CELEX: 31978R0143
Language: en
Date: 1978-01-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 143/78 of 26 January 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

27 . 1 . 78                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 22/ 5
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 143/78
                                                     of 26 January 1978
                                     fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
COMMUNITIES,                                                      No 3188 /76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
                                                                  for the implementation of the special measures for the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             determination    of offers of olive oil        on  the world
Economic Community,
                                                                  market and the Greek market ( 12 ), as last amended by
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC                Regulation (EEC) No 2413/77 ( 13), lays down the
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                    criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
common organization of the market in oils and
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                 Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
2560/77 (2),                                                      products concerned on the basis of an examination of
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC                the world or Greek markets and of the Community
of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between              market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
the Community and Greece (3),                                     tenderers ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special
measures in particular for the determination of the               products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
offers of olive oil on the world market (4), as amended           levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77 (5), and in particular            dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                            Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
                                                                  not more than 3 % ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                   Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
measures in particular for the determination of the               of the provisions of the agreements between the
offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6), as amended           Community and certain non-member countries ;
by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77, and in particular                whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
Article 2 (3) thereof,                                            the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      non-member countries ;
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Algeria (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 Whereas the application of the rules described above
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 23 and 24
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from            January 1978 results in the fixing of the minimum
Morocco (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
Tunisia (9), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­
nity of certain agricultural products originating in
Turkey ( 10), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                      Article 1
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June
 1976 ( u ), the Commission decided to use the                    The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;              as shown in the Annex .
(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/ 66 .
(2) OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393/ 66 .                                               Article 2
(4) OJ No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976 , p . 4.
(5) OJ No L 277, 29 . 10 . 1977, p . 2 .
(6) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 6 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January
(7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24.                             1978 .
(8) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 .
H OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 9 .
( ,0) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977, p . 10 .                                OJ No L 359 , 30 . 12 . 1976 , p . 26 .
(") OJ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p . 13 .                          ( 1J ) OJ No L 279 , 1.11 . 1977 , p . 55 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 26 January 1978 .
                                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                           Vice-President
                                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 26 January 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on
                                                                             olive oil
                                                                                                                                          (it.a. / 100 kg)
                                           CCT
                                          heading                                        Greece                         Non-member countries
                                            No
           07.01 N II                                                                      600                                   10-00
           07.03 A II                                                                      600                                   10.00
            1 5.07 A I a)                                                                30.00 (J)                              56.00 (3)
            15.07 A lb)                                                                  30.00 (3 )                              54-00 (3 )
            1 5.07 A I c)                                                                30-00 (3 )                              54.00 (3 )
            15.07 A II a)                                                                31-00                                   58-00 (■)
            15.07 A lib)                                                                 45.00                                   84.00 (2 )
            15.17 B I a)                                                                  14.00                                  25-00
            15.17 B lb)                                                                  2200                                   40-00
           23.04 A                                                                         2.00 (4)                               4.00 (4)
           (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff 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 3.20 u.a./ 100 kg ;
                 (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by
                     2 - 50 u.a./ 100 kg.
           (*) For imports of oil falling within this tariff 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 6 u.a./ 100 kg ;
                 (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by
                     4.80 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 any of 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 : 18.50 u.a./ 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, Morocco, Tunisia : 20.50 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 .
           (■•) Pursuant in Article 3 of Regulations ( EEC) No 2843 / 76 and ( EEC) No 2844/76, no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other
                  residues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3 % .