Commission Regulation (EC) No 1613/2004 of 15 September 2004 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
Date: 2004-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, olive oil

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Official Journal of the European Union

16.9.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1613/2004

of 15 September 2004

fixing the export refunds on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organi-
in oils and fats (1), and in particular
sation of
Article 3(3) thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that,
where prices within the Community are higher than
world market prices, the difference between these prices
may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to
third countries.

The detailed rules for fixing and granting export refunds
on olive oil are contained in Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 616/72 (2).

Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that
the refund must be the same for the whole Community.

In accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation No
136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in
the light of
the existing situation and outlook in
relation to olive oil prices and availability on the
Community market and olive oil prices on the world
market. However, where the world market situation is
such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot
be determined, account may be taken of the price of
the main competing vegetable oils on the world market
and the difference recorded between that price and the
price of olive oil during a representative period. The
amount of the refund may not exceed the difference
between the price of olive oil
in the Community and
that on the world market, adjusted, where appropriate,

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

to take account of export costs for the products on the
world market.

In accordance with Article 3(3) third indent, point (b) of
Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be decided that the
refund shall be fixed by tender. The tendering procedure
should cover the amount of the refund and may be
limited to certain countries of destination, quantities,
qualities and presentations.

The second indent of Article 3(3) of Regulation No
136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may
be varied according to destination where the world
market situation or the specific requirements of certain
markets make this necessary.

The refund must be fixed at least once every month. It
if necessary, be altered in the intervening period.
may,

follows from applying these detailed rules to the
It
present situation on the market
in olive oil and in
particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
on the markets of third countries that the refund should
be as set out in the Annex hereto.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Oils and Fats,

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 Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 September 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 September 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001 (OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4).

(2) OJ L 78, 31.3.1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 2962/77 (OJ L 348, 30.12.1977, p. 53).

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 September 2004 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

1509 10 90 9100

1509 10 90 9900

1509 90 00 9100

1509 90 00 9900

1510 00 90 9100

1510 00 90 9900

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

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 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11).