4.8.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL214/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1873/78
of3August1978
fixingtheminimumimportleviesonoliveoil
Whereas,inRegulation(EEC)No1362/76of14June
1976(u),theCommissiondecidedtousethe
tenderingproceduretofixtheleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3188/76of23December1976ondetailedrules
fortheimplementation ofthespecialmeasuresforthe
determination ofoffersofoliveoilontheworld
marketandtheGreekmarket(14),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2413/77(15),laysdownthe
criteriaforfixingtherateoftheminimumlevy;
Whereasthatratemustbefixedforeachofthe
productsconcernedonthebasisofanexaminationof
theworldorGreekmarketsandoftheCommunity
market,andalsoofthelevyratesindicatedbythe
tenderers;
Whereasaccountshouldbetakenoftheoilcontentof
productsotherthanoliveoil;whereas,however,no
leviesareappliedtoimportsofoil-cakeandotherresi­
duesfallingwithinsubheading23.04Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandhavinganoilcontentof
notmorethan3%;
Whereasaccountshouldbetakeninapplyingthelevy
oftheprovisionsoftheagreementsbetweenthe
Community andcertainnon-member countries ;
whereas,inparticular,thelevymustbecalculatedon
thebasisofthelevytobecollectedonimportsfrom
non-member countries ;
Whereastheapplicationoftherulesdescribedabove
tothelevyratessubmittedbytendererson31July
and1August1978resultsinthefixingofthe
minimumleviesasshownintheAnnextothisRegu­
lation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1419/78
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/66/EEC
of27October1966ontradeinoilsandfatsbetween
the.CommunityandGreece(3),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2843/76of23November1976layingdownspecial
measuresinparticularforthedetermination ofthe
offersofoliveoilontheworldmarket(4),asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2361/77(5),andinparticular
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2844/76of23November1976layingdownspecial
measuresinparticularforthedetermination ofthe
offersofoliveoilontheGreekmarket(6),asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2361/77,andinparticular
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1514/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilfrom
Algeria(7),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2388/77(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1521/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilfrom
Morocco(9),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2388/77,andinparticularArticle5there6f,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilfrom
Tunisia(10),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2388/77,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
Turkey(n),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2387/77(12),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonimportsofoliveoilshallbe
asshownintheAnnex.
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.8.
(3)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.
(«)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.4.
(5)OJNoL277,29.10.1977,p.2.
(*>)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.6.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4August
1978.(7)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(s)OJNoL278,29.10.1977,p.14.
HOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(I0)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(")OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(■-')OJNoL278,29.10.1977,p.13.(")OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.13.HOJNoL359,30.12.1976,p.26.
■5)OJNoL279,1.11.1977,p.55.

4.8.78 NoL214/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3August1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof3August1978fixingtheminimumimportlevieson
oliveoil
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoGreece Non-member countries
07.01NII 600 10.00
07.03AII 6.00 10-00
15.07Ala) 30.00(3) 56.00(3)
15.07Alb) 26.00(3) 49.00(3)
15.07Ale) 30.00(3) 54.00(3)
15.07AIIa) 31.00 58-00(')
15.07AIIb) 45-00 84.00(2)
15.17BIa) 14.00 25-00
15.17Bib) 22.00 40.00
23.04A 2-00(4) 4.00(4)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3-20u.a./100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
2.56u.a./100kg.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby6u.a./100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
4.80u.a./100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowandtransported
directlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)GreeceandSpain:0.50u.a./100kg;
(b)Turkey:18.50u.a./100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;
however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:20.50u.a./100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedby
thosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(4)PursuantinArticle3ofRegulations(EEC)No2843/76and(EEC)No2844/76,noimportlevyiscollectedonoil-cakeandother
residuesfallingwithinsubheading23.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariffandhavinganoilcontentofnotmorethan3%.