31981R3370

No L 340 /8 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 11 . 81

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3370 /81

of 26 November 1981

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 Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of COMMUNITIES, 23 November 1978 laying down general rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (") speci­ fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of the products concerned on the basis of the situation Economic Community, on the world market and the Community market and of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), Whereas in the collection of the levy account should as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3454/80 (2), be taken of the provisions in the Agreements between and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof, the Community and certain third countries ; whereas 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 151 4/ /6 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­ tries ; nating in Algeria (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3539/80 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No levy rates indicated by tenderers on 23 and 24 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­ November 1981 leads to the minimum levies being nating in Morocco (5), as last amended by Regulation fixed as indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ; (EEC) No 3539/80, and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas the import levy on olives falling within Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No subheadings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the 1508 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil origi­ Common Customs Tariff and on products falling nating in Tunisia (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) within subheadings 15.17 B I and 23.04 A II of the No 3539/80, and in particular Article 5 thereof, Common Customs Tariff must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No these products ; whereas, however, the levy charged for 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Commu­ olive oil may not be less than an amount equal to 8 % nity of certain agricultural products originating in of the value of the imported product, such amount to Turkey (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application of 3540/80 (8), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof, these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­ cated in Annex II to this Regulation , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the importation of olive oil from Lebanon (9),

Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 of 28 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : December 1978 (10) the Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;

(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 . 2) OJ No L 360 , 31 . 12. 1980, p . 16 . Article 1 (3) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24. 4) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1980 , p. 81 . 5) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 . 6) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 9 . The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in 7) OJ No L 142, 9 . 6 . 1977, p. 10 . Annex I. 8) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 82. 9) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p . 4. 10) OJ No L 370 , 30 . 12. 1978 , p. 60 . (") OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6.

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The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 sector products are fixed in Annex II. November 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels , 26 November 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

No L 340/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 11 . 81

ANNEX I ■

Minimum import levies on olive oil

(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Non-member countries

15.07 A I a) 30-00 f ) 15.07 A I b) 30-00 (') 15.07 A I c) 33-00 (') 15.07 A II a) 32-50 (2) 15.07 A II b) 56-00 O

(') For imports of oil falling within this tariff subheading and produced entirely in one of the coun­ tries listed below and transported directly from any of those countries to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by : (a) Spain and Lebanon : 060 ECU/ 100 kg ; (b) Turkey : 22-36 ECU/ 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 : 24-78 ECU/ 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 . (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 3-86 ECU/ 100 kg ; (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 3-09 ECU/ 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 7-25 ECU/ 100 kg ; (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by 5-80 ECU/ 100 kg.

ANNEX II

Import levies on other olive oil sector products

(ECU/100 k <!) CCT heading No Non-member countries

07.01 N II 6-60 07.03 A II 6-60 15.17 B I a) 15-00 15.17 B I b) 24-00 23.04 A II 2-64