24.12.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL380/49
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3755/92
of23December 1992
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2046/920,andin
particularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1900/92(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(^aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1901/92(6),andinparticularArticle5thereof,whereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(12),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,theCommis­
siondecidedtousethetenderingproceduretofixlevies
onoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneral
rulesforfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(u)
specifiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedfor
eachoftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereas,inthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbe
fixed,takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobe
collectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
Economic ,Community (14),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigin­
atingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson21and22December
1992leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
WhereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithinCN
codes07099039and07112090andonproductsfalling
withinCNcodes15220031,15220039and23069019
mustbecalculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableon
theoliveoilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,
however,thelevychargedforoliveoilmaynotbeless
thananamountequalto8%ofthevalueofthe
importedproduct,suchamounttobefixedatastandard
rate;whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionsleadstothe
leviesbeingfixedasindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegula­
tion,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
TunisiaQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No413/86(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkeyf),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1902/92(10),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon("),
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(4)OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(6)OJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.2.0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(8)OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.
0OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
HOJNoL192,11.7.1992,p.3.
(")OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.(I2)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
(")OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.OOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

NoL380/50 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.12.92
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsectoi
productsarefixedinAnnexII.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24Decembe
1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
15091010 79,00(2)
15091090 79,000
15099000 92,00(')
15100010 77,00(2)
15100090 122,00(4)
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.However,an
amountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3094/92istobeleviedinaccordancewithArticle
101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.
(2)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.
(')ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU3,86per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU3,09per100kg.
(4)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU7,25per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU5,80per100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
07099039 17,38
07112090 17,38
15220031 39,50
15220039 63,20
23069019 6,16
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.However,an
amountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3148/91istobeleviedinaccordancewithArticle
101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.