CELEX: 31977R2429
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2429/77 of 3 November 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

4. 11 . 77                           Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 281 / 11
                                COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2429/77
                                                  of 3 November 1977
                                  fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
COMMUNITIES,                                                    No 3188 /76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
                                                                for the implementation of the special measures for the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           determination of offers of olive oil on the world
Economic Community,                                             market and the Greek market (12), as last amended by
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC               Regulation (EEC) No 2413/77 (u), lays down the
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                  criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
common organization of the market in oils and
fats (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
1707/73 (2),                                                    products concerned on the basis of an examination of
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC               the world or Greek markets and of the Community
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between            market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
                                                                tenderers ;
the Community and Greece (3),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                 products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
measures in particular for the determination of the             levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
offers of olive oil on the world market (4), as amended         dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77 (5), and in particular          Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                          not more than 3 % ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                 Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
measures in particular for the determination of the             of the provisions of the agreements between the
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6), as amended         Community and certain non-member countries ;
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77, and in particular              whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                          the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
                                                                non-member countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Algeria (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,               Whereas the application of the rules described above
                                                                to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 31 October
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    and 1 November 1977 results in the fixing of the
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from          minimum levies as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
Morocco (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,               lation ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia (9), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
nity of certain agricultural products originating in
Turkey (10), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                   Article 1
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
 1976 (u), the Commission decided to use the                    The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;            as shown in the Annex.
(») OJ No 172, 30. 9. .1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6. 1973, p. 5.
P) OJ No 197, 29. 10. 1966, p. 3393/66.                                                  Article 2
(4) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 4.
(5) OJ No L 277, 29 . 10 . 1977, p. 2.
(6) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 6.                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 November
O OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                              1977 .
(8) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 .
O OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
(< °) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                           ( ,2) OJ No L 359, 30 . 12. 1976, p. 26.
(") OJ No L 154, 15. 6 . 1976, p. 13 .                          H OJ No L 279, 1 . 11 . 1977, p. 55.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 3 November 1977.
                                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                            Vice-President
                                                                              ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 3 November 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on
                                                                              olive oil
                                                                                                                                           (u.a. / 100 kg)
                                           CCT
                                                                                           Greece                         Non-member countries
                                          heading
                                            No
              07.01 N II                                                                    600                                   10.00
              07.03 A II                                                                    600                                   10.00
              15.07 A I a)                                                                 28.00 (3)                              50.00 (>)
              15.07 A lb)                                                                  28.00 (J)                              50.00 (3)
              15.07 Ale)                                                                   30.00 (J)                              52.00 (3)
              15.07 A II a)                                                                3100                                   58.00 (»)
              15.07 A II b)                                                                45.00                                  84.00 (2)
              15.17 A I                                                                    14.00                                  25.00
              15.17 A II                                                                   22.00                                  40.00
              23.04 A                                                                        2.00 C)                                4.00 (4)
              (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff 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 3-20 u.a./ 100 kg ;
                  (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by
                       2-50 u.a./ 100 kg.
              (2) For imports of oil falling within this tariff 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 6 u.a./ 100 kg ;
                   (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by
                       4-80 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 any of 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 : 18-50 u.a./ 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) 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 in 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 % .