CELEX: 31985R0267
Language: en
Date: 1985-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 267/85 of 31 January 1985 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

No L 28 /36                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               1 . 2. 85
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 267/85
                                                     of 31 January 1985
              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                                   rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by
COMMUNITIES,                                                     tender (l2) specifies that the minimum levy rate shall
                                                                 be fixed for each of the products concerned on the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            basis of the situation on the world market and the
Economic Community,                                              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 fats ('),          Whereas in the collection of the levy account should
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2260/84 (2),              be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between
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
nating in Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation             tries ;
(EEC) No 663/84 (4), and in particular Article 5
thereof,                                                         Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb
                                                                 countries, the provisions of this Regulation should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     without prejudice to the additional amount to be
1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­          determined in accordance with the agreements
nating in Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation             between the Community and these third countries ;
(EEC) No 663/84 and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­            levy rates indicated by tenderers on 28 arid 29 January
nating in Tunisia (6), as last amended by Regulation              1985 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­
(EEC) No 1 1 1 2/84 Q, and in particular Article 5                cated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
thereof,
                                                                 Whereas the import levy on olives falling within
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the
1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­                 Common Customs Tariff and on products falling
nity of certain agricultural products originating in             within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the
Turkey (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the
664/84 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,             minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained in
                                                                  these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged for
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to 8 %
 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for           of the value of the imported product, such amount to
the importation of olive oil from Lebanon (10) ;                  be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application of
                                                                  these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28                     cated in Annex II to this Regulation,
December 1978 (") the Commission decided to use
the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(') OJ  No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66,
(2) OJ  No L 208 , 3. 8 . 1984, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24.
0 OJ    No L 73, 16 . 3. 1984, p. 10 .                                                     Article 1
O OJ    No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 .
(6) OJ  No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 .
0 OJ    No L 108 , 25. 4. 1984, p. 4 .                            The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
(8) OJ  No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10 .                            Annex I.
0 OJ    No L 73, 16 . 3 . 1984, p. 11 .
(10) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
(") OJ  No L 370, 30. 12. 1978 , p. 60.                           ( u) 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 1 February
sector products are fixed in Annex II .                    1985 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 31 January 1985.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                       Vice-President
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                                                           ANNEX I
                                           Minimum import levies on olive oil
                                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
                                   CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
           15.07   A I a)                                                                  56,00 (■)
           15.07   Alb)                                                                    62,00 (')
           15.07   A I c)                                                                  60,00 (')
            15.07  A II a)                                                                 70,00 0
           15.07   A II b)                                                                 95,00 0
           (') 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 : 11,48 ECU/ 100 kgf) 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 and Morocco : 12,69 ECU/ 100 kgf) 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 .
               (d) Tunisia : 12,69 ECU/ 100 kgf) 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 .
               f) 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)
                                   CCT heading No                                  Non-member countries
           07.01 N II                                                                       13,64
           07.03 A II                                                                       13,64
           15.17 B I a)                                                                     31,00
           15.17 B I b)                                                                     49,60
           23.04 A II                                                                        4,80