CELEX: 31980R0931
Language: en
Date: 1980-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 931/80 of 17 April 1980 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

18 . 4. 80                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 101 /5
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 931 /80
                                                      of 17 April 1980
              fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importa­
                                          tion of other olive oil sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28
COMMUNITIES,                                                     December 1978 (u) the Commission decided to use
                                                                 the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                              Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
                                                                 23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
                                                                  fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender ( 12) speci­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
                                                                 of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
common organization of the market in oils and                    tion on the world or Greek markets and the Commu­
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
590/79 (2), and in particular Article 1 6 (2) thereof,            nity market and of the levy rates indicated by
                                                                 tenderers ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2749/78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and                 Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
fats between the Community and Greece (3), and in                 be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
particular Article 5 (2) thereof,                                 the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
                                                                  in particular the levy applicable for those countries
                                                                  must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­            tries ;
nating in Algeria (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2761 /78 (5), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                 Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
                                                                  levy rates indicated by tenderers on 14 and 15 April
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      1980 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­           cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
nating in Morocco (6), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2761 /78, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
                                                                  March 1979 on the impact of the European monetary
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      system on the common agricultural policy ( 13), as
1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­            amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 264/79 (14), intro­
nating in Tunisia (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC)             duced the ECU into the common agricultural policy ;
No 2761 /78, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 whereas, since that time, pursuant to existing provi­
                                                                  sions, the ECU has been taken into account in the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      fixing of amounts relating to :
1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
nity of certain agricultural products originating in              — the application of the common agricultural policy,
Turkey (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     — the special trade arrangements for goods resulting
2766/78 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
                                                                        from the processing of agricultural products ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules               Whereas the period of validity of the aforesaid Regula­
for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon (10),               tion was limited to 31 March 1980 ; whereas it has not
                                                                  been possible for a prolongation of those arrange­
(i) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                           ments, proposed by the Commission, to be adopted in
 2) OJ   No L 78, 30. 3. 1979, p. 1 .                             time by the Council ; whereas, in order to avoid a
 >) OJ   No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 1 .                         break in the arrangements resulting, in particular, in
 «) OJ   No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.                            alterations in the level of prices and of other amounts
 5) OJ   No L 332, 29. 11 . 1978, p. 13.
 *) OJ   No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.
 7) OJ   No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.                             (")   OJ  No L 370, 30.  12. 1978, p. 60.
 ») OJ   No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                             (")   OJ  No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
 9) OJ   No L 332, 29. 11 . 1978, p. 26.                          ( IJ) OJ  No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .
im OJ Nr> L    181   21 . 7. 1977. o. 4.                          ('<)  OJ  No L 161 , 29. 6. 1979, p. 1 .
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in national currency, it appears necessary, in the           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
manifest public interest, as a precautionary measure
and pending a final decision on the matter by the                                   Article 1
Council, to continue the application of the arrange­
ments in their present form ;                                The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Whereas the import levy on olives falling within             Annex I.
subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the                                  Article 2
Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained           The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil
in these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged       sector products are fixed in Annex II.
for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to
8 % of the value of the imported product, such                                      Article 3
amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­
tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed     This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April
as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation,                 1980.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 17 April 1980.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                          Vice-President
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                                                                         ANNEX I
                                                    Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                                                    (ECU / 100 kg)
                                          OCT heading No                                           Greece                Non-member countries
           15.07 A I a)                                                                              9-50 (»)                  27-40 (')
           15.07 A I b)                                                                              3-50 (')                   18-00 (>)
           15.07 A I c)                                                                              7-80 ( l)                 31-90 (>)
           15.07 A II a)                                                                             5-00                       34-20 (2)
           15.07 A II b)                                                                            18-00                       61-20 (»)
           (') 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, Spain and Lebanon : 0-60 ECU/ 100 kg ;
               (b) Turkey : 22-36 ECU/ 1 00 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 : 24-78 ECU/ 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.
           (') 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.
           (}) 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/ 1 00 kg.
                                                                         ANNEX II
                                            Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                                                     (ECU / 100 kg)
                                           CCT heading No                                           Greece                Non-member countries
            07.01 N II                                                                               0-77                          3-96
            07.03 A II                                                                               0-77                          3-96
            15.17 B I a)                                                                             1-75                          9-00
            15.17 B I b)                                                                             2-80                         14-40
            23.04 A II                                                                               0-62                          2-55