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of5November 1981
fixingminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesontheimporta­
tionofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(u)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesituation
ontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson2and3November
1981leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadings 07.01NIIand07.03AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandonproductsfalling
withinsubheadings15.17BIand23.04AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffmustbecalculatedfromthe
minimumlevyapplicableontheoliveoilcontainedin
theseproducts;whereas,however,thelevychargedfor
oliveoilmaynotbelessthananamountequalto8%
ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,suchamountto
befixedatastandardrate;whereasapplicationof
theseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexIItothisRegulation ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3454/80(2),
andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1514/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginAlgeria(3),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3539/80(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1521/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginMorocco(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3539/80,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginTunisia(6),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3539/80,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
Turkey(7),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3540/80(8),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1620/77of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theimportationofoliveoilfromLebanon(9),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978(l0)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.16. Article1
(3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
OOJNoL370,31.12.1980,p.81.
(5)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.(6)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
OOJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.0OJNoL370,31.12.1980,p.82.
0OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
HOJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60. (")OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

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Article2 Article3
TheleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6November
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII. 1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5November1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 32-00(>)
15.07Alb) 32-00(')
15.07Ale) 33-00(>)
15.07AIIa) 32-500
15.07AIIb) 56-00(3)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecoun­
trieslistedbelowandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,thelevy
tobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)SpainandLebanon:0-60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:22-36ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthe
taxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:24-78ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofof
havingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynotexceed
theamountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby3-86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3-09ECU/100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7-25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby5-80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
07.01NII 7-04
07.03AII 7-04
15.17BIa) 16-00
15.17BIb) 25-60
23.04AII 2-64