CELEX: 31979R2345
Language: en
Date: 1979-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2345/79 of 25 October 1979 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

26 . 10 . 79                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 269 / 5
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2345 /79
                                                            of 25 October 1979
                  fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importa­
                                                 tion of other olive oil sector products
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 / 78 of 28
   COMMUNITIES,                                                          December 1978 (") 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
   Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC
                                                                         fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender ( 12 ) speci­
   of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                       fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
   common organization of the market in oils and                        of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
   fats ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                    tion on the world or Greek markets and the Commu­
   590/ 79 (2), and in particular Article 16 ( 2) thereof,
                                                                         nity market and of the levy rates indicated by
                                                                        tenderers ;
   Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
   2749 / 78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and
   fats between the Community and Greece (3 ), and in
                                                                        Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
   particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
                                                                        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 (4), as amended by Regulation ( EEC)               to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
   No 2761 /78 (5 ), and in particular Article 5 thereof,               tries ;     '
   Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
   1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­              Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
   nating in Morocco (6), as last amended by Regulation                  levy rates indicated by tenderers on 22 and 23
  ( EEC) No 2761 / 78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,            October 1979 leads to the minimum levies being
                                                                         fixed as indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
   Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
   1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­
   nating in Tunisia (7), as amended by Regulation ( EEC)               Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 652/ 79 of 29
   No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    March 1 979 ( 1 3 ) laid down the coefficient for
                                                                         expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in
                                                                         ECU ;
   Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
   1180 /77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
   nity of certain agricultural products originating in
  Turkey (8), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                        Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
  2766/ 78 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,               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
                                                                         Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
   1620/ 77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules
^  for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon ( 10),                  minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained
                                                                         in these products ; whereas , however, the levy charged
  (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966 , p . 3025 / 66 .                         for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to
  ( : ) OJ No L 78 , 30 . 3 . 1979 , p . 1 .                             8 % of the value of the imported product, such
  ( 3 ) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 1 .                          amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­
  (4 ) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p. 24 .                             tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed
    5 ) O ) No L 332 , 29 . 11 . 1978 , p . 13 .
    b) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p . 43 .                           as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation ,
    -") OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p . 9 .
    s ) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977, p . 10 .                             (") OJ No L 370 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , p . 60 .
    ") OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1978 , p . 26 .                           ('-) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 6 .
    10) 0 ( No L 181 , 21 . 7 , 1977 , p . 4 .                          (> 3 ) OJ No L 84, 4 . 4 . 1979 , p . 1 .
 ---pagebreak--- No L 269 / 6                     Official Journal of the European Communities                          26 . 10 . 79
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        This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October
Annex I.                                                    1979 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels , 25 October 1979 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                      Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                         Vice-President
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                                                                               ANNEX I
                                                           Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                                                            (ECU /100 k »)
                                               CCT heading No                                              Greece              Non-member countries
              15.07 A I a)                                                                                   7.00 (')                 36.00 (')
              15.07 A I b)                                                                                   3.00 (')                 23.00 (')
              15.07 A I c)                                                                                 1 2.00 (')                 41.00 (')
              15.07 A II a)                                                                                  5.00                     38-00 (2)
              15.07 A II b)                                                                                20 00                      68.00 (3 )
             (') For imports ot 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 , 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 "7 X ECU / 1 00 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 .
             (-') 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 / 1 00 kg .
             ( J ) 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 / 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
                        5.80 ECU / 1 00 kg .
                                                                              ANNEX II
                                                 Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                                                            (ECU / 100 k »)
                                               CCT heading No                                              Greece              Non-member countries
             07.01 N II                                                                                     0.66                          5-06
             07.03 A II                                                                                     0.66                          5.06
              15.17 B I a)                                                                                  1 - 50                      1 1 - 50
              15.17 B I b)                                                                                  2.40                        18.40
             23.04 A II                                                                                     0.96                          3-28