CELEX: 31989R0607
Language: en
Date: 1989-03-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 607/89 of 9 March 1989 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

10. 3. 89                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 66/5
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 607/89
                                                      of 9 March 1989
                  fixing the minimum levies on die 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 (,3) 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 fixed
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2210/88 (2), and in               taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
 particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                              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 6 and 7 March 1989
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No              leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
4014/88 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                Annex I to this Regulation ;
                                                                 Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76           codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in           within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
Morocco 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
4015/88 ('), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                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 f), 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 (®), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4016/88 (l0), 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) the
Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to
fix levies on olive oil ;                                                                   Article 2
O OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                            The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
0 OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 1 .                               products are fixed in Annex II.
(3) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.
(4) OJ No L 358, 27. 12. 1988, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.
(«) OJ No L 358, 27. 12. 1988, p. 2.                                                        Article 3
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.
C) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1 977, p. 10.                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 1989.
(10) OJ No L 358, 27. 12. 1988, p. 3.
H OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
(,2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                           (,J) 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, 9 March 1989.
                                                                 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                                                 75,00 (')
                                       1509 10 90                                                 75,00 (')
                                       1509 90 00                                                 87,00 (2)
                                       1510 00 10                                                 75,00f)
                                       1510 00 90                                                11 9,00 (3)
          (') For imports of oil falling within this subheading 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 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) 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 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 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 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 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                                                   16,50
                                       0711 20 90                                                   16,50
                                       1522 00 31                                                  37,50
                                       1522 00 39                                                  60,00
                                       2306 90 19                                                    6,00