30.11.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL321/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3356/85
of29November 1985
fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
—theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market,and
—theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,furthermore,Article4ofRegulationNo171/
67/EECprovidesthatthesaidrefundmustbefixedin
accordancewiththefollowingcriteria:
—theoliveoilpricesinthemainproducingareasofthe
Community ,
—themostfavourablequotationsrecordedonthe
variousmarketsofimportingthirdcountries,and
—themarketingcostsandthemostfavourabletransport
chargesfromCommunitymarketsinthemainprodu­
cingareastoportsorotherpointsofexportinthe
Community,aswellascostsincurredinplacingthe
goodsontheworldmarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo171/67/EECprovides
thattherefundonoliveoilmaybevariedaccordingto
destinationwheretheworldmarketsituationorthe
specificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmakethisneces­
sary;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No231/85(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo171/67/EECof
27June1967onexportrefundsandleviesonoliveoil(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2429/72(4),and
inparticularthefirstsentenceofArticle7thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle20ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthat,wherepriceswithintheCommunityare
higherthanworldmarketprices,thedifferencebetween
thesepricesmaybecoveredbyarefundwhenoliveoilis
exportedtothirdcountries;
Whereasthedetailedrulesforfixingandgrantingexport
refundsonoliveoilarecontainedinRegulationsNo
171/67/EECand(EEC)No616/720,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2962/77fl;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo171/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmustbethesameforthewholeCommu­
nity;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo171/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundonoliveoilisbeingfixedaccount
mustbetakenof:
—theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofoliveoilontheCommu­
nitymarketandpricesforoliveoilontheworld
market,
—theaimsofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inoliveoilwhicharetoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopment ofpricesandtradeonthis
market,WhereasArticle7ofRegulationNo171/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmustbefixedatleastonceeverymonth;
whereasitmay,ifnecessary,bealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinoliveoilandin
particulartooliveoilpriceswithintheCommunityand
onthemarketsofthirdcountriesthattherefundshould
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto:
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforin
Article2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No974/71Q,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No855/84(8),(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
I2)OJNoL26,31.1.1985,p.12.
(3)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2600/67.(jOJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.(jOJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.1.
flOJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.53.0OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(■)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(2)
(c)ofRegulationNo136/66/EECshallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1985.whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof29November1985fixingtheexportrefundson
oliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Description Refund
15.07 Fixedvegetableoils,fluidorsolid,crude,refinedorpurified:
A OH\eoil:
I Untreated:
(a)Virginoliveoil:
Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof5kgorless,fordestinationsmentionedinArticle
5ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79('),aswellasonexporttothirdcountries 64,00
II Other:
(a)Obtainedbyprocessingoilsfallingwithinsubheading 15.07AIa)or15.07AIb),whetheror
notblendedwithvirginoliveoil:
Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof5kgorless,fordestinationsmentionedinArticle
5ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79('),aswellasonexporttothirdcountries 64,00
(')OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.