CELEX: 31978R0856
Language: en
Date: 1978-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 856/78 of 27 April 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

28 . 4. 78                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 116/ 13
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 856/78
                                                      of 27 April 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 (13), 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
2560/77 (2),                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 2413/77 ( l5), 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 ;
                                                                   whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
Algeria (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2388 /77 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
                                                                   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 24 and 25
2388 /77, and in particular Article 5 thereof,                     April 1978 results in the fixing of the minimum levies
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      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 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 .
 (3) OJ No 197, 29. 10. 1966, p. 3393/66.                                                       Article 2
 (4) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 4.
 (s) 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 28 April
 (7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                               1978 .
 (8) OJ No L 278 , 29 . 10 . 1977, p . 14.
 O OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .
 H OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 9 .                              (> 3 ) OJ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p . 13 .
 (") OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10.                               (> 4) OJ No L 359, 30 . 12. 1976, p . 26 .
 (") 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, 27 April 1978 .
                                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                         Vice-President
                                                                            ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 27 April 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive
                                                                                oil
                                                                                                                                        (u.a./ 100 kg)
                                        CCT
                                       heading                                          Greece                         Non-member countries
                                         No
            07.01 Nil                                                                     600                                  1000
            07.03 A II                                                                    600                                  1000
            15.07 A I a)                                                                30.00 (3)                              56 00 (>)
             15.07 A lb)                                                                30.00 (3)                              54-00 (3)
             15.07 Ale)                                                                 30.00 (3)                              54.00 (})
             15.07 A II a)                                                              31.00                                  58.00 (')
             15.07 A lib)                                                               4500                                   84-00 (2)
             15.17 B I a)                                                                1400                                  25.00
             15.17 Bib)                                                                 22.00                                  4000
            23.04 A                                                                       2-00 C)                                4.00 (4)
            (') 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.
            (J) 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^./ 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 % .