CELEX: 31976R1710
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1710/76 of 15 July 1976 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

No L 192/ 12                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              16 . 7 . 76
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1710/76
                                                           of 15 July 1976
                                         fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       implementation of the special measures for the deter­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         mination of offers of olive oil on the world market
                                                                      and the Greek market ( l0), lays down the criteria for
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
 Economic Community,
                                                                      Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ 66/ EEC                  products concerned on the basis of an examination of
 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                       the world or Greek markets and of the Community
 common organization of the market in oils and                        market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
 fats (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     tenderers ;
  1 707/73 (2),
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC                    Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
 of 27 October 19 66 on trade in oils ' and fats between              products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
 the Community and Greece (3 ),                                       levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
                                                                      dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
 Having regard to Council Reguation ( EEC) No 601 /76                 Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in                     not more than 3 % ;
 particular for the determination of the offers of olive
 oil on the world market (4), and in particular Article 2             Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
(3) thereof,                                                          of. the provisions of the agreements between the
                                                                      Community and certain non-member countries ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special                          the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
 measures in particular for the determination of the                  non-member countries ;
 offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­
 cular Article 2 (3) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas the application of the rules described above
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                        to the levy rates submitted by tenderers between 1 and
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976" on imports of olive oil from                7 July 1976 results in the fixing of the minimum
Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                     levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
 Morocco (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                                                  Artiele 1
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
 1 976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering
 procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;                           For the period from 16 to 31 July 1976, the
                                                                      minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be as
                                                                     shown in the Annex .
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation ( EEC)
 No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the
(')  OJ   No  172, 30 . 9 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2)  OJ   No  L 175, 29 . 6. 1973, p. 5.                                                          Artie e 2
(3)  OJ   No  197, 29 . 10. 1966, p. 3393/66.
 4)  OJ   No  L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 1 .
 5)  OJ   No  L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 3 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July
 b)  OJ   No  L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24.                           1976 .
 7)  OJ   No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 .
 8)  OJ   No  L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 9 .
 9)  OJ  No   L 154, 15 . 6. 1976, p. 13 .                           ( 10) OJ No L 1 19 , 6 . 5 . 1976, p. 7 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 15 July 1976.
                                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                                           P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                                  Member of the Commission
                                                                                ANNEX
                                                                                                                                            (it.it. /J 00 kg)
                                           CCT
                                         Heading                                            Greece                        Non-member countries
                                            No
            07.01 N 11                                                                      8000                                    15000
            07.03 A II                                                                      8 000 '                                 1 4000
             1 5.07 A I a)                                                                 45000                                    82 000 (')
             15.07 Alb)                                                                    61 000                                 1 1 2 000 {2 )
             1 5.07 A II a)                                                                40000                                    71 000 (3 )
             1 5.07 A II b)                                                                40000                                    7 1 000 (J)
             15.17 A I                                                                     20000                                    35000
             15.17 All                                                                     32000                                    57000
            23.04 A «                                                                       3000                                      5 000 n
            (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                 from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 3-20 u.a . / 100 kg.
            (2 ) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                 from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 6 u.a. / 100 kg.
            (J) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the countries listed below and transported
                 directly from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by :
                 (a) Spain : 0*50 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                 (b) Turkey : 0-50 u.a . / 100 kg ; in addition , and provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by
                     Turkey, the levy is reduced by 4-.S u.a . / 100 kg ;
                 (c) Algeria , Morocco, Tunisia : 20-50 u.a . / 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.
            (4 ) Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulations ( EEC) No 601 /76 and ( EEC) No 602/76, no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other resi­
                 dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3 % .