CELEX: 31994R3164
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 3164/94 of 22 December 1994 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

23. 12. 94                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 335/7
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3164/94
                                                     of 22 December 1994
                   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,                       sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
                                                                    on olive oil :
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Community,
                                                                   Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of             rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13)
 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
 organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last          each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (2), and in parti­          tion on the world market and the Community market and
 cular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                     of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in            Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
 Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
 No 1900/92 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,              Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
                                                                   cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
                                                                   fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76             collected on imports from the other third countries ;
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
 Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 1901 /92 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
                                                                   tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76              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 :
 Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77              91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                   overseas countries and territories with the European
 certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as       Economic Community (14), no levies shall apply on
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (10), and in          imports of products originating in the overseas countries
 particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                and territories :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77
of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­         Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
tation of olive oil from Lebanon ("),                              levy rates indicated by tenderers on 19 and 20 December
                                                                   1994 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
                                                                   indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
(«) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                           Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN
(2) OJ No L 285, 20. 11 . 1993, p. 9.                             codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
(3) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.                              within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
(4) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .                             must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.
(*) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 2.                              the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,
0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.                                 however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less
(8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                               than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the
0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
H OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3.
(") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                             H OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 6.
(12) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                            (14) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard                                 Article 2
rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the
levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­     The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
tion,                                                           products are fixed in Annex II.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                        Article 3
                          Article 1
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in            This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December
Annex I.                                                        1994.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Rene STEICHEN
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX I
                                               Minimum import levies on olive oil (')
                                                                                                                    (ECU/100 kg)
                                           CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                          1509 10 10                                                79,00 (2)
                                          1509 10 90                                                79,00 (2)
                                          1509 90 00                                                92,00 0
                                          1510 00 10                                                77,00 (2)
                                          1510 00 90                                               122,00 (4)
            (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
            (2) For imports of oil falling within this CN code 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 : ECU 0,60 per 100 kg ;
                (b) Turkey : ECU 11,48 (*) per 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 : ECU 12,69 (*) per 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 be increased by an additional amount to be determined by the Community and the third
                    countries in question.
            (3) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
                (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 ECU 3,86 per 100 kg ;
                (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                     collected is reduced by ECU 3,09 per 100 kg.
            (4) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
                (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 ECU 7,25 per 100 kg ;
                (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                     collected is reduced by ECU 5,80 per 100 kg.
                                                                 ANNEX II
                                       Import levies on other olive oil sector products (')
                                                                                                                    (ECU/100 kg)
                                           CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                         0709 90 39                                                  17,38
                                         0711 20 90                                                  17,38
                                         1522 00 31                                                  39,50
                                         1522 00 39                                                  63,20
                                         2306 90 19                                                    6,16
            (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.