NoL329/32FEN""!OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.12.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2418/96
of18December1996
fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
WhereasthesecondindentofArticle3(3)ofRegulation
No136/66/EECprovidesthattherefundonoliveoilmay
bevariedaccordingtodestinationwheretheworldmarket
situationorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
makethisnecessary;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceevery
month;whereasitmay,ifnecessary,bealteredinthe
interveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinoliveoilandin
particulartooliveoilpriceswithintheCommunityand
onthemarketsofthirdcountriesthattherefundshould
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(6),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93f7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No1482/96(8);
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No990/93(9),as
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No1380/95(10),prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro );whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation(EC)No462/96(");whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
Whereas,inthelightoftheamendmentintroducedby
Regulation(EC)No1222/96(12),thefigure9afterthefirst
eightdigitscorresponding tothecombinednomenclature
subheadingsshouldberegardedasformingpartofthe
refundnomenclature codefrom1January1997;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforOilsandFats
hasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1581/96(2),andinparti­
cularArticle3(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo136/66/EECprovides
that,wherepriceswithintheCommunityarehigherthan
worldmarketprices,thedifferencebetweentheseprices
maybecoveredbyarefundwhenoliveoilisexportedto
thirdcountries;
Whereasthedetailedrulesforfixingandgrantingexport
refundsonoliveoilarecontainedinCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No616/72(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2962/77(4);
WhereasArticle3(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattherefundmustbethesameforthewhole
Community ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(4)ofRegulation
No136/66/EEC,therefundforoliveoilmustbefixedin
thelightoftheexistingsituationandoutlookinrelation
tooliveoilpricesandavailabilityontheCommunity
marketandoliveoilpricesontheworldmarket;whereas,
however,wheretheworldmarketsituationissuchthat
themostfavourableoliveoilpricescannotbedetermined ,
accountmaybetakenofthepriceofthemaincompeting
vegetableoilsontheworldmarketandthedifference
recordedbetweenthatpriceandthepriceofoliveoil
duringarepresentativeperiod;whereastheamountofthe
refundmaynotexceedthedifferencebetweentheprice
ofoliveoilintheCommunityandthatontheworld
market,adjusted,whereappropriate ,totakeaccountof
exportcostsfortheproductsontheworldmarket;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(3)thirdindent,
point(b)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,itmaybe
decidedthattherefundshallbefixedbytender;whereas
thetenderingprocedureshouldcovertheamountofthe
refundandmaybelimitedtocertaincountriesofdestina­
tion,quantities,qualitiesandpresentations ;(5)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(6)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
OOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(8)OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.
OOJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.
HOJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.
(")OJNoL65,15.3.1996,p.1.
(12OJNoL161,29.6.1996,p.62.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.11.
(-1)OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.1.
(4)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.53.

19.12.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL329/33
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(2)(c)ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECshallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19December1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18December1996fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Amountofrefund(')(2)
15091090100 29,00
15091090900 0,00
15099000100 32,50
15099000900 0,00
15100090100 2,50
15100090900 0,00
(')FordestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,
14.12.1987,p1),aswellasforexportstothirdcountries.
(2)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia (SerbiaandMontenegro )maybegrantedonlywhere
theconditionslaiddowninamendedRegulation(EEC)No990/93andRegulation(EC)No462/96areobserved.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3846/87.