1. 7. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 166/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1859/88 of 30 June 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 on the buying-in and storage 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('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1098/88 (3, and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3236/87 (), specifies the olive oil qualities that may be offered for intervention ; whereas experience has shown that intervention purchasing of olive-pomace oil is of no direct benefit to producers; whereas intervention purchasing of pomace oil is not therefore fully consonant with the aims of Article 12 (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC such as market stability and protection of producers’ incomes ; whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3635/86 (%), intervention purchasing of olive-pomace oil was already suspended during the 1986/87 marketing year ; whereas intervention purchasing of this quality of oil should therefore be terminated; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 must therefore be amended ; Whereas the maximum acidity of lampante virgin olive oil offered for intervention must be altered to improve the quality ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 () altered the definition of virgin olive oil; whereas the price increase applicable on that quality should therefore be altered to take account of market conditions ; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 must therefore be amended ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1058/77 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1858/88 (), stipulates that virgin oils with a tetrachloroethylene () OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. ) OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 10. () O No L 333, 11. 12. 1985, p. 5. (9 O No L 308, 30. 10. 1987, p. 12. () OJ No L 336, 29. 11. 1986, p. 39. (9 O] No L 183, 3. 7. 1987, p. 7. () OJ No L 128, 24. 5. 1977, p. 6. () See page 10 of this Official Journal. content above a certain level are to be classed as lampante virgin olive oils ; whereas as far as intervention purchasing is concerned this downgrading will be efective only from the beginning of the next marketing year; whereas on account of the depreciation in the market value of these oils a special intervention price should apply to them temporarily ; - Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 Intervention under Article 12 (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be restricted to olive oil as defined at point 1 of the Annex to that Regulation. The water and impurity content of such oil may not be more than 1 %. In the case of lampante virgin olive oil the free fatty acid content expressed as oleic acid may not be more than 10 %’ 2. In Article 2 (2), ‘and, in the case of olive residue oil, the accounts of the extraction industries of this oil is deleted. 3. The fourth indent in Article 2 (3) is deleted. 4. In Atticle 3 (3), ‘and of 0,5 % for residue oil’ is deleted. 5. The third indent in Article 8 (2) is deleted. 6. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. : : Article. 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1988. However until 31 October 1988 Annex A to this Regulation shall apply in place of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85. -