CELEX: 31984R0457
Language: en
Date: 1984-02-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 457/84 of 23 February 1984 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

24. 2. 84                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 53/ 11
                                COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 457/84
                                                   of 23 February 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                                  fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (n) speci­
COMMUNITIES,                                                    fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
                                                                of the products concerned on the basis of the situation
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           on the world market and the Community market and
Economic Community,                                             of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC               Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                  be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
common organization of the market in oils and fats ('),         the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2),             in particular the levy applicable for those countries
and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                       must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
                                                                to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    tries ;
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­
nating in Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3488 /82 (4), and in particular Article '5             Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb
thereof,                                                        countries, the provisions of this Regulation should be
                                                                without prejudice to the additional amount to be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    determined in accordance with the agreements
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­        between the Community arid these third countries ;
nating in Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3488/82, and in particular Article 5 thereof,          Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
                                                                levy rates indicated by tenderers on 20 and 21
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    February 1984 leads to the minimum levies being
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­         fixed as indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
nating in Tunisia (6), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3488/82, and in particular Article 5 thereof,            V
                                                                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
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­              Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
                                                                within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
nity of certain agricultural products originating in            Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
Turkey f7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3489/82 (8), and in particular Article 10 (2) 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
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for         be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application of
the importation of olive oil from Lebanon (9),                  these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
                                                                cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28
December 1978 (10) the Commission decided to use
the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 162, 12. 6 . 1982, p. 6.                                                    Article 1
O OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.
(4) OJ No L 372, 30 . 12. 1982, p. 13 .
0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 43 .
{*) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 9 .                          The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
0 OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10 .                             Annex I.
0 OJ No L 372, 30. 12. 1982, p. 14.
O OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p . 4.
H OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978 , p. 60.                            (") 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 24 February
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, 23 February 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)                                                               61,00 (»)
           15.07   A  I b)                                                               60,00 (')
           15.07   A  I c)                                                               57,00 (')
           15.07   A  II a)                                                              69,00 0
           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 : 11,48 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 : 12,69 ECU/100 kgf) 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.
              (*) These amounts may be increased by an additional amount to be determined by the Community
                  and the third countries in question.
          (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 Reading No                                  Non-member countries
          07.01 N II                                                                      13,20
          07.03 A II                                                                      13,20
          15.17 B I a)                                                                    30,00
          15.17 B I b)                                                                    48,00
          23.04 A II                                                                       4,56