CELEX: 31981R0702
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 702/81 of 19 March 1981 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

20 . 3 . 81                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 74/ 7
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 702/81
                                                        of 19 March 1981
              fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importa­
                                             tion of other olive oil sector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of
COMMUNITIES ,                                                       23 November 1978 laying down general rules for
                                                                    fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender ( ll ) speci­
                                                                    fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
Economic Community,                                                 tion on the world market and the Community market
                                                                    and of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
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                       Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                   be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
3454/80 (-'), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,             the Community and certain third countries ; whereas
                                                                    in particular the levy applicable for those countries
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­             to be collected on imports from the other third coun­
                                                                    tries :
nating in Algeria (3), as amended by Regulation ( EEC)
No 3539/80 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof.
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­            levy rates indicated by tenderers on 16 and 17 March
nating in Morocco (5 ), as last amended by Regulation                1981 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
(EEC) No 3539/80, and in particular Article 5 thereof.              cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
 1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­            Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
nating in Tunisia (6), as amended by Regulation ( EEC)              subheadings 07.01      N II and 07.03 A . II of the
 No 3539/80, and in particular Article 5 thereof.                    Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
                                                                    within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
                                                                    Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained
 1 180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­                  in these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged
nity of certain agricultural products originating in                 for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to
Turkey (7), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                       8 % of the value of the imported product, such
 3540/80 (s), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof.              amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­
                                                                     tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed
                                                                     as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation ,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules
 for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon ("),
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas by Regulation ( EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28
 December 1 978 ( 1 °) the Commission decided to use
 the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025 /66 .                                                  Article 1
(') O ) No L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , p . 16 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 24 .
(4) 0*| No L 370, 31 . 12. 1980, p . 81 .
(5 ) O'j No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 4.1 .
(b) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 9 .                             The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
( 7 ) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p . 10 .                              Annex I.
(s ) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12 . 1980 . p . 82.
O OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977 , p . 4 .
( I0) OJ No L 370 , 30 . 12. 1978 . p . 60 .                         (") OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6 .
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                       Article 2                                                  Article 3
The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil        This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March
sector products are fixed in Annex II .                     1981 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 19 March 1981 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                       Pou I DALSAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                            ANNEX 1
                                             Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                     (ECU / 100 kv)
                                   CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
            15.07 A I a)                                                                  32 00 (')
            15.07 A I b)                                                                  27-00 (')
            15.07 A I c)                                                                  33-00 (')
            15.07 A II a)      *                                                          34-00 (-')
            15.07 A II b)                                                                 56-00 (J)
            (') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the coun­
                tries listed below and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy
                to be collected is reduced by :
                (a) Spain and Lebanon : 0-60 ECU / 100 kg ;
                (b) Turkey : 22-36 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, Morocco, Tunisia : 24-78 ECU/ 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 .
            (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.
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                                       Import levies on other olive oil sector products
                                                                                                      (ECU / 100 / *')
                                    CCI ' heading No                                Non-mcmbcr countries
             07.01 N II                                                                        S-94
             07.03 A II                                                                        5-94
             15.17 B I a )                                                                   I 3-50
             15.17 B I b)                                                                   21-60
             23.04 A II                                                                        2-64