NoL227/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.8.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2470/91
of14August1991
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneralrules
forfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(,3)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeachof
theproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesituationon
theworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketandofthe
levyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereas,inthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbe
fixed,takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobe
collectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson12and13August
1991leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin29codes
07099039and07112090andonproductsfallingwithin
CNcodes15220031,15220039and23069019must
becalculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableonthe
oliveoilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,however,
thelevychargedforoliveoilmaynotbelessthanan
amountequalto8%ofthevalueoftheimported
product,suchamounttobefixedatastandardrate;
whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionsleadstothelevies
beingfixedasindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
728/91(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
729/91(6),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
TunisiaQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
413/86(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("),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(l2),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,theCommis­
siondecidedtousethetenderingproceduretofixlevies
onoliveoil;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
2)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
4)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.1.
*)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
6)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.2.4OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
8)OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.
')OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
10)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.3.
")OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
12)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16August1991.
(,3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14August1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
15091010 77,00(')
15091090 77,00(')
15099000 89,00(2)
15100010 77,00(')
15100090 122,00(3)
(')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.
(2)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU3,86per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU3,09per100kg.
(3)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU7,25per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU5,80per100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
07099039 16,94
07112090 16,94
15220031 38,50
15220039 61,60
23069019 6,16