CELEX: 31988R2008
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2008/88 of 7 July 1988 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

No L 177/ 15
8 . 7 . 88                                 Official Journal of the European Communities
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2008/88
                                                           of 7 July 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 (,2) 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 1098/88 (2), and in
  particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
                                                                       Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be
                                                                        taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76                 Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
   of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in               cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
   Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
   798/87 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                     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 (s), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
   799/87 (6), 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 0, 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
                                                                          levy rates indicated by tenderers on 4 and 5 July 1988
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                  leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in
    of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                       Annex I to this Regulation ;
    certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as
    last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 800/87 (10), 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 (u) ;                              •2306 90 19 of the combined nomenclature must be calcu­
                                                                           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
     (*) OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 10.
     (3) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24,                                 equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
     O OJ No L 79, 21 . 3 . 1987, p. 11 .                                  amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
     O OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                                   of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
     (6) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 12.                                   cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
     O OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
     (8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .
     O OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10.                                      (,2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.
      (10) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3 . 1987, p. 13.
      M OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.                                   (13) 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
                                                            products are fixed in Annex II .
                      Article 1
                                                                                    Article 3
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
Annex I.                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 July 1988 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 7 July 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 (')
                                         1 509 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 .
                0 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 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   ,