CELEX: 31977R0883
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 883/77 of 28 April 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

29 . 4 . 77                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 107/ 5
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 883/77
                                                             of 28 April 1977
                                          fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          for the implementation of the special measures for the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           determination of offers of olive oil on the world
                                                                        market and the Greek market ( 10), as amended by
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  Regulation (EEC) No 85/77 ('"'), lays down the criteria
 Economic Community,                                                    for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC                     Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                         products concerned on the basis of an examination of
 common organization of the market in oils and                          the world or Greek markets and of the Community
 fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                       market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
 1707/73 (-'),                                                          tenderers ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC
 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between                   Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
 the Community and Greece (3),                                          products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
                                                                        levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                          dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
 2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                        Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
                                                                        not more than 3 % ;
 measures in particular for the determination of the
 offers of olive oil on the world market (4), and in parti­
 cular Article 2 (3) thereof,                                           Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
                                                                        of the provisions of the agreements between the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           Community and certain non-member countries ;
 2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                        whereas, in particular, the. levy must be calculated on
 measures in particular for the determination of the                    the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
 offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­              non-member countries ;
 cular Article 2 (3) thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                          Whereas the application of the rules described above
  1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from                  to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 25 and 26
 Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                      April 1977 results in the fixing of the minimum levies
                                                                        as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
  1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
 Morocco ( 7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
 1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
 Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                                                   Article 1
 Whereas, in Regulation ( EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
  1976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering
 procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;                             The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
                                                                        as shown in the Annex .
 Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation ( EEC)
 No 3188 / 76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
(')   OJ  No  172 , .JO . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/ 66 .                                                 Article 2
(-')  OJ  No  L 175 , 29 . 6 . 1973 , p . 5 .
  3)  OJ  No  197 , 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393 / 66 .
(4 )  OJ  No  L 327 , 26 . 11 . 1976, p . 4 .                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April
(5 )  OJ  No  L 327 , 26 . 11 . 1976 , p . 6 .                           1977 .
( b)  0|  No  L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 24 .
( 7) 0"| No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .
  s ) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p . 9 .                             ( 10 ) OJ No L 359 , 30 . 12 . 1976 , p . 26 .
(q ) OJ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976 , p . 13 .                                ") OJ No L 15, 18 . 1 . 1977, p . 5 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 28 April 1977
                                                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                                                           Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                               Vice-President
                                                                                ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 28 April 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive
                                                                                     oil
                                                                                                                                             (u.a. / 100 kv)
                                            CCT
                                          heading                                            Greece                        Non-member countries
                                             No
            07.01 N II                                                                        700                                     9-00
            07.03 A II                                                                        7-00                                    8 00
             15.07 Ala)                                                                     36-00                                   50-00 (')
             1 5.07 A I b)                                                                  5600                                   103-00 (2)
             15.07 A II a)                                                                  28-00 (3 )                              42-00 (3 )
             1 5.07 A II b)                                                                 37-00 (3 )                              56-00 (3 )
             15.17 AI                                                                        1600                                   21-00
             15.17 A II                                                                     26-00                                   34-00
            23.04 A                                                                           3-00                                    3-00 (4 )
            (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                  from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 3-20 u.a . / 100 kg.
            (*') For imports of oil falling Within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                  from those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by 6 u.a . / 100 kg .
            ( } ) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the countries listed below and transported
                  directly from 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 : 0*50 u.a . / 100 kg ; in addition , and provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by
                      Turkey, the levy is reduced by 4-5 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                  (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 .
            (4 ) Pursuant to 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 % .