CELEX: 31987R2279
Language: en
Date: 1987-07-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2279/87 of 30 July 1987 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

No L 209 / 10                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  31 . 7. 87
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2279/87
                                                          of 30 July 1987
                  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,                         Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (,3) speci­
 Economic Community,                                                fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of
                                                                    the products concerned on the basis of the situation on
                                                                     the world market and the Community market and of the
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
 Portugal,
                                                                    Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                  Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
 organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last            cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 (2), and in                  taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
 particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                  imports from the other third countries ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              levy rates indicated by tenderers on 27 and 28 July 1987
 Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
 798/87 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    Annex I to this Regulation ;
                                                                     Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76
                                                                     ings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the Common Customs
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              Tariff and on products falling within subheadings 15.17 B
 Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  I and 23.04 A II of the Common Customs Tariff must be
 799/87 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                     calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive
                                                                     oil contained in these products ; whereas, however, the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                 levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in               equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
 Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                     of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
                                                                      cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77
 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of
 certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 800/87 (10), and in              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                                              Article 1
 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­
 tation of olive oil from Lebanon (") ;                               The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
                                                                      Annex I.
 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12) the
 Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to
 fix levies on olive oil ;                                                                         Article 2
 (■) OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                             The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
 0 OJ No L 183, 3. 7. 1987, p. 7.                                     products are fixed in Annex II.
 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24.
 (4) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3 . 1987, p. 11 .
 0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.
 («) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 12.                                                              Article 3
 o OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.
,(8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
 0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 1987.
 (10) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3 . 1987, p . 13 .
 H OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977, p. 4.
 H OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                                   (I3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 30 July 1987.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                      Vice-President
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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)                                                                         60,00 (')
             15.07    A  I b)                                                                         60,00 (')
             15.07    A  I c)                                                                         60,00 (')
             15.07    A  II a)                                                                        70,00 0
             15.07    A  II b)                                                                        96,00 (3)
             (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading 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 : 0,60 ECU/ 100 kg ;
                 (b) Tunisia : 12,69 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) 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 ;
                 (d) Algeria and Morocco : 24,78 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.
             (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                                                                                13,20
              07.03 A II                                                                                13,20
               15.17 B I a)                                                                             30,00
               15.17 B I b)                                                                             48,00
              23.04 A II                                                                                  4,80