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17.5.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 115 / 5

REGULATION (EEC) No 991 / 72 OF THE COMMISSION

of 15 May 1972

on certain detailed rules for applying levies on exports of olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ Whereas the date to be taken into account in MUNITIES, determining the rate of the export levy should be stated ; whereas that date must be the date of completion of the customs formalities referred to in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Article 8 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No European Economic Community ; 1373/706 of 10 July 1970 on common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and Having regard to Council Regulation No export licences and advance fixing certificates for 136/66/EEC1 of 22 September 1966 on the agricultural products subject to a single price system, establishment of a common organization of the as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2849/71 7 ; market in oils and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/71 ,2 and in particular Whereas, if the products concerned leave Community Article 18 (3 ) thereof; territory in the course of transport from one point to another . within the Community, appropriate Having regard to Council Regulation No provisions should be laid down for the purpose of 162/66/EEC3 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and recovering the levy concerned if these products are not reimported into the Community ; fats between the Community and Greece ;

Whereas, as regards the other detailed rules for Having regard to Council Regulation No applying the export levy, recourse should be had to 171 /67/EEC4 of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and the provisions laid down in Commission Regulation levies on olive oil, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1279/718 of 17 June 1971 on the use of (EEC) No 444/72,5 and in particular Article 11 Community transit documents for the purpose of thereof; applying certain measures on the exportation of certain goods, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, if the export levies on olive oil referred to 2766/71 9 ; in Article 18 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC are to be effective, certain detailed rules should be laid down Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation for their collection ; are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats ; Whereas the scope of the provision concerned should be defined ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas export licences may have been applied for or issued before the date of application of the export Article 1 levy ; whereas it is reasonable to lay down that these applications for a licence may be withdrawn by the 1 . The levy referred to in Article 18 of Regulation person concerned and the deposit released; No 136/66/EEC shall be charged only on exports of olive oil falling within subheading No 15.07 A of the

1 OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p . 3025/66. 2 OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971, p . 8 . 0 OJ No L 158, 20.7.1970, p. 1 . 3 OJ No 197, 29.10.1966, p. 3393/66. 7 OJ No L 286, 30.12.1971 , p . 24. 4 OJ No 130, 28.6.1967, p . 2600/67. 8 OJ No L 133 , 19.6.1971 , p . 32 . 5 OJ No L 54, 3.3.1972, p . 6. » OJ No L 283 , 24.12.1971 , p . 33 .

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Common Customs Tariff and satisfying the 2. The export levy shall be payable not later than conditions laid down in Articles 9 (2) and 10 ( 1 ) of the time of completion of the customs formalities the Treaty. referred to in paragraph 1 .

2. The levy shall also be charged on exports of the olive oil referred to in paragraph 1 which, on account Article 4 of the customs regulations regarding its packaging or the fact of its incorporation in or addition to other olive oil, is not in free circulation in the Community Where the customs document indicates that an olive and therefore does not satisfy the conditions laid oil subject to the export levy and moving between down in Articles 9 (2) and 10 ( 1 ) of the Treaty. two points in the Community will, in the course of transport, leave Community territory otherwise than Article 2 by air, the sender must deposit a guarantee of an amount equal to the levy which would be collected if Where an export levy is fixed for olive oil, all persons the oil were exported from the Community. concerned may request the cancellation : — of applications for export licences for that Article 5 product made prior to the application of that levy where the relevant licences have not already been issued ; Olive oil subject to the export levy shall be moved — of export licences issued for that product prior to within the Community under the conditions fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1279/71 . the application of that levy.

In such cases the deposit concerned shall be released In the cases referred to in Article 5 a of that immediately. Regulation, the day on which the formalities relating to the despatch of products are completed shall be Article 3 regarded as being the day on which the customs formalities referred to in Article 3 are completed. 1 . The day to be taken into account when the export levy is being determined shall be the day on which the customs formalities referred to in the Article 6 second subparagraph of Article 8 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1373/70 are completed. The export levy shall be collected by the competent body This Regulation shall enter into force on the third of the Member State on whose territory these day following its publication in the Official Journal formalities are completed. of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 May 1972.

For the Commission

The President

S. L. MANSHOLT