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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 318 , 18 . 11 . 1976 , P . 11 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2374/77

OF 28 OCTOBER 1977

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 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 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC ESTABLISHED AN INTERVENTION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY OLIVE OIL ; WHEREAS MEASURES SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ENABLING THE ORIGIN OF THE PRODUCT OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION TO BE ASCERTAINED ;

WHEREAS THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION REGULATION NO 785/67/EEC OF 30 OCTOBER 1967 ON THE BUYING IN OF OLIVE OIL BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2781/76 ( 4 ), FIXED THE INCREASES AND REDUCTIONS TO BE USED TO ADJUST THE BUYING-IN PRICE TO THE VALUE OF THE VARIOUS QUALITIES OF OILS WHICH MAY BE OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION ;

WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT CERTAIN CHANGES HAVE OCCURED IN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MARKET PRICES RECORDED FOR THE VARIOUS QUALITIES OF OIL ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , THE ANNEX TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION SHOULD BE AMENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THESE CHANGES ;

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 FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION NO 785/67/EEC :

' AN OFFER SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNLESS THE OFFEROR HAS PROVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE INTERVENTION AGENCY THAT THE OIL IN QUESTION WAS PRODUCED IN THE COMMUNITY . THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION OF THE MEASURES TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE OIL OFFERED IS OF COMMUNITY ORIGIN . '

ARTICLE 2

THE ANNEX TO REGULATION NO 785/67/EEC IS REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 1977 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 OCTOBER 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

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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 GRAMS OF OLEIC ACID PER 100 GRAMS OF OIL ) // PRICE INCREASE U.A/100 KG // PRICE REDUCTION U.A./100 KG //

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VIRGIN OLIVE OIL , EXTRA : 0.6 * OR LESS ACIDITY // 28 //

VIRGIN OLIVE OIL , EXTRA : MORE THAN 0.6 * UP TO AND INCLUDING 1 * ACIDITY // 16 // - //

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 : //

- MORE THAN 1 * , UP TO AND INCLUDING 8 * ACIDITY // // REDUCTION INCREASED BY 0.10 U.A . FOR EACH ADDITIONAL TENTH OF A DEGREE OF ACIDITY //

- 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 // // 51 //

OTHER OLIVE OILS FROM OLIVE RESIDUES //

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REDUCTION INCREASED OR DECREASED BY 0.10 U.A . FOR EACH TENTH OF A DEGREE BY WHICH THE ACIDITY INCREASES OR DECREASES