CELEX: 31974R1912
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1912/74 of the Council of 22 July 1974 on imports of olive oil from Tunisia

No L 202/6                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               24 . 7. 74
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1912/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                       of 22 July 1974
                                           on imports of olive oil from Tunisia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       levy on imports of such oil into the Community shall
COMMUNITIES ,                                                     be the levy calculated in accordance with Article 13 of
                                                                  Council Regulation No 136/ 66/ EEC (2 ) of 22
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             September 1966 on the establishment of a common
Economic Community, and in particlar Article 43                   organization of the market in oils and fats, as last
thereof ;                                                         amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 707/73 (3), less :
                                                                  — 0-50 unit of account per 100 kg, and
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                  — an amount equal to the special export charge
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­                   levied on the oil in Tunisia, up to 5 units of
ment (') ;                                                             account per 100 kg.
Whereas Articles 5 and 6 of Annex 1 to the Agree­                                            Article 2
ment establishing an association between the Euro­
pean Economic Community and the Tunisian Repu­                    The arrangements provided for in Article 1 shall be
blic, as last amended by the Agreement signed in Brus­            applied to all imports in respect of which the
sels on 20 July 1973 , make provision for special treat­          importer can prove that the special export charge
ment to be accorded to imports of olive oil falling               referred to in that Article is duly reflected in the
within subheading 15.07 A of the Common Customs                   import price .
Tariff, obtained entirely in Tunisia and transported
directly from that country into the Community ;
whereas , before that treatment can be accorded , rules                                       Article 3
for its application must be adopted, in particular with
respect to oil falling within subheading 15.07 A II ;             Where Tunisia does not impose the special export
                                                                  charge, the levy on imports into the Community of
Whereas, in the case of oil falling within subheading             oil as defined in Article 1 shall be the levy calculated
 15.07 A II , on condition that Tunisia imposes a                 in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation No 136/
special export charge, the special treatment provides             66/ EEC, less 0-50 unit of account per 100 kg.
for a standard rebate of 0-50 unit of account per 100
kg on the levy charged on such oil , and a reduction of
the levy by the amount of the special charge, up to 5                                         Article 4
units of account per 100 kg ;
                                                                  Without prejudice to the charging of the variable
Whereas it is necessary to ensure that, in accordance             component in the levy determined in accordance with
with the Agreement, the special export charge has the             Article 14 of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC, the fixed
effect of increasing the price of oil on importation              component of that levy shall not be charged on impor­
into the Community ; whereas, to ensure that the treat­           tation into the Community of refined olive oil falling
ment in question is correctly applied, the necessary              within subheading 15.07 A I of the Common
steps must be taken to ensure that the special export              Customs Tariff, obtained entirely in Tunisia and trans­
charge has been paid when the oil is imported ,                    ported directly from that country into the Commu­
                                                                   nity .
                                                                                              Article 5
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                  The levy referred to in Article 4 shall be fixed by the
                                                                   Commission .
                           Article 1
Where Tunisia imposes the special export charge on                                            Article 6
olive oil other than refined olive oil falling within
subheading 15.07 A II of the Common Customs                        Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation
Tariff, obtained entirely in Tunisia and transported               and of Article 2 in particular, shall be adopted in
directly from that country into the Community, the
                                                                  (2 ) O ) No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966 , p . 3025/ 66 .
(') OJ No C 2 , 9 . 1 . 1974 , p. 72 .                            (■>) OJ No L 175 , 29 . 6 . 1973 , p . 5 .
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accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38                                        Article 8
of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC .
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
                           Article 7                              the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of
                                                                  an exchange of letters signed on 20 July 1973 ,
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2165/70 (') of 27                     amending Article 5 of Annex 1 to the Agreement (2)
October 1970 on imports , of olive oil from Tunisia is            establishing an association between the European
repealed .                                                         Economic Community and the Tunisian Republic .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 22 July 1974
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                             J. SAUVAGNARGUES
                                                                                    A
                                                                  (2 ) The date of the entry into force of this Agreement will be
                                                                       published in the Official Journal of the I: niopC (. ni
(') OJ No L 238 , 29 . 10 . 1970 , p . 4 .                             Com m nn it ies.