23.4.98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 120/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 846/98 of 22 April 1998 adapting Council Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 151/98 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 of 9 October 1997 laying down certain rules for the applica- tion of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil and certain other agricultural products originating in Turkey ('), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas Decision No 1/98 of 25 February 1998 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (%) on the trade arrange- ments for agricultural products establishes, inter alia, the preferential arrangements for imports of olive oil origin- ating in Turkey applicable from 1 January 1998; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 provides that where the conditions of the special arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement are amended, in particular as regards the amounts, or where a new agreement is concluded, the resultant adjustments to that Regulation may be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Council Regula- tion No 136/66/EEC (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (%; Whereas the special arrangements for imports of olive oil from Turkey provided for in Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council adjust in particular the reductions in the customs duty applicable from 1 January 1998; whereas Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 should accordingly be adapted to incorporate those reductions in place of the amounts provided for pursuant to Decision No 1/77 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (°); Whereas the conditions of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil from Turkey provided for in Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council make no provision for reductions in the customs duty to be subject to the application in Turkey of any special export charge; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 151/98 (%) should therefore be repealed; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, HAS ADOPTED THIS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 Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In Article 2(1), the phrase ‘ECU 0,7245 per 100 kilo- grams’ is replaced by ‘10 %’. 2. Article 2(2) and (3) is deleted. 3. In Article 3(1) and (2) respectively, the phrases ‘ECU 3,723 per 100 kilograms’ and ‘ECU 7,003 per 100 kilograms’ are replaced by ‘5 %’. Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 151/98 is hereby repealed. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998. 1 () OJ L 284, 16. 10. 1997, p. 17. () OJ L 86, 20. 3. 1998, p. 1. () OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. (9 OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11. () OJ L 278, 29. 10. 1977, p. 13. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () OJ L 18, 23. 1. 1998, p. 6.