CELEX: 31983R0034
Language: en
Date: 1983-01-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 34/83 of 6 January 1983 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

7. 1 . 83                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 5/9
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 34/83
                                                    of 6 January 1983
              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                                  Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28
COMMUNITIES,                                                    December 1978 (10) the Commission decided to use
                                                                the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
Economic Community,                                             23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
                                                                fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (u) speci­
                                                                fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC               of the products concerned on the basis of the situation
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                  on the world market and the Community market and
common organization of the market in oils and fats ('),         of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 41 3/82 (2),
and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                       Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
                                                                be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
                                                                the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    in particular the levy applicable for those countries
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
nating in Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation            to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
(EEC) No 3488/82 (4), and in particular Article 5               tries ;
thereof,
                                                                Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
                                                                 levy rates indicated by tenderers on 3 and 4 January
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     1983 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
nating in Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3488/82, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
                                                                 subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
                                                                 Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
 nating in Tunisia (6), as last amended by Regulation            minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained in
(EEC) No 3488/82, and in particular Article 5 thereof,           these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged for
                                                                 olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to 8 %
                                                                 of the value of the imported product, such amount to
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application of
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­               these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
 nity of certain agricultural products originating in            cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
Turkey Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 3489/82 (8), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for
 the importation of olive oil from Lebanon (9),
                                                                                          Article 1
 (') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
 (2) OJ No L 162,-12. 6. 1982, p. 6.
 h)  OJ No  L  169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.                           The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
 («) OJ No  L  372, 30. 12. 1982, p. 13.
 f5) OJ No  L  169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.                           Annex I.
 («) OJ No  L  169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.
 j7) OJ No  L  142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
 (8) OJ No L 372, 30 . 12. 1982, p. 14.                           (»>) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
 n OT No L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977, p. 4.                              ") OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6.
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                       Article 2                                                 Article 3
The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil        This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 January
sector products are fixed in Annex II.                     1983 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 6 January 1983.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                     Poul DALSAGER
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                          ANNEX I
                                          Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                     (ECU/100 kg)
                                  CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
          15.07   A   I a)                                                               30-00 (')
          15.07   A   I b)                                                               33-00 (')
          15.07   A   I c)                                                               33-00 (')
          15.07   A   II a)                                                              37-00 (2)
          15.07   A   II b)                                                              56-00 (3)
          (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the coun­
              tries listed below and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy
              to be collected is reduced by :
              (a) Spain and Lebanon : 0-60 ECU/ 100 kg ;
              (b) Turkey : 22-36 ECU/ 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 : 24-78 ECU/ 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 .
          (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 3-86 ECU/100 kg ;
              (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                   levy to be collected is reduced by 3-09 ECU/ 100 kg.
          (3) 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 7-25 ECU/ 100 kg ;
              (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                   levy to be collected is reduced by 5-80 ECU/ 100 kg.
                                                          ANNEX II
                                    Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                     (ECU/100 kg)
                                  CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
           07.01 N II                                                                       7-26
           07.03 A II                                                                       7-26
           15.17 B I a)                                                                    16-50
           15.17 B I b)                                                                    26-40
           23.04 A II                                                                       2-64