CELEX: 31977R1447
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1447/77 of 30 June 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

1 . 7. 77                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 161 /41
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1447/77
                                                           of 30 June 1977
                                       fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        for the implementation of the special measures for the
COMMUNITIES,                                                          determination of offers of olive oil on the world
                                                                      market and the Greek market ( 10), as last amended by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 Regulation (EEC) No 983/77 ( n ), lays down the
Economic Community,                                                   criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                     Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                        products concerned on the basis of an examination of
common organization of the market in oils and                         the world or Greek markets and of the Community
fats (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
1707/73 (2),                                                          tenderers ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between                  Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
the Community and Greece (3),                                         products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
                                                                      levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                       Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
measures in particular for the determination of the                   not more than 3 % ;
offers of olive oil on the world market (4), and in parti­
cular Article 2 (3) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
                                                                      of the provisions of the agreements between the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          Community and certain non-member countries ;
2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                       whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
measures in particular for the determination of the                   the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­            non-member countries ;
cular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          Whereas the application of the rules described above
1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from                  to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 27 and 28
Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                     June 1977 results in the fixing of the minimum levies
                                                                      as shown in the Annex to this Regulation,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Morocco (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June                                              Article 1
1976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering
procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;
                                                                      The minimum levies on imports or' olive oil shall be
                                                                      as shown in the Annex .
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3188 /76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
(') OJ   No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ   No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973 , p . 5 .                                                      Article 2
(}) OJ   No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p. 3393/66.
(«) OJ   No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976, p . 4.
(5) OJ   No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p . 6 .
(') OJ   No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 24.                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977.
(7) OJ   No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .
(8) OJ   No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 9 .                             ( 10) OJ No L 359 , 30 . 12. 1976, p. 26 .
 9) OJ   No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p. 13 .                             (") OJ No L 118 , 11 . 5 . 1977, p . 7.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 30 June 1977.
                                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                           Vice-President
                                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive
                                                                                 oil
                                                                                                                                         (u.a. / 100 kg)
                                         CCT
                                                                                         Greece                         Non-member countries
                                       heading
                                          No
           07.01 N II                                                                      700                                     9Ό0
           07.03 A II                                                                      700                                     8-00
           1 5.07 A I a)                                                                 3500                                    49-00 (')
           15.07 Alb)                                                                    5400                                   101 -00 (2)
           1 5.07 A II a)                                                                2600 (3)                                44-50 (3)
            1 5.07 A II b)                                                               35 00 (3)                               54 00 (})
            15.17 A I                                                                     1600                                   21 -00
            15.17 A II                                                                   2600                                    34-00
           23.04 A                                                                         300                                     3-00 C)
           (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 3-20 u ». I 100 kg.
           (2) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 6 u.a. / 100 kg.
           (3) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the countries listed below and transported
                directly from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by :
                (a) Greece and Spain : 0-50 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                (b) Turkey : 0-50 u.a. / 100,kg ; in addition , and provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by
                     Turkey , the levy is reduced by 4-5 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                (c) Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia : 20-50 u.a . / 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.
           (4) Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulations (EEC) No 2843 /76 and (EEC) No 2844/76, no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other
                 residues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3 % .