NoL359/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3188/76
of23December 1976
onrulesfortheimplementation ofthespecialmeasuresforthedetermination
ofoffersofoliveoilontheworldmarketandontheGreekmarket
WhereasunderArticle2ofRegulations (EEC)No
2843/76and(EEC)No2844/76,whereleviesarefixed
bytender,thepersonsconcernedmustsubmitan
applicationforanimportlicenceatregularintervals;
whereas,inordertoensuretheharmoniousoperation
ofthesystemprovidedforinthesaidArticle2,these
applicationsshouldbesubmittedsoastoenablethe
minimumlevytoenterintoforceonceaweek;
Whereasthespecialsecurityshouldbefixedatalevel
whichpermitsthesystemprovidedforinArticle2of
Regulations (EEC)No2843/76and(EEC)No
2844/76tofunctionproperly;whereas,forthesakeof
administrative simplicity,thisspecialsecurityshould
replacethatprovidedforinArticle7ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2041/75;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/66/EEC
of27October1966ontradeinoilsandfatsbetween
theCommunityandGreece(3),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2843/76of23November1976layingdownspecial
measuresinparticularforthedetermination ofthe
offersofoliveoilontheworldmarket(4),andinparti­
cularArticle4thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2844/76of23November1976layingdownspecial
measuresinparticularforthedetermination ofthe
offersofoliveoilontheGreekmarket(5),andinparti­
cularArticle5thereof,
Whereasspecialrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportlicenceswerelaiddownbyCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No2041/75of25July1975
onspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(6),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No3020/75(7);whereasthis
Regulationmustbesupplemented bythespecialprovi­
sionsnecessaryfortheapplicationofthesystemof
leviesfixedbytenderintheoliveoilsector;
Whereasthesespecialprovisionseithercomplement
orderogatefromthoseofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No193/75of17January1975layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No499/76(9);Whereas,inordertoensurethattheminimumlevyis
fixedatalevelasnearaspossibletothatresulting
fromtheactualtrendofthemarket,thefactorstobe
takenintoconsiderationwhenfixingthatlevyshould
bedefined:
Whereasallimportsoftheproductsinquestion
becomesubjecttothetenderingprocedurefromthe
timewhentheCommissiondecidestoapplyit;
WhereasunderArticle10ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2041/75,noapplicationforanimport
licenceisrequiredinrespectofimportsofproductsin
theoliveoilsectornotexceeding100kilogrammes,
althoughsuchimportsremainsubjecttothelevy;
whereas,forthesakeofadministrative simplicity,this
provisionshouldberetained;
(')OJNoL172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
(>)OJNoL197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.Whereas,incertainMemberStates,tradersbringin
importswhichinvolvesmallquantities;whereasif
suchtradershadtosubmittheiroffersunderthe
tenderingprocedure,theadministrative loadofthe
competentbodiesintheMemberStateswouldbe
increased,withouttherebeinganyimprovement in
theirknowledgeofthemarketsituation;whereasthe
tenderingprocedureshouldbeappliedonlytoapplica­
tionsforlicencesrelatingtoquantitiesoftheproduct
inquestioninexcessof1000kilogrammes ;<)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.4.
*)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.6.
*)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.
')OJNoL299,19.11.1975,p.11.
8)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
')OJNoL59,6.3.1976,p.18.

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Whereasinordertoavoidanyriskofdisturbanceof
theCommunitymarketalevyshouldbechargedin
thetwocasesreferredtoabove;whereasimportsnot
exceeding 1000kilogrammesshouldbemadesubject
totheminimumlevyapplicableonthedayofimpor­
tationforeachofthecategoriesofoliveoilinques­
tion;whereas,inordertoensurethatthelevysystem
functionscorrectly,thenumberofapplicationsfor
licencesinrespectofthequantitiesreferredtoabove
whichmaybesubmittedbyanyoneimportershould
belimited;whereastothissameendsuchlicences
shouldbemadenon-transferable ;
Whereasspecialprovisionsshouldbelaiddown
regardingthearrangements applicabletoproducts
withanoilcontentofbetween3and4%falling
withinsubheading23.04AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,3.Inthecaseofproductsfallingwithinsubheading
23.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,Section7of
thelicenceapplicationandofthelicenceshallstate
thattheoliveoilcontentexceeds3%andthe
CommonCustomsTariffnumbercontainedin
Section8shallbeprecededbyan'ex'.
4.ThestatementreferredtoinArticle2(2)ofRegu­
lations(EEC)No2843/76and(EEC)No2844/76
shallinclude:
(a)thedescriptionoftheproductconcerned,therele­
vanttariffheadingorsubheading,and,inthecase
ofaproductproducedentirelyinGreeceandtrans­
porteddirectfromthatcountrytotheCommu­
nity,theword'Greece';
(b)thequantityoftheproductand,whereappro­
priate,thequalityofoliveoilinquestion;
(c)therateofthegrosslevyper100kilogrammesof
productwhichtheapplicantundertakestopayat
thetimeofimportation .Thisrateshallbe
expressedinthenationalcurrencyoftheMember
Stateinwhichtheapplicationislodged.
5.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission bytelex,onthefirstworkingday
followingthefinaldateforthesubmissionofapplica­
tions,thenumberofapplicationsasreferredtoinpara­
graph1,brokendownbyorigin,and,inrespectof
eachsuchapplication,alltheinformationrequired
underparagraph4.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article3AssoonastheconditionslaiddowninArticle2of
Regulations (EEC)No2843/76and(EEC)No
2844/76aresatisfied,theCommission shalltakea
Decisioninitiatingthetenderingprocedurereferredto
inthesaidArticlesinrespectoftheproducts
concerned .
TheCommissionDecisionshallbepublishedforth­
withintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommu­
nities.1.Therateofthespecialsecurityreferredtoin
Article2(2)ofRegulations (EEC)No2843/76and
(EEC)No2844/76shallbeequalto20%ofthelevy
offeredbyeachapplicantinrespectofthequantityof
theproducttobeimported.Thissecurityshallreplace
theoneprovidedforinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2041/75.
2.Thesecurityshallbereleasedforthwithwhereno
importlicenceisissued.Article2
Article4
1.TheCommissionshallfixthegrossrateofthe
minimumlevyinunitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammesforeachoftheproductsconcerned,onthe
basisofanexamination ofthesituation :
—ontheworldorGreekmarkets,asappropriate,and1.Applications forimportlicencesshallbe
submittedtothecompetentagenciesintheMember
StatesontheMondayorTuesdayofeachweek.
2.Wheretheapplicantwishestoqualifyforspecial
arrangements arisingfromagreementsconcluded
betweentheCommunityandcertainnon-member
countries,hemustindicatethesaidnon-member
countryinaccordancewithArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No2041/75within15daysoftheentryinto
forceoftheminimumlevy;however,inthecaseof
Greecethisinformation mustbefurnishedonthe
licenceapplication .
Incasesotherthanthosereferredtoabove,theappli­
cantmaysupplementhislicenceapplicationatany
timewithin15daysfollowingtheentryintoforceof
theminimumlevybyenteringthewords'non­
membercountries'inSections13and14.—ontheCommunitymarket,
andoftheratesoflevyindicatedbythetenderers.In
thecaseofproductsotherthanoliveoil,theCommis­
sionshallalsotakeintoaccounttheiroilcontent.
2.Theminimumlevyshallbesofixedthatit
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Article5
1.Section20ofthelicenceshallcontainoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—rateoflevyapplicable(innationalcurrency)per
100kg,
—gültigerAbschöpfungssatz (inLandeswährung )per
100kg,
—tassodelprelievoapplicabile(inmonetanazionale)
per100kg,competentagency,orhasrequestedthatSections13
and14ofthelicencecontainthewords'non-member
countries'.
Wheretheapplicantfailstofurnishtheaboveinforma­
tionwithin15daysfollowingtheentryintoforceof
theminimumlevy,thelicenceshallbeissuedupon
theexpirationofthisperiod.InthiseventSections13
and14shallcontainthewords'allnon-member coun­
tries'.
3.Thelicenceshallbevalidwitheffectfromits
actualdateofissueuntiltheexpiryofthreemonths
fromthedateonwhichtheminimumlevyentersinto
force.
4.Theissueofalicenceshallcarrywithittheobli­
gationtoimportfromthenon-membercountryindi­
catedinSections13and14.—toetepassenheffing(innationalevaluta)per100
kg.
—gaeldendeafgitssats(inationalvaluta)pr.100kg,
—tauxdeprelevement (enmonnaienationale)par
100kg.
Article72.Therateindicatedonthelicenceshallbethat
referredtoinArticle2(4)(c).However,where
Sections13and14ofthelicenceissuedcontainthe
nameofanon-member countrywithwhichthe
Communityhassignedanagreement,thelevyactu­
allypaidbytheimportershallbethatreferredto
aboveadjustedpursuanttotheprovisionsofCouncil
Regulations :
—(EEC)No2164/70of27October1970onimports
ofoliveoilfromSpain('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2277/710,
—(EEC)No1235/71of7June1971onimportsof
oliveoilfromTurkey(3),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2277/71,
—(EEC)No1508/76of24June1976onimportsof
oliveoiloriginatinginTunisia(4),
—(EEC)No1514/76of24June1976onimportsof
oliveoiloriginatinginAlgeria(5),
—(EEC)No1521/76of24June1976onimportsof
oliveoiloriginatinginMorocco(6),
—(EEC)No2598/76of25October1976onthe
standardamountforunrefinedoliveoilproduced
entirelyinGreeceandtransporteddirectfromthat
countrytotheCommunity (7).1.ThisRegulationshallnotapplytoimportsof
1000kilogrammesorless.Suchimports,excluding
importsof100kilogrammesorless,shallbesubjectto
thesystemoflicenceslaiddowninRegulations (EEC)
No193/75and(EEC)No2041/75.
2.Foraslongasthetenderingprocedurereferred
toinArticle1applies,theimportsreferredtointhe
firstsentenceoftheprecedingparagraphshallbe
subjecttothelastminimumlevyfixedpriortothe
dayofimportation .
3.Eachapplicantmayeachweeksubmitonlyone
applicationforalicencerelatingtoaquantitygreater
than100kilogrammesbutnotexceeding 1000kilo­
grammes.BywayofderogationfromArticle3of
Regulation (EEC)No193/75,suchlicencesshallnot
betransferable .
Article6
Article81.Ifthelicenceapplicationcontainstheword
'Greece'thelicenceshallbeissuedontheentryinto
forceoftheminimumlevywiththeword'Greece'in
Sections13and14.
2.Forimportsfromnon-membercountriesother
thanGreece,thelicenceshallbeissuedassoonasthe
applicanthasfurnishedtheinformationreferredtoin
Article2ofRegulation (EEC)No2041/75tothe1.When,ontheplacinginfreecirculationofa
productfallingwithinsubheading23.04Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,animportlicencenot
containingthestatementreferredtoinArticle2(3)is
presentedandanalysisoftheproductrevealsanoil
contentinexcessof3%butnotexceeding4%,the
levytobepaidshallbethelastminimumlevyfixed
beforethedateofimportation .
2.TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshallnotapply
tothoseproductsfallingwithinsubheadingex23.04
AoftheCommonCustomsTariffwhichhaveanoil
contentof3%orless.(')OJNoL238,29.10.1970,p.3.
(2)OJNoL241,27.10.1971,p.2.
(3)OJNoL130,16.6.1971,p.55.
(<)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(*)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(')OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
OOJNoL297,28.10.1976,p.2.

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Article9 Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.TheCommission shallinformtheMemberStates
onceamonthoftheapplicationofthesystemof
fixingleviesbytender. Itshallapplyuntil31October1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission