CELEX: 31984R1740
Language: en
Date: 1984-06-22
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1740/84 of 21 June 1984 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

22. 6. 84                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 164/ 17
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1740/84
                                                    of 21 June 1984
              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 (u) the Commission 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 Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
                                                               23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
                                                               fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (,2) 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 1 556/84 (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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­         in particular the levy applicable for those countries
nating in Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation           must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
(EEC) No 663/84 (4), and in particular Article 5               to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
thereof,                                                       tries ;
                                                               Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   levy rates indicated by tenderers on 18 and 19 June
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­        1984 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
nating in Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation           cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
(EEC) No 663/84 and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                               Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­         Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
nating in Tunisia ^, as last amended by Regulation             within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
(EEC) No 11 12/84 Q, and in particular Article 5                Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
thereof,                                                        minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained in
                                                                these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged for
                                                                olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to 8 %
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    of the value of the imported product, such amount to
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­              be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application of
nity of certain agricultural products originating in            these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
Turkey (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No              cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
664/84 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the importation of olive oil from Lebanon (10) ;
(')  OJ No  172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
O   OJ  No  L 150, 6. 6. 1984, p. 5.                                                     Article 1
(3) OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.
(«) OJ  No  L 73, 16. 3. 1984, p. 10.
0   OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                         The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
(«) OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.                          Annex I.
O   OJ  No  L 108, 25. 4. 1984, p. 4.
(8) OJ  No  L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10 .
0   OJ  No  L 73, 16. 3. 1984, p. 11 .                          (") OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
(10) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                          (,2) 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 22 June
sector products are fixed in Annex II.                     1984.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 21 June 1984.
                                                                   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)                                                                 62,50 (')
           15.07  Alb)                                                                   62,50 (')
           15.07  A I c)                                                                 57,00 (')
           15.07  A II a)                                                                73,00 (2)
           15.07  A II b)                                                                92,00 (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 and Morocco : 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.
              (d) Tunisia : 34,78 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.
          (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                                                                      13,75
          07.03 A II                                                                      13,75
          15.17 B I a)                                                                    31,25
          15.17 Bib)                                                                      50,00
          23.04 A 11                                                                       4,56