CELEX: 31995R0125
Language: en
Date: 1995-01-26 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 125/95 of 26 January 1995 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

27. 1 . 95                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 19/ 1
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                                             (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 125/95
                                                     of 26 January 1995
                  fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the
                                      importation of other olive oil sector products
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77
                                                                   of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­
                                                                   tation of olive oil from Lebanon ("),
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,
                                                                   Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as
                                                                   amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
                                                                   sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of              on olive oil ;
 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
 organization of the market in oils and fats (]), as last
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (2), and in parti­          Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
 cular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                     No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
                                                                   rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13)
                                                                   specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76              each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            tion on the world market and the Community market and
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                   of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
 No 1900/92 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                  Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
                                                                   taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76             Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
 No 1901 /92 (% and in particular Article 5 thereof,              collected on imports from the other third countries ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76             Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                    prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
 No 413/86 (% and in particular Article 5 thereof,                accordance with the agreements between the Community
                                                                  and these third countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77              Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1) of Council Decision
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                   91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as       overseas countries and territories with the European
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (10), and in          Economic Community (14), no levies shall apply on
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                  and territories
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
0 OJ No L 285, 20. 11 . 1993, p. 9.
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.                                Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
(4) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .                             levy rates indicated by tenderers on 23 and 24 January
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.
(s) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 2.
o OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.                                 (»)  OJ  No  L  181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
O OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                                 (12) OJ  No  L 370,   30.  12. 1978, p. 60.
f) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                                H    OJ  No  L 331 ,  28.  11 . 1978, p. 6.
(,0) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3.                             (14) OJ  No  L 263,   19.  9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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 1995 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
                                                                                        Article 1
                                                                The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN             Annex I.
codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
                                                                                        Article 2
must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,            The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less         products are fixed in Annex II.
than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the
imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard                                 Article 3
rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the
levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­     This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January
tion,                                                           1995.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 26 January 1995.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                           Franz FISCHLER
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX I
                                              Minimum import levies on olive oil (')
                                                                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
                                          CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                         1509 10 10                                                50,00 (2)
                                         1509 10 90                                                50,00 (2)
                                         1509 90 00                                                59,00 (3)
                                         1510 00 10                                                60,00 (2)
                                         1510 00 90                                               97,00 (4)
           (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
           (2) For imports of oil falling within this CN code and produced entirely in one of the countries listed below and
               transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by :
               (a) Lebanon : ECU 0,60 per 100 kg ;
               (b) Turkey : ECU 11,48 (*) per 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax
                    applied by that country ; however, the repayment may not exceed the amount of the tax in force ;
               (c) Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco : ECU 12,69 (*) per 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof of having
                    paid the export tax applied by that country ; however, the repayment may not exceed the amount of the tax
                    in force .
               (*) These amounts may be increased by an additional amount to be determined by the Community and the third
                   countries in question.
           (3) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
               (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported direcdy from any of those countries to the
                    Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by ECU 3,86 per 100 kg ;
               (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                    collected is reduced by ECU 3,09 per 100 kg.
           (4) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
               (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported direcdy from any of those countries to the
                    Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by ECU 7,25 per 100 kg ;
               (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                   collected is reduced by ECU 5,80 per 100 kg.
                                                                ANNEX II
                                      Import levies on other olive oil sector products (')
                                                                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
                                          CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                        0709 90 39                                                  11,00
                                        0711 20  90                                                 11,00
                                        1522 00  31                                                 25,00
                                        1522 00  39                                                 40,00
                                        2306 90  19                                                  4,80
           (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.