CELEX: 31976R3211
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3211/76 of 30 December 1976 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

31 . 12. 76                           Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 362/ 19
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3211 /76
                                                    of 30 December 1976
                                     fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
 COMMUNITIES,                                                     No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the
                                                                  implementation of the special measures for the deter­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            mination of offers of olive oil on the world market
 Economic Community,                                             and the Greek market ( n), as amended by Regulation
                                                                 (EEC) No 2803/76 (12), lays down the criteria for
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
 common organization of the market in oils and                   Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
 fats ( !), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                products concerned on the basis of an examination of
  1707/73 (2),                                                    the world or Greek markets and of the Community
                                                                  market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC               tenderers ;
 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between
 the Community and Greece (3),                                   Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
                                                                  products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
 Having regard to Council Reguation (EEC) No 601 /76              levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in                dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
 particular for the determination of the offers of olive          Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
 oil on the world market (4), as amended by Regulation            not more than 3 % ;
 (EEC) No 2600/76 (5), and in particular Article 2 (3)
 thereof,
                                                                 Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
                                                                 of the provisions of the agreements between the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     Community and certain non-member countries ;
 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special                     whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
 measures in particular for the determination of the             the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
 offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6), as amended         non-member countries ;
 by Regulation (EEC) No 2600/76, and in particular
 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 on 27 and 28
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from             December 1976 results in the fixing of the minimum
 Algeria (7), 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 (8), 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 (9), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                                          Article 1
 Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June              The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
 1976 ( 10), the Commission decided to use the                   as shown in the Annex .
 tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;
(») OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 175, 29. 6. 1973, p. 5.                                                        Article 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 297, 28 . 10. 1976, p. 4.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 31
(6) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 3 .                            December 1976 .
( 7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24.
(8) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .
H OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 9 .                             (") OJ No L 119, 6. 5 . 1976, p. 7.
( 10) OJ No L 154, 15. 6 . 1976, p . 13 .                        ( 12) OJ No L 320, 20 . 11 . 1976, p . 21 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 30 December 1976.
                                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                                            ANNEX
                                                                                                                                         (u.a./ 100 kg)
                                        CCT
                                      heading                                            Greece                        Non-member countries
                                         No
          07.01 N II                                                                      7-00                                    9-00
           07.03 A II                                                                     700                                     8-00
           1 5.07 A I a)                                                                3600                                    50-00 C )
           1 5.07 A I b)                                                                5600                                   103-00 (2)
           1 5.07 A II a)                                                               32-50 (J)                               42-00 (>)
           1 5.07 A II b)                                                               37-50 (3)                               65-00 (J)
           15.17 A I                                                                     1600                                   21-00
           15.17 A II                                                                   2600                                    34-00
           23.04 A                                                                        3-00                                    3-00 («)
           (') 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.
          (3) 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) Greece and 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 4-5 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 % .