CELEX: 31988R0157
Language: en
Date: 1988-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 157/88 of 21 January 1988 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

No L 18 /9
22. 1 . 88                                 Official Journal of the European Communities
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 157/88
                                                         of 21 January 1988
                  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
                                                                      for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13) speci­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of
Economic Community,                                                   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,
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                 Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                   taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
 organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last              Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3994/87 (2), and in                    cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
 particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                    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 1514/76
 of 24 June 1976 on Imports of olive oil originating in
 Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
 798/87 (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
 799/87 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                 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 18 and 19 January
                                                                        1988 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
 Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
  413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77
  of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                       Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23
  certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as           July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and
  last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 800/87 (10), and in               on the Common Customs Tariff (H) introduces from 1
  particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                    January 1988 a new combined nomenclature meeting the
                                                                         requirements of both the Common Customs Tariff and
                                                                         the Community's statistics of foreign trade and replacing
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                   the previous nomenclature ;
  of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­
  tation of olive oil from Lebanon (");
  Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12) the                       Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­
  Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to                   ings 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
   fix levies on olive oil ;                                             within      subheadings        1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39   and
                                                                         2306 90 19 of the combined nomenclature must be calcu­
                                                                         lated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive oil
   (') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                               contained in these products ; whereas, however, the levy
     2 OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1987.
   (3) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                                 charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
   n    OJ No  L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 11 .                                equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
   0    OJ No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 .                               amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
     6  OJ No  L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 12.                                 of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
   0    OJ No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
   («)  OJ  No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                                  cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
   (9)  OJ  No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10 .
    (10) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 13 .
    (») OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                                 (> 3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 6.
    (12) OJ No L 370, 30 . 12. 1978 , p. 60 .                             M OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, 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        This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January
Annex I.                                                    1988 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.                             ,
             Done at Brussels, 21 January 1988 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                      Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                         Vice-President
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22. 1 . 88                               Official Journal of the European Communities
                                                                 ANNEX I
                                                Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
                                           CN code                                          Non-member countries
           1509 10 10                                                                                62,00 (')
           1509 10 90                                                                                62,00 (')
           1509 90 00                                                                                73,00 (2)
           1510 00 10                                                                                62,00 (')
           1510 00 90                                                                              1 00,00 (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) Turkey : 11,48 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) Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco ; 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.
                0 These amounts may be increased by an additional amount to be determined by the Community and the third
                      countries in question.
            (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)
                                             CN code                                           Non-member countries
              0709 90 39                                                                                13,64
              071 1 20 90                                                                               13,64
               1522 00 31                                                                               31,00
               1522 00 39                                                                               49,60
              2306 90 19                                                                                 4,96