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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2720/87
of10September1987
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
forfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(,3)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeachof
theproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesituationon
theworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketandofthe
levyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbefixed
takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobecollectedon
importsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson7and8September
1987leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithinsubhead­
ings07.01NIIand07.03AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffandonproductsfallingwithinsubheadings15.17B
Iand23.04AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffmustbe
calculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableontheolive
oilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,however,the
levychargedforoliveoilmaynotbelessthananamount
equalto8%ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,such
amounttobefixedatastandardrate;whereasapplication
oftheseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1915/87(2),andin
particularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
798/87(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
799/87(*),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
TunisiaQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
413/86(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
I
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No800/87(l0),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon(");
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(12)the
.Commissiondecidedtousethetenderingprocedureto
fixleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII. oOJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL183,3.7.1987,p.7.
(3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(4)OJNoL79,21.3.1987,p.11.
OOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
0OJNoL79,21.3.1987,p.12.
0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(8)OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.
0OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(10)OJNoL79,21.3.1987,p.13.
(")OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
(,2)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11September
1987.
C3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10September1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 60,00(')
15.07AIb) 60,00(')
15.07AIc) 60,00(')
15.07AIIa) 70,00(2)
15.07AIIb) 96,00(3)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelow
andtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Lebanon:0,60ECU/100kg;
(b)Tunisia:12,69ECU/100kg,providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxapplied
bythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Turkey:22,36ECU/100kg,providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxapplied
bythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(d)AlgeriaandMorocco :24,78ECU/100kg,providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby3,86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedby3,09ECU/100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7,25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedby5,80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
07.01NII 13,20
07.03AII 13,20
15.17BIa) 30,00
15.17BIb) 48,00
23.04AII 4,80