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REGULATION (EEC)No3255/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30November1973
fixingtheimportleviesonoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/
EEC(')of22September1966ontheestablishment
ofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),andinparticularArticle13(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/66/
EEC(3)of27October1966ontradeinoilsandfats
betweentheCommunityandGreece,andinparticu­
larArticles3(4)and9thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No443/
72(4)of29February1972ontheleviesonrefined
oliveoilandoncertainproductscontainingolive
oil,andinparticularArticle9thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2165/70(5)of27October1970onimportsofolive
oilfromTunisia,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2277/71(6),andparticularArticle5thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No463/'
71(7)of1March1971onimportsofoliveoilfrom
Morocco,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2277/
71,andinparticularArticle5thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mitee;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
andArticle3ofRegulationNo162/66'EECrequires
theCommissiontofixalevyonunrefinedoliveoil
importedintotheCommunity ;
Whereas,inthecaseofimportssubjecttoArticle13
ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandtoArticle9of
RegulationNo162/66/EEC,thelevyisequaltothe
differencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthecif
price;whereas,inthecaseofimportssubjectto
Article3ofRegulationNo162/66/EEC,thelevyis
equaltothedifferencebetweenthethresholdprice
andthefree-at-frontier price,lessastandard
amount :Whereasthethresholdpriceandthestandard
amountarefixedbytheCouncileveryyear;whereas
theyhavebeenfixedforthe1973/74marketing
yearbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3207/73(8)
of27November1973fixingthethresholdpricefor
oliveoilforthe197374marketingyearandby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3210/73(9)of
27November1973onthestandardamountforunre­
finedoliveoilproducedentirelyinGreeceandtrans­
porteddirectlyfromthatcountryintotheCommu­
nity;
WhereastheCommissiondeterminesthecifprice
andthefree-at-frontier priceinrelationtoaCom­
munityfrontiercrossingpoint;whereasthiscross­
ingpointwasfixedbyCouncilRegulationNo165/
66/EEC(10)of27October1966onpricemeasuresto
beappliedtooliveoilforthe1966/67marketing
year;
Whereasthosepricesmustbeestablishedonthe
basisofthemostfavourableactualpurchasingoppor­
tunities;whereastheCommissionmust,theoreti­
cally,takeintoaccountalloffersforoliveoilofthe
typeslistedin1and4oftheAnnextoRegulation
No136/66/EECmadeontheworldmarketandon
theGreekmarket;whereas,iftherearenosuchof­
fersorifsuchoffersarenotrepresentative ,theCom­
missionmusttakeaccountofalloffersmadeonthe
wholesalemarketsintheCommunitywhichare
representative fortheimportation (fromtheworld
marketandtheGreekmarket)oftheseoils;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1004/71(»)of14May1971,amendedby
Regulation (EEC)No486/73(12),onthefixing
ofleviesonunrefinedoliveoilprovides,however,
thattheCommissionmustdisregardoffersforpro­
ductsofmediocrequality,long-datedoffers,andof­
fersforsmalllotsandlotspresentedinsmallcon­
tainers;whereasofferswhichareconsiderednotto
berepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarketand
thosetowhichArticle13(3)ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECappliesmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereas,ifnooffersofthetypementionedabove
havebeenmadeoriftheoffersmadecannotbe
considered,thepricesrulingonthedomesticmar­
ketsofthemainoil-producing andoil-exporting
thirdcountriesandontheGreekmarketshouldbe
(»)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(*)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
(»)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.
{*)OJNoL54,3.3.1972,p.3.
(")OJNoL238,29.10.1970,p.4.
(•)OJNoL241,27.10.1971,p.2.
(7)OJNoL53,5.3.1971,p.9.(8)OJNoL327,28.11.1973,p.13.
(»)OJNoL327,28.11.1973,p.17.
(">)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3399/66.
(")OJNoL109,15.5.1971,p.17.
C2)OJNoI.48,21.2.1973,p.10.

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takenintoaccountforthepurposeofdetermining
thecifpriceandthefree-at-frontier price;whereas
insuchcasesthosepricesshouldbeincreasedby
marketing,loading,transportandinsurancecosts;equivalenceforthedifferenttypesandqualitiesof
unrefinedoliveoil,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No992/72(2);whereas,inexceptionalcir­
cumstances ,differentorderivedcoefficientsofequi­
valencemaybeappliedforalimitedperiod;
Whereasacomparisonoftheinformationthusob­
tainedmakesitpossibletodeterminethemostfa­
vourableoffersonboththeworldmarketandon
theGreekmarket;Whereas,oftheofferstakenintoconsideration ,c
andfoffersshould,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1004/71,beincreasedby1°/o;
whereascifoffersforfrontiercrossingpointsother
thantheonereferredtoaboveshouldbeadjustedfor
transportandinsurancecosts;whereasoffersfor
deliveryfas,foborotherwiseshouldbeincreasedby
transportandinsurancecostsfromthepointofship­
mentorloadingtotheabovementioned frontier
crossingpointand,inthecaseoffasoffers,byload­
ingcosts;Whereas,ifnooffercanbeconsideredforthepur­
poseofdeterminingthecifpriceandthefree-at­
frontierprice,thepricepreviouslytakenintoac­
countshouldbemaintained ;
Whereas,iftheofferstakenintoconsiderationare
offersontheCommunitymarket,theyshouldbere­
ducedbyunloadingordisembarkation costs,import
dutiesandleviesand,whereappropriate ,byfor­
wardingorothercostsincurredfromtheciforfree­
at-frontierstagetothemarketingstageforwhich
theoffersweremade;Whereas,whentheleviesonrefined(olive)oil,on
olivesfallingwithinsubheadingsNos07.01NIIand
07.03AIIandontheproductslistedinArticle1(2)
(e)ofRegulationNo136/66/EECarebeingcalcu­
lated,theadjustmentprovidedforinArticles2,3,5
(1)andArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No443/72
shouldbeappliedtotheleviespreviouslydefined
and,inthecaseofthosesameproductsproduced
entirelyinGreeceandtransporteddirectlyfromthat
countryintotheCommunity,theadjustmentspro­
videdforinArticle4(1)ofRegulationNo162/66/
EECandArticles4,5(2)and7ofRegulation (EEC)
No443/72;Whereas,forthepurposeofadjustingtheoffers
takenintoconsideration ,theCommissionshould
takeaccountonlyofthecostswhichtoitsknow­
ledgearethelowest;
Whereasthefixedcomponentofthelevydetermined
pursuanttoArticle14ofRegulationNo136/66/
EECisnotchargedonimportsofrefinedoliveoil
producedentirelyinTunisiaorMoroccoandtrans­
porteddirectlyfromthosecountriesintotheCom­
munity;Whereasthecifpriceandthefree-at-frontier price
shouldbedeterminedfortheproductpresentedin
bulk;whereas,ifoilispresentedotherwisethanin
bulk,theconsequentincreaseinvalueshouldbede­
ductedfromtheoffersforunfilteredoil,whethervir­
gin,extrafineorordinary,andshouldbeincreased
byanamountwhichallowsforfilteringcosts;
WhereasArticle5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
443/72providesthatthelevyonolivesfallingwithin
subheadingsNos07.01NIIand07.03AIIshould
bereducedbytheamountresultingfromtheapplica­
tionofthecustomsdutytothevalueoftheim­
portedproduct;whereasthatamountwasfixedata
standardratebyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
617/72(3)ondeterminingtheincidenceofcustoms
dutyonimportsofcertainsolives;Whereas,inordertoobtaincomparableinformation
onoilofthetypeandqualityforwhichthethreshold
pricewasfixed,itisnecessarytodeductor
addtotheoffersconsidered,accordingtothetype
andqualityinquestion,thevaluesresultingfrom
theprovisionsofCommissionRegulationNo172/66/
EEC(')of5November1966fixingcoefficientsof
(*)OJNo202,7.11.1966,p.3482/66.(»)OJNoL115,17.5.1972,p.7.
(')OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.3.

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inrespectoftheseimportsandtheseimportsonly,
whereasthissituationexistsatpresentforoffersof
virginoliveoilsoldinsmallcontainersoriginating
inorcomingfromSpain,whereasitisthereforede­
sirabletofixaspeciallevyfortheseimports;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25°/o,arateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketrates
ofeachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtoitheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionstotheofferpricesknowntotheCommission
thattheleviesshouldbefixedasshownintheTable
annexedtothisRegulation ;Whereasthelevyonunrefinedoliveoilfalling
withinsubheadingNo15.07AIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,producedentirelyinSpain,Tunisia
orMoroccoandtransporteddirectlyfromthose
countriesintotheCommunityisdefinedinCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2164/70(*)of27October
1970onimportsofoliveoilfromSpain,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2277/71andbyRegula­
tions(EEC)No2165/70and(EEC)No463/71;
whereasthelevytobechargedonproductsother
thanthosedefinedintheabovementioned Re­
gulationsiscalculatedinaccordancewithArticle13
ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle42(a)ofRegu­
lationNo136/66/EEC,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCom­
monCustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesshouldbefixedasfrequentlya'
isnecessarytoensurestabilityoftheCommunity
marketandinsuchawayastoensurethattheycan
beappliedatleastonceaweek;whereasthelevies
previouslyfixedshouldberetainedwherevariations
inthefactorsusedtocalculatethelevywouldlead
toanincreaseorreductionoflessthan0-50unitof
accountinsuchlevies;
Whereas,however,leviescannotbefixedinaccor­
dancewiththisperiodicityinthecaseoftheapplica­
tionoftheexportleviesreferredtoinArticle18of
RegulationNo136/66/EECandduringthewholeof
theperiodinwhichtheseexportleviesapply;
WhereasArticle13(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/
EECprovidesthatwherefreequotationsonthe
worldmarketarenotadeterminingfactorforthe
offerpriceandwherethispriceislowerthanworld
marketprices,apricedeterminedonthebasisof
theofferpriceshallbesubstitutedforthecifpriceHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle13ofRegula­
tionNo136/66/EEC,Article3ofRegulationNo
162/66/EEC,Artiole9ofRegulation (EEC)No
443/72,Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No2165/70
andArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No463/71are
herebyfixedasshownintheTableannexedtothis
Regulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30November1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(«)OJNoL238,29.10.1970,p.3.

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ANNEXI
Leviesonimportsfrom1December1973inu.a,/100kg
ProductsentirelyobtainedinoneoftheseProductsnotentirelyobtained
CCT countriesandtransporteddirectlyfromoneinGreeceornottransported Third
heading ofthesecountriestotheCommunity fromthatcountrytotheCom­ countries
No
/.. munity
Greece Morocco Tunisia
07.01NII 0 0 0 0 0
07.03AII 0 0 0 0 0
15.07AIa) 0 0 0 3-200 3-200
15.07AIb) 0 0 0 6-000 6000
15.07AII 0 oo 0(*) 0 0(*)(»)
15.17AI 0 0 0 0 0
15.17AII 0 00 J0 0
23.04A 0 0 0 0 0
(')ThelevytobechargedonimportsofthisproductisdefinedinCouncilRegula';ons(EEC)No2165/70and(EEC)No463/71andin
CommissionRegulations (EEC)No2495/71and(EEC)No2697/71.
(')Thelevytobechargedonimportsofoliveoilotherthanrefined,entirelyob,*inedinSpainorinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfrom
oneofthesecountriestotheCommunity,isdefinedinCouncilRegulations (EEC)No2164/70and(EEC)No1235/71.
(')SubjecttothespeciallevyfixedbyArticle13(3)ofRegulation136/S6/EEC.
ANNEXII
Speciallevyapplicabletoimportseffectedfrom1December1973
CCTheadingNoDescriptionofgoodsAmountin
u.a./100kg
ex15.07AII Virginoliveoilinimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof5kgor
lessoriginatingorcomingfromSpain 25-131(»)
(')Thelevychargedforthisproductshallbereducedby0-50u.a./100kginaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No2164/70.