CELEX: 31995R1405
Language: en
Date: 1995-06-22 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1405/95 of 22 June 1995 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

23. 6. 95           fEN-!                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 140/ 5
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1405/95
                                                         of 22 June 1995
                  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,                          sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
                                                                     on olive oil ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                     Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                 rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (u)
22 September 1 966 on the establishment of a common                  specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last             each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and              tion on the world market and the Community market and
Sweden, and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,                    of the 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 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                     Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
No 1900/92 0, 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
Morocco (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1901 /92 (\ and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
                                                                    tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
                                                                     prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76                 accordance with the agreements between the Community
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in               and these third countries :
Tunisia (% as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 413/86 P), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                    Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                      overseas countries and territories with the European
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (8), as          Economic Community (13), no levies shall apply on
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (9), and in              imports of products originating in the overseas countries
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                  and territories ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77                Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­           levy rates indicated by tenderers on 19 and 20 June 1995
tation of olive oil from Lebanon (10),
                                                                    leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
                                                                    Annex I to this Regulation ;
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 ("), as
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
                                                                    Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN
 ') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                             codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
 2 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24.                                 within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
 3 OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .                                must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
 ♦) OJ  No  L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.                              the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,
 ^   OJ No  L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 2.
 6  OJ  No  L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.                              however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less
 A   OJ No  L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                               than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the
 8) OJ  No  L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.
 9) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3.
 ">) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                              (>2) OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6.
 n ) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                              H OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard                                 Article 2
rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the
levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­
tion,                                                           The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
                                                                products are fixed in Annex II.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                          Article 1                                                     Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Annex I.                                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 June 1995.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 22 June 1995.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Franz FISCHLER
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                                      ANNEX I
                                                  Minimum import levies on olive oil (')
                                                                                                                        (ECU/100 kg)
                                              CN code                                           Non-member countries
                                             1509 10 10                                                 59,00 (2)
                                             1509 10 90                                                 59,00 (2)
                                             1509 90 00                                                 70,00 (3)
                                             1510 00 10                                                 72,00 (2)
                                             1510 00 90                                                116,00 (4)
              (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
             (2) For imports of oil falling within this CN code 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 : ECU 0,7245 per 100 kg ;
                   (b) Turkey : ECU 13,8645 f) per 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 : ECU 15,3245 (") per 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.
             (3) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
                   (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported direcdy from any of those countries to the
                        Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by ECU 4,661 per 100 kg ;
                   (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                        collected is reduced by ECU 3,731 per 100 kg.
             (*) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
                  (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported direcdy from any of those countries to the
                        Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by ECU 8,754 per 100 kg ;
                   (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported direcdy from that country to the Community, the levy to be
                        collected is reduced by ECU 7,004 per 100 kg.
                                                                    ANNEX II
                                           Import levies on other olive oil sector products (')
                                                                                                                       (ECU/100 kg)
                                              CN code                                          Non-member countries
                                            0709 90 39                                                   12,98
                                            0711 20 90                                                   12,98
                                            1522 00 31                                                  29,50
                                            1522 00 39                                                  47,20
                                            2306 90 19                                                    5,76
            (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.