31976R1589

No L 174/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 7 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1589/76 of 30 June 1976

fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in Regulation (EEC ) No 1362/76 of 14 COMMUNITIES, June 1976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) European Economic Community, No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the implementation of the special measures for the Having regard to Council Regulation No determination of offers of olive oil on the world 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the market and the Greek market ( 10), lays down the establishment of a confmon organization of the criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy; market in oils and fats (*), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1707/73 (2), Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the products concerned on the basis of an examination of the world or Greek markets and of the Community Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/ 66/ EEC of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the tenderers ; fats between the Community and Greece (3),

Whereas account should be taken of the oil content Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No of products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, 601 /76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special no levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other measures in particular for the determination of the residues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the offers of olive oil ' on the world market (4 ), and in Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content particular Article 2 (3 ) thereof, of not more than 3 % ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas account should be taken in applying the 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special levy of the provisions of the agreements between the measures in particular for the determination of the Community and certain non-member countries ; offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on particular Article 2 ( 3 ) thereof, the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from non-member countries ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the application of the rules described above 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from to the levy rates submitted by tenderers between 16 Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof, and 23 June results in the fixing of the minimum levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Morocco (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof, For the period from 1 to 15 July 1976, the minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be as shown in the Annex . H OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6. 1973 , p. 5 . Article 2 (3 ) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p. 3393/66. (4) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976. (5) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 3 . (6) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24 . (7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 . (9) OJ No L 154, 15 . 6. 1976, p. 13 . (8 ) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 . (10) OJ No L 119, 6. 5 . 1976, p. 7.

1 . 7 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 174/21

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1976.

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

No L 174/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 7 . 76

ANNEX

(u.a. /100 kg) CCT Non-member Heading Greece countries No

07.01 Nil 8-000 15-000 07.03 A II 8-000 14-000 15.07 A I a) 45-000 82-000 H 15.07 A I b) 61-000 112-000 (2) 15.07 A II a) 40-000 71-000 (3) 15.07 A II b) 40-000 71-000 (3) 15.17 A I 20-000 35-000 15.17 All 32-000 57-000 23.04 A 3-000 5-000 (4)

(') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by 3-20 u.a. / 100 kg . (2) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by 6 u.a./100 kg. (3) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the countries listed below and transported directly from those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by : (a) Spain : 0*50 u.a./ 100 kg ; (b) Turkey : 0-50 u.a./ 100 kg ; in addition , and provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by Turkey, the levy is reduced by 4-5 u.a./ 100 kg ; (c) Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia : 20-50 u.a./100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by those countries ; however, the repayment may not exceed the amount of the tax in force . (4) Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC ) No 601/76 and (EEC) No 602/76 , no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other residues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3 % .