NoL136/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.5.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1546/86
of22May1986
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeachof
theproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesituationon
theworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketandofthe
levyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbefixed
takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobecollectedon
importsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
"Whereas,withregardtoTurkeyandtheMaghrebcoun­
tries,theprovisionsofthisRegulationshouldbewithout
prejudicetotheadditionalamounttobedeterminedin
accordancewiththeagreementsbetweentheCommunity
andthesethirdcountries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson19and20May1986
leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulation ;
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)No3768/85(2),andin
particularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1201/85(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
436/85(6),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Tunisia(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
436/85,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No435/85(9),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon(10);
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(")the
Commissiondecidedtousethetenderingprocedureto
fixleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneralrules
forfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(12)speciHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
0OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.
(>)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(4)OJNoL124,9.5.1985,p.1.(jOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(6)OJNoL52,22.2.1985,p.2.
0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(8)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
OOJNoL52,22.2.1985,p.1.
(,0)OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
(")OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
HOJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.ArticleJ
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23May1986.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22May1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

NoL136/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.5.86
ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 68,00(')
15.07AIb) 68,00(■)
15.07AIc) 60,00(')
15.07AIIa) 79,00(2)
15.07AIIb) 95,00(')
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecoun­
trieslistedbelowandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,thelevy
tobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Lebanon :0,60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:11,48ECU/100kg(*)providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
exporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthe
taxinforce;
(c)Algeria,TunisiaandMorocco :12,69ECU/100kg(*)providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproof
ofhavingpaidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceed
theamountofthetaxinforce.
(*)TheseamountsmaybeincreasedbyanadditionalamounttobedeterminedbytheCommunity
andthethirdcountriesinquestion .
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby3,86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3,09ECU/100kg.
(<)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7,25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby5,80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
07.01N11 14,96
07.03AII 14,96
15.17BIa) 34,00
15.17BIb) 54,40
23.04AII 4,80