NoL71/18PENI OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.95
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No688/95
of30March1995
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon(10),
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78("),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,theCommis­
siondecidedtousethetenderingproceduretofixlevies
onoliveoil;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofAustria,Finlandand
Sweden,andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneral
rulesforfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(12)
specifiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedfor
eachoftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers; HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1900/92(3),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
Whereas,inthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbe
fixed,takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobe
collectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcountries;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1901/920,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
Whereas,withregardtoTurkeyandtheMaghrebcoun­
tries,theprovisionsofthisRegulationshouldbewithout
prejudicetotheadditionalamounttobedeterminedin
accordancewiththeagreementsbetweentheCommunity
andthesethirdcountries;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Tunisia(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No413/86Q,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (13),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1902/92(9),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
(■)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(3)OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.1.Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson27and28March
(4)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.(jOJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.2.
(<)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.0OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.
(8)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.0OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.3.(10)OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
(")OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
(12)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.
(>3)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

31.3.95 (EN1OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL71/19
1995leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
WhereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithinCN
codes07099039and07112090andonproductsfalling
withinCNcodes15220031,15220039and23069019
mustbecalculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableon
theoliveoilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,
however,thelevychargedforoliveoilmaynotbeless
thananamountequalto8%ofthevalueofthe
importedproduct,suchamounttobefixedatastandard
rate;whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionsleadstothe
leviesbeingfixedasindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegula­
tion,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon31March1995.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
15091010 59,00(2)
15091090 59,00(2)
15099000 70,00(3)
15100010 72,00(2)
15100090 116,00(4)
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(2)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcodeandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowand
transporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Lebanon:ECU0,7245per100kg;
(b)Turkey:ECU13,8645(*)per100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttax
appliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,TunisiaandMorocco:ECU15,3245(")per100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofof
havingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountof
thetaxinforce.
(*)TheseamountsmaybeincreasedbyanadditionalamounttobedeterminedbytheCommunityandthethird
countriesinquestion.
0ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU4,661per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU3,731per100kg.
(4)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU8,754per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU7,004per100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
07099039 12,98
07112090 12,98
15220031 29,50
15220039 47,20
23069019 5,76
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.