31975R1937

No L 198 /28 29 . 7 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1937/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 July 1975 laying down detailed rules for the importation of olive oil from Morocco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN subject to production by the importer of proof that he COMMUNITIES, has refunded to the exporter, subject to the maximum specified in the second indent of that Article, the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European special export charge deductible at the time of impor­ Economic Community ; tation into the Community. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 303/74 ( l) of 4 February 1974 on imports of olive oil 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'the exporter' means the person indicated on certificate from Morocco, and in particular Article 6 thereof ; AMA 1 . Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 303/74, the Council adopted rules for the application of the 3 . The proof referred to in paragraph 1 may be special treatment of imports of olive oil from Morocco supplied only by submission of a receipt issued by a provided for in the Agreement between the European bank approved for the purpose into which the sum Economic Community and Morocco ; whereas referred to in paragraph 1 has been paid by way of detailed procedures must be adopted for the applica­ refund of the charge ; such receipt must contain at tion of those rules ; least the following : Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 303/74 — particulars of the exporter, provides that when Morocco applies a special export — the number of the document AMA 1 relating to charge on olive oil other than that having undergone the transaction , a refining process the levy applicable shall be reduced by (i) 0-50 u.a./ 100 kg and (ii) an amount equal to that — particulars of the amount paid. of the special charge levied, subject to a maximum of 5 u.a./ lOO kg ; Article 2 Whereas, in pursuance of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 303/74, the arrangements for reducing the The bodies responsible in the Member States for levy are to be applied to all imports in respect of collecting the import levy shall issue to the importer a which it can be proved that the special charge is document containing the following information : reflected in the import price ; whereas, for the purposes of applying the above arrangements, it (a) details of the export document as given under the should be laid down that the importer supply proof of heading 'Customs endorsement' on the certificate having refunded the charge in question to the AMA 1 relating to the product in question , or the exporter ; number of that certificate ; Whereas, if the arrangements are to function correctly, (b) the net weight of the olive oil as recorded by the the importer must be able to inform the exporter of relevant authorities when custom import formali­ the amount both of the levy and of the charge appli­ ties are completed ; cable to the imported product ; (c) the rate of the levy applicable to the product in question, calculated in accordance with the provi­ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No sions of Article 13 of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC, 2697/71 (2) of 17 December 1971 on rules for imports less 0-50 unit of account/ 100 kg ; of olive oil from Morocco should be repealed ; (d) the amount refunded by the importer to the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation exporter. are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Oils and Fats, Article 3 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 2697/71 is hereby repealed . Article 1 Article 4 1 . Application of the arrangements provided for in Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC) No 303/74 shall be This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (') OJ No L 34, 7. 2. 1974, p. 4. following its publication in the Official Journal of (2 ) OJ No L 278 , 18 . 12. 1971 , p. 27. the European Communities.

29 . 7 . 75 No L 198 /29 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1975. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission