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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 78 , 30 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 73 , 24 . 3 . 1979 , P . 13 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 284 , 13 . 11 . 1979 , P . 11 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 338/80

OF 13 FEBRUARY 1980

AMENDING FOR THE FIFTH TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 557/79 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF CONSUMPTION AID FOR 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 590/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 13 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 557/79 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2492/79 ( 4 ), ALL IMPORTS OF OLIVE OIL , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EDIBLE VIRGIN OLIVE OILS AND REFINED OILS IN SMALL PACKINGS , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A SECURITY EQUAL TO 100 % OF THE AMOUNT OF THE CONSUMPTION AID PAID TO BENEFICIARIES ;

WHEREAS , AS REGARDS IMPORTS OF OLIVE OIL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 15.07 A I B ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THE AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY TO BE LODGED VARIES ACCORDING TO THE ORIGIN OF THE OIL , IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE OILS ; WHEREAS THAT AMOUNT IS FIXED IS A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF THE CONSUMPTION AID ;

WHEREAS THE PERCENTAGE USED IN THE CASE OF LAMPANTE OLIVE OIL ORIGINATING IN TUNISIA NO LONGER BEARS A RELATION TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OLIVE OIL CURRENTLY PRODUCED IN THAT COUNTRY ; WHEREAS THAT PERCENTAGE SHOULD THEREFORE BE ALTERED ;

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

IN ARTICLE 13 ( 2 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 557/79 , THE WORDS ' TUNISIA : 93 % OF THE CONSUMPTION AID ' ARE REPLACED BY ' TUNISIA : 86 % OF THE CONSUMPTION AID ' .

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 18 FEBRUARY 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 FEBRUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT