CELEX: 31994R2992
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2992/94 of 8 December 1994 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

No L 316/8                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                9 . 12. 94
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2992/94
                                                         of 8 December 1994
                    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,                          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 (n),
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,                                                           Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as
                                                                      amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­
                                                                      sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies
                                                                      on olive oil :
 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 (!), as last             Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (2), and in parti­             No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general
 cular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                        rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13)
                                                                      specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for
                                                                      each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­
                                                                      tion on the world market and the Community market and
                                                                      of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
 Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                     Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be
 No 1900/92 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
                                                                      Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
                                                                      cular the levy applicable for those countries must be
                                                                      fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76                collected on imports from the other third countries ;
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
 Morocco ^5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 1901 /92 (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,               Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
                                                                     91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                     overseas countries and territories with the European
                                                                      Economic Community (14), no levies shall apply on
                                                                      imports of products originating in the overseas countries
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 508/76                and territories ;
 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in
Tunisia Q, 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 5 and 6 December
                                                                      1994 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
                                                                     indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (10), and in             Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN
particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                   codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling
                                                                     within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19
                                                                     must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on
(■)  OJ No   172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2)  OJ No   L 285, 20.  11 . 1993, p. 9.                            the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas,
(3)  OJ No   L 169, 28.  6. 1976, p. 24.                             however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less
0   OJ  No   L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 1 .                             than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the
f5) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43.
(6) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 2.
f) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9.                                   (1 !) OJ No  L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
0 OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                                    O2)   OJ No  L 370,  30.  12. 1978, p. 60.
O OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10.                                   (,3)  OJ No  L 331 , 28.  11 . 1978, p. 6.
(10) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3.                                (14)  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     The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
tion,                                                           products are fixed in Annex II.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                        Article 3
                          Article 1
The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in            This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December
Annex I.                                                        1994.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 8 December 1994.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Rene STEICHEN
                                                                    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                                                 79,00 (2)
                                          1509 10 90                                                 79,00 0
                                          1509 90 00                                                 92,00 0
                                          1510 00 10                                                 77,00 0
                                          1510 00 90                                                122,00 (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 0,60 per 100 kg ;
                 (b) Tunisia : ECU 12,69 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) Turkey : ECU 22,36 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 ;
                 (d) Algeria and Morocco : ECU 24,78 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.
             (3) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
                 (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any bf those countries to the
                     Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by ECU 3,86 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 3,09 per 100 kg.
             (4) For imports of oil falling within this CN code :
                 (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 ECU 7,25 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 5,80 per 100 kg.
                                                                  ANNEX II
                                        Import levies on Other olive oil sector products 0
                                                                                                                     (ECU/100 kg)
                                           CN code                                           Non-member countries
                                          0709 90 39                                                  17,38
                                          0711 20 90                                                  17,38
                                          15220031                                                    39,50
                                          1522 00 39                                                  63,20
                                          2306 90 19                                                    6,16
             (') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1) of Decision 91/482/EEC.