EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14.12.2000 L 314/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2723/2000
of 13 December 2000
fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organ-isation of the market in oils and fats (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 (2), and in particular Article 3(3)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that,
where prices within the Community are higher thanworld market prices, the difference between these pricesmay be covered by a refund when olive oil is exportedto third countries.
(2) The detailed rules for fixing and granting export refundson olive oil are contained in Commission Regulation(EEC) No 616/72 (
3), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2962/77 (4).
(3) Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides thatthe refund must be the same for the whole Community.
(4) In accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in thelight of the existing situation and outlook in relation toolive oil prices and availability on the Communitymarket and olive oil prices on the world market.However, where the world market situation is such thatthe most favourable olive oil prices cannot be deter-mined, account may be taken of the price of the maincompeting vegetable oils on the world market and thedifference recorded between that price and the price ofolive oil during a representative period. The amount ofthe refund may not exceed the difference between theprice of olive oil in the Community and that on theworld market, adjusted, where appropriate, to takeaccount of export costs for the products on the world
market.
(5) In accordance with Article 3(3) third indent, point (b) ofRegulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be decided that therefund shall be fixed by tender. The tendering procedureshould cover the amount of the refund and may belimited to certain countries of destination, quantities,qualities and presentations.
(6) The second indent of Article 3(3) of Regulation No136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may bevaried according to destination where the world marketsituation or the specific requirements of certain marketsmake this necessary.
(7) The refund must be fixed at least once every month. Itmay, if necessary, be altered in the intervening period.
(8) It follows from applying these detailed rules to thepresent situation on the market in olive oil and inparticular to olive oil prices within the Community andon the markets of third countries that the refund shouldbe as set out in the Annex hereto.
(9) The Management Committee for Oils and Fats has notdelivered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(2)(c) of
Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in the Annexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 December 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 78, 31.3.1972, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 348, 30.12.1977, p. 53.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14.12.2000 L 314/12
ANNEX
to the CommissionRegulationof 13 December 2000 fixin g the export refun ds onolive oil
Product code Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refund
1509 10 90 9100 A00 EUR/100 kg 0,00
1509 10 90 9900 A00 EUR/100 kg 0,00
1509 90 00 9100 A00 EUR/100 kg 0,00
1509 90 00 9900 A00 EUR/100 kg 0,00
1510 00 90 9100 A00 EUR/100 kg 0,00
1510 00 90 9900 A00 EUR/100 kg 0,00
NB:The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ
L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/1999 (OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p.
46).