CELEX: 31986R0005
Language: en
Date: 1986-01-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 5/86 of 3 January 1986 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

4. 1 . 86                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 2/5
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 5/8 6
                                                       of 3 January 1986
                 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                                     for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (12) speci­
COMMUNITIES,                                                       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 the Treaty establishing the European              the world market and the Community market and of the
Economic Community,                                                levy rates indicated by tenderers ;
                                                                   Whereas in the collection of the levy account should be
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of               taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                 Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last           cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 231 /85 (2), and in parti­          taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on
cular Article 16 (2) thereof,                                      imports from the other third countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76               Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in             tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without
Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in
1201 /85 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                 accordance with the agreements between the Community
                                                                   and these third countries ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76              Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              levy rates indicated by tenderers on 30 and 31 December
Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 1985 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as
436/85 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                    indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76               Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhea­
of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in              dings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the Common Customs
Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  Tariff and on products falling within subheadings 15.17 B
                                                                    I and 23.04 A II of the Common Customs Tariff must be
436/85, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                    calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive
                                                                    oil contained in these products ; whereas, however, the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77                levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount
of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of                     equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such
certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (8), as         amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 435/85 (9), and in             of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­
 particular Article 10 (2) thereof,                                 cated 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 impor­           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 tation of olive oil from Lebanon (10) ;
 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28                                                  Article 1
 December 1978 (n) the Commission decided to use the
 tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;                    The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in
                                                                     Annex I.
 Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules                                         Article 2
 (') OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.                            The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector
 (2) OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1985, p. 12.                               products are fixed in Annex II .
  3 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24.
 (4) OJ No L 124, 9. 5. 1985, p. 1 .
 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43.                                                             Article 3
 («) OJ No L 52, 22. 2. 1985, p. 2.
 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9.
 (8) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10.                                This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 1986.
 (») OJ No L 52, 22. 2. 1985, p. 1 .
 ('») OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4.
 (■') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60.                              (,2) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 6.
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
         States .
         Done at Brussels, 3 January 1986.
                                                                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)                                                              77,00 (')
           15.07   A   I b)                                                              76,00 (')
           15.07   A   I c)                                                              60,00 (')
           15.07   A   II a)                                                             82,00 (2)
           15.07   A   II b)                                                             95,00 (3)
           (') 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 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 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 .
               (*) 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                                                                      16,72
            07.03 A II                                                                      16,72
            15.17 B I a)                                                                   38,00
            15.17 B I b)                                                                    60,80
            23.04 A II                                                                       4,80