CELEX: 31981R0583
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 583/81 of 5 March 1981 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

6. 3 . 81                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 60/ 5
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 583/81
                                                    of 5 March 1981
              fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importa­
                                         tion of other olive oil sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
COMMUNITIES,                                                    23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
                                                                fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (n) speci­
                                                                fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
Economic Community,                                             tion on the world market and the Community market
                                                                and of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
common organization of the market in oils and                   Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
fats (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
3454/80 (2), and in particular Article 1 6 (2) thereof,         the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
                                                                in particular the levy applicable for those countries
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
                                                                tries :
nating in Algeria (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2761 /78 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­         levy rates indicated by tenderers on 2 and 3 March
nating in Morocco (5), as last amended by Regulation             1981 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
(EEC) No 2761 /78, and in particular Article 5 thereof,         cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
nating in Tunisia (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC)           subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
No 2761 /78, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
                                                                within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
                                                                 Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­               in these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged
nity of certain agricultural products originating in             for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to
Turkey (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    8 % of the value of the imported product, such
 2766/78 (8), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,          ambunt to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­
                                                                 tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed
                                                                 as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules
 for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon (9),
                               f                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28
 December 1978 (10) the Commission decided to use
 the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
 (!) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                                                 Article 1
 (2) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 16.
 (') OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.
 (<) OJ No L 332, 29. 11 . 1978, p. 13 .
 (5) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 .
 (') OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .                           The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
 (7) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                             Annex I.
 (») OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1978, p. 26.
 (9) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
 (1°) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                          (H) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6.
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                       Article 2                                                 Article 3
The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil        This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March
sector products are fixed in Annex II.                      1981 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
             Done at Brussels, 5 March 1981 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                      Poul DALSAGER
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                           ANNEX I
                                           Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                    (ECU / 100 kg)
                                  CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
           15.07 A I a)                                                                  32 00 (!)
           15.07 A I b)                                                                  29-00 (!)
           15.07 A I c)                                                                  33-00 (!)
           15.07 A II a)                                                                 36-00 (2)
           15.07 A II b)                                                                 56-00 (3)
           (!) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the coun­
               tries listed below and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy
               to be collected is reduced by :
               (a) Spain and Lebanon : 0-60 ECU/ 100 kg ;
               (b) Turkey : 22-36 ECU/ 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, Morocco, Tunisia : 24-78 ECU/ 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof of
                    having paid the export tax applied by those countries ; however, the repayment may not
                    exceed the amount of the tax in force .
           (2) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading :
               (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any of those
                    countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 3-86 ECU/ 100 kg ;
               (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                    levy to be collected is reduced by 3-09 ECU/ 100 kg.
           (3) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading :
               (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any of those
                    countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 7-25 ECU/ 100 kg ;
               (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                    levy to be collected is reduced by 5-80 ECU/ 100 kg.
                                                           ANNEX II
                                       Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                     (ECU / 100 kg)
                                   CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
            07.01 N II                                                                       6-38
            07.03 A II                                                                       6-38
             15.17 Bla)                                                                     14-50
             15.17 B I b)                                                                   23-20
            23.04 A II                                                                       2-64