CELEX: 31977R0333
Language: en
Date: 1977-02-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 333/77 of 17 February 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

18 . 2. 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 46/ 11
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 333/77
                                                      of 17 February 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 ( n ), 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
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
                                                                    not more than 3 % ;
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
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from               to the levy rates submitted by tenderers" on 14 and 15
                                                                     February 1977 results in the fixing of the minimum
Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                     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,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 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,
                                                                                              Article 1
 Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
 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 .                                                A rticle 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 18 February
 (5)  OJ No  L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 6.                              1977 .
 (6)  OJ No  L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 24.
 (Ó OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.
 (s) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 9 .                              ( 10) OJ No L 359, 30 . 12. 1976, p . 26.
 C) 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, 17 February 1977.
                                                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                                                          Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                              Vice-President
                                                                               ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 17 February 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on
                                                                               olive oil
                                                                                                                                            (u.a. / 100 ke)
                                           CCT
                                         heading                                            Greece                        Non-member countries
                                            No
            07.01 N II                                                                       700                                     9.00
            07.03 A II                                                                       700                                     8.00
             15.07 A I a)                                                                  3600                                    50.00 ('J
             1 5.07 A I b)                                                                 5600                                   103.00 (2)
             15.07 Alia)                                                                   32.50 (3)                               42.00 (3)
             15.07 A lib)                                                                  37.50 (3 )                              65.00 (3)
             15.17 A I                                                                      16.00                                  21.00
             15.1 7 A II                                                                   26.00                                   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.
            (-') 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.
           (■•) 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 % .