31971R0463

104 Official Journal of the European Communities

5.3.71 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 53 / 9

REGULATION (EEC ) No 463 /71 OF THE COUNCIL

. of 1 March 1971 on imports of olive oil from Morocco

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof ; The levy on imports into the Community of olive oil other than refined olive oil falling within sub-heading No 15.07 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; obtained entirely in Morocco and transported direct from that country into the Community, shall be the Having regard to the Opinion ,of the European levy calculated in' accordance with the provisions of Parliament1 ; Article 13 of Council' Regulation No 136/66/EEC2 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a Whereas Article 5 of Annex I to the Agreement common organisation of the market in oils and fats, establishing an Association between the European as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1253 /70,3 Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco , applicable at the time of importation , less 0-50 units as amended by the Agreement signed in Brussels on of account per 100 kilogrammes . 15 December 1970 , and Article 6 of the same Annex make provision for special treatment to be accorded to imports of olive oil falling within sub-heading No Article 2 15.07 A II of the Common Customs Tariff obtained entirely in Morocco and transported direct from that The levy charged on imports into the Community of country to the Community ; whereas, before that the product specified in Article 1 shall be the levy treatment can be accorded , rules for its application calculated in accordance with the provisions of that must be adopted ; Article less an amount equal to the special charge imposed by Morocco on exports to the Community Whereas this special treatment involves a standard of the olive oil referred to in Article 1 , up to a rebate of 0-50 units of account per 100 kilogrammes maximum of 5 units of account per 100- kilogrammes . on the levy charged on such oil on importation into the Community ; whereas, on condition that Morocco imposes a special charge on exports, this treatment Article 3 also involves a reduction in the levy corresponding to the amount of that special charge up to a maximum of 5 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ; The treatment provided for in Article 2 shall be applied to all imports in respect of which the special Whereas , in accordance with the terms of the export charge has been paid up to an amount which Agreement, the special export charge should have the does not exceed either the amount of the levy effect of increasing the price of oil on importation calculated in accordance with the provisions of into the Community ; whereas, to ensure that the Article 1 and applicable when the oil is imported into treatment in question is correctly applied, the special the Community or 5 units of account per 100 export charge should have been paid when the oil is kilogrammes . imported ;

2 OJ No 172 , 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. 1 OJ No C 19 , 1.3.1971 , p . 37. 3 OJ No L 143 , 1.7.1970 , p . 1 .

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Article 4 accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC . Without prejudice to the charging of the variable component of the levy determined in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the fixed Article 7 component of that levy shall not be . charged, on importation into the Community, in respect of refined olive oil falling within sub-heading No 15.07 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1466/69 1 of 23 July A I of the Common Customs Tariff obtained entirely 1969 on imports of olive oil from Morocco is hereby in Morocco and transported direct from that country repealed. to the Community.

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The levy referred to in Article 4 shall be fixed by the Commission . The treatment provided for in this Regulation shall apply from 1 April 1971 to 31 October 1971 .

Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, day following its publication in the Official Journal and of Article 3 in particular, shall be adopted in of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 1 March 1971 .

For the Council

The President

M. SCHUMANN

1 OJ No L 197, 8.8.1968 , p. 93 .

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