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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(77)148final
. Brussels,28April1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)/
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onimportsofoliveoiloriginating intheLebanon
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCooperation AgreementandtheInterimAgreementwhichwill
intheverynearfuturebesignedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheLebanonlaydownthattheCommunitywilltakethenecessarysteps
toallowtheconcessionuponnonrefinedolive'oilofthesubposition
15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffentirelyobtainedin,anddirectly
transported fromthiscountrytotheCommunity.
Thisproposalisaimedatfulfillingthisobligation.Thusit
isproposedthattheCouncilapprovestheattachedproposalforaregulation
concerningimportations ofoliveoilfromtheLebanon.

<proposa Lfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onimportsofoliveoiloriginating intheLebanon
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles43and113thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament (1),
WhereastheCooperation AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheLebaneseRepublicandtheInterimAgreement (2)ontheadvance
implementation ofcertainprovisionsoftheCooperation Agreementrelating
totradeingoodsweresignedon ..,
WhereasArticle18oftheCooperation Agreement andArticle ofthe
InterimAgreementprovideforspecialarrangements forimportsofoliveoil
fallingwithinsubheading 15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,wholly
obtainedintheLebanonandtransported directfromthatcountrytothe
Communitv;whereastheimplementation ofthesearrangements requiresthat
implementing rulesbeadopted;
Wherea^providedthattheLebanonleviesaspecialchargeonexportsofthis
oil,thesaidspecialarrangements provideforastandardabatementof0.50
unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ofthelevyapplicabletosuchoiland
areductionofthesaidlevybyanamountequaltothespecialcharge,but
notexceeding 4unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeAgreement,thespecialchargeonexports
shouldbereflectedinthepriceoftheoiluponimportation intothe
Community;whereas,inordertoensurethecorrectapplication ofthe
arrangements inquestion,thenecessarymeasuresshouldbeadoptedtoensure
thatthespecialchargeonexportsispaidatthelatestwhentheoilis
imported,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
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(2)0JNoL

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Article 1
1
wheretheLebanonLeviesthespecialchargeonexportsofoliveoilother-f
thanoliveoilwhichhasundergonearefiningprocess,fallingwithinsub­
heading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,whollyobtainedinthe
LebanonandtransporteddirectfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevy
applicabletoimportsofthesaidoilintotheCommunityshallbethelevy
calculatedinaccordancewithArticle13ofCouncilRegulation No136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommonorganization ofthe
marketinoilsandfats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1707/73(2),':
orthatresultingfromthetenderingprocedureprovidedforinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2843/76of23November1976layingdownspecialmeasuresinparti­
cularforthedetermination oftheoffersofoliveoilontheworldmarket(3),
less:
(a)0.50unitofaccountper100kilogrammes,and
(b)anamountequaltothespecialchargeleviedbytheLebanononexports
ofthesaidoilbutnotexceeding4unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes.
I
Article2
Thearrangements providedforinArticle1shallapplytoanyimport
inrespectofwhichtheimporterfurnishesproof,whenimportingthe
oliveoil,thatthespecialchargeonexportsreferredtoinArticle1has
beenreflectedintheimportprice.
Article3
WheretheLebanondoesnotapplythespecialchargeonexports,thelevy
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityoftheoildefinedinArticle1shall
bethelevycalculatedinaccordancewithArticle13ofRegulation No136/66/EEC
orthatresultingfromthetenderingprocedureprovidedforinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2843/76less0.50unitofaccountper100kilogrammes.
Article4
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation,andinparticular
ofArticle2,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedfor
inArticle38ofRegulation No136/66/EEC.
(1)0JNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66
(2)0JNo175,29.6.1973,p.5
(3)0JNoL327,26.11.1976,p.4

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Article5
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No156/74of17December1974onimportsofolive
oilfromLebanon(4)isherebyrepealed.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspubli­
cationintheOfficielJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplywitheffectfromtheentryintoforceoftheInterim
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheLebaneseRepublic.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
(4)OJNoL18,22.1.1974,p.105

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
IBATSL5.4.77
1.BUDCLTLIKScoticKi-'ISDxChapter10ofthebudget
2.ACTION1ProposalforaCouncilreflationconcerningimportofoliveoilfrom
theLebanon
3.LECALBASISIArticles43and.113oftheTreaty
4.OBJECTIVES 1Introduction oftne
providedforinthe
betweentheEECandconcessionfortheLebanonforoliveoil
Cooperation AgreementandInterimAgreement
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