Regulation (EEC) No 443/72 of the Council of 29 February 1972 on the levies on refined olive oil and on certain products containing olive oil

REGULATION (EEC) No 443/72 OF THE COUNCIL  of 29 February 1972  on the levies on refined olive oil and on certain products containing olive oil
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC 1 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/71 2, and in particular Articles 14 (2) and 15 (3) thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC 3 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece, and in particular Articles 4 (2), 5 (3) and 9 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas Articles 14 (2) and 15 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provide that the Council should adopt the provisions necessary for the application of the system of levies on refined olive oil, on olives falling within tariff subheadings Nos 07.01 N and 07.03 A, excluding those for purposes other than the production of oil, and on the products listed in Article 1 (2) (e) of that Regulation;
Whereas, for refined olive oil, the variable component of the levy must correspond to the levy on the quantity of unrefined olive oil needed for its production, which quantity may be fixed at a standard rate;
Whereas a different quantity must be fixed for refined olive oil and pure olive oil on the one hand and refined olive-residue oil and refined oil from olive residue and olives on the other;
Whereas the fixed component of the levy is intended to ensure a certain measure of protection for the refining industries ; whereas the industries which refine olive-residue oil at a disadvantage because of the special situation of such industries in certain third countries ; whereas consequently the fixed component of the levies applicable to the two categories of oil must be calculated on different bases;
Whereas, for the olives specified above, the levy must be calculated on the basis of the levy on olive oil, according to the oil content of the imported product ; whereas that levy must be reduced by the amount resulting from application of the Common Customs Tariff duty to the value of the imported product ; whereas that amount should be fixed at a standard rate on the basis of the price for such olives on the world market;
Whereas the levies on certain products containing olive oil must be calculated on the basis of their normal oil content, which should be fixed at a standard rate, account being taken of the need to guard against practices which might disturb the olive oil market;
Whereas with regard to imports of products obtained entirely in Greece and transported direct from that country to the Community, Articles 4 (2) and 5 (3) of Regulation No 162/66/EEC provide that the Council should adopt the provisions necessary for the application of the system of levies on refined olive oil, on olives falling within tariff subheadings Nos 07.01 N and 07.03 A, excluding those for purposes other than the production of oil, and on the products listed in Article 1 (2) (e) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC ; whereas a system of levies similar to the general system mentioned above should be laid down for those imports;  1OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. 2OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971, p. 8. 3OJ No 197, 29.10.1966, p. 3393/66.