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14 . 8 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 221 / 9

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2012/76 of 13 August 1976 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN implementation of the special measures for the deter­ COMMUNITIES, mination of offers of olive oil on the world market and the Greek market (10), lays down the criteria for Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European fixing the rate of the minimum levy ; Economic Community,

Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC products concerned on the basis of an examination of of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a the world or Greek markets and of the Community common organization of the market in oils and market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No tenderers ; 1707/73 (2),

Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/ 66/ EEC of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no the Community and Greece (3), levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­ dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of Having regard to Council Reguation (EEC) No 601 /76 not more than 3 % ; of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in particular for the determination of the offers of olive oil on the world market (4), and in particular Article 2 Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy (3) thereof, of the provisions of the agreements between the Community and certain non-member countries ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from measures in particular for the determination of the non-member countries ; offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­ cular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas the application of the rules described above Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No to the levy rates submitted by tenderers between 1 and 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from 7 August 1976 results in the fixing of the minimum Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof, 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 Morocco (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from Tunisia (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Article 1 Whereas, in Regulation ( EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June 1 976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ; For the period from 16 to 31 August 1976, the minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be as shown in the Annex . Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the

(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025 / 66 . I2) 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 . ( s) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p . 3 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 August (") OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24. 1976 . ( 7) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 43 . (8) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 9 . (9) OJ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p. 13 . ( 10) OJ No L 119 , 6. 5 . 1976, p. 7 .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 August 1976.

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

(u.a. / 100 ku)

CCT Greece Non-member countries Heading No

07.01 N II 8000 1 5.000 07.03 A II 8 000 14.000 15.07 A I a) 45.000 82.000 (') 15.07 Alb) 61.000 1 1 2.000 (2) 15.07 A II a) 40.000 71.000 (3 ) 40.000 71.000 (3 ) 15.07 A lib) 15.17 A I 20.000 35.000 15.17 A II 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 .5-20 u.a . / 100 kg. (*') 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-.S0 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 . (J ) Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulations (EEC) No 601 / 76 and ( EEC) No 602/ 76, no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other resi­ dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3 % .