CELEX: 31992R1894
Language: en
Date: 1992-07-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1894/92 of 9 July 1992 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

10 . 7. 92                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 191 /5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1894/92
                                                         of 9 July 1992
                  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,                        sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
                                                                    on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
                                                                    rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (l3)
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
Portugal,                                                           each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
                                                                    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 fats ('), as last           Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2), and in                  taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                  Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
                                                                    cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
                                                                    fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                collected on imports from the other third countries ;
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                    Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
No 728/91 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
                                                                    prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76               accordance with the agreements between the Community
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              and these third countries ;
Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 729/91 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
                                                                    91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                    overseas countries and territories with the European
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                Economic Community (l4), no levies shall apply on
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              imports of products originating in the overseas countries
Tunisia f7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                    and territories ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 101
No 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 (4) of the abovementioned Decision, a special amount
                                                                    shall be charged on imports of certain products origina­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                ting in the overseas countries and territories in order to
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                     prevent products originating from these countries and
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as         territories from receiving more favourable treatment than
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 730/91 (10), and in             similar products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                  Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
                                                                    Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                levy rates indicated by tenderers on 6 and 7 July 1992
of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­           leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
tation of olive oil from Lebanon (n),                               Annex I to this Regulation ;
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as                    Whereas the import levy on olives falling within 29 codes
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­              0709 90 39 and 071 1 20 90 and on products falling within
                                                                    CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19 must
 ') OJ  No  172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.                          be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the
 2) OJ  No  L 162, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 27.                             olive oil contained in these products ; whereas, however,
 3) OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                             the levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an
 4) OJ  No  L 80, 27. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .                              amount equal to 8 % of the value of the imported
 0  OJ  No  L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.                              product, such amount to be fixed at a standard rate ;
 6) OJ  No  L 80, 27. 3. 1991 , p. 2.
 Ó OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.                                  whereas application of these provisions leads to the levies
 8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                                 being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation,
 ^ OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
 I0) OJ No L 80, 27. 3. 1991 , p. 3.
 ") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                               (1J) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 6.
 12) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978 , p. 60.                             (,4) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9. 1991 , p . 1 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                      Article 2
                                                           The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
                                                           products are fixed in Annex II.
                    Article 1
                                                                                   Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Annex I.                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 1992.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 9 July 1992.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                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                                                   76,00 (2)
                                       1509 10 90                                                   76,00 (2)
                                       1509 90 00                                                   88,00 0
                                       151000 10                                                    77,00 (2)
                                       1510 00 90                                                 1 22,00 0
          (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. However, an
              amount equal to the amount fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 3148/91 is to be levied in accordance with Article
              101 (4) of the abovementioned Decision.
          (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 directly 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 directly 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                                                    16,72
                                       071 1 20 90                                                   16,72
                                        1522 00 31                                                   38,00
                                        1522 00 39                                                   60,80
                                       2306 90 19                                                     6,16
          (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. However, an
               amount equal to the amount fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 3148/91 is to be levied in accordance with Article
               101 (4) of the abovementioned Decision.