27.11.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL346/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3397/92
of26November 1992
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
siondecidedtousethetenderingproceduretofixlevies
onoliveoil:
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneral
rulesforfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(l3)
specifiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedfor
eachoftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereas,inthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbe
fixed,takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobe
collectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcountries;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2046/92(2),andin
particularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1900/92(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1901/92(<■),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
TunisiaQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No413/86(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(?),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1902/92(l0),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon("),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(n),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,theCommis­Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(14),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigina­
tingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson23and24November
1992leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin29codes
07099039and07112090andonproductsfallingwithin
CNcodes15220031,15220039and23069019must
becalculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableonthe
oliveoilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,however,
thelevychargedforoliveoilmaynotbelessthanan
amountequalto8%ofthevalueoftheimported
product,suchamounttobefixedatastandardrate;
whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionsleadstothelevies
beingfixedasindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
0OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.-
(4)OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.1.
(ÓOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(«)OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.2.
OOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(■)OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.
OOJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(,0)OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.3.
(")OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
HOJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.HOJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.
HOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

NoL346/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.11.92
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27November
1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26November1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
15091010 79,00(2)
15091090 79,00(2)
15099000 92,00(3)
15100010 77,00(2)
15100090 122,00(4)
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.However,an
amountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3094/92istobeleviedinaccordancewithArticle
101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.
(2)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcodeandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowand
transporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Lebanon:ECU0,60per100kg;
(b)Tunisia:ECU12,69per100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttax
appliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Turkey:ECU22,36per100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttax
appliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(d)AlgeriaandMorocco:ECU24,78per100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(3)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU3,86per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU3,09per100kg.
(4)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:.
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU7,25per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU5,80per100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
07099039 17,38
07112090 17,38
15220031 39,50
15220039 63,20
23069019 6,16
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.However,an
amountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3148/91istobeleviedinaccordancewithArticle
101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.