CELEX: 31979R0682
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 682/79 of 5 April 1979 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

No L 86/ 8                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                6 . 4 . 79
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 682/79
                                                          of 5 April 1979
               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 ( n ) the Commission decided to use
                                                                     the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                    Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                       23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
common organization of the market in oils and                        fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender ( 12) speci­
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                    fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
590/79 (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
                                                                     tion on the world or Greek markets and the Commu­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         nity market and of the levy rates indicated by
2749 / 78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and                   tenderers ;
fats between the Community and Greece (3), and in
particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­               Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
nating in Algeria (4), as amended by Regulation ( EEC)               be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
No 2761 /78 (5 ), and in particular Article 5 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
1521 /76-of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­              tries ;
nating in Morocco (6), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­              Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
nating in Tunisia (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC)                levy rates indicated by tenderers on 2 and 3 April
No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,                   1979 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
                                                                     cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1 180 /77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
nity of certain agricultural products originating in
Turkey (8), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No
2766/78 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,               Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
                                                                     subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
                                                                     Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                        within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules                   Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon ( 10),                 minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained
                                                                     in these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged
(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66 .
(2 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal                             for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to
(J ) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 1 .                           8 % of the value of the imported product, such
(4 ) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24 .                            amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­
 5 ) OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1978 , p . 13 .                          tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed
 o) Ol No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .
 7) Oj No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .                                as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation,
 *) OJ No L 142 , 9 . 6 . 1977 , p . 10 .
 q ) OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1977, P . 26 .                          ( !1 ) OJ No L 370 , 30 . 12. 1978 , p . 60 .
 I0) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977, p . 4 .                           ( 12 ) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                    Article 2
                                                          The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil
                                                          sector products are fixed in Annex II .
                    Article 1
                                                                                 Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in      This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 April
Annex I.                                                  1979 .
           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 5 April 1979 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                       Vice-President
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                                                                                       ANNEX I
                                                              Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                                                                 fir .,, 100
                                                 CCT heading No                                                Green.-             N on - member countries
             15.07 A I a)                                                                                        7-00 (')                  32-00 (1 )
             1.5.07 A I b)                                                                                       6-00 (')                  29-00 0 )
             1.5.07 A I c )                                                                                    10.00 (1 )                  34-00 (1 )
             15.07 A II a)                                                                                     10-00                       35-00 (2 )
             15.07 A II b)                                                                                     21-00                       57-00 (3 )
            (') For imports of oil tailing within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one ot the countries listed below and transported
                 directly from any ot ( hose countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by :
                 ( a ) Greece , Spain and Lebanon : 0-50 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                 ( b ) Turkey : 18.50 u . a . 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof ot having paid the export tax applied by that country ,
                       however, the repayement may not exceed the amount ot the tax in force ;
                 ( c ) Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia : 2 (>     u.a. 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof ot having paid the export tax applied bv
                       those countries ; however, the repayment may not exceed the amount ot the tax in force.
            (-') For imports ot oil tailing 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 bv              u.a ./ 100 kg ;
                 ( b ) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by
                       2-56 u.a . MOO kg.
            (') For imports ot oil falling within this tariff subheading :
                 ( a ) produced entirely m Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community , the
                       levy to be collected is reduced bv 6 u.a ./' 100 kg .
                 ( b ) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by
                       4 SI ) u.a ./ 1 00 ku .
                                                                                    ANNEX II
                                                  Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                                                                 (u.a./ 100 L ")
                                                 CX / I ' heading No                                           Greece              Non - member countries
            07.01        N II                                                                                   1-70                         6-38
            07.03 A II                                                                                          1-70                         6-38
             15.17 B I a)                                                                                      3-00                         14-50
             15.17 B I b)                                                                                      4-80                         23-20
            23.04 A II                                                                                         0-80                          2-72