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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No931/80
of17April1980
fixingminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesontheimporta­
tionofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
590/79(2),andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2749/78of23November1978ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece(3),andin
particularArticle5(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1514/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginAlgeria(4),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2761/78(5),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1521/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginMorocco(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2761/78,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1508/76of24June1976onimportsofoliveoilorigi­
natinginTunisia(7),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2761/78,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1180/77of17May1977onimportsintotheCommu­
nityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingin
Turkey(8),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2766/78(9),andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1620/77of18July1977layingdowndetailedrules
fortheimportationofoliveoilfromLebanon(10),WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978(u)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(12)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldorGreekmarketsandtheCommu­
nitymarketandofthelevyratesindicatedby
tenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson14and15April
1980leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No652/79of29
March1979ontheimpactoftheEuropeanmonetary
systemonthecommonagriculturalpolicy(13),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1264/79(14),intro­
ducedtheECUintothecommonagriculturalpolicy;
whereas,sincethattime,pursuanttoexistingprovi­
sions,theECUhasbeentakenintoaccountinthe
fixingofamountsrelatingto:
—theapplicationofthecommonagriculturalpolicy,
—thespecialtradearrangementsforgoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityoftheaforesaidRegula­
tionwaslimitedto31March1980;whereasithasnot
beenpossibleforaprolongationofthosearrange­
ments,proposedbytheCommission ,tobeadoptedin
timebytheCouncil;whereas,inordertoavoida
breakinthearrangementsresulting,inparticular,in
alterationsinthelevelofpricesandofotheramounts(i)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
2)OJNoL78,30.3.1979,p.1.
>)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.1.
«)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
5)OJNoL332,29.11.1978,p.13.
*)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
7)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
»)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
9)OJNoL332,29.11.1978,p.26.imOJNr>L18121.7.1977.o.4.(")OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
(")OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.
(IJ)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.
('<)OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.1.

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innationalcurrency,itappearsnecessary,inthe
manifestpublicinterest,asaprecautionarymeasure
andpendingafinaldecisiononthematterbythe
Council,tocontinuetheapplicationofthearrange­
mentsintheirpresentform;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadings07.01NIIand07.03AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandonproductsfalling
withinsubheadings15.17BIand23.04AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffmustbecalculatedfromthe
minimumlevyapplicableontheoliveoilcontained
intheseproducts;whereas,however,thelevycharged
foroliveoilmaynotbelessthananamountequalto
8%ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,such
amounttobefixedatastandardrate;whereasapplica­
tionoftheseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixed
asindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoil
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18April
1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17April1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
OCTheadingNo Greece Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 9-50(») 27-40(')
15.07AIb) 3-50(') 18-00(>)
15.07AIc) 7-80(l)31-90(>)
15.07AIIa) 5-00 34-20(2)
15.07AIIb) 18-00 61-20(»)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowandtransported
directlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Greece,SpainandLebanon:0-60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:22-36ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;
however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:24-78ECU/100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxapplied
bythosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3-86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
3-09ECU/100kg.
(})Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby7-25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
5-80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Greece Non-member countries
07.01NII 0-77 3-96
07.03AII 0-77 3-96
15.17BIa) 1-75 9-00
15.17BIb) 2-80 14-40
23.04AII 0-62 2-55