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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No702/81
of19March1981
fixingminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesontheimporta­
tionofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(ll)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarket
andofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries:
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson16and17March
1981leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3454/80(-'),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(s),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof.
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1620/77of18July1977layingdowndetailedrules
fortheimportationofoliveoilfromLebanon("),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December 1978(1°)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadings 07.01NIIand07.03A.IIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandonproductsfalling
withinsubheadings15.17BIand23.04AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffmustbecalculatedfromthe
minimumlevyapplicableontheoliveoilcontained
intheseproducts;whereas,however,thelevycharged
foroliveoilmaynotbelessthananamountequalto
8%ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,such
amounttobefixedatastandardrate;whereasapplica­
tionoftheseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixed
asindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.Article1(')O)NoL360,31.12.1980,p.16.
(3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(4)0*|NoL370,31.12.1980,p.81.
(5)O'jNoL169,28.6.1976,p.4.1.
(b)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(7)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
(s)OJNoL370,31.12.1980.p.82.
OOJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
(I0)OJNoL370,30.12.1978.p.60. (")OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

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Article2 Article3
TheleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20March
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII. 1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19March1981.
FortheCommission
PouIDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX1
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kv)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 3200(')
15.07AIb) 27-00(')
15.07AIc) 33-00(')
15.07AIIa)* 34-00(-')
15.07AIIb) 56-00(J)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecoun­
trieslistedbelowandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,thelevy
tobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)SpainandLebanon:0-60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:22-36ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountof
thetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:24-78ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofof
havingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynot
exceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby3-86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby309ECU/100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7-25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby5-80ECU/100kg.
/1Y.V/.A'11
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100/*')
CCI'headingNo Non-mcmbcr countries
07.01NII S-94
07.03AII 5-94
15.17BIa) I3-50
15.17BIb) 21-60
23.04AII 2-64