NoL304/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2653/79
of29November 1979
fixingminimumleviesontheimportationofoliveoilandleviesontheimporta­
tionofotheroliveoilsectorproducts
WhereasbyRegulation(EEC)No3131/78of28
December1978(n)theCommissiondecidedtouse
thetenderingproceduretofixleviesonoliveoil;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2751/78of
23November1978layingdowngeneralrulesfor
fixingtheimportlevyonoliveoilbytender(12)speci­
fiesthattheminimumlevyrateshallbefixedforeach
oftheproductsconcernedonthebasisofthesitua­
tionontheworldorGreekmarketsandtheCommu­
nitymarketandofthelevyratesindicatedby
tenderers;
Whereasinthecollectionofthelevyaccountshould
betakenoftheprovisionsintheAgreementsbetween
theCommunityandcertainthirdcountries;whereas
inparticularthelevyapplicableforthosecountries
mustbefixedtakingasabasisforcalculationthelevy
tobecollectedonimportsfromtheotherthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesrecalledabovetothe
levyratesindicatedbytendererson26and27
November1979leadstotheminimumleviesbeing
fixedasindicatedinAnnexItothisRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadings 07..01NIIand07.03AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandonproductsfalling
withinsubheadings15.17BIand23.04AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffmustbecalculatedfromthe
minimumlevyapplicableontheoliveoilcontained
intheseproducts;whereas,however,thelevycharged
foroliveoilmaynotbelessthananamountequalto
8%ofthevalueoftheimportedproduct,such
amounttobefixedatastandardrate;whereasapplica­
tionoftheseprovisionsleadstotheleviesbeingfixed
asindicatedinAnnexIItothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
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),
(!)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL78,30.3.1979,p.1.
(J)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.1.
(<)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.24.
(5)OJNoL332,29.11.1978,p.13.
(<■)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.43.Article1
Theminimumleviesonoliveoilimportsarefixedin
AnnexI.
(7)OJNoL169,28.6.1976,p.9.
(8)OJNoL142,9.6.1977,p.10.
HOJNoL332,29.11.1978,p.26.HOJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.4.C1)OJNoL370,30.12.1978,p.60.
■2)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.6.

30.11.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL304/21
Article2
Theleviesapplicableonimportsofotheroliveoil
sectorproductsarefixedinAnnexII.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30
November1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Minimumimportleviesonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Greece Non-member countries
15.07Ala) 5.30(i)31.40(')
15.07AIb) 2-70(!) 20.70(!)
15.07AIc) 9.80(!) 35.90(!)
15.07AIIa) 4.50 34-20(2)
15.07AIIb) 1800 61.20(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,therepaymentmaynotexceedtheamountofthetaxinforce.
(2)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby3.86ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
3.09ECU/100kg.
(3)Forimportsofoilfallingwithinthistariffsubheading :
(a)producedentirelyinAlgeria,MoroccoorTunisiaandtransporteddirectlyfromanyofthosecountriestotheCommunity,the
levytobecollectedisreducedby7.25ECU/100kg;
(b)producedentirelyinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevytobecollectedisreducedby
5.80ECU/100kg.
ANNEXII
Importleviesonotheroliveoilsectorproducts
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Greece Non-member countries
07.01NII 0.59 4-55
07.03AII 0.59 4-55
15.17BIa) 1.35 10-35
15.17BIb) 2.16 16.56
23.04AII 0.78 2.87