CELEX: 31979R0634
Language: en
Date: 1979-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 634/79 of 30 March 1979 derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3135/78 and (EEC) No 3136/78 on import levies on products of the olive oil sector

31 . 3 . 79                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 79/ 79
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 634/79
                                                         of 30 March 1979
               derogating from Regulations ( EEC) No 3135/78 and (EEC) No 3136/78 on import
                                            levies on products of the olive oil sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                                           Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
common organization of the market in oils and                        1 . By way of derogation from Article 1 of Regula­
fats (>), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    tion (EEC) No 3135/78 , the levy applicable to :
 1562/78 (2), and in particular Articles 16 (6) and 17 (5)
thereof,                                                            — olives falling within subheadings 07.01 N II and
                                                                         07.03 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        — products falling within subheadings 23.04 A II
2749 /78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and                        and 15.17 B I of the Common Customs Tariff,
fats between the Community and Greece (3), and in
particular Articles 5 (6) and 6 (5) thereof,
                                                                    imported between 1 and 5 April 1979, shall be the
                                                                    levy in force from 6 April 1979.
Whereas the import levies on olives and olive oil
production residues are calculated on the basis of the
levy applicable to untreated olive oil ; whereas these              2. The difference between the amount provisionally
levies are fixed on the same dates and are applicable               paid in application of Regulation (EEC) No 3135/78
during the same period as those provided for in the                 and the levy referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reim­
case of the levy relating to olive oil ;                            bursed at the request of the interested party.
Whereas the levy applicable to imports of olive oil not
exceeding 21 000 kg is equal to the last minimum
levy fixed before the day of importation ;                                                 Article 2
Whereas the threshold price for olive oil will be                    1 . By way of derogation from Article 6 (2) of Regu­
altered appreciably as from 1 April 1979 ; whereas the              lation (EEC) No 3136/78 , the levy applicable to
levies in force from 6 April 1979 will take account of              imports of olive oil of a quantity not more than
that alteration ; whereas, in the interests of fairness, it         21 000 kg, carried out between 1 and 5 April 1979,
is necessary to derogate from Commission Regulation                 shall be the minimum levy fixed in force from 6 April
(EEC) No 3135/78 of 28 December 1978 on the                         1979 .
fixing of the levy on olives and olive oil production
residues (4) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3136/78 of 28 December 1978 laying down detailed                    2. The difference between the amount provisionally
rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by                    paid in application of Regulation (EEC) No 3136/78
tender (5 ) by applying to the products imported                    and the levy referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reim­
between 1 and 5 April 1979 the levy in force from 6                 bursed at the request of the interested party.
April 1979 ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Oils and Fats,                                                          Article J
(>)  OJ  No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/ 66 .
(2 ) OJ  No L 185, 7. 7. 1978 , p. 1 .
 3   OJ  No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 1 .                         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(4)  OJ  No L 370 , 30 . 12. 1978 , p. 70 .                         publication in the Official Journal of the European
(5   OJ  No L 370, 30. 12. 1978 , p. 72.                            Communities.
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 30 March 1979 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                        Vice-President