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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1506/81
of4June1981
fixingminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesontheimporta­
tionofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(")speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesituation
ontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicated ,bytendererson1and2June1981
leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindicated
inAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadings 07.01NIIand07.03AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandonproductsfalling
withinsubheadings15.17BIand23.04AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffmustbecalculatedfromthe
minimumlevyapplicableontheoliveoilcontainedin
theseproducts;whereas,however,thelevychargedfor
oliveoilmaynotbelessthananamountequalto8%
ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,suchamountto
befixedatastandardrate;whereasapplicationof
theseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3454/80(2),
andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1514/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginAlgeria(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3539/80(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1521/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginMorocco(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3539/80,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginTunisia(6),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3539/80,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
TurkeyQ,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3540/80(8),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1620//7of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theimportationofoliveoilfromLebanon(9),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978(l0)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
0OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.16. Article1
(')OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(")OJNoL370,31.12.1980,p.81.
0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(«)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
0OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
(8)OJNoL370,31.12.1980,p.82.
0OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
HOJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60. (")OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

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Article2 Article3
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoil
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5June1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4June1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 32-00(')
15.07AIb) 27-00(')
15.07AIc) 33-00(')
15.07AIIa) 32-00(2)
15.07AIIb) 56-00(')
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecoun­
trieslistedbelowandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,thelevy
tobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)SpainandLebanon :0-60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:22-36ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthe
taxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:24-78ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofof
havingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynotexceed
theamountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby3-86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3-09ECU/100kg.
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7-25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby5-80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECIJ/100kv)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
07.01NII 5-94
07.03AII 5-94
15.17Bla) 13-50
15.17BIb) 21-60
23.04AII 2-64