CELEX: 31990R3008
Language: en
Date: 1990-10-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3008/90 of 18 October 1990 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

19 . 10 . 90                           Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 287/5
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3008/90
                                                    of 18 October 1990
                 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 Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (l3) speci­
Economic Community,                                               fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of
                                                                  the products concerned on the basis of the situation on
                                                                  the world market and the Community market and of the
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Portugal,
                                                                  Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of              taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last          cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 (2), and in                fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                collected on imports from the other third countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76              Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            levy rates indicated by tenderers on 15 and 16 October
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No               1990 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
4014/88 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76             Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
Morocco (% as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
4015/88 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
                                                                  the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,
                                                                  however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76              than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard
Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the
413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­
                                                                  tion,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4016/88 (10), and in          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                                         Article 1
of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­
tation of olive oil from Lebanon (") ;                            The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
                                                                  Annex I.
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies                                    Article 2
on olive oil :
                                                                  The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                           products are fixed in Annex II.
(2) OJ No L 280, 29. 9. 1989, p. 2.
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.
(4) OJ No L 358, 27. 12. 1988, p. 1 .
O-OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.                                                           Article 3
(<•) OJ No L 358 , 27. 12. 1988, p. 2.
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.
(8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 October
0 OJ No L 142, ?. 6. 1977, p. 10 .                                 1990 .
 10) OJ No L 358, 27. 12. 1988, p. 3.
(u) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
(12) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                            (I3) OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 18 October 1990 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                              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                                                 77,00 (')
                                            1509 10 90                                                 77,00 (')
                                            1509 90 00                                                 89,00 (2)
                                            151000 10                                                  77,00 (')
                                            1510 00 90                                                122,00 0
               (') 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) Tunisia : ECU 12,69 per 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) Turkey : ECU 22,36 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 ;
                   (d) Algeria and Morocco : ECU 24,78 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.
               (2) 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.
               (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
             i         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                                                   16,94
                                            0711 20 90                                                   16,94
                                            1522 00 31                                                  38,50
                                            1522 00 39                                                  61,60
                                            2306 90 19                                                    6,16