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

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

( 3 ) OJ NO 264 , 31 . 10 . 1967 , P . 11 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 244 , 27 . 10 . 1972 , P . 23 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2696/75 OF THE COMMISSION OF 23 OCTOBER 1975 AMENDING REGULATION NO 785/67/EEC ON THE BUYING-IN OF OLIVE OIL BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES

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 ( 1 ) 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 1707/73 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 5 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION NO 785/67/EEC ( 3 ) OF 30 OCTOBER 1967 ON THE BUYING-IN OF OLIVE OIL BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2268/72 ( 4 ) , FIXED IN ITS ANNEX THE PRICE INCREASES AND REDUCTIONS TO BE USED TO ADJUST THE BUYING-IN PRICE ACCORDING TO THE VALUE OF THE VARIOUS QUALITIES OF OILS WHICH MAY BE OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION ;

WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT CERTAIN VARIATIONS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE DIFFERENCES IN PRICES RECORDED ON THE MARKET BETWEEN VARIOUS QUALITIES OF OIL ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , THE ANNEX TO THE REGULATION REFERRED TO ABOVE SHOULD BE AMENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THESE VARIATIONS ;

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

THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ANNEX TO REGULATION NO 785/67/EEC .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 1975 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 OCTOBER 1975 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

P.J . LARDINOIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

ANNEX

DESCRIPTION AND QUALITY AS DEFINED IN THE ANNEX TO REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC ( THE DEGREE OF ACIDITY REPRESENTS THE FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT EXPRESSED AS GRAMMES OF OLEIC ACID PER 100 GRAMMES OF OIL ) * PRICE INCREASE U.A./100 KG * PRICE REDUCTION U.A./100 KG

VIRGIN OLIVE OIL , EXTRA * 22 *

VIRGIN OLIVE OIL , FINE * 10 *

VIRGIN OLIVE OIL , SEMI-FINE * - * -

VIRGIN OLIVE OIL , LAMPANTE , 1 * * * 5

VIRGIN OLIVE OIL , LAMPANTE , 8 * * * 12

OTHER VIRGIN OLIVE OILS , LAMPANTE : * *

- OF MORE THAN 1 * BUT LESS THAN 8 * ACIDITY * * REDUCTION INCREASED BY 0.10 U.A . FOR EACH ADDITIONAL TENTH OF A DEGREE OF ACIDITY

- OF MORE THAN 8 * ACIDITY * * REDUCTION INCREASED BY 0.14 U.A . FOR EACH ADDITIONAL TENTH OF A DEGREE OF ACIDITY

OLIVE OIL FROM OLIVE RESIDUES 5 * ACIDITY * * 43

OTHER OLIVE OILS FROM OLIVE RESIDUES * REDUCTION INCREASED OR DECREASED BY 0.08 U.A . FOR EACH TENTH OF A DEGREE UPWARD OR DOWNWARD CHANGE IN ACIDITY