CELEX: 31995R1497
Language: en
Date: 1995-06-29 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1497/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

30 . 6. 95              EN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 147/ 1
                                                                    I
                                                  (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1497/95
                                                            of 29 June 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,                             Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                        No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (u)
Community,                                                              specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                    each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                      tion on the world market and the Community market and
organization of the market in oils and fats (l), as last                of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and
Sweden, and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                        Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                    taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                  Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
Algeria (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                        cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
No 1900/92 (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
                                                                        collected on imports from the other third countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
Morocco (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                        Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
No 1901 /92 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                   tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                    prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                  accordance with the agreements between the Community
                                                                        and these third countries ;
Tunisia (% as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 413/86 f), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
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 (8), as             overseas countries and territories with the European
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (9), and in                 Economic Community (13), no levies shall apply on
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                      imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                        and territories ;
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 (10),                                  Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
                                                                        levy rates indicated by tenderers on 26 and 27 June 1995
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (u), as                         leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­                  Annex I to this Regulation ;
sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
on olive oil ;
                                                                       Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN
 ')  OJ No  172, 30. 9.   1966, p. 3025/66.                             codes 0709 90 39 and 071 1 20 90 and on products falling
 2)  OJ No  L 169, 28.    6. 1976, p. 24.                              within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
 3)  OJ No  L 192, 11 .   7. 1992, p. 1 .                              must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
 *)  OJ No  L 169, 28.    6. 1976, p. 43.
 5) OJ  No  L 192, 11 .   7. 1992, p. 2.                               the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,
 j OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.                                     however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less
 j OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                                     than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the
 8) OJ No L   142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
9) OJ No L    192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3.
 10) OJ No L   181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                               H OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
 n) OJ No L    370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60 .                              H OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard                                 Article 2
rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the
levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­
tion,                                                           The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
                                                                products are fixed in Annex II.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                          Article 1                                                     Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Annex I.                                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 1995.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 29 June 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                                                  59,00 (2)
                                         1509 10 90                                                  59,00 (2)
                                         1509 90 00                                                  70,00 (3)
                                         1510 00 10                                                  72,00 (2)
                                         1510 00 90                                                11 6,00 (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 0,7245 per 100 kg ;
               (b) Turkey : ECU 1 3,8645 (*) per 1 00 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 15,3245 (*) 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 4,661 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 3,731 per 100 kg.
           (*) 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 8,754 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 7,004 per 100 kg.
                                                                ANNEX II
                                       Import levies on other olive oil sector products (')
                                                                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
                                          CN code                                           Non-member countries
                                        0709 90 39                                                    12,98
                                        0711 20 90                                                   12,98
                                        1522 00 31                                                   29,50
                                        1522 00 39                                                   47,20
                                        2306 90 19                                                     5,76
           (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.