NoL82/35 28.3.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No803/91
of27March1991
layingdowndetailedrulesforimportsofoliveoiloriginatinginTunisia
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No513/91of
25February1991layingdowngeneralrulesforimports
ofoliveoiloriginatinginTunisia('),andinparticular
Article3thereof,Article1
1.Untreatedoliveoilcorresponding toCNcodes
15091010and15091090,whollyobtainedinTunisia
andtransporteddirectfromthatcountrytotheCommu­
nity,whichqualifiesforthespeciallevyprovidedforin
Article4oftheAdditionalProtocoltotheCooperation
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheRepublicofTunisiaorfromthelevyapplicable
inSpainandPortugalthatresulttherefrominaccordance
withArticles97and295oftheActofAccessionmaybe
importedfrom1Marchofeachmarketingyear.Import
licencesshallbieissuedforupto46000tonneseach
marketingyear.
2.Licencesmaybeissuedinaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninthisRegulationinrespectofup
to5000tonnespermonthforMarch,AprilandOctober
and10000tonnespermonthforMaytoSeptember.If
thequantityauthorizedforonemonthisnotusedenti­
relyduringthemonthinquestion,theremaindershallbe
addedtothequantityforthefollowingmonth,butmay
notbecarriedoverthereafter .Whereas,pursuanttoArticles1and2ofRegulation
(EEC)No513/91,provisionshouldbemadefortherate
ofimportsofoliveoiloriginatinginTunisiashouldbe
determined ;whereasthepresentsituationandoutlookas
regardssuppliesofoliveoiltotheCommunitymarket
permitsthedisposaloftheanticipatedquantitywithout
anyriskofmarketdisruptionprovidedthatimportsare
notconcentratedwithinashortperiodeachyear;whereas
itshouldbeprovidedthatlicencesmaybeissuedaccor­
dingtoamonthlycalendar;
whereasprovisionshoudbemadeforrulesfortheissue
ofimportlicencesinordertoensureequalaccessfor
importersofoliveoiltothequotainquestion;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No
513/91,provisionshouldbemadeforthenecessary
measurestopreventanydeflectionoftradeandinparti­
culartoensurethatthelevycalculatedpursuantto
Articles97and295oftheActofAccessionischargedif
theoilisreleasedforconsumptioninSpainorPortugal;
WhereasthequantityofoilimportedfromTunisiamust
notexceedagivenquantity;whereasthetolerance
proivdedforinArticle8ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3719/88of16November1988layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesforagriculturalproducts(2),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1599/90(3),shouldthereforenotbe
allowed;Article2
1.Withaviewtotheapplicationofthespeciallevy
referredtoinArticle1orofthelevyapplicableinSpain
andPortugalthatresultstherefrom,importersmust
submitanimportlicenceapplicationtothecompetent
authoritiesoftheMemberStates.Suchapplicationsmust
beaccompaniedbyacopyofthepurchasecontract
concludedwiththeTunisianexporter.
2.Importlicenceapplicationsmustbesubmittedon
MondaysandTuesdaysofeachweek.MemberStatesshall
notifytheCommissioneveryWednesdayofthedatain
licenceapplicationsreceived.However,noapplications
maybesubmittedinNovembertothefollowingFebruary
inclusive.
3.EachweektheCommissionshalldrawupatotalof
thequantitiesforwhichimportlicenceshavebeen
submitted .ItshallauthorizetheMemberStatestoissue
licencesuntilthemonthlyquotaisexhausted;where
thereisariskofthemonthlyquotabeingexhausted,the
Commission shallauthorizetheMemberStatestoissue
importlicencesinproportiontothequantityavailable.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
(')OJNoL56,2.3.1991,p.1.
(2)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL151,15.6.1990,p.29.

NoL82/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.3.91
—AceitedeolivaimportadodeTúnez—Reglamento
(CEE)n0513/91,
—OlivenolieindførtfraTunesien—Forordning (EØF)
nr.513/91,
—Olivenöl,eingeführtausTunesien—Verordnung
(EWG)Nr.513/91,
—ΕλαιόλαδοεισαχθέναπότηνΤυνησία—Κανο­
νισμός(ΕΟΚ)αρι3.513/91,
—OliveoilimportedfromTunisia—Regulation(EEC)
No513/91,
—Huiled'oliveimportéedeTunisie—Règlement
(CEE)n°513/91,
—Oliod'olivaimportatodallaTunisia—Regolamento
(CEE)n.513/91,
—OlijfolieingevoerduitTunesië—Verordening (EEG)
nr.513/91,
—AzeiteimportadodaTunísia—Regulamento (CEE)
n?513/91.4.Oncethemaximumquantityprovidedforinthe
AdditionalProtocolisreached,theCommission shall
informtheMemberStates.
5.ForthepurposesofthisArticle,whereaweek
beginsinonemonthandfinishesinthefollowing
month,itmustbeconsideredpartofthemonthinwhich
theThursdayfalls.
Article3
ImportlicencesasprovidedforinArticle2shallbevalid
for60daysfromthedateofissuebutshallnotbevalid
after31Octobereachmarketingyear.
TheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2041/75('),shall,inthecaseofimportlicenceswithout
advancefixingofthelevy,beapplicableasregardsthe
securitiesandtheperiodforissuingthelicences.
Article4
1.MemberStatesoftheCommunityasconstitutedat
31December1985inwhicholiveoiloriginatingin
Tunisiaisreleasedforfreecirculationinaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddowninArticle1shallintroducea
systemofcontrols.Thelattershallprovide,withoutpreju­
dicetotheapplicationofparagraph2,thatincaseswhere
oliveoilcorresponding toCNcodes15091010and
15091090putupinimmediatepackagesofanetcapa­
cityofmorethanfivelitresorinbulk,isexportedto
anotherMemberState,theoperatorsmustdemonstrateto
thesatisfaction ofthoseMemberStatesthattheoil
concernedisnotofTunisianorigin.
2.Whereoliveoilhasbeenreleasedforfreecirculation
inaccordancewithparagraph 1andisexportedto
anotherMemberState,thedocumentattestingtothe
Communitystatusoftheproductshallbearareferenceto
thelevycollectedonreleaseforfreecircuationandoneof
thefollowing :3.BywayofderogationfromArticle8(4)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3719/88(2),thequantityreleasedforfree
circulationmustnotexceedthatspecifiedinboxes10
and11oftheimportlicence.'0'shallaccordinglybe
enteredinbox22ofthesaidlicence.
4.Wereoliveoilforwhichthedocument,asreferred
toinparagraph2,attestingtotheCommunitystatusof
thegoodsconcernedisreleasedforconsumptioninSpain
orPortugal,anamountresultingfromtheapplicationof
thepercentageslaiddowninArticles97and295ofthe
ActofAccessiontothedifferencebetweentheminimum
levyper100kilogramsapplicableonthedaythedeclara­
tionofreleaseforconsumption isacceptedandthelevy
collectedonreleaseforfreecirculationintheCommunity
shallbechargedinthoseMemberStates.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27March1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.