CELEX: 31978R0313
Language: en
Date: 1978-02-17
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 313/78 of 16 February 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

17 . 2 . 78                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 46/7
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 313/78
                                                      of 16 February 1978
                                     fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
  COMMUNITIES,                                                       No 3188 /76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
                                                                     for the implementation of the special measures for the
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             determination of offers of olive oil on the world
  Economic Community,
                                                                     market and the Greek market (12), as last amended by
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                  Regulation (EEC) No 2413/77 (13), lays down the
  of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                    criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
  common organization of the market in oils and
  fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
  2560/77 (2),                                                      products concerned on the basis of an examination of
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC                the world or Greek markets and of the Community
  of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between              market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
  the Community and Greece (3),                                     tenderers ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
  2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special
  measures in particular for the determination of the               products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
  offers of olive oil on the world market (4), as amended           levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
  by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77 (5), and in particular            dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
  Article 2 (3) thereof,                                            Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
                                                                    not more than 3 % ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
  2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                   Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
  measures in particular for the determination of the               of the provisions of the agreements between the
  offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6), as amended           Community and certain non-member countries ;
  by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77, and in particular                whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
  Article 2 (3) thereof,                                            the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      non-member countries ;
  1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
 Algeria (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  Whereas the application of the rules described above
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 13 and 14
  1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from             February 1978 results in the fixing of the minimum
 Morocco (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
  1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
 Tunisia (9), 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
 Turkey (10), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                     Article 1
 Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
  1976 ( n), the Commission decided to use the                     The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
 tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;              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.
(5) OJ No L 277, 29 . 10 . 1977, p. 2.
(6) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1 976, p. 6.                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February
(7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                               1978 .
(8) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 43 .
O OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
( 10) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p . 10 .                           ( 12) OJ No L 359, 30. 12. 1976, p. 26.
(") OJ No L 154, 15. 6. 1976, p. 13 .                              (») 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, 16 February 1978 .
                                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                         Vice-President
                                                                           ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 16 February 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on
                                                                           olive oil
                                                                                                                                       (u.a. / 100 kg)
                                        CCT
                                       heading                                         Greece                         Non-member countries
                                         No
          07.01 N II                                                                     600                                   10-00
          07.03 A II                                                                     600                                   10.00
          1 5.07 A I a)                                                                30-00 (3 )                             56.00 (3 )
          15.07 Alb)                                                                   30.00 (3)                              54-00 (3)
          15.07 Ale)                                                                   30.00 (3)                              54.00 (3)
          15.07 A II a)                                                                31.00                                  58-00 (')
          15.07 A lib)                                                                 45.00                                  84-00 (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 (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
                   2.50 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 % .