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of28June1995
layingdownspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportlicencesforoliveoil
(OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 35)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/2001 of 1 June 2001 L 149 17 2.6.2001
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1476/95
of28June1995
layingdownspecialdetailed rulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportlicences foroliveoil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966
on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils andfats(
1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and
Sweden, and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(2), and in particular
Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75(3), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 557/91(4), lays down special detailed rules for
the application of the system of import and export licences and advance
fixing certificates for oils and fats;
Whereas, from 1 July 1995, the provisions of the agreements concluded
during the Uruguay Round of negotiations will apply to imports of olive
oil into the Community;
Whereas certain special detailed rules should be laid down concerning
imports of olive oil; whereas, in particular, the term of the validity oflicences and the security applicable should be laid down and it should
also be provided that in order to benefit from the special import systems
such as those provided for Algeria, the Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia andTurkey, the third countries concerned should be indicated in the licence;
Whereas imports of olive oil from Tunisia as referred to in Council
Regulation (EC) No 287/94(
5) are effected on the basis of an agreement
which expires at the end of October 1995; whereas conditions affectingthose imports cannot be changed before that date;
Whereas the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 should
continue to apply to those imports; whereas that Regulation will also
continue to apply to export licences until 31 October 1995; whereas,therefore, since the Regulation cannot be repealed before that date, itshould be explicitly laid down that its provisions concerning importlicences apply only to the abovementioned imports of olive oil fromTunisia;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are additional to and in
derogation from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No3719/88(
6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95(7);
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
This Regulation lays down the special detailed rules for the application
of the system of import licences introduced by Article 2 of RegulationNo 136/66/EEC.1995R1476 — EN — 09.06.2001 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ No L 213, 11. 8. 1975, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 62, 8. 3. 1991, p. 23.
(5) OJ No L 39, 10. 2. 1994, p. 1.
(6) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(7) OJ No L 119, 30. 5. 1995, p. 4.
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Article 1a
1. Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities for
which import or export licences were issued, giving details of the
quantities and, in the cases referred to in Article 2(1), the origins of
imports:
(a) no later than the 5th and 20th of each month for the preceding
fortnight in the case of the products listed in Article 1(2)(c) ofRegulation No 136/66/EEC;
(b) during the first month following the end of each marketing year in
the case of the products listed in Article 1(2)(d) and (e) of that
Regulation.
If a Member State considers that importation or exportation of the
quantities covered by applications for licences lodged in that MemberState threatens to disturb the market, it shall immediately inform theCommission, indicating, in the manner already specified, the quantities
for which licences have been applied for but not yet issued or approved
and the quantities for which licences have been issued during the currentfortnight.
2. For the purposes of this Article:
(a) ‘the fortnight preceding the 5th of each month’ means the period
from the 16th to the end of the month preceding the date specified;
(b) ‘the fortnight preceding the 20th of each month’ means the period
from the 1st to the 15th of that month.
Article 2
1. In order to qualify under the special arrangements provided for in
the Regulations adopted for the implementation of the agreementsconcluded by the Community with certain third countries, section 7 and8 of import licence applications and of the licences themselves mustshow the third country concerned.
2. In such cases, licences shall carry with them an obligation to
import from the third country indicated a product meeting the conditionslaid down in the Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 and for which thelicence has been issued.
Article 3
1. The term of validity of import licences shall be 60 days from their
date of issue within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC)No 3719/88.
2. Securities for import licences shall amount to ECU 10 per 100
kilograms net.
Article 4
As from the entry into force of this Regulation, the provisions of
Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 on import licences shall apply solely to
imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia as referred to in Regulation(EC) No 287/94.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1995. However, it shall not apply to olive oil
originating in Tunisia imported under the system referred to inRegulation (EC) No 287/94.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1995R1476 — EN — 09.06.2001 — 001.001 — 3
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