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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2576/87
of27August1987
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneralrules
forfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(u)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeachof
theproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesituationon
theworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketandofthe
levyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbefixed
takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobecollectedon
importsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson24and25August
1987leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithinsubhead­
ings07.01NIIand07.03AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffandonproductsfallingwithinsubheadings15.17B
Iand23.04AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffmustbe
calculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableontheolive
oilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,however,the
levychargedforoliveoilmaynotbelessthananamount
equalto8%ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,such
amounttobefixedatastandardrate;whereasapplication
oftheseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixedas-indi­
catedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organization ofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1915/87(2),andin
particularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
798/87(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
799/87(*),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Tunisia(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
413/86(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No800/87(10),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon(");
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(12)the
Commissiondecidedtousethetenderingprocedureto
fixleviesonoliveoil:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII. (2)OJNoL183,3.7.1987,p.7.
(3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
OOJNoL79,21.3.1987,p.11.
0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(«)OJNoL79,21.3.1987,p.12.oOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(8)OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.
(>)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(10)OJNoL79,21.3.1987,p.13.
(")OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
(12)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28August1987.
(u)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMembei
States.
DoneatBrussels,27August1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07AIa)
15.07AIb)
15.07AIc)
15.07AIIa)
15.07AIIb)60,00(')
60,00(')
60,00(')
70,00(2)
96,000
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelow
andtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Lebanon:0,60ECU/100kg;
(b)Tunisia:12,69ECU/100kg,providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxapplied
bythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Turkey:22,36ECU/100kg,providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxapplied
bythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(d)AlgeriaandMorocco:24,78ECU/100kg,providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby3,86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedby3,09ECU/100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7,25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedby5,80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countnes
07.01NII
07.03AII
15.17BIa)
15.17BIb)
23.04AII13,20
13,20
30,00
48,00
4,80