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►B REGULATION(EEC)No616/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of27March1972
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsandlevies onoliveoil
(OJ L 78, 31.3.1972, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Regulation (EEC) No 2563/72 of the Commission of 6 December 1972 L 274 11 7.12.1972
►M2Regulation (EEC) No 142/75 of the Commission of 20 January 1975 L 17 8 22.1.1975
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REGULATION(EEC)No616/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of27March1972
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsandlevieson
oliveoil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC (
1)o f2 2
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization ofthe market in oils and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)No 2727/71 (
2);
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC (3) of 27 October
1966 on trade in oilsand fatsbetween the Community and Greece;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 171/67/EEC (4) of 27 June
1967 on export refundsand levieson olive oil, aslas t amended byRegulation (EEC) No 444/72, (
5) and in particular Article 11 thereof;
Whereas, to ensure that the export refund system is correctly applied,
oilswith a high free fatty acid content which are produced andmarketed on a very small scale should be excluded from the refund;whereas for the same purpose subheading No 15.07 A II of theCommon Customs Tariff should be subdivided into virgin olive oiland other oil falling within the same subheading;
Whereas, if the export levy is to be fully effective, the amount of that
levy should be equal to the maximum amounts fixed in accordancewith Article 10 (2) of Regulation No 171/67/EEC; whereas, however,
the levy isfixed only where the difference between the c.i.f. price and
the market target price for unrefined olive oil might give rise to exportswhich could lead to disturbances on the Community market;
Whereas since the volume of traditional exports in small containers is
not noticeably affected by the trend of world prices, provision shouldbe made for an exemption from the levy in respect of these exports;whereas, however, an exemption in excess of the lowest packagingcosts could lead to speculative exports in small containers; whereas
the exemption should therefore be limited to the level of these costs;
Whereasthe meas uresprovided for in thisRegulation are in accor-
dance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Oilsand
Fats;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refund shall be granted only on olive oils with a free fatty
acid content expressed as oleic acid of not more than 30 g per 100 g.
Article 2
For the purposes of granting the export refund, products falling within
subheading No 15.07 A II of the Common Customs Tariff shall besubdivided as follows:
— 15.07 A II (a): virgin olive oil;
— 15.07 A II (b): other.1972R0616 — EN — 25.01.1975 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971, p. 8.
(3) OJ No 197, 29.10.1966, p. 3393/66.
(4) OJ No 130, 28.6.1967, p. 2600/67.
(5) OJ No L 54, 3.3.1972, p. 6.
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Article 4
1. The Commission shall fix an export levy for olive oil falling
within subheading 15.07 A of the Common Customs Tariff where the
difference between the cif price and the price recorded on the Commu-
nity market is such as to encourage exportation on a scale likely todisturb the Community or the world market. For the purposes of deter-mining the price on the Community market account shall be taken ofquotations and prices on the most representative markets for productionand export.
The export levy shall be adjusted in accordance with any changes in
the situation.
2. Where the cif price exceedsthe market target price the applica-
tion of the export levy shall be examined at least once a month underthe procedure laid down in Article 39 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.
3. The Commission shall notify Member States of the amount of the
export levy to be charged per 100 kg of oil exported as soon as suchlevy isfixed.
Article 5
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 154/69 (
1) of 27 January 1969 on
detailed rulesfor the application of export refundsand levieson olive
oil, asamended by Regulation (EEC) No 2219/70 (2), ishereby
repealed.
Article 6
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on 1 April 1972.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1972R0616 — EN — 25.01.1975 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 22, 29.1.1969, p. 4.
(2) OJ No L 240, 31.12.1970, p. 72.▼B