CELEX: 31985R1547
Language: en
Date: 1985-06-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1547/85 of 6 June 1985 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

No L 148 /8                         Official Journal of the European Communities                               7. 6. 85
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1547/85
                                                      of 6 June 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
                                                                 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
                                                                 rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC               tender (12) specifies that the minimum levy rate shall
 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                  be fixed for each of the products concerned on the
                                                                 basis of the situation on the world market and the
 common organization of the market in oils and fats ('),
 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 683/85 (2),              Community market and of the levy rates indicated by
                                                                 tenderers ;
 and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                 Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
 nating in Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation            in particular the levy applicable for those countries
 (EEC) No 1201 /85 (4), and in particular Article 5              must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
 thereof,                                                        to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
                                                                 tries :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­         levy rates indicated by tenderers on 3 and 4 June 1985
 nating in Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation            leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated
 (EEC) No 436/85 (*), and in particular Article 5                in Annex I to this Regulation ;
 thereof,
                                                                Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
                                                                 subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
                                                                within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
 nating in Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation              Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
(EEC) No 436/85, and in particular Article 5 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
nity of certain agricultural products originating in
                                                                be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application of
                                                                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,
435/85 (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.                                                 Article 1
(2)  OJ No  L 75, 16. 3. 1985, p. 7.
(3  OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.
(4) OJ  No  L 124, 9. 5. 1985, p. 1 .
0    OJ No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                        The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
(j OJ No L 52, 22. 2. 1985, p. 2.                               Annex I.
O OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.
(8) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
0 OJ No L 52, 22. 2. 1985, p. 1 .                               (") OJ No L 370, 30 . 12. 1978 , p. 60.
(,0) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                          (> 2) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6.
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7. 6. 85                        Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 148/9
                      Article 2                                                   Article 3
The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil
sector products are fixed in Annex II.                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 June 1985.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 6 June 1985.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                       Vice-President
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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)                                                                 64,50 (')
            15.07  A I c)                                                                 60,00 (')
            15.07  A , II a)                                                              77,00 0
            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 : 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, Tunisia and Morocco : 24,78 ECU/ 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof of
                   having paid the export tax applied by that county ; 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                                                                       14,19
           07.03 A II                                                                       14,19
           15.17 B I a)                                                                     32,25
           15.17 B I b)                                                                     51,60
           23.04 A II                                                                        4,80