CELEX: 31979R0364
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 364/79 of 22 February 1979 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

23 . 2 . 79                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 46/ 7
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 364/79
                                                       of 22 February 1979
               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 by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28
COMMUNITIES,                                                        December 1978 ( n ) the Commission decided to use
                                                                    the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                   Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                      23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
common organization of the market in oils and                       fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender ( 12) speci­
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
 1 562/78 (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,            of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
                                                                    tion on the world or Greek markets and the Commu­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        nity market and of the levy rates indicated by
2749/78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and                    tenderers ;
fats between the Community and Greece (3), and in
particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­             Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
nating in Algeria (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC)               be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
No 2761 /78 (5), and in particular Article 5 thereof,               the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
                                                                    in particular the levy applicable for those countries
                                                                    must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­            tries ;
nating in Morocco (6), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­             Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
nating in Tunisia (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC)               levy rates indicated by tenderers on 19 and 20
No 2761 /78, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                   February 1979 leads to the minimum levies being
                                                                    fixed as indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
nity of certain agricultural products originating in
Turkey (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2766/78 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,              Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
                                                                    subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
                                                                    Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules                 Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon ( 10),                minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained
                                                                    in these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged
(») OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                             for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to
(2 ) OJ No L 185, 7. 7. 1978 , p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 1 .                          8 % of the value of the imported product, such
C ) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                               amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­
(5) OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 .                           tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed
  b) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 43 .                            as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation ,
(7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 9 .
(8) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977, p. 10 .
(9 ) OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1977 , p . 26.                          ('•) OJ No L 370 , 30 . 12. 1978 , p . 60 .
  < °) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p . 4.                           I 12) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 1 1 . 1978, p. 6.
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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 J
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in      This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 February
Annex I.                                                  1979 .
           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 22 February 1979 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                       Vice-President
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                                                                                    ANNEX I
                                                             Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                                                                     (u.d . K\- kg )
                                                  CCT heading No                                                 Greece              Non-member countries
             15.07 A I a)                                                                                        29-00 (»)                    54-00 (>)
             15.07 A I b)                                                                                        28-00 (1)                    53-00 (!)
             15.07 A I c)                                                                                        32-00 (•)                    56-00 (')
             15.07 A II a)                                                                                       35-00                        63-00 (2)
             15.07 A II b)                                                                                       48-00                        88-00 (J )
            (') For imports of oil falling within this tarn ! subheading and produced entirely m one- ot the countries listed below ,ind transported
                 directly from any of those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by :
                 ( a ) Greece , Spain and Lebanon : OSO u.a./ 100 kg ,
                 ( b ) Turkey : 1 S 50 u.a./ IO () kg provided that the operator furnishes proof ot having paid the export tax applied b \ that country ,
                       however, the repayment may not exceed the amount of the tax in force ;
                 ( c ) Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia : 20 - SO u.a . / 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied In
                       those countries ; however, the repayment may not exceed the amount of the tax in force
            (: ) 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 bv 3-20 u.a. /100 kg ;
                 (b ) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by
                       2-56 u.a ./ 100 kg .
            (-') For imports ot oil falling within this tariff subheading
                 ( a ) produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco ot Tunisia and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community , the
                       levy to be collected is reduced by h u.a, / 100 kg ;
                 (b ) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced In
                       4-80 u.a ./ 100 kg.
                                                                                   ANNEX II
                                                   Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                                                                     (       CD l ")
                                                  CCT heading No                                                 Greece              N o n - member co u n t ri es
            07.01 N II                                                                                            6-00                         1 1 -00
            07.03 A 11                                                                                            6-00                         1 1 -00
            15.17 B 1 a)                                                                                         14-00                         27-00
            15.17 B I b)                                                                                        22-00                          42-00
            23.04 A II                                                                                            3-00                           400