17.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL323/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2685/78
of16November 1978
fixingtheminimumimportleviesonoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1562/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/66/EEC
of27October1966ontradeinoilsandfatsbetween
theCommunityandGreece(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,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilfrom
Tunisia(10),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2388/77,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
Turkey(u),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2387/77(12),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,
Whereas,inRegulation(EEC)No1362/76of14June
1976(13),theCommission decidedtousethe
tenderingproceduretofixtheleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3188/76of23December1976ondetailedrules
fortheimplementation ofthespecialmeasuresforthe
determination ofoffersofoliveoilontheworld
marketandtheGreekmarket(H),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
Communityandcertainnon-member countries;
whereas,inparticular,thelevymustbecalculatedon
thebasisofthelevytobecollectedonimportsfrom
non-member countries;
Whereasthe1977/78oliveoilmarketingyearhas
beenextendeduntil31December1978byRegulation
(EEC)No2580/78(");
Whereastheapplicationoftherulesdescribedabove
tothelevyratessubmittedbytendererson13and14
November1978resultsinthefixingoftheminimum
leviesasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonimportsofoliveoilshallbe
asshownintheAnnex.
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL185,7.7.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17
November1978.(<)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.4.
(5)OJNoL277,29.10.1977,p.2.
(')OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.6.
I7)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(«)OJNoL278,29.10.1977,p.14.(12)OJNoL278,29.10.1977,p.13.
(13)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.13.HOJNoL359,30.12.1976,p.26. (9)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(10)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(»)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.(15)OJNoL279,1.11.1977,p.55.
(")OJNoL309,1.11.1978,p.13.

NoL323/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.11.78
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16November1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof16November1978fixingtheminimumimportlevieson
oliveoil
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoGreece Non-member countries
07.01NII 600 10.00
07.03AII 600 10.00
15.07AIa) 32.00(3) 57-00(3)
15.07Alb) 29.00(3) 54.00(3)
15.07Ale) 32-00(3) 56-00(3)
15.07AIIa) 35-00 63-00(»)
15.07AIIb) 48-00 88-00(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^./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%.