30.12.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL333/13
REGULATION (EEC)No3366/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of23December 1975
amending Commission Regulations (EEC)No616/72and(EEC)No618/72and
theCommon CustomsTariffNomenclature inrespectofoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No136/
66/EEC(')of22September 1966ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganization ofthemarketinoils
andfats,aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),andinparticularArticles13(4)and18(3)
thereof ;oilontheworldmarketisfrequently atalevelwhich
differsconsiderably fromthoseofotherunrefined
oliveoils;whereasthissituationleadstothefixingof
aninadequate importlevyforcertaintypesofoil;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No618/72(6)
of29March1972onthecharacteristics ofoliveoil
andofcertainproductscontaining oliveoillaysdown
theconditions governing theclassification ofoliveoil
intheCommon CustomsTariff;
WhereastheTariffNomenclature resultingfromthe
application ofRegulation No136/66/EECissetout
intheCommon CustomsTariffannexedtoRegula­
tion(EEC)No950/68(7),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3000/75(8)of17November 1975;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No616/72(9)
of27March1972ondetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofexportrefundsandleviesonoliveoil,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2563/72(10),mustbe
amendedaccordingly ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordance withtheOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommittee forOilsandFats,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No162/
66/EEC(3)of27October1966ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunity andGreece,andinparti­
cularArticles3(4)and9thereof ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No171/
67/EEC(4)of27June1967onexportrefundsand
leviesonoliveoil,aslastamended byRegulation
(EEC)No2429/72(5)of21November 1972,andin
particular Article 11thereof ;
Whereasallunrefined oliveoilsarecurrentlyincluded
undersubheading 15.07AIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;whereas ,therefore ,asinglelevyis
fixedfortheseproducts ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereas ,inorderthatthelevymayachieveitsobjec­
tivecompletely ,itshouldbevariedaccording tothe
varioustypeofoil;whereastothisendsubheading
15.07AIIoftheCommon Customs Tariffshouldbe
subdivided ,andadistinction shouldbedrawnamong
thoseproductsaccording totheirchemicalcharacteris­
tics;Article 1
TheCommon CustomsTariffannexedtoRegulation
(EEC)No950/68isamended asfollows :
1.Additional Note2toChapter15isreplacedby
Additional Note2contained intheAnnextothis
Regulation .
2.Subheading 15.07Aisamendedtoreadasfollows :Whereasexperience hasshownthattheofferpricefor
oilfromresiduesresultingfromtheextraction ofolive
')O)No172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
-)OJNo1.175,29.6.1973,p.5.
')O'lNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.
')OJNo130,IX.6.1967,p.2600/67.
")OJNo1.264,23.II.1972,p.1.(o)OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.5.
(7)OJNoL172,22.7.1968,p.1.
(s)OJNoL304,24.11.1975,p.1
OOJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.1.
(10)OJNoL274,7.12.1972,p.11

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headingNoRateofduty
Description ofgoodsAutonomous %
orlevy(L)Conventional
%
1 2 3 4
15.07 A.Oliveoil:
I.Havingundergone arefiningprocess :
a)Obtainedbyrefiningvirginoliveoil,
whetherornotblendedwithvirgin
oliveoil 20(L)
b)Other 20(L)—
II.Other :
a)Virginoliveoil
b)Other20(L)
20(L)—
Article2
Article2ofRegulation (EEC)No616/72iscancelled .
Article3
1.Article 1(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No618/72isamended asfollows :
'Theoilstoberegardedasoilsfromoliveresidues ,thatistosayoilsfallingwithin
subheading ex15.07AIIb),shallbethosehavingthecharacteristics ofwhichareset
outinparagraph 4ofAnnexItothisRegulation .'
2.ThetextofAnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No618/72,apartfromtheprovisions of
themethodsofanalysis,isreplacedbyAnnexIItothisRegulation .
Article4
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthe15thworkingdayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States .
DoneatBrussels ,23December 1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Additional NotestoChapter 15oftheCommon CustomsTariff
2.A.Forthepurposesofsubheading 15.07A,'oliveoil'meansoilderivedsolelyfromthetreatment ofolives,
excluding re-esterified oliveoilandmixturesofoliveoilwithotheroils.
B.Subheading 15.07Ala)coversoliveoilobtainedbyrefiningvirginoliveoil,whetherornotblendedwith
virginoliveoil,andhavingthefollowing characteristics :
(a)afreefattyacidcontent,expressedasoleicacid,notexceeding 3%;
(b)aK270extinction coefficient(absorption underathicknessof1cmofasolutionof1gofoilper100ml
iniso-octane(2,2,4-trimethylpentane )atawavelength of270nm),higherthan0-25butnothigherthan
1-10and,aftertreatmentofthesampleofoilwithactivatedalumina ,higherthan0-11;
(c)anextinction coefficientvariation ,inthe270nmrange,higherthan0-01butnothigherthan0-16.
Thisvariation isdefinedby:
AK=Km—0.05(Km—4-hKm+4^
where
Km istheextinction coefficientatthewavelength ofthemaximum oftheabsorption
curveinthe270nmrangeand
Km—4andKm+4aretheextinctioncoefficientsatwavelengths 4nmlowerandhigher,respectively
thanthatofKm;
(d)nopositivereactionofoilsfromoliveresidues .
C.Subheading 15.07Alb)coversoliveoilhaving:
(a)thecharacteristics mentioned inparagraphs 2B(a)to(c)andapositivereactionofoilsfromoliveresi­
dues;or
(b)thecharacteristics mentioned inparagraph 2B(a)andaK270extinction coefficient higherthan1-10
butnothigherthan2-00,andanextinction coefficient variation inthe270nmrangenothigherthan
0-20.
D.Forthepurposesofsubheadings 15.07Ala)and15.07AIIa),'virginoliveoil'meansnaturaloliveoil
obtainedexclusively bymechanical processes ,including pressure ,apartfrommixtureswitholiveoil
obtainedotherwise ,andhavingthefollowing characteristics :
(a)aK270extinction coefficientaftertreatment ofthesampleofoilonactivatedalumina ,nothigherthan
0-11;
inexceptional casescertainoilsofhighacidity,afterbeingpassedoveractivatedalumina ,mayhavea
K270extinction coefficient higherthan0-11.Insuchcases,afterneutralization anddecolourization in
thelaboratory ,theymusthavethecharacteristics oftheoilsfallingwithinsubheading 15.07Ala)of
theCommonCustomsTariff;
(b)anextinction coefficient variation ,inthe270nmrange,nothigherthan0-01;
(c)nopositivereactionofoilsfromoliveresidues .

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ANNEX II
Characteristics oftheoliveoilfallingwithinsubheading 15.07A
1.Oliveoilobtainedbyrefiningvirginoliveoil,whetherornotblendedwithvirginoliveoil,and
havingthefollowingcharacteristics ,fallswithinsubheading 15.07AIa):
(a)afreefattyacidcontentexpressed asoleicacidofnotmorethan3%;
(b)aK.270extinction coefficient (absorption underathicknessof1cmofasolutionof1gofoil
in100mlofiso-octane (2,2,4-trimethylpentane )atawavelength of270nm),higherthan0-25
butnothigherthan1.10and,aftertreatment ofthesampleofoilwithactivatedalumina,
higherthan0.11;
(c)anextinction coefficient variation ,inthe270nmrange,higherthan001andnothigherthan
0.16.
Thisvariation isdefinedby:
AK=Km—0-5(Km_4+Km+4),
where
Kmistheextinction coefficient atthewavelength ofthemaximum oftheabsorption curvein
the270nmrangeand
Km_4andKm+4aretheextinction coefficients atwavelengths 4nmlowerandhigher,respec­
tively,thanthatofKm;
(d)nopositivereactionofoilsfromoliveresidues .
2.Oliveoilfallswithinsubheading 15.07Alb):
(a)ifithasthecharacteristics referredtounderparagraph 1(a)to(c)andapositivereactionofoils
fromoliveresidues ;
(b)ifithasthecharacteristics referredtounderparagraph 1(a)andaK.270extinction coefficient
higherthan1.10butnothigherthan200andanextinction coefficient variationinthe270
nmrangenothigherthan0-20.
3.Theexpression 'virginoliveoil'istakentomeannaturaloliveoilobtainedexclusively bymechan­
icalprocesses ,including pressure ,apartfrommixtureswitholiveoilobtainedotherwise ,and
havingthefollowingcharacteristics :
(a)aK270extinction coefficient ,aftertreatment ofthesampleofoilwithactivatedalumina ,not
higherthan0.11;
inexceptional casescertainoilsofhighacidity,afterbeingpassedoveractivatedalumina,may
haveaK270extinction coefficient higherthan0-11;
insuchcases,afterneutralization anddecolourization inthelaboratory ,theymusthavethe
characteristics oftheoilsreferredtoinparagraph 1;
(b)anextinction coefficient variation ,inthe270nmrange,nothigherthan0-01;
(c)nopositivereactionofoilsfromoliveresidues .
4.Oliveoilhavingthefollowingcharacteristics shallbeconsidered as'oilsfromresiduesresulting
fromthesubtraction ofoliveoil'fallingwithinsubheading ex15.07AIIb):
(a)afreefattyacidcontentexpressed asoleicacidofmorethan3%;and
(b)apositivereactionofoilsfromoliveresiduesor,afterneutralization anddecolourization inthe
laboratory ,thecharacteristics oftheoilsreferredtounderparagraph 2(b).