NoL202/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1912/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of22July1974
onimportsofoliveoilfromTunisia
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticlarArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(');
WhereasArticles5and6ofAnnex1totheAgree­
mentestablishinganassociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheTunisianRepu­
blic,aslastamendedbytheAgreementsignedinBrus­
selson20July1973,makeprovisionforspecialtreat­
menttobeaccordedtoimportsofoliveoilfalling
withinsubheading15.07AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,obtainedentirelyinTunisiaandtransported
directlyfromthatcountryintotheCommunity ;
whereas,beforethattreatmentcanbeaccorded,rules
foritsapplicationmustbeadopted,inparticularwith
respecttooilfallingwithinsubheading15.07AII;
Whereas,inthecaseofoilfallingwithinsubheading
15.07AII,onconditionthatTunisiaimposesa
specialexportcharge,thespecialtreatmentprovides
forastandardrebateof0-50unitofaccountper100
kgonthelevychargedonsuchoil,andareductionof
thelevybytheamountofthespecialcharge,upto5
unitsofaccountper100kg;
Whereasitisnecessarytoensurethat,inaccordance
withtheAgreement ,thespecialexportchargehasthe
effectofincreasingthepriceofoilonimportation
intotheCommunity ;whereas,toensurethatthetreat­
mentinquestioniscorrectlyapplied,thenecessary
stepsmustbetakentoensurethatthespecialexport
chargehasbeenpaidwhentheoilisimported,levyonimportsofsuchoilintotheCommunityshall
bethelevycalculatedinaccordancewithArticle13of
CouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC(2)of22
September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1707/73(3),less:
—0-50unitofaccountper100kg,and
—anamountequaltothespecialexportcharge
leviedontheoilinTunisia,upto5unitsof
accountper100kg.
Article2
Thearrangements providedforinArticle1shallbe
appliedtoallimportsinrespectofwhichthe
importercanprovethatthespecialexportcharge
referredtointhatArticleisdulyreflectedinthe
importprice.
Article3
WhereTunisiadoesnotimposethespecialexport
charge,thelevyonimportsintotheCommunityof
oilasdefinedinArticle1shallbethelevycalculated
inaccordancewithArticle13ofRegulationNo136/
66/EEC,less0-50unitofaccountper100kg.
Article4
Withoutprejudicetothechargingofthevariable
componentinthelevydeterminedinaccordancewith
Article14ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,thefixed
componentofthatlevyshallnotbechargedonimpor­
tationintotheCommunityofrefinedoliveoilfalling
withinsubheading15.07AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,obtainedentirelyinTunisiaandtrans­
porteddirectlyfromthatcountryintotheCommu­
nity.
Article5
ThelevyreferredtoinArticle4shallbefixedbythe
Commission .
Article6
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation
andofArticle2inparticular,shallbeadoptedinHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
WhereTunisiaimposesthespecialexportchargeon
oliveoilotherthanrefinedoliveoilfallingwithin
subheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,obtainedentirelyinTunisiaandtransported
directlyfromthatcountryintotheCommunity ,the
(')OJNoC2,9.1.1974,p.72.(2)O)No172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(■>)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.

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accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle38
ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC.
Article7
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2165/70(')of27
October1970onimports ,ofoliveoilfromTunisiais
repealed.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
theentryintoforceoftheAgreementintheformof
anexchangeofletterssignedon20July1973,
amendingArticle5ofAnnex1totheAgreement (2)
establishinganassociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheTunisianRepublic.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22July1974
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES
A
(2)ThedateoftheentryintoforceofthisAgreementwillbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheI:niopC(.ni
Commnnities. (')OJNoL238,29.10.1970,p.4.