CELEX: 31988R1534
Language: en
Date: 1988-06-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1534/88 of 2 June 1988 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

3. 6. 88                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 138/9
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1534/88
                                                          of 2 June 1988
                  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) the
                                                                    Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to
                                                                    fix levies on olive oil :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                    whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                    2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules
Portugal,
                                                                    for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13) speci­
                                                                    fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of
                                                                    the products concerned on the basis of the situation on
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                the world market and the Community market and of the
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                  levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3994/87 (2), and in
particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
798/87 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
                                                                    imports from the other third countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
799/87 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
                                                                    prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
                                                                    accordance with the agreements between the Community
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                and these third countries :
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                    Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                levy rates indicated by tenderers on 30 and 31 May 1988
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                     leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as         Annex I to this Regulation ;
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 800/87 (l0), and in
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                ings 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed* rules for the impor­          within subheadings 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and
tation of olive oil from Lebanon (") ;                              2306 90 19 of the combined nomenclature must be calcu­
                                                                    lated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive oil
(') OJ No   172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                           contained in these products ; whereas, however, the levy
0   OJ No   L 377, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 30.                            charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
0   OJ No   L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                             equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product such
(4) OJ No   L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 11 .
0   OJ No   L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                             amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
(Ó OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 12.                                 of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
o OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .                                 cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
(■) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
H OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 13.                                  (12) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
(") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                               (,3) 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
                      Article 1
                                                             products are fixed in Annex II.
                                                                                     Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Annex I.                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 June 1988.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 2 June 1988 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                       Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                          Vice-President
                                                                                                                      /
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                                                              ANNEX I
                                             Minimum import levies on olive oil ;
                                                                                                                 (ECU/100 kg)
                                       CN code                                            Non-member countries
                                      1509 10 10                                                   62,00 (■)
                                      1509 10 90                                                   62,00 (')
                                      1509 90 00                                                   73,00 (2)
                                      1510 00 10                                                   62,00 (')
                                      1510 00 90                                                 1 00,00 (3)
         (') For imports of oil falling within this subheading 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 : 0,60 ECU/ 100 kg ;
             (b) Turkey : 11,48 ECU/ 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 ; 12,69 ECU/ 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.
         (*) For imports of oil falling within this 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 3,86 ECU/ 100 kg ;
             (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                 collected is reduced by 3,09 ECU/ 100 kg.
         (3) For imports of oil falling within this 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 7,25 ECU/ 100 kg ;
             (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                 collected is reduced by 5,80 ECU/ 100 kg.
                                                              ANNEX II
                                     Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                                 (ECU/100 kg)
                                       CN code                                            Non-member countries
                                      0709 90 39                                                    13,64
                                      0711 20 90                                                    13,64
                                      1522 00 31                                                    31,00
                                      1522 00 39                                                    49,60
                                      2306 90 19                                                     4,96