CELEX: 31981R0773
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 773/81 of 26 March 1981 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

27. 3 . 81                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 81 /5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 773/81
                                                        of 26 March 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 (n) 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 (1), as . last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
3454/80 (2), and in particular Article 16 (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 3539/80 (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 23 and 24 March
nating in Morocco (5), as last amended by Regulation                1981 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
(EEC) No 3539/80, 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 3539/80, 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
3540/80 (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 1 978 (10) the Commission decided to use
 the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
(i) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                                                      Article 1
(*) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 16.
Q)   OJ  No  L  169,  28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.
(")  OJ  No  L  370,  31 . 12. 1980, p. 81 .
(5)  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
(A OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                                   Annex I.
(8) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 82.
H OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
 (10) 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 27 March
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, 26 March 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 Ala)                                                                    32 00 (!)
           15.07 A I b)                                                                  25-00 (»)
           15.07 A I c)                                                                  33-00 0)
           15.07 A II a)                                                                 32-00 (2)
           15.07 A II b)                                                                 56-00 (3)
           (!) 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                                                                       5-50
           07.03 A II                                                                       5-50
            15.17 B I a)                                                                   12-50
            15.17 B I b)                                                                   20-00
           23.04 A II                                                                       2-64