31977R2045

No L 237 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 9 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2045 / 77 of 15 September 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) COMMUNITIES , No 3188 / 76 of 23 December 1976 on detailed rules for the implementation of the special measures for the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European determination of offers of olive oil on the world Economic Community, market and the Greek market ( n ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 983/77 ( 12), lays down the Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC criteria for 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 1 707 / 73 ( 2 ), 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 market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between tenderers ; the Community and Greece (3 ), Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no 2843 / 76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­ measures in particular for the determination of the dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the offers of olive oil on the world market (4), and in parti­ Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of cular Article 2 (3 ) thereof, not more than 3 % ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2844/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special Whereas account should be taken in applying the levy measures in particular for the determination of the of the provisions of the agreements between the offers of olive oil on the Greek market (5 ), and in parti­ Community and certain non-member countries ; cular Article 2 (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 ; 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 on 12 and 13 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No September 1977 results in the fixing of the minimum 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from Morocco ( 7), and in particular Article 5 thereof, levies as shown in the Annex to 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 180 /77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­ nity of certain agricultural products originating in Article 1 Turkey (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,

Whereas, in Regulation ( EEC) No 1362/76 of 14 June The minimum levies on imports of olive oil shall be 1 976 ( l0), 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 . (-') OJ No L 1 75, 29 . 6. 1 973, p. 5. Article 2 (3 ) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393 / 66 . <) OJ No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976, p . 4. 5 ) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p . 6 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 b) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 24 . September 1977. 7) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 . s) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 9 . (9) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977, p. 10 . (") OJ No L 359 , 30 . 12 . 1976, p . 26 . ( 10) OJ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p . 13 . OJ No L 1 18 , 1 1 . 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, 1 5 September 1 977 .

For the Com mission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 September 1977 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

(u.a.. ' ICC L »)

(XT heading Greece Non - member countries No

07.01 N II 700 9-00 07.03 A 11 7-00 8-00 1 5.07 A I a) 32 00 ( 3 ) 52-50 ( 3 ) 1 5.07 A I b) 36 00 (3 ) 55-50 ( 3 ) I 5.07 A I c) 36 00 ( ') 59-00 (3 ) 15.07 A II a ) 3800 64-00 (') 15.07 A II b ) 54-00 1 10-50 ( : ) 15.17 A I 1 6-00 21-00 15.17 A II 26-00 34-00 23.04 A 3-00 (·*) 3-00 (-1 )

(') For imports ot oil Killing within this tariff subheading : (. i ) produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any ot those countries to the Community , the levy to he collected is reduced by 3.20 u.a ./ 100 kg . ( h ) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy to he collected is reduced by 2 SO u.a ./ 1 ( M ) kg. (-') l or imports ot oil tailing within this tariff subheading : ( a ) produced entirely in Algeria , Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any ot those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by b u.a . / 100 kg ; ( b ) produced entirely m Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced bv 4 SO u.a ./ 1 00 kg. (') For imports ot oil tailing within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one ot the countries listed below and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced bv . ( a ) Greece and Spain : 0 50 u.a ./ 100 kg ; ( b ) Turkey ; I H SO u.a . / 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof ot having paid the export tax applied bv that country . however, the repayment may not exceed the amount of the tax m force . ( c ) Algeria , Morocco . Tunisia : 20-50 u.a ./ 100 kg provided that the operator lurmshes proof ot having paid the export tax applied by those countries ; however , the repayment may not exceed the amount tit the tax in force . {*) Pursuant m Article * of Regulations ( EEC ) No 2843 /76> and ( HFC ) No 2844 /76\ no import levy is collected on oil-cake and other residues falling within subheading 2 *.04 A ot the Common Customs " Tariff and having an oil content ot not more than ^ " u