31991R0014

4. 1 . 91 No L 2/5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 14/91 of 3 January 1991 fixing the minimum levies oh the importation of olive oil and levies on the importation of other olive oil sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the world market and the Community market and of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­ Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without Portugal, prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in accordance with the agreements between the Community Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of and these third countries ; 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the particular Article 16 (2) thereof, Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 cular the levy applicable for those countries must be of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No collected on imports from the other third countries ; 4014/88 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /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 31 December 1990 Morocco 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No and 1 January 1991 leads to the minimum levies being 4015/88 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof, fixed as indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof, must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas, of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4016/88 (10), and in imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard particular Article 10 (2) thereof, rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 tion, of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­ tation of olive oil from Lebanon (n) ;

Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ; Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (13) speci­ The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in fies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for each of Annex I. the products concerned on the basis of the situation on

0 OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. Article 2 0 OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. 0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 24. (4) OJ No L 358, 27. 12. 1988, p. 1 . The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector 0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 43. («) OJ No L 358, 27. 12. 1988, p. 2. products are fixed in Annex II. 0 OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9 . f) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 . o OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10. H OJ No L 358, 27. 12. 1988, p. 3. Article 3 (") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7. 1977, p. 4. (,2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1978, p. 60. (,3) OJ No L 331 , 28. 11 . 1978, p. 6. This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 3 January 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

4. 1 . 91 No L 2/7 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 77,00 (') 1509 10 90 77,00 (>) 1509 90 00 89,00 (2) 1510 00 10 77,00 (>) 1510 00 90 1 22,00 (3)

(') For imports of oil falling within this CN code 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 : ECU 0,60 per 100 kg ; (b) Turkey : ECU 11,48 per 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 : ECU 12,69 per 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 CN code : (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 ECU 3,86 per 100 kg ; (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by ECU 3,09 per 100 kg. (3) For imports of oil falling within this CN code : (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 ECU 7,25 per 100 kg ; (b) produced entirely in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy to be collected is reduced by ECU 5,80 per 100 kg.

ANNEX II

Import levies on other olive oil sector products

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

0709 90 39 16,94 071 1 20 90 16,94 1522 00 31 38,50 1522 00 39 61,60 2306 90 19 6,16