31979R0540

23 . 3 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 72/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 540/79 of 22 March 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 (12) speci­ fats ( l ), 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 16 (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 19 and 20 March 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 (') OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 1 . («) 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 (<>) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 43 . as indicated in Annex II to this Regulation, (7) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 9 . (8) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977, p. 10 . (») OJ No L 332, 29 . 11 . 1977, p. 26 . (") OJ No L 370, 30 . 12. 1978 , p . 60 . OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4. > 2) 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 23 March Annex I. 1979 .

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 1979 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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ANNEX I

Minimum import levies on olive oil (u.a./100 kg)

CCT heading No Greece Non-member countries

15.07 A I a) 27-00 (') 52-00 (') 15.07 A I b) 26-00 (•) 49-00 (!) 15.07 A I c) 30-00 (') 54-00 (') 15.07 A II a) 33-00 61-00 (2) 15.07 A II b) 46-00 86-00 (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, Spain and Lebanon : 0-50 u.a./ 100 kg ; ( b) Turkey : 1 8-50 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 - SO 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 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 ami transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy to be collected is reduced by 2.56 u.a./ 100 kg. (•') 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 ./ 1 00 kg .

ANNEX II

Import levies on other olive oil sector products

(u.a./100 i)

CCT heading No Greece Non-member countries

07.01 N II 5-72 10-78 07.03 A II 5-72 10-78 15.17 B I a) 13-00 24-50 15.17 B I b) 20-80 39-20 23.04 A II 2-40 4-32