CELEX: 31991R2580
Language: en
Date: 1991-08-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2580/91 of 29 August 1991 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

No L 241 /28                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                   30 . 8 . 91
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2580/91
                                                          of 29 August 1991
                                              fixing the export refunds on olive oil
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas the tendering procedure should cover the
                                                                      amount of the refund and may be limited to certain coun­
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                tries of destination, quantities, qualities and presenta­
  Economic Community,                                                  tions ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Regulation
 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                   (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund on olive oil
 organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last              may be varied according to destination where the world
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2),                           market situation or the specific requirements of certain
                                                                      markets make this necessary ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
 of 26 May 1986 on export refunds and levies on olive                 Whereas Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
 oil (3), and in particular the first sentence of Article 3(1 )       provides that the refund must be fixed at least once every
 thereof,                                                             month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
                                                                      intervening period ;
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
 Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                       Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
 provides that, where prices within the Community are                 the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
 higher than world market prices, the difference between              particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
                                                                      on the markets of third countries that the refund should
 these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is            be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
 exported to third countries ;
                                                                      Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
 Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export
 refunds on olive oil are contained in Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
 1650/86 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No                           — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
 61 6/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                       tion to each other at any given moment within a band
 2962/77 0 ;                                                               of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                           rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
 Whereas the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)                 the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
 No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same                      tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (6), as last amended by Regula­
 for the whole Community ;                                                 tion (EEC) No 2205/90 0,
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation                  — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
 (EEC) No 1650/86, the refund for olive oil must be fixed                  average of the ecu rates published in the Official
 in the light of the existing situation and outlook in rela­               Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
 tion to olive oil prices and availability on the Community                a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
 market and olive oil prices on the world market ;                         cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
 Whereas, however, where the world market situation is                Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
 such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be             has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
 determined, account may be taken of the price of the                 its Chairman,
 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 ;                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the amount of the refund may not exceed the
difference between the price of olive oil in the Commu­                                          Article 1
nity and that on the world market, adjusted, where appro­
priate, to take account of export costs for the products on          The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
the world market ;                                                   (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in
                                                                      the Annex hereto.
Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
(EEC) No 1650/86, it may be decided that the refund                                              Article 2
shall be fixed by tender ;
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
(') OJ    No 172, 30. 9. 1 966, p. 3025/66.                           1991 .
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O   OJ    No L 145, 30. 5. 1986, p. 8.
(<) OJ    No L 78, 31 . 3 . 1972, p. 1 .                             (o) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(4 OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53.                                 (7 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p . 9 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 29 August 1991 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                                Member of the Commission
                                                                 ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 29 August 1991 fixing the export refunds on
                                                                 olive oil
                                                                                                           (ECU/100 kg)
                                   Product code                                     Amount of refund (')
                                1509 10 90 100                                             11,00
                                1509 10 90 900                                              0,00
                                1509 90 00 100                                             24,00
                                1509 90 00 900                                              0,00
                                1510 00 90 100                                              1,50
                                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.
           NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC)
                  No 3846/87 (OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 ).