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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1459/92
of4June1992
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),andin
particularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No728/91(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Morocco(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No729/91(*),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Tunisiaf),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No413/86(8),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1180/77
of17May1977onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginTurkey(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No730/91(10),andin
particularArticle10(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1620/77
of18July1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon(n),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78(12),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,theCommis­siondecidedtousethetenderingproceduretofixlevies
onoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneral
rulesforfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(13)
specifiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedfor
eachoftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketand
ofthelevyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereas,inthecollectionofthelevy,accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbe
fixed,takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobe
collectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereas,withregardtoTurkeyandtheMaghrebcoun­
tries,theprovisionsofthisRegulationshouldbewithout
prejudicetotheadditionalamounttobedeterminedin
accordancewiththeagreementsbetweentheCommunity
andthesethirdcountries;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (,4),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigina­
tingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson1and2June1992
leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedasindicatedin
AnnexItothisRegulation;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin29codes
07099039and07112090andonproductsfallingwithin
CNcodes15220031,15220039and23069019must
becalculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableonthe
oliveoilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,however,
thelevychargedforoliveoilmaynotbelessthanan
amountequalto8%ofthevalueoftheimported
product,suchamounttobefixedatastandardrate;
whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionsleadstothelevies
beingfixedasindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
I1)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
(3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(4)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.1.0OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.
(«)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.2.oOJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(•)OJNoL48,26.2.1986,p.1.0OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
(10)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.3.
(")OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
(12)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.HOJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.HOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION Article2
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5June1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4June1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
15091010
15091090
15099000
15100010
1510009076,000
76,00(*)
88,000
77,00(*)
122,00(4)
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.However,an
amountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3148/91istobeleviedinaccordancewithArticle
101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.
(2)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcodeandproducedentirelyinoneofthecountrieslistedbelowand
transporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)Lebanon:ECU0,60per100kg;
(b)Turkey:ECU11,48per100kg(")providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidtheexporttax
appliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce;
(c)Algeria,TunisiaandMorocco:ECU12,69per100kg(")providedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhaving
paidtheexporttaxappliedbythatcountry;however,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetax
inforce.
(*)TheseamountsmaybeincreasedbyanadditionalamounttobedeterminedbytheCommunityandthethird
countriesinquestion.
(*)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU3,86per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU3,09per100kg.
(4)ForimportsofoilfallingwithinthisCNcode:
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestothe
Community,thelevytobecollectedisreducedbyECU7,25per100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirecdyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobe
collectedisreducedbyECU5,80per100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Non-member countries
07099039
07112090
15220031
15220039
2306901916,72
16,72
38,00
60,80
6,16
(')NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.However,an
amountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3148/91istobeleviedinaccordancewithArticle
101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.