NoL51/20 IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No372/96
of29February1996
fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,thetenderingprocedureshouldcovertheamountofthe
refundandmaybelimitedtocertaincountriesofdestina­
tion,quantities,qualitiesandpresentations ;
WhereasthesecondindentofArticle3(3)ofRegulation
No136/66/EECprovidesthattherefundonoliveoilmay
bevariedaccordingtodestinationwheretheworldmarket
situationorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
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
maybecoveredbyare(undwhenoliveoilisexportedto
thirdcountries;Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastonceevery
month;whereasitmay,ifnecessary,bealteredinthe
interveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentsituationonthemarketinoliveoilandin
particulartooliveoilpriceswithintheCommunityand
onthemarketsofthirdcountriesthattherefundshould
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92(^aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(6),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93Q,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(10),prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro );whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation(EC)No2815/95(u);whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(6)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(8)OJNoL299,12.12.1995,p.1.0OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.
HOJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.
(")OJNoL297,9.12.1995,p.1.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL349,31.12.1994,p.105.
(3)OJNoL78,31.3.1972,p.1.
4OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.53.

1.3.96 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL51/21
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(2)(c)ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECshallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29February1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29February1996fixingtheexportrefundsonoliveoil
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Amountofrefund(')(2)
15091090100 42,00
15091090900 0,00
15099000100 50,50
15099000900 0,00
15100090100 9,50
15100090900 0,00
(')FordestinationsmentionedinArticle34ofamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87aswellasfor
exportstothirdcountries.
(2)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywhere
theconditionslaiddowninamendedRegulation(EEC)No990/93andRegulation(EC)No2815/95are
observed .
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3846/87.