30.3.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No596/79
of29March1979
fixingminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesontheimporta­
tionofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
whereasbyRegulation(EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978(u)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(,2)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldorGreekmarketsandtheCommu­
nitymarketandofthelevyratesindicatedby
tenderers;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
590/79(2),andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2749/78of23November1978ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece(3),andin
particularArticle5(2)thereof,
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries: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),Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson26and27March
1979leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadings 07.01NIIand07.03AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandonproductsfalling
withinsubheadings15.17BIand23.04AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffmustbecalculatedfromthe
minimumlevyapplicableontheoliveoilcontained
intheseproducts;whereas,however,thelevycharged
foroliveoilmaynotbelessthananamountequalto
8%ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,such
amounttobefixedatastandardrate;whereasapplica­
tionoftheseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixed
asindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,(•)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.1.
(«)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(*)OJNoL332,29.11.1978,p.13.
(6)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(7)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.b)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(9)OJNoL332,29.11.1977,p.26.
(10)OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.(»)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
(12)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

NoL78/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.3.79
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoil
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII.
ArticleJ
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30March
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(u.a./100kg)
CCTheadingNo Greece Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 27-00(!) 52-00(i)
15.07Alb) 26-00(») 49-00(»)
15.07Ale) 30-00(!) 54-00(i)
15.07AIIa) 33-00 61-00(2)
15.07AIIb) 46-00 86-00(J)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowandtransported
directlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Greece,SpainandLebanon:0-50u.a./100kg;
(b)Turkey:18-50u.a./100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;
however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia:20-50u.a./100kgprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedby
thosecountries;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3-20u.a./100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
2-56u.a./100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby6u.a./100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
4-80u.a./100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(u.a./100kg)
CCTheadingNo Greece Non-member countries
07.01NII 5-72 10-78
07.03AII 5-72 10-78
15.17BIa) 13-00 24-50
15.17BIb) 20-80 39-20
23.04AII 2-40 4-32