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REGULATION ( EEC) No 303 / 74 OF THE COUNCIL of 4 February 1974 on imports of olive oil from Morocco

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN directly from that country into the Community, the COMMUNITIES , levy on imports of such oil into the Community shall be the levy calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Council Regulation No 136/ 66/ EEC (2) of 22 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 September 1966 on the establishment of a common thereof ; organization of the market in oils and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 707/73 (3 ), less : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; — 0-50 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes, and Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ — an amount equal to the special export charge ment (') ; levied on the oil in Morocco , up to 5 units of account per 100 kilogrammes . Whereas Articles 5 and 6 of Annex 1 to the Agree­ ment establishing an Association between the Euro­ Article 2 pean Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco , as last amended by the Agreement signed in The arrangements provided for in Article 1 shall be Brussels on 20 July 1973 , make provision for special applied to all imports in respect of which the treatment to be accorded to imports of olive oil falling importer can prove that the special export charge within subheading No 15.07 A of the Common referred to in that Article is duly reflected in the Customs Tariff, obtained entirely in Morocco and import price . transported directly from that country into the Community ; whereas, before that treatment can be Article 3 accorded , rules for its application must be adopted , in particular with respect to oil falling within subheading No 15.07 A II ; Where Morocco does not impose the special export charge , the levy on imports into the Community of oil as defined in Article 1 shall be the levy calculated Whereas, in the case of oil falling within subheading in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation No 136/ No 15.07 A II , on condition that Morocco imposes a 66/ EEC, less 0-50 unit of account per 100 kilo­ special charge on exports, the special treatment provides for a standard rebate of 0-50 unit of account grammes . per 100 kilogrammes on the levy charged on such oil , and a reduction of the levy by the amount of the Article 4 special charge, up to 5 units of account per 100 kilo­ grammes ; Without prejudice to the charging of the variable component of the levy determined in accordance with Whereas it is necessary to ensure that, in accordance Article 14 of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC, the fixed with the Agreement, the special export charge has the component of that levy shall not be charged on impor­ effect of increasing the price of oil on importation tation into the Community of refined olive oil falling into the Community ; whereas , to ensure that the treat­ within subheading No 15.07 A I of the Common ment in question is correctly applied , the necessary Customs Tariff, obtained entirely in Morocco and steps must be taken to ensure that the special export transported directly from that country into the charge has been paid when the oil is imported , Community .

Article 5 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : The levy referred to in Article 4 shall be fixed by the Commission . Article 1 Article 6 Where Morocco imposes the special export charge on olive oil other than refined olive oil falling within Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, subheading No 15.07 A II of the Common Customs and of Article 2 in particular, shall be adopted in Tariff, obtained entirely in Morocco and transported (2 ) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/ 66 . (') OJ No C 2, 9 . 1 . 1 974, p. 72. (J ) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973 , p . 5 .

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accordance with the prpcedure laid down in Article 38 A rticle 8 of Regulation No 136 /66 / EEC. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of Article 7 the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters signed on 20 July 1973 Council Regulation ( EEC) No 463 /71 ( ] ) of 1 March amending Article 5 of Annex 1 to the Agreement (2) 1971 on imports of olive oil from Morocco is establishing an Association between the European repealed . Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 1974 . Fur the Council The President

W. SCHEEL

2) The date of the entry into force of this Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European (■) OJ No L 53 , 5 . 3 . 1971 , p. 9 . Communities.