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30 . 12 . 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 341 /53

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3307/94 of 29 December 1994 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, sion decided to use the tendering procedure to fix levies on olive oil ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2751 /78 of 23 November 1978 laying down general Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of rules for fixing the import levy on olive oil by tender (,3) 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common specifies that the minimum levy rate shall be fixed for organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last each of the products concerned on the basis of the situa­ amended by Regulation (EC) No 31 79/93 (2), and in parti­ tion on the world market and the Community market and cular Article 16 (2) thereof, of the levy rates indicated by tenderers ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 Whereas, in the collection of the levy, account should be of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in Algeria (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) taken of the provisions in the Agreements between the No 1900/92 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Community and certain third countries ; whereas in parti­ cular the levy applicable for those countries must be fixed, taking as a basis for calculation the levy to be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1521 /76 collected on imports from the other third countries ; of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in Morocco (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1901 /92 (*), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas, with regard to Turkey and the Maghreb coun­ tries, the provisions of this Regulation should be without prejudice to the additional amount to be determined in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1508/76 accordance with the agreements between the Community of 24 June 1976 on imports of olive oil originating in and these third countries : Tunisia Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 413/86 (8), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the of 17 May 1977 on imports into the Community of overseas countries and territories with the European certain agricultural products originating in Turkey (9), as Economic Community (14), no levies shall apply on last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (10), and in imports of products originating in the overseas countries particular Article 10 (2) thereof, and territories :

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1620/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the impor­ Whereas application of the rules recalled above to the tation of olive oil from Lebanon (n), levy rates indicated by tenderers on 26 and 27 December 1994 leads to the minimum levies being fixed as indicated in Annex I to this Regulation ; Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /78 (12), as amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, the Commis

Whereas the import levy on olives falling within CN ■) OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 2) OJ No L 285, 20 . 11 . 1993, p. 9 . codes 0709 90 39 and 0711 20 90 and on products falling 3) OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p . 24. within CN codes 1522 00 31 , 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19 4) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 1 . must be calculated from the minimum levy applicable on ^ OJ No L 169, 28 . 6. 1976, p. 43 . the olive oil contained in these products ; whereas, 6) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 2. j OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 9. however, the levy charged for olive oil may not be less 8) OJ No L 48 , 26. 2. 1986, p. 1 . than an amount equal to 8 % of the value of the ») OJ No L 142, 9 . 6. 1977, p. 10. 10) OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1992, p. 3. ") OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977, p. 4. (13) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978, p. 6. • 2) OJ No L 370, 30 . 12. 1978, p. 60 . H OJ No L 263, 19. 9 . 1991 , p. 1 .

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imported product, such amount to be fixed at a standard Article 2 rate ; whereas application of these provisions leads to the levies being fixed as indicated in Annex II to this Regula­ The levies applicable on imports of other olive oil sector tlOlly products are fixed in Annex II.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 3 Article 1 The minimum levies on olive oil imports are fixed in This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 December Annex I. 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 December 1994.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Minimum import levies on olive oil (')

(ECU/100 kg)

CN code Non-member countries

1509 10 10 79,00 (2) 1509 10 90 79,00 (2) 1509 90 00 92,00 (3) 1510 00 10 77,00 (2) 1510 00 90 122,00 (4)

(') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. (2) 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 f) 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. (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 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. (4) 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 17,38 0711 20 90 17,38 1522 00 31 39,50 1522 00 39 63,20 2306 90 19 6,16

(') No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.