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layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimportationofoliveoilfromTurkey
theamountbothofthelevyandofthechargeapplied
totheimportedproducts;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelevytobechargedonimports,calculatedinaccor­
dancewithArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No1235/71,
shallbereducedbyanamountequaltothespecial
exportchargereferredtoinArticle2thereof,uptoa
maximumof:
(a)4-50unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ,ifthe
levycalculatedasaforesaidis4-50unitsofaccount
per100kilogrammesormore;
(b)theamountofthelevycalculatedasaforesaidifit
islessthan4-50unitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammes .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1235/71of7June1971onimportsofoliveoilfrom
Turkey('),aslastamendedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2277/71(2),andinparticularArticle4
thereof,
WhereasTurkeyhasnotnotifiedthecompletionof
theproceduresnecessaryforimplementing inthe
Agreementintheformofanexchangeofletters,
signedon23November1973;whereasCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No306/74(3)andCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1938/75(4)areconsequently notin
application ;whereasbyRegulation (EEC)No
1235/71theCounciladoptedrulesforthespecial
treatmentofimportsofoliveoilprovidedforinthe
saidAgreementandconsequentlydetailedprocedures
fortheirapplicationmustbeadopted;
Whereas,iftheincidenceofthechargeontheprice
oftheimportedproductexceedstheamountbywhich
thelevymaybereducedunderArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No1235/71,theconsequences areunfavourable
forCommunityimporters ;whereas,intheopposite
case,theeconomicadvantagesforTurkeyunderthe
Agreementdonotoccur;whereasitmustbeprovided
thattheincidenceofthetaxonthepriceofthe
importedproductandtheamountofthereductionof
thelevyshouldbethesame;
Whereas,underArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No
1235/71,thearrangements forreducingthelevyshall
beappliedtoallimportsinrespectofwhichitcanbe
provedthatthespecialexportchargehasbeenpaidby
theexporter;whereas,moreover,undertheAgree­
ment,theamountofthechargemustbereflectedin
thepriceoftheimportedproduct;whereas,forthe
purposesofapplyingtheabovearrangements ,it
shouldthereforebelaiddownthattheimporter
shouldsupplyproofofhavingrefundedtheabove
chargetotheexporter;
Whereas,ifthearrangements aretofunctioncorrectly,
theimportermustbeabletoinformtheexporterofArticle2
1.ApplicationofArticle1shallbesubjectto
productionbytheimporterofproofthathehas
refundedtotheexporterthespecialexportcharge
referredtoinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
1235/71uptotheamountdeductibleatthetimeof
importationoftheoilintotheCommunity .
2.ForthepurposeofthisRegulation'exporter'
meansthepersonindicatedoncertificateA.TR.1(5).
3.Theproofreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
suppliedonlybysubmissionofareceiptissuedbya
bankapprovedforthepurposeintowhichthesum
referredtoinparagraph 1hasbeenpaidbywayof
refundofthecharge;thisreceiptmustcontainat
leastthefollowing:
—particularsoftheexporter,
—numberofthedocumentA.TR.1relatingtothe
transaction ,
—particularsoftheamountpaid.(')OJNoL130,16.6.1971,p.55.
(2)OJNoL241,27.10.1971,p.2.
(3)OJNoL34,7.2.1974,p.11.
(4)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.30.(5)OJNoL59,5.3.1973,AnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
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Article3
ThebodiesresponsibleintheMemberStatesfor
collectingtheimportlevyshallissuetotheimportera
documentcontainingthefollowinginformation :
(a)detailsoftheexportdocumentasgivenunderthe
heading'Customsendorsement'onthecertificate
A.TR.1relatingtotheproductinquestion,orthe
numberofthatcertificate ;
(b)thenetweightoftheoliveoilasrecordedbythe
relevantauthoritieswhencustomsimportformali­
tiesarecompleted ;(c)therateofthelevyapplicabletotheproductsin
question,calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofArticle13ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,
less0-50unitofaccountper100kilogrammes ;
(d)theamountofthespecialexportchargerefunded
bytheimportertotheexporter.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17June1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission