CELEX: 31987R0045
Language: en
Date: 1987-01-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 45/87 of 8 January 1987 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

9. 1 . 87                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 7/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 45/87
                                                      of 8 January 1987
                 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the
                                      importation of other olive oil sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of
                                                                  the products concerned on the basis of the situation on
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             the world market and the Community market and of the
Economic Community,                                               levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
Portugal,                                                         taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
                                                                  Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of              cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last          imports from the other third countries ;
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in
particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
                                                                  tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76              prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            accordance with the agreements between the Community
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No               and these third countries ;
414/86 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                  Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76             levy rates indicated by tenderers on 5 and 6 January 1987
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
Morocco ^, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 Annex I to this Regulation ;
413/86 (% and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76              Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            ings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the Common Customs
Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 Tariff and on products falling within subheadings 15.17 B
                                                                  I and 23.04 A II of the Common Customs Tariff must be
413/86, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                  calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77              oil contained in these products ; whereas, however, the
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                   levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (8), as       equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 415/86 (9), and in            amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
                                                                  cated 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 impor­
tation of olive oil from Lebanon (,0) ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (") the
Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to
fix levies on olive oil ;                                                                   Article 1
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                  The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules            Annex I.
for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (,2) speci­
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                                                     Article 2
$ OJ No L 133, 21 . 5. 1986, p. 8.
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.
(4) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 2.                                The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
(*) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.                              products are fixed in Annex II.
(«) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.
(«) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
0 OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 3.                                                            Article 3
O OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
(") OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
 ,2) OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 1987.
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
         States.
         Done at Brussels, 8 January 1987.
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                 Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                    Vice-President
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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)                                                                       52,00 (')
            15.07    A   I b)                                                                       54,00 (')
            15.07    A   I c)                                                                       52,00 (')
            15.07    A   II a)                                                                      64,00 (2)
            15.07    A   II b)                                                                      82,00 (3)
           (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff 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 : 0,60 ECU/ 100 kg ;
               (b) Turkey : 11,48 ECU/ 100 kgf) 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, Tunisia and Morocco : 12,69 ECU/ 100 kgf) 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.
               (*) These amounts may be increased by an additional amount to be determined by the Community and the third
                   countries in question.
           (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 ;s 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                                                                                 11,88
           07.03 A II                                                                                 11,88
           15.17 B I a)                                                                              27,00
           15.17 B I b)                                                                              43,20
           23.04 A II                                                                                  4,16