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Date: 1987-09-21
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down special measures for imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia (presented by the Commission)

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                                                   COM(87 ) 451 final
                                                   Brussels , 21 September 1987
                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
    laying down special measures for imports of olive oil originating
                                 in Tunisia
                       (presented by the Commission )
C0M(87 ) 451 final
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between the EEC and The
Republic of Tunisia the Council on 21 October 1986 agreed to facilitate
the disposal on the Community market of a total quantitu of 46.000 tonnes
per marketing year of olive oil originating in Tunisia . Since the
beginning of the 1986 / 87 marketing year the Council has passed arrangements
to facilitate the disposal of 40.000 tonnes of oil pending the entry into
force of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement .
Tunisia has made known its need to export some 6.000 tonnes of olive oil
as quickly as possible . Since there is no risk of disturbance on the
Community market and since the Additional Protocol and its implementing
measures cannot enter into force before the end of the 1986 / 87 marketing
year the Commission considers that it ought to present the attached
Regulation applying the Additional Protocol 's provisions on olive oil by
anticipation to the remaining 6000 tonnes for the 1986 / 87 marketing year .
 ---pagebreak---                                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC)
                     laying down special measures for imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      charged on imports of olive oil which has not undergone
                                                              any refining process, falling within subheadings 15.07 A 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European        a) and b) of the Common Customs Tariff, obtained
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
 thereof,
                                                              entirely in Tunisia and transported directly therefrom to
                                                              the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985.
 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 fats ('), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1915 /872). and in            2.    The special levy referred to in paragraph 1 shall
 particular Article 36 thereof,                               apply to a maximum quantity of 6 000 tonnes of olive
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,           oil in respect of imports for which an application for the
                                                              licence referred to in Article 2 has been lodged within 30
 Whereas the negotiating Directives on the Mediterranean      days from the date of entry into force of this Regulation .
 policy of the enlarged Community approved by the
 Council on 21 October 1986 made provision to facilitate
 the disposal on the Community market of a quantity of
                                                                                        Article 2
 46 000 tonnes of olive oil originating in Tunisia per
 marketing year ;
 Whereas the situation on the Community market is such         1 . In order to qualify for the special levy referred to in
 as to allow a limited quantity of olive oil originating in   Article 1 , importers must submit an import licence appli­
 Tunisia to be imported in coming months without the          cation to the competent authorities of the Member States.
 risk of serious disturbance .                                That application must be accompanied by a copy of the
                                                              purchase contract concluded with the Tunisian exporter.
 Whereas pursuant to Articles 97 and 295 of the 1985 Act      2.    Import licence applications must be submitted on
 of Accession, preferential arrangements, be they contrac­    Mondays or Tuesdays of each week . Member States shall
 tual or autonomous, applied by the Community with            notify the Commission, on Wednesdays, of the data in
 regard to third countries in the olive oil sector, do not    licence applications received .
 apply to Spain or to Portugal ; whereas provision should
 be made for measures to avoid the possibility of olive oil
 originating in Tunisia being entered for consumption in      3. Each week the Commission shall draw up a total of
 Spain or in Portugal whilst benefiting from a reduced        the quantities for which import licences applications have
                                                              been submitted . It shall authorize the Member States to
 levy ; v hereas these measures should be specified in the
 detaih d rules of application of this Regulation ;           issue licences until the quota is exhausted ; where there is
                                                              a risk of the quota being exhausted, the Commission shall
W'hereas provision should accordingly be made for             authorize the Member States to issue import licences in
general rules for the issue of import licences in order to    proportion to the quantity available.
guarantee equal access to that quota for importers of olive
oil ,
                                                                                        Article 3
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1
                                                              The import licences referred to in Article 2 shall be valid
                                                              for 90 days ;
 1.     A special levy, of 16 ECU pe r -| m kilograms
                                                    ■ nail be
                                                              The provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
( ' ) OJ No 1 72 . 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66 .                2041 /75 of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the
P) OJ No L 183 3 7 19! 7, p. 7                                application of the system of import and export licences
 ---pagebreak--- and advance fixing certificates for oils and fats ('), as last  be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3252/86 (*), regarding           in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC.
import licences without advance fixing of the levy, shall
apply in respect of the securities and the period for
issuing the licences.                                                                   Article i
                         Article 4
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, in       publication in the Official Journal of the European
particular those intended to avoid deflection of trade, shall   Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels,           . 1987.
                                                                           For the Council
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         FINANCIAL              STATEMENT
                                                                Date :        H. 9 . 1987
1 . Budget heading :                                 Appropriations : B-1200 : 122 million ECU(B )
B-1200 Export refunds on olive oil                 1987 draft budget B-123 : 76 million ECU(B )
B-123    Public storage
Revenue ( levies ) Article 100 = 2 078.4 million ECU ( B )
2 . Title : Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down special measures for imports
              of olive oil originating in Tunisia
3 . Legal basis : Article 36 of Council Regulation No 136 / 66 / EEC of 22 September 1966
4 . Aims of project : To apply certain provisions of the draft Protocol of adaptation
    of the EEC /Tunisia Agreement as an autonomous mesasure : to enable 6000 tonnes of
    Tunisian olive oil to be imported into the Community as soon as possible
                                                   period of       current            following
                                                   12 months   financial year      financial year
5.    Financial implications                                        ( 87    )           ( 88 )
5.0   Expenditure                                 –            –
      - charged to the EC budget
                                                        +  o           i* 0
        ( refunds / Intervent ion )
5.1   Revenue
      - own resources of the EC
        ( lev ; es /customs duties )                    + 1            + 1
                                                          1989        1990
5.0.1 Estimated expenditure                                               –
5.1.1 Est iraated revenue                             -                   -
5.2 Method of calculation :         See Annex
6.0 Can the project be financed from appropriations entered in the relevant chapter
     of the current budget ?                                                             yes
6.1
6.2 Is a supplementary budget, necessary ?                                                   no
6.3 Will future budget appropriations be necessary ?                                     yes
                                              ( see observations : point 2 )
Observations :
1 . The assumption is made that the import of 6 000 tonnes of Tunisian oil will result
    in equivalent quantities of Community oil being bought in , which will probably be
    be exported in 1987 .
2 . For 1987 , the expenditure is already i ncladed in the budget forecast as pert of
    the 46 000 tonnes provided for in the Protocol of adaptation of the EEC /Tunisia
    Agreement
 ---pagebreak---                                          ANNEX
                                                       Quant ity : 6 000 tonnes
                                                                             Total
A.  REVENUE
    Import levies ή 60 ECU/ 1 )                                           ♦ i
B.  EXPENDITURE
    - Export refunds ( 950      ECU/ t )                                  * 5,7
    - Public storage ( 75X )
      Deposit chargee                     23.9 ECU / t                    +   0,1
      Withdrawal chargee                  23.7 ECU/ t                     +   0,1
      Storage charges                     12.62 ECU/ t /month              +  0,2
      Interest charges                     ( 7X )                          +  0,2
      Total expenditure                                                    + 6,3
NET FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES                                                ♦ 5,3
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