CELEX: 31978R2620
Language: en
Date: 1978-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2620/78 of 9 November 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

10 . 11 . 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 316/5
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2620/78
                                                    of 9 November 1978
                                     fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
COMMUNITIES,                                                      No 3188/76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             for the implementation of the special measures for the
Economic Community,                                               determination of offers of olive oil on the world
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                 market and the Greek market (14), as last amended by
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                    Regulation (EEC) No 2413/77 (15), lays down the
common organization of the market in oils and                     criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
fats (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1562/78 (2),                                                      Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC                 products concerned on the basis of an examination of
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between              the world or Greek markets and of the Community
the Community and Greece (3),                                     market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      tenderers ;
2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special
measures in particular for the determination of the               Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
offers of olive oil on the world market (4), as amended           products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77 (5), and in particular            levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                            dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                   not more than 3 % ;
measures in particular for the determination of the
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6), as amended           Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77, and in particular                of the provisions of the agreements between the
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                            Community and certain non-member countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from              the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
Algeria (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    non-member countries ;
2388/77 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas the 1977/78 olive oil marketing year has
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from            been extended until 31 December 1978 by Regulation
Morocco (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    (EEC) No 2580/78 (") ;
2388 /77, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas the application of the rules described above
1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from              to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 6 and 7
Tunisia (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   November 1978 results in the fixing of the minimum
2388/77, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                     levies as shown in the Annex to 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
Turkey (n), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
2387/77 ( 12), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
 1976 (u), the Commission decided to use the                                                Article 1
tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;
                                                                  The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
 (») OJ  No  172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.                      as shown in the Annex.
 (*) OJ  No  L 185, 7. 7. 1978, p. 1 .
 (») OJ  No  197, 29. 10. 1966, p. 3393/66.
 (4) OJ  No  L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 4.
 (*) OJ  No  L 277, 29. 10. 1977, p. 2.                                                     Article 2
 (*) OJ  No  L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 6.
V) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.                               This Regulation shall enter into force on              10
 (8) OJ No L 278, 29 . 10. 1977, p. 14.
 C) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 .                             November 1978 .
 (10) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
 (») OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                              H OJ No L 359, 30. 12. 1976, p. 26.
 H OJ No L 278, 29. 10. 1977, p. 13.                              (15) OJ No L 279, 1 . 11 . 1977, p. 55.
 (») OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 13 .                            (") OJ No L 309, 1 . 11 . 1978, p. 13 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 9 November 1978 .
                                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                         Vice-President
                                                                           ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 9 November 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on
                                                                           olive oil
                                                                                                                                        (u.a. / 100 kg)
                                         CCT
                                       heading                                         Greece                         Non-member countries
                                          No
           07.01 N II                                                                    600                                  10-00
           07.03 A II                                                                    600                                  10-00
            15.07 A I a)                                                               32-00 (})                              57-00 (3)
            15.07 A lb)                                                                30.00 (3)                              55.00 (3)
            15.07 Ale)                                                                 32.00 (J)                              56.00 (3)
            15.07 A II a)                                                              35-00                                  63.00 (!)
            15.07 A lib)                                                               48.00                                  88-00 (2)
            15.17 B 1 a)                                                                14.00                                 25.00
            15.17 Bib)                                                                 22-00                                  40-00
           23.04 A                                                                       2.00 (4)                               4-00 C)
           (') 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.
           (J) 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^./ 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.
           (*) 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 % .
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