CELEX: 31981R0308
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 308/81 of 5 February 1981 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

6 . 2. 81                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 34/ 11
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 308/81
                                                    of 5 February 1981
              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 Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
COMMUNITIES,                                                     23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
                                                                 fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (u) speci­
                                                                 fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
Economic Community,                                              tion on the world market and the Community market
                                                                 and of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
common organization of the market in oils and                    Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
fats (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
3454/80 (2), and in particular Article 1 6 (2) thereof,          the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
                                                                 in particular the levy applicable for those countries
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­           to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
                                                                 tries ;
nating in Algeria (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2761 /78 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­         levy rates indicated by tenderers on 2 and 3 February
nating in Morocco (5), as last amended by Regulation              1981 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
(EEC) No 2761 /78, and in particular Article 5 thereof,          cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
nating in Tunisia (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC)            subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
 No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,               Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
                                                                 within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
                                                                  Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­               in these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged
 nity of certain agricultural products originating in             for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to
Turkey (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     8 % of the value of the imported product, such
 2766/78 (8), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,           amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­
                                                                 tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed
                                                                  as indicated 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 importation of olive oil from Lebanon (9),
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28
 December 1978 (10) the Commission decided to use
 the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
 (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                                                Article 1
 (2) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 16.
 (3) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.
 («) OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1978, p. 13.
 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 .
 (<>) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.                             The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
 (7) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                              Annex I.
 (») OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1978 , p. 26.
 (9) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
 ( i°) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                          (") OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
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                       Article 2                                                 Article 3
The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil        This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 February
sector products are fixed in Annex II.                      1981 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 5 February 1981 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                      Poul DALSAGER
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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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)                                                                  32-00 (i)
         15.07 A I b)                                                                  31-00 0)
         15.07 A I c)                                                                  33-00 (!)
         15.07 A II a)                                                                 38-00 (2)
         15.07 A II b)                                                                 56-00 (J)
         (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the coun­
             tries listed below and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy
             to be collected is reduced by :
             (a) Spain and Lebanon : 0-60 ECU/ 100 kg ;
             (b) Turkey : 22-36 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, 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 .
         (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                                                                       6-82
          07.03 A II                                                                       6-82
          15.17 B I a)                                                                    15-50
          15.17 B I b)                                                                   24-80
          23.04 A II                                                                       2-64