NoL175/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1870/85
of4July1985
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No683/85(2),
andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1514/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginAlgeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1201/85(4),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978(")theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneral
rulesforfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilby
tender(12)specifiesthattheminimumlevyrateshall
befixedforeachoftheproductsconcernedonthe
basisofthesituationontheworldmarketandthe
Communitymarketandofthelevyratesindicatedby
tenderers ;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson1and2July1985
leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindicated
inAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadings 07.01NIIand07.03AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandonproductsfalling
withinsubheadings15.17BIand23.04AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffmustbecalculatedfromthe
minimumlevyapplicableontheoliveoilcontainedin
theseproducts;whereas,however,thelevychargedfor
oliveoilmaynotbelessthananamountequalto8%
ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,suchamountto
befixedatastandardrate;whereasapplicationof
theseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1521/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginMorocco(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No436/85(6),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginTunisiaQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No436/85,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
Turkey(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
435/85(9),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1620/77of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theimportationofoliveoilfromLebanon(l0);HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.2)OJNoL75,16.3.1985,p.7.
3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
4)OJNoL124,9.5.1985,p.1.
*)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
")OJNoL52,22.2.1985,p.2.^OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p..9.
8)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(")OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
(I2OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.0OJNoL52,22.2.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.

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Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5July1985.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoil
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4July1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo .Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 65,00(>)
15.07AIb) 73,00(')
15.07AIc) 60,000)
15.07AIIa) 80,00(2)
15.07AIIb) 95,00(3)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecoun­
trieslistedbelowandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,thelevy
tobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)SpainandLebanon:0,60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:22,36ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthe
taxinforce;
(c)Algeria,TunisiaandMorocco:24,78ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofof
havingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcounty;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedthe
amountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby3,86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3,09ECU/100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7,25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby5,80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
07.01NII 16,06
07.03AII 16,06
15.17BIa) 36,50
15.17BIb) 58,40
23.04AII 4,80