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Date: 1987-05-26
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down special measures for imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia (presented by the Commission)

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                                 Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
           laying down special measures for imports of olive oil
                            originating in Tunisia
                       ( presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between the EEC and
the Republic of Tunisia , the Council of 21 October 1986 agreed to
facilitate the disposal on Community market of a total quantity of
46 000 tonnes of olive oil originating in Tunisia per marketing year .
             Whereas Tunisia needs to export as soon as possible a remaining
quantity of some 30 000 tonnes of oil ; whereas this requirement does not
threaten to disturb the Community market if the importation is carried
out before the beginning of the 1987 / 88 markerting year ; whereas , lastly ,
the time required for signing the Additional Protocol to the said Agree¬
ment threatens to delay further any export possibilities under that
Protocol ; whereas in this case , however , there could have been a distur¬
bance of the olive oil market due to the simultaneous presence on the
market of both Tunisian and the nex production of Community olive oil ;
whereas , therefore , the Commission considers it necessary to present this
draft Regulation which is intended to apply in advance the provisions
 contemplated concerning olive oil for a limited period , in respect of
a quantity of 30 000 tonnes .
Even if the adapted Protocol enters into force before the end of the
1986 / 87 marketing year , the quantities of olive oil imported from Tunisia
must not pass the 46 000 tonnes maximum as provided by the adapted Proto¬
col and this will include the 30 000 tonnes to which the present regula¬
tion refers .
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                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                    laying down special measures for impuiis of olive oil originating in Tunisia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof.
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (*), and in
particular Article 36 thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the negotiating directives on the Mediterranean policy of the enlarged
Community approved by the Council on 21 October 1986 made provision to facilitate
the disposal on the Community market of a quantity of 46 000 tonnes of olive oil
originating in Tunisia per marketing year ;
 Whereas the situation on the Community market is such
 as to allow a limited quantity of olive oil originating in
 Tunisia to be imported in coming months without the
 risk of serious disturbance , provided that the importation takes place before the end of
 the 1986 / 87 marketing year ;
 Whereas under Articles 97 and 295 of the 1985 Act of
 Accession, preferential arrangements, be they contractual
  or autonomous, applied by the Community with regard to
  third countries in the olive oil sector, do not apply to
  Spain or to Portugal ; whereas provision should be made
  for measures to avoid the possibility of olive oil origina¬
  ting in Tunisia being entered for consumption in Spain
  or in Portugal whilst benefiting from a reduced levy ;
  whereas these measures should be specified in the
  detailed rules of application of this Regulation ;
  Whereas provision should accordingly be made for
  general rules for the issue of import licences in order to
  guarantee equal access to that quota for importers of olive
  oil ,
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1
   1.     A special levy of jf^ECU per 100 kilograms shall be
  charged on imports of olive oil which has not undergone
  any refining process, falling within subheadings 15.07 A I
  a) and b) of the Common Customs Tariff, obtained enti¬
  rely in Tunisia and transported directly therefrom to the
  Community as constituted on 31 December 1985.
  2.      Hie special levy shall apply to a maximum quantity
  ot y> 000 tonnes of olive oil in respect of imports for
  ( ' ) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
  P) OJ No L 133. 21 . 5. 1986, p. 8 .
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     which an application for the licence referred to in Article
     2 has been lodged within 30 days from the date of entry
     into force of this Regulation .
   When the adapted Protocol enters into force , the quantity of 30 000 tonnes will be
   deducted from the total amount provided by the Protocol for the 1986 / 87 marketing
   y ear ‘                      Art,de 2
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     1.   In order to qualify for the special levy referred to in        ■
    Article 1 , importers must submit an import licence appli¬
    cation to the competent authorities of the Member States.         "*
    That application must be accompanied by a copy of the
    purchase contract concluded with the Tunisian exporter.
    2.    Import licence applications must be submitted on
    Mondays or Tuesdays of each week . Member States shall
    notify the Commission, on Wednesdays, of the data in
    licence applications received.
    3. Each week the Commission shall draw up a total of
    the quantities for which import licence applications have
    been submitted . It shall authorize the Member States to
    issue licences until the quota is exhausted ; where there is
    a risk of the quota being exhausted, the Commission shall
    authorize the Member States to issue import licences in
    proportion to the quantity available .
                                Article 3
   The import licences referred to in Article 2 shall be valid
    for 90 days; however , their validity shall not continue after the 31 October 1987 .
                   The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No
   2041 /75 (J) regarding import licences without advance
   fixing of the levy, shall apply in respect of the securities
   and the period for issuing the licences.
                               Article 4
   Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, in
   particular those intended to avoid deflection of trade, shall
   be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down
   in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
                                Article 5
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
    publication in the Official Journal of the European
    Communities.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly appli .^ie in all Member
                       States .
                        Done at Brussels,
                                                                                For the Council
(') OJ No L 213, 11 . 8 . 197S, p. 1 .
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        FINANCIAL               STATEMENT                      :-
                                                               : Date :       18.5.1987
1 . Budget heading :                                 Appropriations : B-1200 : 122 million ECU(B )
B-1200 Export refunds on olive oil                 1987 draft budget B-123 : 76 million ECU(B )
B-123   Public storage
Revenue ( levies ) Article 100 = 2 078.4 million ECU ( B )
2 . Title : Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down special measures for imports
             of olive oil originating in Tunisia
3 . Legal basis : Article 36 of Council Regulation No 136 / 66 / EEC of 22 September 1966
4 . Aims of project : To apply certain provisions of the draft Protocol of adaptation
    of the EEC /Tunisia Agreement as an autonomous mesasure : to enable 3.0 000 tonnes of
    Tunisian olive oil to be imported into the Community as soon as possible
                                                   period of       current          following
                                                   12 months    financial year    financial year
5.    Financial implications                                        ( 87 , )          ( 88 )
5.0   Expenditure
      - charged to the EC budget
        ( refunds / intervent ion )                     + 3?           39              -
5.1   Revenue
      - own resources of the EC
        ( levies / cus toms duties )                    +   ?            9             -
                                                          1989        1990
5.0.1 Estimated expenditure                           -                   -
5.1.1 Estimated revenue
5.2 Method of calculation :         See Annex
6.0 Can the project be financed from appropriations entered in the relevant chapter
     of the current budget ?                                                           yes
6.1
6.2 Is a supplementary budget necessary ?                                                  no
6.3 Will future budget appropriations be necessary ?                                   yes
                                              ( see observations : point 2 )
Observations :
1 . The assumption is made that the import of 30 000 tonnes of Tunisian oil will result
    in equivalent quantities of Community oil being bought in , which will probably be
    be exported in 1987 .
2 . For 1987 , the expenditure is already included in the budget forecast as part of
    the 46 000 tonnes provided for in the Protocol of adaptation of the EEC /Tunisia
    Agreement
 ---pagebreak---                                      ANNEX
                                                  Quantity : 30 000 tonnes
                                                                       Total
A.  REVENUE
    Import levies ( 50 ECU/ t )                                        + 8,7
B.  EXPENDITURE
    - Export refunds (1 100 ECU/ t )                                   + 36
    - Public storage ( 75% )
      Deposit charges                 23.9 ECU/ t                    +    0,5
      Withdrawal charges              23.7 ECU/ t                    +    0,5
      Storage charges                 12.62 ECU/ t /month            +    1,1
      Interest charges                ( 7% )                         +    0,7
      Total expenditure                                              + 32,8
NET FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES                                           + 30,1