31987R2279

No L 209 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 7 . 87

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2279/87 of 30 July 1987 fixing the minimum levies on the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (,3) speci­ Economic Community, fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of the products concerned on the basis of the situation on the world market and the Community market and of the Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and levy rates indicated by tenderers ; Portugal, Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­ organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 (2), and in taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on particular Article 16 (2) thereof, imports from the other third countries ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in levy rates indicated by tenderers on 27 and 28 July 1987 Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in 798/87 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Annex I to this Regulation ;

Whereas the import levy on olives falling within subhead­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76 ings 07.01 N II and 07.03 A II of the Common Customs of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in Tariff and on products falling within subheadings 15.17 B Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No I and 23.04 A II of the Common Customs Tariff must be 799/87 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof, calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas, however, the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 levy charged for olive oil may not be less than an amount of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in equal to 8 % of the value of the imported product, such Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No amount to be fixed at a standard rate ; whereas application 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof, of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indi­ cated in Annex II to this Regulation, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 800/87 (10), and in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : particular Article 10 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 Article 1 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­ tation of olive oil from Lebanon (") ; The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in Annex I. Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12) the Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ; Article 2

(■) OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector 0 OJ No L 183, 3 . 7. 1987, p. 7. products are fixed in Annex II. 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 24. (4) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3 . 1987, p. 11 . 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6 . 1976, p. 43 . («) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3 . 1987, p . 12. Article 3 o OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9 . ,(8) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p . 10 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 1987. (10) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3 . 1987, p . 13 . H OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977, p. 4. H OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60. (I3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 6.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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ANNEX I

Minimum import levies on olive oil

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

15.07 A I a) 60,00 (') 15.07 A I b) 60,00 (') 15.07 A I c) 60,00 (') 15.07 A II a) 70,00 0 15.07 A II b) 96,00 (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) Lebanon : 0,60 ECU/ 100 kg ; (b) Tunisia : 12,69 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) 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 ; (d) Algeria and Morocco : 24,78 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 . (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. (3) 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 kg)

CCT heading No Non-member countries

07.01 N II 13,20 07.03 A II 13,20 15.17 B I a) 30,00 15.17 B I b) 48,00 23.04 A II 4,80