31988R3908

No L 347/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 12. 88

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3908/88 of 15 December 1988 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 by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (,2) the Commission decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules Portugal, for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (,3) speci­ fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of the products concerned on the basis of the situation on Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of the world market and the Community market and of the 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common levy rates indicated by tenderers ; organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2210/88 (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,

Whereas in the collection of the levy, account should be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­ Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed 798/87 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be collected on imports from the other third countries ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76 of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in Morocco ^, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­ 799/87 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof, tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in accordance with the agreements between the Community Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 and these third countries ; of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the levy rates indicated by tenderers on 12 and 13 December Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 1988 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ; certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (®), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 800/87 (10), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,

Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 codes 0709 90 39 and 071 1 20 90 and on products falling of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­ within - CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19 tation of olive oil from Lebanon (n) ; must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas, (') OJ No 172, 30. 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less I1) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 1 . than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 24. imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard {*) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 11 . rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the 0 OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43. (6) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 12. levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­ f) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 9. tion, (*) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 . (») OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10. (,0) OJ No L 79, 21 . 3. 1987, p. 13. (12) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60. (") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4. (,3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 6.

16 . 12. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 347/21

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 16 December Annex I. 1988 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1988 . For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

No L 347/22 16 . 12. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX I

Minimum import levies on olive oil

(ECU/100 kg) CN code Non-member countries

1509 10 10 75,00 (') 1509 10 90 75,00 (') 1509 90 00 87,00 (2) 1510 00 10 75,00 (') 1510 00 90 1 19,00 (3)

(') For imports of oil falling within this 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) Turkey : 11,48 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, Tunisia and Morocco ; 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. (*) These amounts may be increased by an additional amount to be determined by the Community and the third countries in question. (2) For imports of oil falling within this 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 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) CN code Non-member countries

0709 90 39 16,50 0711 20 90 16,50 1522 00 31 37,50 1522 00 39 60,00 2306 90 19 6,00