28.3.96 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No536/96
of27March1996
fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,thetenderingprocedureshouldcovertheamountofthe
refundandmaybelimitedtocertaincountriesofdestina­
tion,quantities,qualitiesandpresentations ;
WhereasthesecondindentofArticle3(3)ofRegulation
No136/66/EECprovidesthattherefundonoliveoilmay
bevariedaccordingtodestinationwheretheworldmarket
situationorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarkets
makethisnecessary;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofAustria,Finlandand
SwedenandbyRegulation(EC)No3290/94(2),andin
particularArticle3(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo136/66/EECprovides
that,wherepriceswithintheCommunityarehigherthan
worldmarketprices,thedifferencebetweentheseprices
maybecoveredbyarefundwhenoliveoilisexportedto
thirdcountries;Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceevery
month;whereasitmay,ifnecessary,bealteredinthe
interveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinoliveoilandin
particulartooliveoilpriceswithintheCommunityand
onthemarketsofthirdcountriesthattherefundshould
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(*),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93f),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2853/95(8);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;whereasWhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(9),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1380/95(I0),prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro);whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation(EC)No2815/95(n);whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
(0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(6)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(8)OJNoL299,12.12.1995,p.1.
(»)OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.HOJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.
(")OJNoL297,9.12.1995,p.1.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(J)OJNoL349,31.12.1994,p.105.0OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.1.(jOJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.53.

NoL78/24(EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.3.96
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(2)(c)ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECshallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27March1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27March1996fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
(ECU/WOkg)
Productcode Amountofrefund(')(2)
15091090100 42,00
15091090900 0,00
15099000100 50,50
15099000900 0,00
15100090100 9,50
15100090900 0,00
(')FordestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL366,
24.12.1987,p1),aswellasforexportstothirdcountries.
(2)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro )maybegrantedonlywhere
theconditionslaiddowninamendedRegulation(EEC)No990/93andRegulation(EC)No2815/95are
observed.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3846/87.