31978R0620

31 . 3 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 620/ 78

of 30 March 1978

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 ( 12 ), as last amended by Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC Regulation (EEC) No 2413 /77 ( 13 ), lays down the of 22 September 1966 on the . establishment of a criteria for fixing the rate of the minimum levy ; common organization of the market in oils and fats (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas that rate must be fixed for each of the 2560/77 (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 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between market, and also of the levy rates indicated by the tenderers ; the Community and Greece (3),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas account should be taken of the oil content of 2843/76 of 23 November 1976 laying down special products other than olive oil ; whereas, however, no measures in particular for the determination of the levies are applied to imports of oil-cake and other resi­ offers of olive oil on the world market (4), as amended dues falling within subheading 23.04 A of the by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 / 77 (5), and in particular Common Customs Tariff and having an oil content of 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 (6), as amended Community and certain non-member countries ; by Regulation (EEC) No 2361 /77, and in particular whereas , in particular, the levy must be calculated on Article 2 (3) thereof, the basis of the levy to be collected on imports from non-member countries ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from Algeria (7), and in particular Article 5 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 March 1978 results in the fixing of the minimum 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil from levies as shown in the Annex to this Regulation , Morocco (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180 /77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­ nity of certain agricultural products originating in Turkey ( 10), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof, Article 1

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

(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/ 66 . (2) OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No 197, 29 . 10 . 1966, p . 3393/66 . Article 2 (4) OJ No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976, p. 4. (5) OJ No L 277, 29 . 10 . 1977, p. 2 . (6) OJ No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976, p. 6 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March (7) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24 . 1978 . (8) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 43 . (9) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 9 . ( 10) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977, p. 10 . ( 12) OJ No L 359 , 30 . 12. 1976, p . 26 . (") OJ No L 154, 15 . 6 . 1976, p. 13 . ( 13) OJ No L 279 , 1 . 11 . 1977, p . 55 .

No L 84 / 12 31 . 3 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels , 30 March 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 March 1978 fixing the minimum import levies on olive oil

(u.a. / 100 kg)

CCT Greece Non-member countries heading No

07.01 N II 600 10-00 07.03 A II 600 10.00 15.07 A I a) 30-00 (3) 56.00 (3) 15.07 A I b) 30 00 (3) 54-00 (3) 15.07 A I c) 30.00 (3) 54-00 (3) 15.07 A II a) 31.00 58-00 15.07 A lib) 45.00 84.00 (2) 15.17 B I a) 14-00 25-00 15.17 B I b) 22-00 40-00 23.04 A 2-00 (4) 4-00 (4)

(') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading : (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 3.20 u.a./ 100 kg ; (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 2.56 u.a./ 100 kg. (2 ) For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading : (a) produced entirely in Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 6 u.a./ 100 kg ; (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 4.80 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 any of 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 : 18.50 u.a./ 100 kg provided that the operator furnishes proof of having paid the export tax applied by that country ; however, the repayment may not exceed the amount of the tax in force ; (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 in Article 3 of Regulations ( EEC) No 2843/ 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 % .