CELEX: 31979R0197
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 197/79 of 1 February 1979 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

2 . 2 . 79                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 28 / 5
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 197 /79
                                                        of 1 February 1979
               fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importa­
                                              tion of other olive oil sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28
COMMUNITIES,                                                         December 1978 ( n ) the Commission decided to use
                                                                     the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ 66/EEC                   Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                       23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
common organization of the market in oils and                        fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender ( ,2) speci­
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
1 562/78 (2), and in particular Article 1 6 (2) thereof,             of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
                                                                     tion on the world or Greek markets and the Commu­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         nity market and of the levy rates indicated by
2749/78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and                     tenderers ;
fats between the Community and Greece (3), and in
particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­              Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
nating in Algeria (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC)                 be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
 No 2761 /78 (5), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
                                                                      in particular the levy applicable for those countries
                                                                      must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­              tries ;
 nating in Morocco (6), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­              Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
 nating in Tunisia (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC)                levy rates indicated by tenderers on 29 and 30 January
 No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    1979 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
                                                                      cated in Annex I to 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 (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 2766/78 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,               Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
                                                                      subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
                                                                       Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules                    Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
 for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon ( 10),                  minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained
                                                                       in these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged
 (')  OJ  No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.                           for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to
 (2 ) OJ  No L 185, 7 . 7 . 1978 , p. 1 .
 (3 ) OJ  No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 1 .                          8 % of the value of the imported product, such
 H    OJ  No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 24 .                           amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­
 (5 ) OJ  No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 .                           tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed
 (o)  OJ  No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .                           as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation ,
 0    OJ  No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
 (8)  OJ  No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977 , p. 10 .
 (9)  OJ  No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1977, p . 26 .                           (") OJ No L 370 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , p . 60 .
 ( 10) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4 .                              ( 12 ) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 6 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                    Article 2
                                                          The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil
                                                          sector products are fixed in Annex II .
                    Article 1
                                                                                 Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in      This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February
Annex I.                                                  1979 .
           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 1 February 1979 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                       Vice-President
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                                                                              ANNEX I
                                                         Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                                                             ( u.a. / 100 k '')
                                               CCT heading No                                              Greece              Non-member countries
            15.07 A I a)                                                                                  29.00 (')                   54.00 (')
            15.07 Alb)                                                                                    28.00 t 1 )                 53.00 (!)
            15.07 A I c)                                                                                  32.00 (')                   56.00 (1)
            15.07 A II a)                                                                                 35-00                       63-00 (2 )
            15.07 A II b)                                                                                 48-00                       88.00 (3 )
           (') For imports ot oil tailing within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one ot the countries listed below and transported
                directly from any ot those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by :
                ( a ) Greece , Spain and Lebanon : 0.50 u.a./ 100 kg ;
                ( b ) Turkey : IX SO 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 .
           (-') For import:* ot oil tailing 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 bv
                      2    u.a. / 100 kg .
           (') For imports ot oil tailing within this tariff subheading :
                ( a ) produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any ot 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.
                                                                             ANNEX II
                                                 Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                                                             ( II.. I.. ICC Li;)
                                               CCT heading No                                              Greece              N on - member countries
            07.01 N II                                                                                      6.00                        11.00
            07.03 A II                                                                                      6.00                        11.00
            15.17 B I a)                                                                                   14.00                        27-00
            15.17 B I b)                                                                                   22.00                        42.00
            23.04 A II                                                                                      3.00                         4.00