NoL1/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.1.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4/92
of3January1992
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereas,inthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbe
fixed,takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobe
collectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereas,withregardtoTurkeyandtheMaghrebcoun­
tries,theprovisionsofthisRegulationshouldbewithout
prejudicetotheadditionalamounttobedeterminedin
accordancewiththeagreementsbetweentheCommunity
andthesethirdcountries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson30and31December
1991leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin29codes
07099039and07112090andonproductsfallingwithin
CNcodes15220031,15220039and23069019must
becalculatedlromtheminimumlevyapplicableonthe
oliveoilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,however,
thelevychargedforoliveoilmaynotbelessthanan
amountequalto8%ofthevalueoftheimported
product,suchamounttobefixedatastandardrate;
whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionsleadstothelevies
beingfixedasindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),andin
particularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No728/91(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No729/91(6),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Tunisia(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No413/86(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No730/91(10),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon("),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(12),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,theCommis­
siondecidedtousethetenderingproceduretofixlevies
onoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneral
rulesforfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(l3)
specifiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedfor
eachoftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
2)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
4)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.1.
ÓOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
6)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.2.
0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
8)OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.
>)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
l0)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.3.
")OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
12)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
13)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4January1992.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3January1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
15091010
15091090
15099000
15100010
1510009072,00(')
72,00(')
83,00(2)
77,00(')
122,00(3)
(')ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcodeandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowand
transporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Lebanon:ECU0,60per100kg;
(b)Turkey:ECU11,48per100kg(*)providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttax
appliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,TunisiaandMorocco:ECU12,69per100kgf)providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhaving
paidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetax
inforce.
(")TheseamountsmaybeincreasedbyanadditionalamounttobedeterminedbytheCommunityandthethird
countriesinquestion.
(2)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU3,86per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU3,09per100kg.
(3)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU7,25per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU5,80per100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
07099039
07112090
15220031
15220039
2306901915,84
15,84
36,00
57,60
6,16