CELEX: 31977R0449
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 449/77 of 3 March 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

No L 59 / 8                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              4. 3 . 77
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 449/77
                                                           of 3 March 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 amended by
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Regulation (EEC) No 85/77 (u), lays down the criteria
   Economic Community,                                                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                   Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
  of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between
  the Community and Greece (3),                                       products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
                                                                      levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
                                                                      dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
  2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                     not more than 3 % ;
N measures in particular for the determination of the
  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,
                                                                      Whereas the application of the rules described above
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 28
   1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from               February and 1 March 1 977 results in the fixing of the
  Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                   minimum levies as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
                                                                      lation,
  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 of 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.                                                 Article 2
  (2) OJ    No L 175, 29 . 6. 1973, p. 5.
  (3) OJ    No 197, 29. 10 . 1966, p. 3393/66.
  (4) OJ    No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 4.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March
  (5) OJ    No L 327 , 26 . 11 . 1976, p. 6 .                         1977 .
  (*) 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.                             H OJ No L 359, 30. 12. 1976, p. 26.
  (9) OJ    No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 13 .                            (") OJ No L 15, 18 . 1 . 1977, p. 5.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 3 March 1977.
                                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                                         Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                             Vice-President
                                                                              ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 3 March 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive
                                                                                   oil
                                                                                                                                           (u.a. / 100 kg)
                                          CCT
                                        heading                                            Greece                        Non-member countries
                                           No
           07.01 N II                                                                       7.00                                    9.00
           07.03 A II                                                                       7.00                                    8.00
            1 5.07 A I a)                                                                  3600                                    50.00 (')
            15.07 A lb)                                                                    5600                                  103.00 (2)
            15.07 A II a)                                                                  32.50 (3 )                             42.00 (3 )
            1 5.07 A II b)                                                                 37.50 (3 )                             65.00 (3 )
            1 5.17 A I                                                                     1600                                   21.00
            15.17 A II                                                                     2600                                   34.00
           23.04 A                                                                          3.00                                    3.00 (4 )
           (') 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.a . / 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-M) 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 % .