CELEX: 31985R0118
Language: en
Date: 1985-01-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 118/85 of 17 January 1985 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

18 . 1 . 85                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 15/5
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 118/85
                                                           of 17 January 1985
                    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
                                                                         rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by
   COMMUNITIES,                                                          tender (12) specifies that the minimum levy rate shall
                                                                         be fixed for each of the products concerned on the
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 basis of the situation on the world market and the
   Economic Community,                                                   Community market and of the levy rates indicated by
                                                                         tenderers ;
   Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
  of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
  common organization of the market in oils and fats ('),                Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
  as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2260/84 (2),                    be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
  and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                              the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
                                                                         in particular the levy applicable for those countries
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
   1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­                to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
  nating in Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation                   tries ;
 (EEC) No 663/84 (4), and in particular Article 5
  thereof,                                                              Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb
                                                                        countries, the provisions of this Regulation should be
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           without prejudice to the additional amount to be
  1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­               determined in accordance with the agreements
 nating in Morocco (5), as last amended by Regulation                   between the Community and these third countries ;
 (EEC) No 663/84 and in particular Article 5 thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
  1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­                levy rates indicated by tenderers on 14 and 15 January
 nating in Tunisia (6), as last amended by Regulation                    1985 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
 (EEC) No 11 12/84 Q, and in particular Article 5                       cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
 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
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­                      Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
 nity of certain agricultural products originating in                   within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
 Turkey (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
 664/84 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                  minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained in
                                                                        these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged for
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to 8 %
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for                 of the value of the imported product, such amount to
 the importation of olive oil from Lebanon (10) ;                       be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application of
                                                                        these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28                           cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
 December 1978 (") the Commission decided to use
the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 208 , 3 . 8 . 1984, p. 1 .
0 OJ        No  L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24.                                                    Article 1
(4) OJ      No  L 73, 16 . 3 . 1984, p . 10 .
0 OJ        No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 43 .
(6) OJ      No  L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 9 .
O OJ        No  L 108 , 25. 4. 1984, p . 4.                            The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
(8) OJ      No  L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977, p . 10 .                          Annex I.
0 OJ       No   L 73, 16 . 3 . 1984, p . 11 .
H OJ        No   L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
  11 OJ     No   L 370 , 30 . 12. 1978 , p . 60 .                      ( I2) 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 18 January
sector products are fixed in Annex II.                     1985 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 17 January 1985 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                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)                                                                 56,00 (')
             15.07    A I b)                                                                 62,00 (')
             15.07    Ale)                                                                   60,00 (')
             15.07    A II a)                                                                70,00 (2)
             15.07    A II b)                                                                95,00 (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 kgf) 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 : 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 .
                (d) Tunisia : 12,69 ECU/ 100 kgf) 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 .
                f) 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 heading No                                  Non-member countries
            07.01 N II                                                                        13,64
            07.03 A II                                                                        13,64
            15.17 B I a)                                                                      31,00
            15.17 B I b)                                                                      49,60
            23.04 A II                                                                         4,80