| 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. | |