NoL351/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.12.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3685/85
of27December 1985
fixingtheminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesonthe
importationofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
theproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesituationon
theworldmarketandtheCommunitymarketandofthe
levyratesindicatedbytenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetweenthe
Communityandcertainthirdcountries;whereasinparti­
cularthelevyapplicableforthosecountriesmustbefixed
takingasabasisforcalculationthelevytobecollectedon
importsfromtheotherthirdcountries;
Whereas,withregardtoTurkeyandtheMaghrebcoun­
tries,theprovisionsofthisRegulationshouldbewithout
prejudicetotheadditionalamounttobedeterminedin
accordancewiththeagreementsbetweentheCommunity
andthesethirdcountries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson23and24December
1985leadstotheminimumleviesbeingfixedas
indicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithinsubhea­
dings07.01NIIand07.03AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffandonproductsfallingwithinsubheadings15.17B
Iand23.04AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffmustbe
calculatedfromtheminimumlevyapplicableontheolive
oilcontainedintheseproducts;whereas,however,the
levychargedforoliveoilmaynotbelessthananamount
equalto8%ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,such
amounttobefixedatastandardrate;whereasapplication
oftheseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixedasindi­
catedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No231/85(2),andinparti­
cularArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1514/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
Algeria0,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1201/85(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1521/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
MoroccoQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
436/85(*),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1508/76
of24June1976onimportsofoliveoiloriginatingin
TunisiaQ,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
of18July1977layingdown(detailedrulesfortheimpor­
tationofoliveoilfromLebanon(10);
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978(n)theCommissiondecidedtousethe
tenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2751/78of23November1978layingdowngeneralrules
forfixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(12)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeachofHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoilsector
productsarefixedinAnnexII.■)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
2)OJNoL26,31.1.1985,p.12.
3)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
4)OJNoL124,9.5.1985,p.1.
5)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.^OJNoL52,22.2.1985,p.2.
^OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
8)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
»)OJNoL52,22.2.1985,p.1.
10)OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.
")OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
■2)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28December
1985.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

NoL351/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.12.85
ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
15.07Ala) 77,00(»)
15.07AIb) 76,00(')
15.07AIc) 60,00(')
15.07AIIa) 82,00(2)
15.07AIIb) 95,00(3)
(')Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheadingandproducedentirelyinoneofthecoun­
trieslistedbelowandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,thelevy
tobecollectedisreducedby:
(a)SpainandLebanon:0,60ECU/100kg;
(b)Turkey:11,48ECU/100kgQprovidedthattheoperatorfurnishesproofofhavingpaidthe
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.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthose
countriestotheCommunity ,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby7,25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby5,80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Non-member countries
07.01NII 16,72
07.03AII 16,72
15.17BIa) 38,00
15.17BIb) 60,80
23.04AII 4,80