NoL164/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.6.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1621/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of26June1975
fixingtheimportleviesonoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EEC(1)of22September1966ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoils
andfats,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),andinparticularArticle13(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/
66/EEC(3)of27October1966ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece,andinparti­
cularArticles3(4)and9thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
443/72(4)of29February1972onthelevieson
refinedoliveoilandoncertainproductscontaining
oliveoilandoncertainproductscontainingoliveoil,
andinparticularArticle9thereof;Whereas,inthecaseofimportssubjecttoArticle13
ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandtoArticle9of
RegulationNo162/66/EEC,thelevyisequaltothe
differencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecif
price;whereas,inthecaseofimportssubjectto
Article3ofRegulationNo162/66/EEC,thelevyis
equaltothedifferencebetweenthethresholdprice
andthefree-at-frontier price,lessastandardamount;
Whereasthethresholdpriceandthestandardamount
arefixedbytheCouncileveryyear;whereasthe
standardamounthasbeenfixedforthe1974/75
marketingyearbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1889/74(7)of15July1974onthestandardamount
forunrefinedoliveoilproducedentirelyinGreece
andtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountryintothe
Community ;whereasthethresholdpricetoapply
fromthe27June1975isfixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1597/75of24June1975fixingthethre­
sholdpriceforoliveoilforthe1975/1976marketing
yearapplicablefrom27June1975(8);
WhereastheCommissiondeterminesthecifprice
andthefree-at-frontier priceinrelationtoaCommu­
nityfrontiercrossingpoint;whereasthiscrossing
pointwasfixedbyCouncilRegulationNo165/
66/EEC(9)of27October1966onpricemeasuresto
beappliedtooliveoilforthe1966/67marketing
year;
Whereasthosepricesmustbeestablishedonthebasis
ofthemostfavourableactualpurchasingopportuni­
ties;whereastheCommission must,theoretically ,
takeintoaccountalloffersforoliveoilofthetypes
listedin1and4oftheAnnextoRegulationNo136/
66/EECmadeontheworldmarketandontheGreek
market;whereas,iftherearenosuchoffersorifsuch
offersarenotrepresentative ,theCommissionmust
takeaccountofalloffersmadeonthewholesale
marketsintheCommunitywhicharerepresentative
fortheimportation (fromtheworldmarketandthe
Greekmarket)oftheseoils;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1004/71(l0)of14May1971,amendedby
Regulation (EEC)No486/73("),onthefixingof
leviesonunrefinedoliveoilprovides,however,that
theCommissionmustdisregardoffersforproductsofHavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1912/74(5)of22July1974onimportsofoliveoil
fromTunisia,andinparticularArticle5thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
303/74(6)of4February1974onimportsofoliveoil
fromMorocco,andinparticularArticle5thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
andArticle3ofRegulationNo162/66/EECrequires
theCommission tofixalevyonunrefinedoliveoil
importedintotheCommunity ;
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5. (7)OJNoL201,23.7.1974,p.4.
(8)OJNoL163,26.6.1975,p.24. (3)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.
OOJNoL54,3.3.1972,p.3. (9)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3399/66.
(5)OJNoL202,24.7.1974,p.6.
(6)OJNoL34,7.2.1974,p.4.(10)OJNoL109,15.5.1971,p.17.
(")OJNoL48,21.2.1973,p.10.

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mediocrequality,long-datedoffers,andoffersfor
smalllotsandlotspresentedinsmallcontainers ;
whereasofferswhichareconsiderednottoberepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarketandthoseto
whichArticle13(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
appliesmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereas,ifnooffersofthetypementionedabove
havebeenmadeoriftheoffersmadecannotbe
considered,thepricesrulingonthedomesticmarkets
ofthemainoil-producing andoil-exportingthird
countriesandontheGreekmarketshouldbetaken
intoaccountforthepurposeofdeterminingthecif
priceandthefree-at-frontier price;whereasinsuch
casesthosepricesshouldbeincreasedbymarketing,
loading,transportandinsurancecosts;
Whereas,oftheofferstakenintoconsideration ,cand
foffersshould,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1004/71,beincreasedby1%;whereascif
offersforfrontiercrossingpointsotherthantheone
referredtoaboveshouldbeadjustedfortransportand
insurancecosts;whereasoffersfordeliveryfas,fobor
otherwiseshouldbeincreasedbytransportandinsur­
ancecostsfromthepointofshipmentorloadingto
theabovementioned frontiercrossingpointand,in
thecaseoffasoffers,byloadingcosts;Commission RegulationNo172/66/EEC(l)of5
November1966fixingcoefficientsofequivalencefor
thedifferenttypesandqualitiesofunrefinedoliveoil,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No992/72(2);
whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,differentor
derivedcoefficientsofequivalencemaybeappliedfor
alimitedperiod;
Whereasacomparisonoftheinformationthus
obtainedmakesitpossibletodeterminethemost
favourableoffersonboththeworldmarketandonthe
Greekmarket;
Whereas,ifnooffercanbeconsideredforthepurpose
ofdeterminingthecifpriceandthefree-at-frontier
price,thepricepreviouslytakenintoaccountshould
bemaintained ;
Whereas,whentheleviesonrefined(olive)oil,on
olivesfallingwithinsubheadings07.01NIIand07.03
AIIandontheproductslistedinArticle1(2)(e)of
RegulationNo136/66/EECarebeingcalculated,the
adjustmentprovidedforinArticles2,3,5(1)and
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No443/72shouldbe
appliedtotheleviespreviouslydefinedand,inthe
caseofthosesameproductsproducedentirelyin
Greeceandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountryinto
theCommunity ,theadjustmentsprovidedforin
Article4(1)ofRegulationNo162/66/EECand
Articles4,5(2)and7ofRegulation (EEC)No
443/72;
Whereasthefixedcomponentofthelevydetermined
pursuanttoArticle14ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
isnotchargedonimportsofrefinedoliveoil
producedentirelyinTunisiaorMoroccoandtrans­
porteddirectlyfromthosecountriesintotheCommu­
nity;
WhereasArticle5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No443/72
providesthatthelevyonolivesfallingwithinsubhead­
ings07.01NIIand07.03AIIshouldbereducedby
theamountresultingfromtheapplicationofthe
customsdutytothevalueoftheimportedproduct;
whereasthatamountwasfixedatastandardrateby
CommissiionRegulation(EEC)No617/72(3)ondeter­
miningtheincidenceofcustomsdutyonimportsof
certainolives;
Whereasthelevyonunrefinedoliveoilfallingwithin
subheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,producedentirelyinSpain,TunisiaorMorocco
andtransporteddirectlyfromthosecountriesintothe
Community isdefinedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)Whereas,iftheofferstakenintoconsideration are
offersontheCommunitymarket,theyshouldbe
reducedbyunloadingordisembarkation costs,import
dutiesandleviesand,whereappropriate,by
forwardingorothercostsincurredfromtheciforfree­
at-frontierstagetothemarketingstageforwhichthe
offersweremade;
Whereas,forthepurposeofadjustingtheofferstaken
intoconsideration ,theCommission shouldtake
accountonlyofthecostswhichtoitsknowledgeare
thelowest;
Whereasthecifpriceandthefree-at-frontier price
shouldbedeterminedfortheproductpresentedin
bulk;whereas,ifoilispresentedotherwisethanin
bulk,theconsequentincreaseinvalueshouldbe
deductedfromtheoffersforunfilteredoil,whether
virgin,extrafineorordinary,andshouldbeincreased
byanamountwhichallowforfilteringcosts;
Whereas,inordertoobtaincomparableinformation
onoilofthetypeandqualityforwhichthethreshold
pricewasfixed,itisnecessarytodeductoraddtothe
offersconsidered ,accordingtothetypeandqualityin
question,thevaluesresultingfromtheprovisionsof(')OJNo202,7.11.1966,p.3482/66.
(2)OJNoL115,17.5.1972,p.7.
(J)OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.3.

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No2164/70(J)of27October1970onimports"of
oliveoilfromSpain,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2277/71(2)andbyRegulations (EEC)No1912/74
and(EEC)No303/74;whereasthelevytobecharged
onproductsotherthanthosedefinedintheabove­
mentionedRegulationsiscalculatedinaccordance
withArticle13ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle42(a)ofRegula­
tionNo136/66/EEC,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesshouldbefixedasfrequentlyasis
necessarytoensurestabilityoftheCommunity
marketandinsuchawayastoensurethattheycan
beappliedatleastonceaweek;whereasthelevies
previouslyfixedshouldberetainedwherevariationsin
thefactorsusedtocalculatethelevywouldleadtoan
increaseorreductionoflessthan0-50unitofaccount
insuchlevies;
Whereas,however,leviescannotbefixedinaccor­
dancewiththisperiodicityinthecaseoftheapplica­
tionoftheexportleviesreferredtoinArticle18of
RegulationNo136/66/EECandduringthewholeof
theperiodinwhichtheseexportleviesapply;
WhereasArticle13(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatwherefreequotationsontheworld
marketarenotadeterminingfactorfortheofferprice
andwherethispriceislowerthanworldmarket
prices,apricedeterminedonthebasisoftheoffer
priceshallbesubstitutedforthecifpriceinrespectof
theseimportsandtheseimportsonly;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmonient,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
totheofferpricesknowntotheCommissionthatthe
leviesshouldbefixedasshownintheTableannexed
tothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle13ofRegula­
tionNo136/66/EEC,Article3ofRegulationNo162/
66/EEC,Article9ofRegulation(ECC)No443/72,
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No1912/74andArticle
5ofRegulation(EEC)No303/74areherebyfixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27June
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26June1975.
FortheCommission
\
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL238,29.10.1970,p.3.
(2)OJNoL241,27.10.1971,p.2.

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ANNEX
Leviesonimportsfrom27June1975inu.a./100kg
Productsentirelyobtainedinoneofthese
countriesandtransporteddirectlyfromoneofthesecountriestotheCommunityProductsnotentirelyobtained
inGreeceornottransported
fromthatcountrytotheCom­
munityThird
countriesCCT
heading
No
Greece Morocco Tunisia
07.01NII
07.03AII
15.07AIa)
15.07Alb)
15.07AII
15.17AI
15.17AII3-567
3-567
18-551
24-902
16-213
8-107
12-970
1-2973-612
3-512
21-757
29-205
19-101(»)
9-801
15-681
1-5683-612
3-512
21-757
29-205
19-101(*)
9-801
15-681
1-5684-312
4-312
24-957
35-205
19-601
9-801
15-681
1-5683-612
3-512
24-957
35,205
19-601(2)
9-801
15-681
1-568 23.04A
(')ThelevytobechargedonimportsofthisproductisdefinedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No303/74.
{*)Thelevy-tobechargedonimportsofoliveoilotherthanrefined,entirelyobtainedinSpainorinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfrom
oneofthesecountriestotheCommunity,isdefinedinCouncilRegulations (EEC)No2164/70and(EEC)No1912/74.
/