CELEX: 31986R2165
Language: en
Date: 1986-07-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2165/86 of 10 July 1986 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

11 . 7. 86                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 189/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2165/86
                                                         of 10 July 1986
                 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,                        fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of
                                                                   the products concerned on the basis of the situation on
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              the world market and the Community market and of the
Economic Community,                                                levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                 Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
Portugal,                                                          taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
                                                                   Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of               cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                 taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last           imports from the other third countries ;
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in
particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                 Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
                                                                   tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76               prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in             accordance with the agreements between the Community
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                and these third countries ;
1201 /85 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76              levy rates indicated by tenderers on 7 and 8 July 1986
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in             leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                Annex I to this Regulation ;
436/85 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76               Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in             ings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the Common Customs
Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  Tariff and on products falling within subheadings 15.17 B
                                                                   I and 23.04 A II of the Common Customs Tariff must be
436/85, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77               oil contained in these products ; whereas, however, the
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                    levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (8), as        equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 435/85 (9), and in             amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                 of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
                                                                   cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77
of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­
tation of olive oil from Lebanon (10) ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (") the
Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to
fix levies on olive oil ;                                                                    Article 1
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                   The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules             Annex I.
for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (12) speci
 ') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                                                      Article 2
 2) OJ No L 133, 21 . 5. 1986, p. 8 .
 3) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.
 4) OJ No L 124, 9. 5. 1985, p. 1 .                                The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
 5) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                               products are fixed in Annex II .
 «) OJ No L 52, 22. 2. 1985, p. 2.
 ?) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
 8) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
 ») OJ No L 52, 22. 2. 1985, p. 1 .                                                          Article 3
 I0) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
 ») OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
 12) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 6.                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 July 1986.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 10 July 1986.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                           ANNEX I
                                           Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                     (ECU/100 kg)
                                  CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
            15.07   A I a)                                                                70,00 (')
            15.07   Alb)                                                                  68,00 (')
           15.07    A I c)                                                                60,00 (')
           15.07    A II a)                                                               79,00 (2)
           15.07    A II b)                                                               95,00 (3)
           (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the coun­
               tries lifted below and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy
               to be collected is reduced by :
               (a) Lebanon : 0,60 ECU/ 100 kg ;
               (b) Turkey : 11,48 ECU/ 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 : 12,69 ECU/ 100 kgf) 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 .
           (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 3,86 ECU/ 100 kg ;
               (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                    levy to be collected is reduced by 3,09 ECU/ 100 kg.
           (3) 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 7,25 ECU/ 100 kg ;
               (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                    levy to be collected is reduced by 5,80 ECU/ 100 kg.
                                                           ANNEX II
                                    Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                     (ECU/100 kg)
                                  CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
           07.01 N II                                                                      14,96
           07.03 A II                                                                      14,96
            15.17 B I a)                                                                   34,00
            15.17 Bib)                                                                     54,40
            23.04 A II                                                                      4,80