CELEX: 31999R2708
Language: en
Date: 1999-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2708/1999 of 20 December 1999 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

21. 12. 1999           EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                     L 327/19
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2708/1999
                                                          of 20 December 1999
               fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                    CN subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for
                                                                               fixing the export refunds for those olive oils during the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                               reference period; whereas it is appropriate to take as a
Community,
                                                                               reference period the two-month period preceding the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22                        beginning of the term of validity of the production
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organ-                         refund;
isation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 (2), and in particular Article 20a            (3)   Whereas the application of the above criteria results in
thereof,                                                                       the refund being fixed as shown below,
(1)     Whereas Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
        provides for the granting of a production refund for             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        olive oil used in the preserving industry; whereas under
        paragraph 6 of that Article, and without prejudice to                                        Article 1
        paragraph 3 thereof, the Commission shall fix this
        refund every two months;                                         For the months of January and February 2000, the amount of
                                                                         the production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regula-
(2)     Whereas by virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovemen-             tion No 136/66/EEC shall be EUR 44,00/100 kg.
        tioned Regulation, the production refund must be fixed
        on the basis of the gap between prices on the world                                          Article 2
        market and on the Community market, taking account
        of the import charge applicable to olive oil falling within      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 20 December 1999.
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                       Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                 Member of the Commission
(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.