OLIVE OIL , PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THIS SECTOR , AND AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 AS REGARDS THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 129 ON THE VALUE OF THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT AND THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

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 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1562/78 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 36 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 162/66/EEC OF 27 OCTOBER 1966 ON TRADE IN OILS AND FATS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND GREECE ( 5 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE MONETARY COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC THE OLIVE OIL MARKETING YEAR BEGINS ON 1 NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR ; WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1562/78 AMENDED THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN OLIVE OIL FROM 1 NOVEMBER 1978 IN SEVERAL RESPECTS ;

WHEREAS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ADOPT IN TIME ALL THE PROVISIONS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS ; WHEREAS THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED FOR THE PERIOD STRICTLY NECESSARY FOR THE ADOPTION OF THESE PROVISIONS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1562/78 ACCORDINGLY POSTPONED ;

WHEREAS , DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD , THE SITUATION WHICH EXISTED IN OCTOBER 1978 SHOULD BE MAINTAINED ;

WHEREAS PENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING THE IMPORT LEVY , THE POSSIBILITY SHOULD BE PROVIDED OF MAINTAINING DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD THE SYSTEM OF FIXING THE LEVIES BY MEANS OF TENDERING , AS PROVIDED FOR BY REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2843/76 ( 6 ) AND ( EEC ) NO 2844/76 ( 7 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2361/77 ( 8 );

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2A OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 OF 26 APRIL 1977 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE ( 9 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 976/78 ( 10 ), PROVIDES INTER ALIA THAT THE NEW REPRESENTATIVE RATES FOR THE CURRENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES FOR OLIVE OIL SHOULD BE APPLICABLE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE EXTENSION OF THE MARKETING YEAR , BY DELAYING THE APPLICATION OF THESE NEW RATES , MIGHT HAVE DETRIMENTAL CONSEQUENCES FOR PRODUCERS ; WHEREAS , TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT , IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED THAT THESE RATES SHOULD APPLY FROM 1 NOVEMBER 1978 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1562/78 THE DATE ' 1 NOVEMBER 1978 ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 1 JANUARY 1979 ' .

ARTICLE 2

BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE THIRD PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC , FOR OLIVE OIL THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR SHALL FINISH ON 31 DECEMBER 1978 AND THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR SHALL BEGIN ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .

ARTICLE 3

THE MONTHLY INCREASES APPLICABLE FOR OCTOBER 1978 SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE DURING THE PERIOD BY WHICH THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR IS EXTENDED .

ARTICLE 4

BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM REGULATIONS NO 136/66/EEC AND NO 162/66/EEC , THE IMPORT LEVIES FOR OLIVE OIL MAY , DURING THE PERIOD BY WHICH THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR IS EXTENDED , BE FIXED ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2843/76 AND ( EEC ) NO 2844/76 .

ARTICLE 5

1 . ARTICLE 2A ( 2 ) ( G ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ( G ) EXCEPT AS INDICATED UNDER ( H ) AND ( I ), FOR OTHER PRODUCTS THE MARKETING YEAR FOR WHICH HAS NOT YET COMMENCED ON THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION , FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR ; ' .

2 . THE FOLLOWING POINT IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 2A ( 2 ) OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION :

' ( I ) FOR OLIVE OIL , FROM 1 NOVEMBER 1978 ' .

ARTICLE 6

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF 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 LUXEMBOURG , 31 OCTOBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . ERTL