25.3.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL72/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No675/93
of24March1993
fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2046/92(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1650/86
of26May1986onexportrefundsandleviesonolive
oil(3),andinparticularthefirstsentenceofArticle3(1)
thereof,
WhereasArticle20ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthat,wherepriceswithintheCommunityare
higherthanworldmarketprices,thedifferencebetween
thesepricesmaybecoveredbyarefundwhenoliveoilis
exportedtothirdcountries;
Whereasthedetailedrulesforfixingandgrantingexport
refundsonoliveoilarecontainedinRegulation(EEC)No
1650/86andCommission Regulation (EEC)No
616/72(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2962/77Q;
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,whereappro­priate,totakeaccountofexportcostsfortheproductson
theworldmarket;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1650/86,itmaybedecidedthattherefund
shallbefixedbytender;
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;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/920areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92Q;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3534/92(9),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitative
enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL145,30.5.1986,p.8.
(4)OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.1.
OOJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.53.(6)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.f)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.17.
(8)OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.0OJNoL358,8.12.1992,p.16.

25.3.93 NoL72/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1993.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(2)
(c)ofRegulationNo136/66/EECshallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24March1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof24March1993fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode AmountofrefundOf2)
15091090100 35,00
15091090900 60,00
15099000100 45,00
15099000900 72,00
15100090100 5,00
15100090900 32,00
(')FordestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87aswellasfor
exportstothirdcountries.
0RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarian aid
suppliedbycharitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1432/92.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3846/87.