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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2260/93
of12August1993
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
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(6),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
TunisiaQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No413/86(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1902/92(10),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon(u),WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(12),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,theCommis­
siondecidedtousethetenderingproceduretofixlevies
onoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneral
rulesforfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(13)
specifiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedfor
eachoftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereas,inthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbe
fixed,takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobe
collectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (M),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson9and10August1993
leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulation ;
WhereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithinCN
codes07099039and07112090andonproductsfalling
withinCNcodes15220031,15220039and23069019
mustbecalculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableon
theoliveoilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,
however,thelevychargedforoliveoilmaynotbeless
thananamountequalto8%ofthevalueofthe(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.1.
(3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(4)OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.0OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.2.f)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(«)OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.0OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(,0)OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.3.I")OTNoL181.21.7.1977.o.4.(12)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.HOJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.HOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

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importedproduct,suchamounttobefixedatastandard
rate;whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionsleadstothe
leviesbeingfixedasindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegula­
tion,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13August1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12August1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
15091010 79,00(2)
15091090 79,000
15099000 92,00(3)
15100010 77,00(2)
15100090 122,00(4)
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(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.
(')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.