31976R3211

31 . 12 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 362/ 19

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3211 /76 of 30 December 1976 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) COMMUNITIES, No 1046/76 of 4 May 1976 on detailed rules for the implementation of the special measures for the deter­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European mination of offers of olive oil on the world market Economic Community, and the Greek market ( n), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2803/76 (12), lays down the criteria for Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC fixing the rate of the minimum levy ; of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the fats ( !), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No products concerned on the basis of an examination of 1707/73 (2), the world or Greek markets and of the Community market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC tenderers ; of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece (3), Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no Having regard to Council Reguation (EEC) No 601 /76 levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­ of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the particular for the determination of the offers of olive Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of oil on the world market (4), as amended by Regulation not more than 3 % ; (EEC) No 2600/76 (5), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy of the provisions of the agreements between the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Community and certain non-member countries ; 602/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special whereas, in particular, the levy must be calculated on measures in particular for the determination of the the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from offers of olive oil on the Greek market (6), as amended non-member countries ; by Regulation (EEC) No 2600/76, and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas the application of the rules described above to the levy rates submitted by tenderers on 27 and 28 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No December 1976 results in the fixing of the minimum 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation, Algeria (7), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from Morocco (8), 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 (9), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Article 1

Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be 1976 ( 10), the Commission decided to use the as shown in the Annex . tendering procedure to fix the levies on olive oil ;

(») 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 . (5) OJ No L 297, 28 . 10 . 1976, p . 4. This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 (6) OJ No L 72, 18 . 3 . 1976, p. 3 . December 1976 . ( 7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24. (8) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 . H OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 9 . (") OJ No L 119, 6. 5 . 1976, p. 7. ( 10) OJ No L 154, 15. 6 . 1976, p . 13 . ( 12) OJ No L 320, 20 . 11 . 1976, p . 21 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 December 1976. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

(u.a./ 100 kg)

CCT heading Greece Non-member countries No

07.01 N II 7-00 9-00 07.03 A II 700 8-00 1 5.07 A I a) 3600 50-00 C ) 1 5.07 A I b) 5600 103-00 (2) 1 5.07 A II a) 32-50 (J) 42-00 (>) 1 5.07 A II b) 37-50 (3) 65-00 (J) 15.17 A I 1600 21-00 15.17 A II 2600 34-00 23.04 A 3-00 3-00 («)

(') 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 : 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 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 % .