21.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL46/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No412/92
of20February1992
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),andin
particularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No728/91(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No729/91(6),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
TunisiaQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No413/86(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No730/91(10),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon(n),siondecidedtousethetenderingproceduretofixlevies
onoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneral
rulesforfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(l3)
specifiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedfor
eachoftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereas,inthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbe
fixed,takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobe
collectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereas,withregardtoTurkeyandtheMaghrebcoun­
tries,theprovisionsofthisRegulationshouldbewithout
prejudicetotheadditionalamounttobedeterminedin
accordancewiththeagreementsbetweentheCommunity
andthesethirdcountries;
Whereas,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
levyratesindicatedbytendererson17and18February
1992leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
WhereasbyRegulation(EEC)No3131/78(12),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,theCommis­
(')OJ
(2)OJ
(J)OJWhereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin29codes
07099039and07112090andonproductsfallingwithin
CNcodes15220031,15220039and23069019must
becalculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableonthe
oliveoilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,however,
thelevychargedforoliveoilmaynotbelessthanan
amountequalto8%ofthevalueoftheimported
product,suchamounttobefixedatastandardrate;
whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionsleadstothelevies
beingfixedasindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,No172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
NoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
NoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
NoL80,27.3.1991,p.1.
NoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
NoL80,27.3.1991,p.2.
NoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
NoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.
NoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
NoL80,27.3.1991,p.3.
NoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
NoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.(4)OJ0OJ
(6)OJ0OJ
(8)OJ0OJ
(,0)OJ
(")OJnOJo3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.MOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

NoL46/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities21.2.92
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21February
1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20February1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
15091010 72,00(2)
15091090 72,00(2)
15099000 83,00(3)
15100010 77,00(2)
15100090 122,00(4)
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.However,an
amountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3148/91istobeleviedinaccordancewithArticle
101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.
(2)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcodeandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowand
transporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Lebanon:ECU0,60per100kg;
(b)Turkey:ECU11,48per100kg(')providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttax
appliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,TunisiaandMorocco:ECU12,69per100kg(*)providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhaving
paidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetax
inforce.
(")TheseamountsmaybeincreasedbyanadditionalamounttobedeterminedbytheCommunityandthethird
countriesinquestion.
(3)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU3,86per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU3,09per100kg.
(*)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU7,25per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU5,80per100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
07099039 15,84
07112090 15,84
15220031 36,00
15220039 57,60
23069019 6,16
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.However,an
amountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3148/91istobeleviedinaccordancewithArticle
101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.