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of19February1981
fixingminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesontheimporta­
tionofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(n)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarket
andofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3454/80(2),andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1514/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginAlgeria(3),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2761/78(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries ;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson16and17
February1981leadstotheminimumleviesbeing
fixedasindicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadings 07.01NIIand07.03AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandonproductsfalling
withinsubheadings15.17BIand23.04AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffmustbecalculatedfromthe
minimumlevyapplicableontheoliveoilcontained
intheseproducts;whereas,however,thelevycharged
foroliveoilmaynotbelessthananamountequalto
8%ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,such
amounttobefixedatastandardrate;whereasapplica­
tionoftheseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixed
asindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation ,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1521/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginMorocco(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2761/78,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginTunisia(6),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2761/78,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
Turkey(7),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2766/78(8),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1620/77of18July1977layingdowndetailedrules
fortheimportationofoliveoilfromLebanon(9),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December 1978(,0)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.16.Article1
3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
«)OJNoL332,29.11.1978,p.13.
5)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
b)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
7)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
(8)OJNoL332,29.11.1978,p.26.
(9)OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
(10)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60. (")OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

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Article2 Article3
TheleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20February
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII. 1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19February1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 32-00(')
15.07AIb) 31-00(·)
15.07AIc) 33-00(')
15.07AIIa) 38-00(2)
15.07AIIb) 56-00(3)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecoun­
trieslistedbelowandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevy
tobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)SpainandLebanon:0-60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:22-36ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountof
thetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:24-78ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofof
havingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynot
exceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby3-86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby309ECU/100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7-25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby5-80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kv)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
07.01NII 6-82
07.03AII 6-82
15.17BIa)15-50
15.17Bib) 24-80
23.04AII 2-64