CELEX: 31977R0059
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 59/77 of 13 January 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

No L 11 / 8                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              14. 1 . 77
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 59/77
                                                        of 13 January 1977
                                       fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       for the implementation of the special measures for the
COMMUNITIES,                                                         determination of offers of olive oil on the world
                                                                     market and the Greek market ( 10), lays down the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
Economic Community,
                                                                    Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                    products concerned on the basis of an examination of
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                       the world or Greek markets and of the Community
common organization of the market in oils and                        market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
fats ( !), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    tenderers ;
1707/73 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC                  Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between                 products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
the Community and Greece (3),                                        levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
                                                                     dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                      not more than 3 % ;
measures in particular for the determination of the
offers of olive oil on the world market (4), and in parti­
cular Article 2 (3) thereof,                                        Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
                                                                     of the provisions of the agreements between the
                                                                     Community and certain non-member countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                     whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
measures in particular for the determination of the                  the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
                                                                     non-member countries ;
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­
cular Article 2 (3) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the application of the rules described above
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 1 0 and 1 1
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from                January 1977 results in the fixing of the minimum
Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Morocco (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
1976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering
procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;                           The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
                                                                     as shown in the Annex .
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3188 /76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
(') OJ    No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 .
(2) OJ    No L 175, 29 . 6. 1973, p. 5.                                                       Article 2
(3) OJ    No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p. 3393/66 .
(4) OJ    No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 4.
(5) OJ    No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 6.                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 January
(*) OJ    No L 169 , 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                             1977 .
(7) OJ    No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 43 .
(8) OJ    No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 9 .
H   OJ    No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 13 .                             ( 10) OJ No L 359, 30 . 12. 1976, p. 26 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
             Done at Brussels, 13 January 1977.
                                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                            Vice-President
                                                                             ANNEX
                                                                                                                                          (u.a. / 100 kv)
                                         CCT
                                       heading                                            Greece                        Non-member countries
                                          No
            07.01 N II                                                                     7.00                                    9.00
            07.03 A II                                                                     7.00                                    8.00
            1 5.07 A I a)                                                                36.00                                   50.00 (!)
             15.07 Alb)                                                                  56.00                                  103.00 (2)
             15.07 Alia)                                                                 32.50 (3 )                              42.00 (3)
             15.07 A II b)                                                               37.50 (3)                               65.00 (3)
             15.17 A I                                                                    16.00                                  21.00
             15.17 A II                                                                  26.00                                   34.00
            23.04 A                                                                        3.00                                    3.00 («)
            (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 3.20 u.a. / 100 kg .
            (2) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 6 u.a . / 100 kg .
            (3) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the countries listed below and transported
                directly from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by :
                (a) Greece and Spain : 0.50 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                (b) Turkey : 0.50 u.a. / 100 kg ; in addition , and provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by
                    Turkey, the levy is reduced by 4.5 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                (c) Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia : 20.50 u.a . / 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 .
            (4) Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulations ( EEC) No 2843 / 76 and ( EEC) No 2844/ 76, no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other
                residues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3 % .