CELEX: 31993R1824
Language: en
Date: 1993-07-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1824/93 of 8 July 1993 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

9 . 7. 93                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 167/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1824/93
                                                          of 8 July 1993
                  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 (I2>, as
                                                                     amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
                                                                     sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
                                                                     on olive oil ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                  rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13)
 organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last            specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2), and in                  each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
 particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                  tion on the world market and the Community market and
                                                                     of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
 Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                    taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
 No 1900/92 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
                                                                     cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
                                                                     fixed, 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 1901 /92 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,              Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
                                                                    91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                    overseas countries and territories with the European
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                Economic Community (14), no levies shall apply on
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                    and territories :
Tunisia Q, 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 5 and 6 July 1993
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 1902/92 (10), and in
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN
                                                                    codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­           must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
tation of olive oil from Lebanon ("),                               the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,
                                                                    however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                             than an amount equa1 to 8 % of the value of the
O OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 1 .                                  imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard
(3) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                               rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the
(4) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                                 levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­
(6) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 2.                                tion,
f) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.
(8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10 .                                  (I2) OJ No L 370, 30 . 12. 1978 , p. 60.
(10) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p . 3 .                             (") OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6.
(") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p . 4.                              O OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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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 9 July 1993.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 8 July 1993.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                      Rene STEICHEN
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX I
                                             Minimum import levies on olive oil (')
                                                                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
                                        CN code                                           Non-member countries
                                       1509   10  10                                               79,00 (2)
                                       1509   10 90                                                79,00 (2)
                                       1509  90  00                                                92,00 (3)
                                       1510  00   10                                               77,00 (2)
                                       1510  00  90                                              1 22,00 (4)
          (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
          (2) For imports of oil falling within this CN code 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 : ECU 0,60 per 100 kg ;
              (b) Tunisia : ECU 1 2,69 per 1 00 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) Turkey : ECU 22,36 per 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 ;
              (d) Algeria and Morocco : ECU 24,78 per 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.
         (') For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
              (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 ECU 3,86 per 1 00 kg ;
              (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                  collected is reduced by ECU 3,09 per 100 kg.
         (4) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
              (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 ECU 7,25 per 100 kg ;
              (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                  collected is reduced by ECU 5,80 per 100 kg.
                                                               ANNEX II
                                     Import levies on other olive oil sector products (')
                                                                                                                  (ECU/100 kg)
                                        CN code                                           Non-member countries
                                      0709 90    39                                                17,38
                                      0711 20    90                                                17,38
                                       1522 00   31                                                39,50
                                       1522 00   39                                                63,20
                                      2306 90 19                                                     6,16
         (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.