CELEX: 31978R0930
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 930/78 of 3 May 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

4 . 5 . 78                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 120/ 19
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 930/78
                                                            of 3 May 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
Morocco (9), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                       Whereas the application of the rules described above
                                                                      to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 1 and 2
2388 /77, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                      May 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
 1 180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
nity of certain agricultural products originating in
Turkey ("), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                                                    Article 1
2387/77 ( 12), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
                                                                      The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                              as shown in the Annex .
(2 ) OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p. 3393/66 .
(4 ) OJ No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1 976, p . 4.
(5) OJ No L 277, 29 . 10 . 1977, p . 2 .                                                          Art idi- 2
( 6) OJ No L 327 , 26 . 11 . 1976, p. 6 .
( 7) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 24 .
( s ) OJ No L 278 , 29 . 10 . 1977, p . 14 .                          This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 May 1978 .
O OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p . 43 .
( 10 ) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p . 9 .                          (' •) ° [ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976 , p . 13 .
(") OJ No L 142 , 9 . 6 . 1977, p . 10 .                              ( M ) OJ No L 359 , 30 . 12. 1976, p. 26.
       OJ No L 278 , 29 . 10 . 1977, p . 13 .                         c 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, 3 May 1978 .
                                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                           Vice-President
                                                                            ANNEX
         . to the Commission Regulation of 3 May 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive
                                                                                 oil
                                                                                                                                        Out. / 100 kid
                                         CCT
                                                                                         Greece                        Non-member countries
                                        heading
                                          No
           07.01 N II                                                                     6.00                                  10.00
           07.03 A II                                                                     6.00                                  10.00
            15.07 A I a)                                                                30.00 (3 )                             56.00 (^)
            15.07 A lb)                                                                 30.00 (3 )                             54.00 (*)
            15.07 Ale)                                                                  30.00 (3 )                             54.00 (*)
            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 n                                 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 .
           (4) Pursuant in Article i 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 ? "/o .