CELEX: 31995R0012
Language: en
Date: 1995-01-05 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 12/95 of 5 January 1995 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

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                                                (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 12/95
                                                         of 5 January 1995
                  fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the
                                         importation of other olive oil sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (I2), as
                                                                      amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
 Community,                                                           on olive oil ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                    Whereas     Article   3   of  Council   Regulation  (EEC)
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last              No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (2), and in parti­              rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13)
cular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                         specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
                                                                      each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                 tion on the world market and the Community market and
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 1900/92 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                      Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76                 taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                      cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
No 1901 /92 (% and in particular Article 5 thereof,                   fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
                                                                      collected on imports from the other third countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                      tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
                                                                      prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
                                                                      accordance with the agreements between the Community
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                  and these third countries ;
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (,0), and in              Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                    91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                      overseas countries and territories with the European
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                  Economic Community (14), no levies shall apply on
of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­             imports of products originating in the overseas countries
tation of olive oil from Lebanon (n),                                 and territories ;
(') OJ  No  172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ  No  L 285, 20.  11 . 1993, p. 9.                              Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
0   OJ  No  L 169, 28.  6. 1976, p. 24.
(4) OJ  No  L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .                               levy rates indicated by tenderers on 2 and 3 January 1995
Ó OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.                                    leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
(6) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 2.                                  Annex I to this Regulation ;
O OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
(8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                                     C2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
H OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3.                                    H OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 6.
H OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                                   H OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN                                     Article 2
codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,            The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less         products are fixed in Annex II.
than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the
imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard
rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the
levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­
tion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                        A rt.irl.p ?
                          Article 1
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Annex I.                                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 January 1995.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 5 January 1995.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Rene STEICHEN
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX I
                                             Minimum import levies on olive oil (')
                                                                                                                  (ECU/100 kg)
                                         CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                       1509 10 10                                                  79,00 (2)
                                       1509 10 90                                                  79,00 (2)
                                       1509 90 00                                                  92,00 (3)
                                       1510 00 10                                                  77,00 (2)
                                       1510 00 90                                                1 22,00 (4)
          (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
          (2) For imports of oil falling within this CN code 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) Lebanon : ECU 0,60 per 100 kg ;
              (b) Turkey : ECU 11,48 (*) per 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, Tunisia and Morocco : ECU 12,69 (*) per 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.
              (*) These amounts may be increased by an additional amount to be determined by the Community and the third
                  countries in question,
          (3) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
              (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 ECU 3,86 per 100 kg ;
              (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                   collected is reduced by ECU 3,09 per 100 kg.
          (4) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
              (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 ECU 7,25 per 100 kg ;
              (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                   collected is reduced by ECU 5,80 per 100 kg.
                                                               ANNEX II
                                     Import levies on other olive oil sector products (')
                                                                                                                  (ECU/100 kg)
                                         CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                       0709 90 39                                                   17,38
                                       0711 20 90                                                   17,38
                                       1522 00 31                                                   39,50
                                       1522 00 39                                                   63,20
                                       2306 90 19                                                    6,16
          (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.