31977R1348

No L 155/ 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 6 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1348 /77 of 23 June 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN for the implementation of the special measures for the COMMUNITIES , determination of offers of olive oil on the world market and the Greek market ( 10), as last amended by Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Regulation (EEC) No 983/77 ( n ), lays down the Economic Community, criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ;

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

Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ EEC of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of the Community and Greece (3), products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­ dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of 2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special not more than 3 % ; measures in particular for the determination of the offers of olive oil on the world market (4 ), and in parti­ cular 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 ; 2844/76 of 23 November 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 (5), and in parti­ non-member countries ; 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 on 20 and 21 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from June 1977 results in the fixing of the minimum levies Algeria (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof, 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 ; The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be as shown in the Annex . Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 3188 / 76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules

(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966 , p . 3025 / 66 . Article 2 ( 2 ) OJ No L 175 , 29 . 6 . 197,1 , p . 5 . (>) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393 / 66 . (■*) OJ No L 327 , 26 . 11 . 1976 , p . 4 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June ( 5 ) OJ No L 327 , 26 . II . 1976 , p . 6 . 1977 . (") OJ No I. 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976 , p . 24 . ( 7 ) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 . ( s ) O | No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 9 . ( I0) OJ No L 359 , 30 . 12 . 1976, p . 26. O OJ No L 154 , 15 . 6 . 1976 , p . 13 . (") OJ No L 118 , li . 5 . 1977, p . 7 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 June 1977 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 June 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil (tt.a. / 100 kv)

CCT heading Greece Non-member countries No

07.01 N II 700 900 07.03 A II 7-00 8 00 1 5.07 A I a) 3500 49 00 (') 1 5.07 A I b) 5400 1 01 00 (2 ) 1 5.07 A II a) 26 00 (3) 43-50 (}) 1 5.07 A II b) 35-00 (3 ) 54-00 (3) 15.17 AI 1600 21-00 15.17 A II 2600 34-00 23.04 A 300 3-00 C)

(') 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. (! ) 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-.S 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 . (*) Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulations ( EEC) No 2N43/ 76 and ( EEC) No 2844/ 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 % .