CELEX: 31978R1306
Language: en
Date: 1978-06-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1306/78 of 15 June 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

No L 158 / 14                       Official Journal of the European Communities                             16 . 6 . 78
                                COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1306/78
                                                    of 15 June 1978
                                  fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
COMMUNITIES,                                                   1976 ( 13), the Commission decided to use the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;
Economic Community,
                                                              Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation ( EEC)
Having regard . to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC            No 3188 /76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                 for the implementation of the special measures for the
common organization of the market in oils and                  determination of offers of olive oil on the world
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No               market and the Greek market ( H), as last amended by
2560/77 (2),                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 241 3/77 ( 15 ), lays down the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC             criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between
the Community and Greece (3),                                  Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
                                                               products concerned on the basis of an examination of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   the world or Greek markets and of the Community
2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
measures in particular for the determination of the            tenderers ;
offers of olive oil on the world market (4), as amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77 (5), and in particular         Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                         products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
measures in particular for the determination of the            Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6), as amended        not more than 3 % ;
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77, and in particular
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                         Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   of the provisions of the agreements between the
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from          Community and certain non-member countries ;
Algeria (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
2388/77 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,              the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
                                                               non-member countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from         Whereas the application of the rules described above
Morocco (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 12 and 13
2388/77, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  June 1978 results in the fixing of the minimum levies
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia ( 10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2388/77, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
 nity of certain agricultural products originating in                                       Article 1
Turkey ( u ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 2387/77 ( 12), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,       The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
                                                                as shown in the Annex .
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No 197, 29. 10. 1966, p. 3393/66.
                                                                                            Article 2
(4) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 4.
(5) OJ No L 277, 29 . 10 . 1977, p. 2.
(6) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 6.                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 June
(') OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                            1978 .
(8) OJ No L 278, 29. 10. 1977, p. 14.
(9) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.
(10) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.                           ( 13) OJ No L 154, 15 . 6. 1976, p. 13 .
 (») OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                            (»«) OJ No L 359, 30 . 12. 1976, p. 26 .
(») OJ No L 278, 29. 10. 1977, p. 13.                           (> 5) OJ No L 279 , 1 . 11 . 1977, p . 55 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 15 June 1978 .
                                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                            Vice-President
                                                                              ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 15 June 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive
                                                                                  oil
                                                                                                                                          (u.a. / 100 kg)
                                          CCT
                                         heading                                          Greece                         Non-member countries
                                           No
             07.01 N II                                                                     6.00                                 10.00
             07.03 A II                                                                    600                                   10.00
             15.07 A I a)                                                                 30.00 (3)                              56.00 (3)
             15.07 A lb)                                                                  28.00 (3 )                             50-00 (3)
             1 5.07 A I c)                                                                30.00 (3)                              54.00 (3)
             15.07 A II a)                                                                31.00                                  58-00 (•)
             15.07 A lib)                                                                45.00                                   84.00 (2)
             15.17 B I a)                                                                 14.00                                  25.00
             15.17 Bib)                                                                   22-00                                 40.00
            23.04 A                                                                        2-00 (4)                               4-00 (4)
            (') 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 3.20 u.a ./ 100 kg ;
                 (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by
                      2.56 u.a./ 100 kg.
            (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 6 u.a./ 100 kg ;
                 (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by
                      4.80 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 any of 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 : 18.50 u.a./ 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, 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 .
            C ) Pursuant in Article 3 of Regulations ( EEC) No 2843 /76 and (EEC) No 2844/ 76, no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other
                  residues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3 % .