1.4.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No827/81
of31March1981
fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
—theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,furthermore ,Article4ofRegulationNo
171/67/EECprovidesthatthesaidrefundmustbe
fixedinaccordancewiththefollowingcriteria:
—theoliveoilpricesinthemainproducingareasof
theCommunity ;
—themostfavourablequotationsrecordedonthe
variousmarketsofimportingthirdcountries;
andTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3454/80(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo171/67/EEC
of27June1967onexportrefundsandleviesonolive
oil(3),as.lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2429/72(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
Article7thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle20ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthat,wherepriceswithintheCommunityare
higherthanworldmarketprices,thedifference
betweenthesepricesmaybecoveredbyarefund
whenoliveoilisexportedtothirdcountries;
Whereasthedetailedrulesforfixingandgranting
exportrefundsonoliveoilarecontainedinRegula­
tionsNo171/67/EECand(EEC)No616/72(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2962/77(6);
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo171/67/EEC
providesthattherefundmustbethesameforthe
wholeCommunity ;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo171/67/EEC
providesthatwhentherefundonoliveoilisbeing
fixedaccountmustbetakenof:
—theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwith
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofoliveoilon
theCommunitymarketandpricesforoliveoilon
theworldmarket;
—theaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinoliveoilwhicharetoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeonthismarket;
—theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market;and—themarketingcostsandthemostfavourabletrans­
portchargesfromCommunitymarketsinthe
mainproducingareastoportsorotherpointsof
exportintheCommunity ,aswellascostsincurred
inplacingthegoodsontheworldmarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo171/67/EEC
providesthattherefundonoliveoilmaybevaried
accordingtodestinationwheretheworldmarketsitua­
tionorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
makethisnecessary;
WhereasArticle7ofRegulationNo171/67/EEC
providesthattherefundmustbefixedatleastonce
everymonth;whereasitmay,ifnecessary,bealtered
intheinterveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinoliveoiland
inparticulartooliveoilpriceswithintheCommunity
andonthemarketsofthirdcountriesthattherefund
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.16.
(3)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2600/67.
(4)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(5)OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.1.
(6)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.53.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : Article2
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(2)(c)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,shallbeassetThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
outintheAnnexhereto. 1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31March1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31March1981fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Description Refund
Fixedvegetableoils,fluidorsolid,crude,refinedorpurified: 15.07
A
IOliveoil:
Untreated :
(a)Virginoliveoil
and
Other: II
(a)Obtainedbyprocessingoilsfallingwithinsubheading15.07AIa)or15.07AIb),
whetherornotblendedwithvirginoliveoil:
Inimmediate ,packingsofanetcapacityof5kgorless,fordestinationsmentionedin
Article5ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2730/79(*),aswellasonexportto
thirdcountries 2200
(i)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.