REGULATION (EEC) No 156/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 1973 on imports of olive oil from the Lebanon

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;

Whereas Article 8 of Annex I to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic (hereinafter called "the Agreement") makes provision for special treatment to be accorded to imports of olive oil falling within subheading No 15.07 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, obtained entirely in the Lebanon and transported direct from that country to the Community ; whereas, before that treatment can be accorded, rules for its application must be adopted;

Whereas provided that the Lebanese Republic imposes a special charge on exports, this special treatment involves a standard rebate of 0.50 units of account per 100 kilogrammes on the levy charged on such oil and also a reduction of that same levy corresponding to the amount of the special charge, up to a maximum of 4 units of account per 100 kilogrammes;

Whereas it is necessary to lay down that, in accordance with the Agreement, the special export charge should have the effect of increasing the price of the oil on importation into the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Where the Lebanese Republic imposes the special charge on exports of olive oil other than refined olive oil falling within subheading No 15.07 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, obtained entirely in the Lebanon and transported direct from that country to the Community, the levy on imports upon the importation of such oil into the Community shall be the levy calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC (1) of 25 October 1966 on the establishment of a common market in oils and fats, less: - 0 750 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, and

- an amount equal to the special charge imposed by the Lebanese Republic on exports of that oil, up to a maximum of 4 units of account per 100 kilogrammes.

Article 2

The treatment provided for in Article 1 shall be applied to all imports in respect of which the importer provides proof that the special export charge referred to in the said Article is reflected in the import price.

Article 3

Where the Lebanese Republic does not impose the special export charge, the levy on imports into the Community of the oil referred to in Article 1 shall be the levy calculated in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, less 0 750 units of account per 100 kilogrammes.

Article 4

Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation, and of Article 2 in particular, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply as from the entry into force of the Agreement, and during the subsistence of the latter. (1)OJ No L 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1972.

For the Council

The President

I. NØRGAARD