CELEX: 31988R2092
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2092/88 of 14 July 1988 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

No L 184/8                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                    15. 7. 88
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2092/88
                                                        of 14 July 1988
                     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,                        Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12) the
                                                                      Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to
                                                                      fix levies on olive oil ;
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
   Economic Community,
   Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
   Portugal,                                                         2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules
                                                                     for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13) speci­
                                                                     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 Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of              the world market and the Community market and of the
   22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
                                                                     levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
   organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
   amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1098/88 (2), and in
   particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76             taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
  of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
  Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No               cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
  798/87 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
                                                                    imports from the other third countries ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76
  of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
  Morocco (s), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No               Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
  799/87 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                    tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
                                                                    prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
                                                                    accordance with the agreements between the Community
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76              and these third countries ;
  of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
  Tunisia 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77              levy rates indicated by tenderers on 11 and 12 July 1988
 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                   leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
 certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as       Annex I to this Regulation ;
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 800/87 (10), and in
 particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77
                                                                   Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­
 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­         ings 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
                                                                  within       subheadings      1522 00 31 ,  1522 00 39     and
 tation of olive oil from Lebanon (u);                            2306 90 19 of the combined nomenclature must be calcu­
                                                                  lated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive oil
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                           contained in these products ; whereas, however, the levy
(2) OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 10.                              charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.
0 OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 11 .                               equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                               amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
(6) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 12.                              of these provisions leads to the levies being -fixed as indi­
0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.                                cated in Annex II to this Regulation,.
(8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
(10) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 13.                             (12) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
(") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                             03) OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
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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
Annex I.                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 July 1988 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all\ Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 14 July 1988 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                        Vice-President
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                                                                     ANNEX I
                                                   Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                                       (ECU/100 kg)
                                              CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                             1509 10 10
                                                                                                        62,00 (')
                                             1509 10 90
                                                                                                        62,00 {')
                                             1509 90 00
                                                                                                        73,00 (2)
                                             1510 00 10
                                                                                                        62,00 (')
                                             1510 00 90
                                                                                                      1 00,00 (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 : 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 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.
                  0 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 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 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)
                                             CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                           0709 90 39                                                   13,64
                                           071 1 20 90                                                  13,64
                                            1522 00 31                                                 31,00
                                            1522 00 39                                                 49,60
                                           2306 90 19                                                    4,96