NoL300/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.10.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3183/91
of30October1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
Whereasthetenderingprocedureshouldcoverthe
amountoftherefundandmaybelimitedtocertaincoun­
triesofdestination,quantities,qualitiesandpresenta­
tions;
WhereasthesecondindentofArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No1650/86providesthattherefundonoliveoil
maybevariedaccordingtodestinationwheretheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirementsofcertain
marketsmakethisnecessary;
WhereasArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1650/86
providesthattherefundmustbefixedatleastonceevery
month;whereasitmay,ifnecessary,bealteredinthe
interveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinoliveoilandin
particulartooliveoilpriceswithintheCommunityand
onthemarketsofthirdcountriesthattherefundshould
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(%aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/900,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1650/86
of26May1986onexportrefundsandleviesonolive
oil(3),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofArticle3(1)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle20ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthat,wherepriceswithintheCommunityare
higherthanworldmarketprices,thedifferencebetween
thesepricesmaybecoveredbyarefundwhenoliveoilis
exportedtothirdcountries;
Whereasthedetailedrulesforfixingandgrantingexport
refundsonoliveoilarecontainedinRegulation(EEC)No
1650/86andCommission Regulation (EEC)No
616/72(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2962/770;
WhereasthefirstindentofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
No1650/86providesthattherefundmustbethesame
forthewholeCommunity ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1650/86,therefundforoliveoilmustbefixed
inthelightoftheexistingsituationandoutlookinrela­
tiontooliveoilpricesandavailabilityontheCommunity
marketandoliveoilpricesontheworldmarket;
Whereas,however,wheretheworldmarketsituationis
suchthatthemostfavourableoliveoilpricescannotbe
determined,accountmaybetakenofthepriceofthe
maincompetingvegetableoilsontheworldmarketand
thedifferencerecordedbetweenthatpriceandtheprice
ofoliveoilduringarepresentative period;
Whereastheamountoftherefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenthepriceofoliveoilintheCommu­
nityandthatontheworldmarket,adjusted,whereappro­
priate,totakeaccountofexportcostsfortheproductson
theworldmarket;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1650/86,itmaybedecidedthattherefund
shallbefixedbytender;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(2)
(c)ofRegulationNo136/66/EECshallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1991. (')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
OOJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
(3)OJNoL145,30.5.1986,p.8.(jOJNot78,31.3.1972,p.1.
0OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.53.(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.f)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

31.10.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL300/45
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30October1991fixingtheexportrefundson
oliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Amountofrefund(')
15091090100
15091090900
15099000100
15099000900
15100090100
1510009090016,00
0,00
32,00
0,00
6,50
0,00
(')FordestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,
14.12.1987,p.1),aswellasforexportstothirdcountries.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1).