28.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL204/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1771/78
of27July1978
fixingtheminimumimportleviesonoliveoil
Whereas,inRegulation(EEC)No1362/76of14June
1976(13),theCommission decidedtousethe
tenderingproceduretofixtheleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3188/76of23December1976ondetailedrules
fortheimplementation ofthespecialmeasuresforthe
determination ofoffersofoliveoilontheworld
marketandtheGreekmarket(H),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
Community andcertainnon-member countries;
whereas,inparticular,thelevymustbecalculatedon
thebasisofthelevytobecollectedonimportsfrom
non-member countries;
Whereastheapplicationoftherulesdescribedabove
tothelevyratessubmittedbytendererson24and25
July1978resultsinthefixingoftheminimumlevies
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1419/78(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
Algeria(7),asamendedbyRegulation (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)No
2387/77(12),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonimportsofoliveoilshallbe
asshownintheAnnex.
(•)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.8.
(3)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.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28July
1978.
(8)OJNoL278,29.10.1977,p.14.
HOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(»°)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(")OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(«)OJNoL278,29.10.1977,p.13.(13)OJNoL154,15.6.1976,p.13.HOJNoL359,30.12.1976,p.26.
(15)OJNoL279,1.11.1977,p.55.

NoL204/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.7.78
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27July1978fixingtheminimumimportleviesonolive
oil
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoGreece Non-member countries
07.01NII
07.03AII
15.07AIa)
15.07Alb)
15.07Ale)
15.07AIIa)
15.07Alib)
15.17BIa)
15.17Bib)
23.04A600
600
30.00(3)
26.00(3)
30-00(3)
31.00
45.00
14.00
22.00
2-00(4)10-00
10.00
56.00(3)
49-00(3)
54-00(3)
58-00(')
84.00(2)
25-00
40.00
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./100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedby
thosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(4)PursuantinArticle3ofRegulations (EEC)No2843/76and(EEC)No2844/76,noimportlevyiscollectedonoil-cakeandother
residuesfallingwithinsubheading23.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariffandhavinganoilcontentofnotmorethan3%.