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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 197 / 79 of 1 February 1979 fixing minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importa­ tion of other olive oil sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28 COMMUNITIES , December 1978 ( n ) the Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ 66/EEC Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a 23 November 1978 laying down general rules for common organization of the market in oils and fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender ( ,2) speci­ fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each 1 562/78 (2), and in particular Article 1 6 (2) thereof, of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­ tion on the world or Greek markets and the Commu­ nity market and of the levy rates indicated by Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2749/78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and tenderers ; fats between the Community and Greece (3), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas in the collection of the levy account should 1514/76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­ be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between nating in Algeria (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) the Community and certain third countries ; whereas No 2761 /78 (5), and in particular Article 5 thereof, in particular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed taking as a basis for calculation the levy Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No to be collected on imports from the other third coun­ 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­ tries ; nating in Morocco (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­ Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the nating in Tunisia (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) levy rates indicated by tenderers on 29 and 30 January No 2761 /78 , and in particular Article 5 thereof, 1979 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indi­ cated in Annex I to 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 (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/78 (9), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof, Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the Common Customs Tariff and on products falling Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon ( 10), minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025 / 66 . for olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to (2 ) OJ No L 185, 7 . 7 . 1978 , p. 1 . 8 % of the value of the imported product, such (3 ) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 1 . H OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 24 . amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas applica­ (5 ) OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1978 , p. 13 . tion of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed (o) OJ No L 169 , 28 . 6 . 1976, p . 43 . as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation , 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 9 . (8) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977 , p. 10 . (9) OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1977, p . 26 . (") OJ No L 370 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , p . 60 . ( 10) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4 . ( 12 ) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p . 6 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2 The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector products are fixed in Annex II . Article 1 Article 3 The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February Annex I. 1979 .

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

Done at Brussels, 1 February 1979 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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ANNEX I

Minimum import levies on olive oil

( u.a. / 100 k '')

CCT heading No Greece Non-member countries

15.07 A I a) 29.00 (') 54.00 (') 15.07 Alb) 28.00 t 1 ) 53.00 (!) 15.07 A I c) 32.00 (') 56.00 (1) 15.07 A II a) 35-00 63-00 (2 ) 15.07 A II b) 48-00 88.00 (3 )

(') For imports ot oil tailing within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one ot the countries listed below and transported directly from any ot those countries to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by : ( a ) Greece , Spain and Lebanon : 0.50 u.a./ 100 kg ; ( b ) Turkey : IX SO 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 . (-') For import:* ot oil tailing 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 bv 2 u.a. / 100 kg . (') For 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 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.

ANNEX II

Import levies on other olive oil sector products ( II.. I.. ICC Li;)

CCT heading No Greece N on - member countries

07.01 N II 6.00 11.00 07.03 A II 6.00 11.00 15.17 B I a) 14.00 27-00 15.17 B I b) 22.00 42.00 23.04 A II 3.00 4.00