CELEX: 31977R0487
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 478/77 of 10 March 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

No L 65/ 18                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             11 . 3 . 77
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 487/77
                                                       of 10 March 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), as amended by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Regulation (EEC) No 85/77 (n), lays down the criteria
Economic Community,                                                for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                  Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                     products concerned on the basis of an examination of
common organization of the market in oils and                      the world or Greek markets and of the Community
fats (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
1707/73 (2),                                                       tenderers ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between               Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
the Community and Greece (3),                                      products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
                                                                   levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                    Common Customs Tariff and having an - oil content of
                                                                   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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       Community and certain non-member countries ;
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
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­         non-member countries ;
cular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       Whereas the application of the rules described above
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from               to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 7 and 8
Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  March 1977 results in the fixing of the minimum
                                                                   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.                                               Article 2
(2)  OJ  No  L 175, 29. 6. 1973, p. 5.
(3)  OJ  No  197, 29. 10. 1966, p. 3393/66.
(4)  OJ  No  L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 4.                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 1 March
(5)  OJ  No  L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 6.                           1977 .
(<>) OJ  No  L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.
(7)  OJ  No  L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.
 (8) OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.                            ( ,0) OJ No L 359, 30. 12. 1976, p. 26.
O    OJ  No  L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 13 .                           (") OJ No L 15, 18. 1 . 1977, p. 5.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 10 March 1977.
                                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                            Vice-President
                                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 10 March 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on
                                                                              olive oil
                                                                                                                                          (u.a./ 100 kg)
                                          CCT
                                        heading                                           Greece                         Non-member countries
                                           No
            07.01 N II                                                                      7-00                                    9-00
            07.03 A II                                                                      7-00                                    8-00
             15.07 A I a)                                                                 3600                                    50-00 (>)
             15.07 A I b)                                                                 5600                                   103-00 (2)
             1 5.07 A II a)                                                               32-50 Q)                                42-00 (3)
             1 5.07 A II b)                                                               37-50 (J)                               65-00 (J)
              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 % .