31976R2766

16 . 11 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 316/9

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2766/76 of 15 November 1976 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN and the Greek market (10), lays down the criteria for COMMUNITIES, fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the Economic Community, products concerned on the basis of an examination of the world or Greek markets and of the Community Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a tenderers ; common organization of the market in oils and fats (1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of 1707/73 (2), products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­ of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the the Community and Greece (3), Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of not more than 3 % ; Having regard to Council Reguation (EEC) No 601 /76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy particular for the determination of the offers of olive of the provisions of the agreements between the oil on the world market (4), and in particular Article 2 Community and certain non-member countries ; (3) thereof, whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No non-member countries ; 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in particular for the determination of the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /76 offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5), and in parti­ of 29 October 1976 (n ), has foreseen special condi­ cular Article 2 (3) thereof, tions for tendering procedures for fixing the levy on olive oil during November 1976 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas the application of the rules described above to the levy rates submitted by tenderers between 9 and Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 12 November 1976 results in the fixing of the 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from minimum levies as shown in the Annex to this Regu­ Morocco (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof, lation ,

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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June 1976 (9), the Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ; Article 1

Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the as shown in the Annex . implementation of the special measures for the deter­ mination of offers of olive oil on the world market

(•) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66 . Article 2 (2) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973 , p. 5. (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 16 (5) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 3 . November 1976 . (6) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p. 24 . (7 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 . (8) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6. 1976, p . 9 . ( 10) OJ No L 119 , 6. 5 . 1976, p. 7. H OJ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p . 13 . (") OJ No L 300 , 30 . 10 . 1976, p. 60 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1976 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

(u.a./ 100 kg)

CCT Greece Non-member countries heading No

07.01 N II 700 9.00 07.03 A II 7.00 8.00 15.07 A I a) 3600 50.00 (•) 1 5.07 A I b) 5600 103.00 (2) 15.07 Alia) 32.50 42.00 (3) 15.07 A lib) 37.50 65.00 (3) 1 5.17 A I 16.00 21.00 15.17 A II 26.00 34.00 23.04 A 3.00 3.00 (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) Greece and Spain : 050 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 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 % .