CELEX: 31996R2069
Language: en
Date: 1996-10-29 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2069/96 of 29 October 1996 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

30 . 10 . 96            EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 277/ 13
                                             COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2069/96
                                                            of 29 October 1996
                                                 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
     THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once every
                                                                            month; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
     Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  intervening period;
     Community,
                                                                            Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
     Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                   the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
     22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                     particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
     organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last               on the markets of third countries that the refund should
     amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581 /96 (2), and in parti­              be as set out in the Annex hereto;
     cular Article 3 (3) thereof,
                                                                            Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
    Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides                  1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 0, as last
    that, where prices within the Community are higher than                 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (% are used to
    world market prices, the difference between these prices               convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
    may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to               and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
    third countries;
                                                                           conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas
                                                                           detailed rules on the application and determination of
   Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export
    refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regula­
                                                                           these conversions were set by Commission Regulation
   tion (EEC) No 616/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation                 (EEC) No 1068/93 f), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
                                                                           No 1482/96 (8);
   (EEC) No 2962/77 (4);
   Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                       Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (9), as
   provides that the refund must be the same for the whole                 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 (10), prohibits
   Community;                                                              trade between the European Community and the Federal
                                                                          Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
   Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (4) of Regulation                this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
   No 136/ 66/ EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in             comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
  the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation             and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 ("); whereas
  to olive oil prices and availability on the Community                   account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
                                                                          refunds;
  market and olive oil prices on the world market; whereas,
  however, where the world market situation is such that
  the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined,              Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
  account may be taken of the price of the main competing                 has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
                                                                          its chairman ,
  vegetable oils on the world market and the difference
  recorded between that price and the price of olive oil
  during a representative period; whereas the amount of the
  refund may not exceed the difference between the price                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 of olive oil in the Community and that on the world
 market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of
 export costs for the products on the world market;                                                    Article 1
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (3) third indent,
 point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be                        The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
 decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender; whereas               (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in
                                                                         the Annex hereto .
 the tendering procedure should cover the amount of the
 refund and may be limited to certain countries of destina­
 tion, quantities, qualities and presentations;                                                        Article 2
 Whereas the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Regulation
 No 136/66/ EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may               This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October
                                                                         1996 .
 be varied according to destination where the world market
 situation or the specific requirements of certain markets
 make this necessary;                                                   (5) OJ   No L   387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
                                                                       (6) OJ    No L   22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
                                                                       0 OJ      No L   108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(')    OJ  No   172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                          (8) OJ    No L   188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.
(2)    OJ  No   L 206, 16. 8 . 1996, p. 11 .                           (9) OJ    No L   102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
(•')   OJ  No   L 78 , 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                            (10) OJ    No L   138 , 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
(4)    OJ  No   L 348 , 30. 12. 1977, p. 53.                           (") OJ No L 65, 15 . 3. 1996, p. 1 .
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              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 29 October 1996.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                 Member of the Commission
                                                                   ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 29 October 1996 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                                (ECU/100 kg)
                                     Product code                                      Amount of refund (') (2)
                                   1509 10 90 100                                             30,00
                                   1509 10 90 900                                              0,00
                                   1509 90 00 100                                             34,50
                                   1 509 90 00 900                                             0,00
                                   1510 00 90 100                                              2,50
                                   1510 00 90 900                                              0,00
             (') For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ No L 351 ,
                 14. 12. 1987, p 1 ), as well as for exports to third countries.
             (2) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where
                 the conditions laid down in amended Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 and Regulation (EC) No 462/96 are observed.
             NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                    3846/ 87 .