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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No761/79
of19April1979
fixingminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesontheimporta­
tionofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978(u)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixlevies-onoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(12)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldorGreekmarketsandtheCommu­
nitymarketandofthelevyratesindicatedby
tenderers ;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries ;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
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),Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson16and17April
1979leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(n)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
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)OJNoL78,30.3.1979,p.1.
(>)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.1.
(4)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(5)OJNoL332,29.11.1978,p.13.
(o)OJNoL169,28.6..1976,p.43.
(7)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(I])OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60. (8)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
HOJNoL332,29.11.1977,p.26.
10)OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.(12)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.
(13)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

NoL98/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.4.79
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoil
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20April
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19April1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ixi100k;<)
CCTheadingNo Greece Non-member countries
15.07AIa) 800(') 38-00(')
15.07Alb) 7.00(1) 34-50(■)
15.07AIc) 12-00(') 41-00(1)
15.07AIIa) 10-00 42-00(2)
15.07AIIb) 22-00 68-00(3)
(')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,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxintone.
(:)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedbyECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
3.09ECU/100kg.
(J)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby72">ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
5.80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
"<'!CCkg)
CCTheadingNo Greece Noil-membercountries
07.01NII 2-05 7-59
07.03AII 2-05 7-59
15.17BIa) 3-50 17-25
15.17BIb) 5-60 27-60
23.04AII 0-96 3-28