CELEX: 31976R2711
Language: en
Date: 1976-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2711/76 of 9 November 1976 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

10 . 11 . 76                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 308/5
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2711 /76
                                                      of 9 November 1976
                                       fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     and the Greek market (10), lays down the criteria for
COMMUNITIES,                                                       fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
 Economic Community,                                               products concerned on the basis of an examination of
                                                                   the world or Greek markets and of the Community
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC                 market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                     tenderers ;
common organization of the market in oils and
fats (•), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
 1707/73 (2),
                                                                   products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC                levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between               dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
the Community and Greece (3),                                      Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
                                                                   not more than 3 % ;
 Having regard to Council Reguation (EEC) No 601 /76
of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in                   Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
 particular for the determination of the offers of olive           of the provisions of the agreements between the
oil on the world market (4), and in particular Article 2           Community and certain non-member countries ;
(3) thereof,                                                       whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
                                                                   the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      non-member countries ;
 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special
 measures in particular for the determination of the
 offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­        Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /76
 cular Article 2 (3) thereof,                                      of 29 October 1976 ( u), has foreseen special condi­
                                                                   tions for tendering procedures for fixing the levy or
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      olive oil during November 1976 ;
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  Whereas the application of the rules described abovf
                                                                   to the levy rates submitted by tenderers between 1 anc
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      8 November 1976 results in the fixing of th<
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from             minimum levies as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
 Morocco (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 lation ,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
 1976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering
 procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;                                                 Article 1
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
 No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the                The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall b(
                                                                   as shown in the Annex .
 implementation of the special measures for the deter­
 mination of offers of olive oil on the world market
(i) OJ   No  172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66 .                                               Article 2
(2)  OJ  No  L 175, 29 . 6. 1973 , p. 5.
(3)  OJ  No  197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393/66.
(«)  OJ  No  L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 1 .                           This     Regulation   shall enter into force on       1C
(5)  OJ  No  L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 3 .                           November 1976 .
(')  OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24.
(7)  OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 .
(8)  OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .                           ( 10) OJ No L 119, 6. 5. 1976, p. 7.
(9)  OJ  No  L 154, 15 . 6. 1976, p. 13 .                          (") OJ No L 300, 30 . 10. 1976, p. 60.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 9 November 1976 .
                                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                                           P. ]. LARDINOIS
                                                                                                  Member of the Commission
                                                                              ANNEX
                                                                                                                                                / 100 kv)
                                          CCT
                                        heading                                            Greece                        Non-member countries
                                           No
           07.01 N II                                                                       700                                     900
           07.03 A II                                                                       700                                     8.00
            1 5.07 A I a)                                                                 3600                                    50.00 (')
            15.07 Alb)                                                                    5600                                   103.00 O
            15.07 A II a)                                                                 32.50                                   42.00 (3)
            1 5.07 A II b)                                                                37.50                                   65.00 (3)
            1 5.17 A I                                                                     16.00                                  21.00
            15.17 A II                                                                    26.00                                   34.00
           23.04 A                                                                          3.00                                    3.00 (4 )
           (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 3-20 u.a . / 100 kg .
           (2 ) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                from those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 6 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 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 : 0-50 u.a . / 100 kg ; in addition , and provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by
                    Turkey, the levy is reduced by 4-5 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                (c) Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia : 20-S0 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 to Article 1 of Regulations ( EEC ) No 601 / 76 and ( EEC ) No 602/ 76, no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other resi­
                dues falling within subheading 2V04 A of the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3% .