30.9.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL268/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2709/83
of29September1983
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1413/82(2),
andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1514/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginAlgeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3488/82(4),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978('°)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(")speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesituation
ontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries ;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicated *bytendererson26and27
September1983leadstotheminimumleviesbeing
fixedasindicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
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(s),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3488/82,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginTunisia(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3488/82,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
TurkeyQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3489/82(8),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1620/77of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theimportationofoliveoilfromLebanon(9),
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.2)OJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.6.
')OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
4)OJNoL372,30.12.1982,p.13.
OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
6)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
^OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
8)OJNoL372,30.12.1982,p.14.nOJNoL181.21.7.1977.D.4.(10)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
(")OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

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Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30
September1983.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoil
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29September1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
Member ,oftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 37,0*0(')
15.07AIb) 38,00(')
15.07AIc) 33,00(')
15.07AIIa) 46,00(2)
15.07AIIb) 56,00(3)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecoun­
trieslistedbelowandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,thelevy
tobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)SpainandLebanon:0,60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:22,36ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthe
taxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:24,78ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofof
havingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynotexceed
theamountofthetaxinforce.
(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 8,36
07.03AII 8,36
15.17BIa) 19,00
15.17BIb) 30,40
23.04AII 2,64