CELEX: 31992R2709
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2709/92 of 17 September 1992 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

18 . 9. 92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 275/5
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2709/92
                                                       of 17 September 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,                           sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
                                                                      on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                      Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                    rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (u)
Portugal,                                                             specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
                                                                      each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                  tion on the world market and the Community market and
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                    of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2), and in
particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                    Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
                                                                      taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                 Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                      fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
 No 1900/92 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 collected on imports from the other third countries ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76                Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
 Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                     overseas countries and territories with the European
 No 1901 /92 (*), anjd in particular Article 5 thereof,                Economic Community (14), no levies shall apply on
                                                                      imports of products originating in the overseas countries
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                 and territories ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 101
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in               (4) of the abovementioned Decision, a special amount
 Tunisia (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                     shall be charged on imports of certain products origina­
 No 41 3/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  ting in the overseas countries and territories in order to
                                                                       prevent products originating from these countries and
                                                                      territories from receiving more favourable treatment than
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                  similar products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                       Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
 certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (l0), and in
 particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
                                                                       levy rates indicated by tenderers on 14 and 15 September
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                  1992 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­             indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
 tation of olive oil from Lebanon ("),
 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as                      Whereas the import levy on olives falling within 29 codes
 amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­                0709 90 39 and 071 1 20 90 and on products falling within
                                                                       CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19 must
  >) OJ  No  172, 30. 9. 1 966, p. 3025/66.                            be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the
  2) OJ  No  L 215, 30.  7. 1992,  p. 1 .                              olive oil contained in these products ; whereas, however,
  3) OJ  No  L 169, 28.  6. 1976,  p. 24.                              the levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an
  4) OJ  No  L 192, 11 . 7. 1992,  p. 1 .                              amount equal to 8 % of the value of the imported
  0  OJ  No  L 169, 28.  6. 1976,  p. 43.
  6) OJ  No  L 192, 11 . 7. 1992,  p. 2.                               product, such amount to be fixed at a standard rate ;
  j OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.                                    whereas application of these provisions leads to the levies
  8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                                   being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation,
  9) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
  10) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3.
  ") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                                 (13) OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
  12) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                                H OJ No L 263, 19. 9 . 1991 , p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak--- No L 275 6                      Official Journal of the European Communities                               18 . 9 . 92
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                      Article 2
                                                           The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
                                                           products are fixed in Annex II.
                    Article 1
                                                                                   Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in       This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September
Annex I.                                                   1992.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 17 September 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                                                   76,00 (2)
                                        1509 10 90                                                   76,00 (2)
                                        1509 90 00                                                   88,00 (3)
                                        1510 00 10                                                   77,00 (2)
                                        1510 00 90                                                 1 22,00 (4)
           (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. However, an
               amount equal to the amount fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 3148/91 is to be levied in accordance with Article
                101 (4) of the abovementioned Decision.
           (2) 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) 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 1 00 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.
           (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 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.
           (4) 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                                                   16,72
                                         071 1 20 90                                                  16,72
                                         1522 00 31                                                   38,00
                                         1522 00 39                                                   60,80
                                         2306 90 19                                                     6,16
            (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. However, an
                 amount equal to the amount fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 3148/91 is to be levied in accordance with Article
                 101 (4) of the abovementioned Decision.