CELEX: 31976R2578
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2578/76 of 22 October 1976 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

23 . 10 . 76                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 293 / 37
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2578 / 76
                                                            of 22 October 1976
                                          fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           mination of offers of olive oil on the world market
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           and the Greek market ( 10), lays down the criteria for
                                                                        fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                    Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
                                                                        products concerned on the basis of an examination of
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC                     the world or Greek markets and of the Community
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                           market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
common organization of the market in oils and                           tenderers ;
 fats ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No
 1 707/73 (2 ),                                                         Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
                                                                         products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between                     levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
the Community and Greece (3),                                           dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
                                                                         Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
                                                                         not more than 3 % ;
 Having regard to Council Reguation (EEC) No 601 /76
 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in
 particular for the determination of the offers of olive                Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
oil on the world market (4), and in particular Article 2                of the provisions of the agreements between the
(3) thereof,                                                             Community and certain non-member countries ;
                                                                        whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                          the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special                             non-member countries ;
 measures in particular for the determination of the
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­              Whereas Commision Regulation ( EEC) No 2526/76 of
cular Article 2 (3) thereof,                                             18 October 1976 ("), has foreseen a special tendering
                                                                         procedure for fixing the levy on olive oil ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from                   Whereas the application of the rules described above
Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                        to the levy rates submitted by tenderers between 16
                                                                        and 21 October 1976 results in the fixing of the
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                           minimum levies as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from                   lation ,
Morocco (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, in Regulation ( EEC) No 1362/ 76 of 14 June
 1 976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering                                               Article 1
 procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation ( EEC)                       The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
                                                                        as shown in the Annex .
 No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the
 implementation of the special measures for the deter­
(')  OJ   No  172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.                                                         At tii It 2
0    OJ   No  L 175 , 29 . 6 . 1973 , p . 5 .
(3 ) OJ   No  197 , 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393 / 66 .
(4 ) OJ   No  L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976 , p . 1 .                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 October
(5 ) OJ   No  L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p . 3 .                               1976 .
(b)  OJ   No  L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p . 24 .
( 7) OJ   No  L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .
( 8) OJ   No  L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 9 .                            ( I0 ) OJ No L 1 19 , 6 . 5 . 1976 , p . 7 .
  9) OJ   No  L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p . 13 .                            (") OJ No L 287, 19 . 10 . 1976 , p . 5 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels , 22 October 1976 .
                                                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                                                  P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                                         Member of the Commission
                                                                                     A NNEX
                                                                                                                                                   (n .J. / 100 kg>)
                                                c: cr
                                                                                                  G reece                        Non-member countries
                                              heading
                                                 No
            07.01 N II                                                                            8-000                                   15-000
            07.03 All                                                                             8-000                                 ¡44-000
              1 5.07 A I a )                                                                     45-000                                   62-000 (')
              1 5.07 A I b)                                                                      6 1 000                                1 1 2-000 (-)
              1 5.07 A II a )                                                                    42-500 (J )                              52-000 (3 )
              1 5.07 A II b)                                                                     42-500 (3 )                              71-000 (} )
              15.17 A I                                                                          20-000                                   35000
              15.17 A II                                                                         32-000                                   57-000
             23.04 A                                                                               3-000                                    5-000 (*)
            (') For imports        of oil hilling  within tins 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 bv V20 u.a. / 100 kg.
            (-') For imports       ot oil tailing  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 bv 6 u.a . / 100 kg .
             ( ) For imports ot oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one ot 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 bv
                         Turkey , the levy is reduced bv 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
                         bv those countries ; however, the repayment may not exceed the amount ot the tax in force .
             ( ; ) Pursuant to Article \ ot Regulations ( EEC ) No 601 / 76 and ( FTC ) No 602/ " b, no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other resi­
                   dues falling within subheading 2104 A ot the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3% .