Abstract: The dispensing unit for a liquid container comprises an enclosure (21), an operating lever (22) externally coupled to the enclosure and movable between a closing position and an opening position and provided with a resilient member to return said operating lever from its opening position into its closing position, a dispensing spout (23) projecting from the enclosure, first and second liquid dispensing channels (24, 25) formed within the enclosure and the dispensing spout, respectively. The resilient member is a leaf spring (35) formed integrally with the operating lever and arranged to bear against the external surface of said enclosure.