MOST EC STATES SAID TO BE AGAINST OILS/FATS TAX

  A majority of European Community (EC)
  member states are either against or have strong reservations
  over a tax on both imported and domestically-produced oils and
  fats proposed by the European Commission, senior diplomats
  said.
      They said a special committee of agricultural experts from
  EC member states had voiced strong objections over the measure
  during a meeting charged with preparing the ground for the
  annual EC farm price-fixing which begins next Monday.
      They added that only France and Italy had indicated they
  would support the Commission proposal which would lead to a tax
  initially of 330 Ecus per tonne during the 1987/88 price round.
  

