CELEX: 31992R0147
Language: en
Date: 1992-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 147/92 of 23 January 1992 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

24. 1 . 92                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 17/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 147/92
                                                      of 23 January 1992
                 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,                       tion on the world market and the Community market and
                                                                  of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                  Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
Portugal,                                                         Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
                                                                  cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of              fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                collected on imports from the other third countries ;
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (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)                  and these third countries ;
No 728/91 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /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 20 and 21 January
Morocco (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                   1992 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
No 729/91 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof,               indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76              Whereas the import levy on olives falling within 29 codes
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            0709 90 39 and 071 1 20 90 and on products falling within
Tunisia 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                    CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19 must
No 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,               be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77              olive oil contained in these products ; whereas, however,
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                   the levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as       amount equal to 8 % of the value of the imported
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 730/91 (,0), and in           product, such amount to be fixed at a standard rate ;
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                whereas application 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 impor­
tation of olive oil from Lebanon (u),
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12>, as                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
on olive oil ;
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general               The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13)      Annex I.
specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
                                                                                            Article 2
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 162, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 27.
(3) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.                              The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
C) OJ No L 80, 27. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .                               products are fixed in Annex II.
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.
(6) OJ No L 80, 27. 3. 1991 , p. 2.
O OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.
(8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                                                           Article 3
(,0) OJ No L 80, 27. 3. 1991 , p. 3.
(") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
(,J) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January
M OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.                               1992.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 23 January 1992.
                                                                 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                                                 72,00 (')
                                         1509 10 90                                                 72,00 0
                                         1509 90 00                                                 83,00 (2)
                                         1510 00 10                                                 77,00 (■)
                                         1510 00 90                                               1 22,00 (3)
           (') For imports of oil falling within this CN code 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) Turkey : ECU 11,48 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) Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco : ECU 12,69 per 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 CN code :
               (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 CN code :
               (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                                                  15,84
                                         071 1 20 90                                                 15,84
                                         1522 00 31                                                  36,00
                                         1522 00 39                                                  57,60
                                         2306 90 19                                                   6,16