17.7.97 IEN UiriciaijournalortheEuropeancommunities MVJUlOO/l/
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of16July1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OhTHEEUKOrhAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheIreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EJbCol
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1581/96(2),andinparti­
cularArticle3(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo136/66/EECprovides
that,wherepriceswithintheCommunityarehigherthan
worldmarketprices,thedifferencebetweentheseprices
maybecoveredbyarefundwhenoliveoilisexportedto
thirdcountries;rerunaanamayDelimitedtocertaincountriesotdestina­
tion,quantities,qualitiesaridpresentations ;
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 ol
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(8);
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforOilsandFats
hasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetb)
itschairman,Whereasthedetailedrulesforfixingandgrantingexporl
refundsonoliveoilarecontainedinCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No616/72(3),aslastamendedbyRegulatior
(EEC)No2962/77(4);
WhereasArticle3(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattherefundmustbethesameforthewhole
Community ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(4)ofRegulatior
No136/66/EEC,therefundforoliveoilmustbefixedin
thelightoftheexistingsituationandoutlookinrelatior
tooliveoilpricesandavailabilityontheCommunity
marketandoliveoilpricesontheworldmarket;whereas
however,wheretheworldmarketsituationissuchthai
themostfavourableoliveoilpricescannotbedetermined
accountmaybetakenofthepriceofthemaincompeting
vegetableoilsontheworldmarketandthedifference
recordedbetweenthatpriceandthepriceofoliveoi
duringarepresentativeperiod;whereastheamountofthe
refundmaynotexceedthedifferencebetweentheprice
ofoliveoilintheCommunityandthatonthework
market,adjusted,whereappropriate,totakeaccounto
exportcostsfortheproductsontheworldmarket;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(3)thirdindent
point(b)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,itmayb(
decidedthattherefundshallbefixedbytender,whereai
thetenderingprocedureshouldcovertheamountoftheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(2
(c)ofRegulationNo136/66/EECshallbeassetoutii
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17July199"
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.oOJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.11.
(3)OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.1.
j4)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.53.(5)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.:
(6)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
QOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.10<
H01NoL188,27.7.1996,p.Z

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof16July1997fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
'ECU/100kg)
Productcode Amountofrefund(')
150910909100 24,00
150910909900 0,00
150990009100 27,00
150990009900 0,00
151000909100 0,00
151000909900 0,00
'')FordestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,
14.12.1987,p1),aswellasforexportstothirdcountries.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3846/87.