CELEX: 31987R4029
Language: en
Date: 1987-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4029/87 of 30 December 1987 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

Official Journal of the European Communities                                  31 . 12. 87
No L 378/60
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4029/87
                                                    of 30 December 1987
                 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,                        and on the Common Customs Tariff (12), and in particular
                                                                   Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (13) the
                                                                   Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to
                                                                   fix levies on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,                                                          Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of               for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (H) speci­
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                 fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last           the products concerned on the basis of the situation on
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3994/87 (2), and in                 the world market and the Community market and of the
particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                 levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76               Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in             taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
798/87 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
                                                                    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             Whereas, with regard to 'Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 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 (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                   levy rates indicated by tenderers on 28 and 29 December
                                                                     1987 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77               indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of
 certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as        Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 introduces from 1
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 800/87 (10), and in            January 1988 a new combined nomenclature meeting the
 particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                  requirements of both the Common Customs Tariff and
                                                                     the Community's statistics of foreign trade and replacing
                                                                     the present nomenclature ;
 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 (") ;                              Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­
                                                                     ings 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
                                                                     within subheadings 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87                2306 90 19 of the combined nomenclature must be calcu­
 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomencature           lated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive oil
                                                                     contained in these products ; whereas, however, the levy
 (') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                             charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
 0 OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1987.                                       equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.                                 amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
 0 OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 11 .
 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                                 of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
 («) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 12.                                cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
 f) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.
 (') OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
 0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                                   (>2) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1 .
  (10) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 13.                              (>3) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
  (» OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                               M OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
 ---pagebreak--- 31 . 12. 87                     Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 378 /61
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 1 January 1988 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 30 December 1987.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                        Vice-President
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No L 378 /62
                                                                   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                                                                              100,00 (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) 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.
             (2) 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 3,86 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 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 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