CELEX: 31978R2434
Language: en
Date: 1978-10-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2434/78 of 19 October 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

20 . 10 . 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 295/5
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2434/78
                                                     of 19 October 1978
                                   fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
COMMUNITIES,                                                      1976 (u), the Commission decided to use the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;
Economic Community,
                                                                 Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                 No 3188 /76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                    for the implementation of the special measures for the
common organization of the market in oils and                     determination of offers of olive oil on the world
fats (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  market and the Greek market (14), as last amended by
 1419/78 (2),                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 2413/77 (15), lays down the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC                 criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between
                                                                 Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
the Community and Greece (3),
                                                                  products concerned on the basis of an examination of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      the world or Greek markets and of the Community
2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                   market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
measures in particular for the determination of the               tenderers ;
offers of olive oil on the world market (4), as amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77 (5), and in particular           Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                            products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                   dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
measures in particular for the determination of the               Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6), as amended           not more than 3 % ;
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77, and in particular
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                            Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      of the provisions of the agreements between the
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from             Community and certain non-member countries ;
Algeria (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
                                                                  the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
2388/77 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 non-member countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from            Whereas the application of the rules described above
Morocco (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 16 and 17
2388/77, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                     October 1978 results in the fixing of the minimum
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation,
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2388 /77, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
nity of certain agricultural products originating in                                        Article 1
Turkey ( n ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2387/77 ( 12), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,          The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
                                                                  as shown in the Annex .
(>) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978, p. 8 .
(3) OJ No 197, 29. 10 . 1966, p. 3393/66.
(4) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 4.                                                       Article 2
(5) OJ No L 277, 29. 10. 1977, p. 2.
(6) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 6.                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October
(7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                             1978 .
(8) OJ No L 278 , 29. 10. 1977, p. 14.
H OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.
(10) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.                            (13) OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 13 .
(") OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                              H OJ No L 359, 30 . 12. 1976, p. 26 .
(12) OJ No L 278, 29. 10. 1977, p. 13.                           ( 15) OJ No L 279, 1 . 11 . 1977, p . 55.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 19 October 1978 .
                                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                                      Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                          Vice-President
                                                                           ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 19 October 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on
                                                                           olive oil
                                                                                                                                        (u.a./ 100 kg)
                                        CCT
                                       heading                                         Greece                         Non-member countries
                                         No
           07.01 N II                                                                    6.00                                  10-00
           07.03 A II                                                                    600                                   10-00
            15.07 A I a)                                                               33.00 (3)                              58-00 (3)
            15.07 A lb)                                                                31-00 (3)                              56.00 (3)
            15.07 Ale)                                                                 32-00 (3)                              56-00 (3)
            15.07 A II a)                                                              35-00                                  63.00 (>)
            15.07 A II b)                                                              48.00                                  88.00 (2 )
            15.17 B I a)                                                                14.00                                 25.00
            15.17 Bib)                                                                 22-00                                  40-00
           23.04 A                                                                       2.00 (4)                               4.00 (")
           (') 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 3.20 u.a./ 100 kg ;
               (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by
                    2.56 u.a./ 100 kg.
           (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 6 u.a./ 100 kg ;
               (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by
                    4.80 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 any of 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 : 18.50 u.a./ 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 : 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 in 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 % .