CELEX: 31987R3788
Language: en
Date: 1987-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3788/87 of 17 December 1987 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

18 . 12. 87                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 356/ 13
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3788 /87
                                                        of 17 December 1987
                  fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the
                                          importation of other olive oil sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           the world market and the Community market and of the
                                                                      levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                   Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                    taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
Portugal,                                                             Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
                                                                      cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                  taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                    imports from the other third countries ;
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 191 5/87 (2), and in                   Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                    tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                 prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                accordance with the agreements between the Community
                                                                      and these third countries ;
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 798 /87 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                      Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76                 levy rates indicated by tenderers on 14 and 15 December
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                1987 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
 Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
 799/87 (% and in particular Article 5 thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508 /76                Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in                ings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the Common Customs
 Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     Tariff and on products falling within subheadings 15.17 B
                                                                       I and 23.04 A II of the Common Customs Tariff must be
 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                       calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                  oil contained in these products ; whereas, however, the
 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                       levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
 certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as           equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
 last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 800/87 (10), and in             amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
 particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                    of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
                                                                       cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77
 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­
 tation of olive oil from Lebanon (n ) ;
 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12) the                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to
 fix levies on olive oil ;
                                                                                                 Article 1
 Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules
 for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13) speci­         The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
 fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of            Annex I.
 the products concerned on the basis of the situation on
 (■) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025 / 66                                                     Article 2
 (2) OJ No L 183 , 3 . 7 . 1987, p . 7 .
 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 24 .
 (4) OJ No L 79 , 21 . 3 . 1987, p . 11 .                              The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
 o OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .                                products are fixed in Annex II .
 («) OJ No L 79 , 21 . 3 . 1987, p . 12 .
 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, P . 9 .
 (8) OJ No L 48 , 26 . 2. 1986, p . 1 .
 0 OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977 , P . 10 .                                                           Article 3
  10) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3 . 1987, p . 13 .
  n ) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p . 4.
 0 2) OJ No L 370 , 30 . 12. 1978 . p . 60 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December
 H OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 . p . 6 .                               1987 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 17 December 1987.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                        Vice-President
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                                                                    ANNEX I
                                                 Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
                                       CCT heading No                                          Non-member countries
             15.07     A I a)                                                                           62,00 (')
             15.07     Alb)                                                                             62,00 (')
             15.07     A I c)                                                                           62,00 (')
             15.07     A II a)                                                                          73,00 (2)
             15.07     A II b)                                                                        1 00,00 (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) Lebanon : 0,60 ECU / 100 kg ;
                 (b) Turkey : 11,48 ECU/' 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, Tunisia and Morocco ; 12,69 ECU/ 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 .
                 (*) These amounts may bt increased by an additional amount to be determined by the Community and the third
                      countries in question .
             (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 3,86 ECU/ 100 kg ;
                 (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                      collected is reduced by 3,09 ECU/ 100 kg .
             (3) 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 7,25 ECU/ 100 kg ;
                 (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                      collected is reduced by 5,80 ECU/ 100 kg.
                                                                    ANNEX II
                                          Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                                       (ECU/100 kg)
                                        CCT heading No                                         Non-member countries
              07.01 N II                                                                                 13,64
              07.03 A II                                                                                 13,64
              15.17 B I a)                                                                               31,00
              15.17 B I b)                                                                               49,60
              23.04 A II                                                                                  4,96