CELEX: 31977R0029
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 29/77 of 7 January 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

No L 6/ 8                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              8 . 1 . 77
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 29/77
                                                         of 7 January 1977
                                        fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      for the implementation of the special measures for the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        determination of offers of olive oil on the world
                                                                     market and the Greek market ( 10), lays down the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;
 Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC
 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of. a                     products concerned on the basis of an examination of
 common organization of the market in oils and                       the world or Greek markets and of the Community
                                                                     market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the
 fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    tenderers ;
  1707/73 (2),
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC                  Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of
 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between                products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no
 the Community and Greece (3),                                       levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­
                                                                     dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of
 2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                     not more than 3 % ;
 measures in particular for the determination of the
 offers of olive oil on the world market (4), and in parti­
 cular Article 2 (3) thereof,                                        Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy
                                                                     of the provisions of the agreements between the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        Community and certain non-member countries ;
 2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special                     whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on
 measures in particular for the determination of the                 the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from
                                                                     non-member countries ;
 offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5 ), and in parti­
 cular Article 2 (3) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the application of the rules described above
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 3 and 4
 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from                January 1977 results in the fixing of the minimum
 Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,                   levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation,
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
  1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
 Morocco ( 7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
 1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from
 Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
 Whereas, in Regulation ( EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June                                          Article 1
 1976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering
 procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;
                                                                     The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be
                                                                     as shown in the Annex .
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation ( EEC)
 No 3188 / 76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules
(')  OJ   No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966 , p . 3025 / 66 .
(2)  OJ   No L 175, 29 . 6. 1973, p. 5.                                                       A rticle 2
(3 ) OJ   No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393 / 66 .
H    OJ   No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976, p . 4 .
(5 ) OJ   No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976, p. 6 .                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January
(<•) OJ   No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24 .                           1977 .
( 7) OJ   No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 43 .
(8)  OJ   No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 9 .
O    OJ   No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976 , p. 13 .                          ( I0) OJ No L 359, 30 . 12. 1976, p. 26.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 7 January 1977.
                                                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                                                           Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                                 Vice-President
                                                                                 ANNEX
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                                            heading                                          Greece                         Non-member countries
                                               No
           07.01 N II                                                                          7-00                                    9-00
           07.03 A 11                                                                          7-00                                    8-00
           1 5.07 A I a )                                                                    36-00                                   50-00 (')
           1 5.07 A I b)                                                                     5600                                   103-00 (2 )
            1 5.07 A II a)                                                                   32-50 (3 )                              42-00 (3 )
            15.07 A II b)                                                                    37-50 (3 )                              65-00 (3 )
            15.17 A I                                                                         1600                                   2100
            15.17 A II                                                                       26-00                                   34-00
           23.04 A                                                                             3-00                                    3-00 (4 )
           (') For imports       of oil tailing within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                 from those      countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by WO u.a . / 100 kg .
           (-') For imports      of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly
                 from those      countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by 6 u.a. / 100 kg.
           (') For imports       ot oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one . of the countries listed below and transported
                 directly from those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by :
                 ( a ) Greece and Spain : 0-50 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                 ( b ) Turkey : 0-50 u.a . / 100 kg ; in addition , and provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by
                       Turkey , the levy is reduced bv 4.5 u.a . / 100 kg ;
                 ( c ) Algeria . Morocco , Tunisia : 20 SO u.a . / 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied
                       by those countries , however, the repavment may not exceed the amount of the tax m force .
           ( A ) Pursuant to Article * of Regulations ( FFC ) No 2843/76 and ( HFC ) No 2844 /7 6 , no import lew is collected on oil-cake and other
                  residues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content ot not more than % .