NoL344/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.12.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2885/78
of7December 1978
fixingtheminimumimportleviesonoliveoil
2387/77(12),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,
Whereas,inRegulation(EEC)No1362/76of14June
1976(13),theCommission decidedtousethe
tenderingproceduretofixtheleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3188/76of23December1976ondetailedrules
fortheimplementation ofthespecialmeasuresforthe
determination ofoffersofoliveoilontheworld
marketandtheGreekmarket(14),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2413/77(15),laysdownthe
criteriaforfixingtherateoftheminimumlevy;
Whereasthatratemustbefixedforeachofthe
productsconcernedonthebasisofanexaminationof
theworldorGreekmarketsandoftheCommunity
market,andalsoofthelevyratesindicatedbythe
tenderers;
Whereasaccountshouldbetakenoftheoilcontentof
productsotherthanoliveoil;whereas,however,no
leviesareappliedtoimportsofoil-cakeandotherresi­
duesfallingwithinsubheading23.04Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandhavinganoilcontentof
notmorethan3%;
Whereasaccountshouldbetakeninapplyingthelevy
oftheprovisionsoftheagreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainnon-member countries;
whereas,inparticular,thelevymustbecalculatedon
thebasisofthelevytobecollectedonimportsfrom
non-member countries;
Whereasthe1977/78oliveoilmarketingyearhas
beenextendeduntil31December1978byRegulation
(EEC)No2580/78(");
Whereastheapplicationoftherulesdescribedabove
tothelevyratessubmittedbytendererson4and5
December1978resultsinthefixingoftheminimum
leviesasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1562/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/66/EEC
of27October1966ontradeinoilsandfatsbetween
theCommunityandGreece(3),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2843/76of23November1976layingdownspecial
measuresinparticularforthedetermination ofthe
offersofoliveoilontheworldmarket(4),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2361/77(5),andinparticular
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2844/76of23November1976layingdownspecial
measuresinparticularforthedetermination ofthe
offersofoliveoilontheGreekmarket(6),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2361/77,andinparticular
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1514/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilfrom
AlgeriaasamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2388/77(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1521/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilfrom
Morocco(9),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2388/77,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilfrom
Tunisia(10),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2388/77,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
Turkey(n),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)NoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonimportsofoliveoilshallbe
asshownintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8December
1978.1)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
2)OJNoL185,7.7.1978,p.1.
>)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.
4)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.4.
5)OJNoL277,29.10.1977,p.2.
6)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.6.
7)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
»)OJNoL278,29.10.1977,p.14.
')OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
">)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
»)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.(12)OJNoL278,29.10.1977,p.13.
(13)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.13.HOJNoL359,30.12.1976,p.26.
(»)OJNoL279,1.11.1977,p.55.
(")OJNoL309,1.11.1978,p.13.

8.12.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL344/9
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7December1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof7December1978fixingtheminimumimportlevies.on
oliveoil
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoGreece Non-member countries
07.01NII 600 10.00
07.03AII 6.00 10-00
15.07AIa) 2900(3) 54.00(3)
15.07Alb); 28.00(3) 53-00(3)
15.07Ale) 32.00(3) 56.00(3)
15.07AIIa) 35-00 63-00(l)
15.07Alib) 48.00 88-00(2)
15.17BIa) 14.0 25.00
15.17Bib) 22-00 40.00
23.04A 2.00(4) 4.00(4)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3.20u.a./100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
2.56u.a./100kg.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby6u.a./100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
4.80u.a./100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowandtransported
directlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)GreeceandSpain:0.50u.a./100kg;
(b)Turkey:18.50u.a./100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;
however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:20.50u.a./l00kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedby
thosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(4)PursuantinArticle3ofRegulations (EEC)No2843/76and(EEC)No2844/76,noimportlevyiscollectedonoil-cakeandother
residuesfallingwithinsubheading23.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariffandhavinganoilcontentofnotmorethan3%.