CELEX: 31994R2425
Language: en
Date: 1994-10-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2425/94 of 6 October 1994 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

7. 10 . 94                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 259/ 1
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                                               (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2425/94
                                                        of 6 October 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,                          Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as
                                                                     amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
Community,                                                           on olive oil ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                 Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
22 September 1 966 on the establishment of a common                  No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last             rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13)
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (2), and in parti­             specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
cular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                        each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
                                                                     tion on the world market and the Community market and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                 of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1900/92 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
                                                                     taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76                Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in               cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                     fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
No 1901 /92 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                collected on imports from the other third countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                 Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in               91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                       overseas countries and territories with the European
No 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                  Economic Community (14), no levies shall apply on
                                                                     imports of products originating in the overseas countries
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                 and territories ;
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (10), and in             Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                   levy rates indicated by tenderers on 3 and 4 October 1994
                                                                     leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
                                                                     Annex I 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 (u),                                Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN
                                                                     codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
 ') OJ  No  172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                            within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
 2)  OJ No  L 285, 20.  11 . 1993, p. 9.                             must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
 3)  OJ No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                              the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,
 4)  OJ No  L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .
 0   OJ No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                              however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less
 6)  OJ No  L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 2.                               than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the
 ^ OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.
 8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
 9) OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10 .                                 (12) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
 10) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3 .                               H OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
 »') OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                               O 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
tion,                                                           The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
                                                                products are fixed in Annex II.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                         Article 1                                                      Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Annex I.                                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 October 1994.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 6 October 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 (3)
                                        1510 00 10                                                  77,00 (2)
                                        1510 00 90                                                1 22,00 (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) Tunisia : 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 ;
               (c) Turkey : ECU 22,36 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 ;
               (d) Algeria and Morocco : ECU 24,78 per 1 00 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.
           (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 1 00 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.