CELEX: 31981R0515
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 515/81 of 27 February 1981 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

28 . 2. 81                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 54/ 21
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 515/81
                                                         of 27 February 1981
                                               fixing the export refunds on olive oil
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      — the economic aspect of the proposed exports ;
  COMMUNITIES,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas, furthermore, Article 4 of Regulation No
  Economic Community,                                                  171 /67/EEC provides that the said refund must be
                                                                      fixed in accordance with the following criteria :
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
  of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                      — the olive oil prices in the main producing areas of
  common organization of the market in oils and                            the Community ;
  fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  3454/80 (2),                                                        — the most favourable quotations recorded on the
                                                                           various markets of importing third countries ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 171 /67/EEC                  and
• of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and levies on olive
  oil (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      — the marketing costs and the most favourable trans­
  2429/72 (4), and in particular the first sentence of
  Article 7 thereof,                                                       port charges from Community markets in the
                                                                           main producing areas to ports or other points of
                                                                           export in the Community, as well as costs incurred
  Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                             in placing the goods on the world market ;
  Committee,
  Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                      Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC
  provides that, where prices within the Community are                provides that the refund on olive oil may be varied
  higher than world market prices, the difference                     according to destination where the world market situa­
  between these prices may be covered by a refund                     tion or the specific requirements of certain markets
  when olive oil is exported to third countries ;                     make this necessary ;
  Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting                  Whereas Article 7 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC
  export refunds on olive oil are contained in Regula­                provides that the refund must be fixed at least once
  tions No 171 /67/EEC and (EEC) No 616/72 (5), as last
                                                                      every month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered
  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77 (6) ;
                                                                      in the intervening period ;                    ,
  Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC
  provides that the refund must be the same for the                   Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules
  whole Community ;                                                   to the present situation on the market in olive oil and
                                                                      in particular to olive oil prices within the Community
  Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 171 /67/ EEC                     and on the markets of third countries that the refund
  provides that when the refund on olive oil is being                 should be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
  fixed account must be taken of :
  — the existing situation and the future trend with                  Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
       regard to prices and availabilities of olive oil on            refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
       the Community market and prices for olive oil on
       the world market ;                                             — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                           relation to each other at any given moment within
  — the aims of the common organization of the                             a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
       market in olive oil which are to ensure ' equili­                   their effective parity ;
       brium and the natural development of prices and
       trade on this market ;
                                                                      — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                           arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
  — the need to avoid disturbances on the Community                        of these currencies recorded for a given period in
       market : and
                                                                           relation to the Community currencies referred to
                                                                           in the previous indent ;
  (•) OJ   No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
  (2) OJ   No L 360; 31 . 12. 1980 , p . 16.
  (3) OJ   No 130, 28 . 6. 1967, p . 2600/67.
  («) OJ   No L 264., 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 .                          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
  (5) OJ   No L 78 , 31 . 3 . 1972, p . 1 .                           are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
  (0) OJ   No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p. 53.                           ment Committee for Oils and Fats,
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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                                  Article 2
                          Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
(2) (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, shall be as set                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March
out in the Annex hereto .                                              1981 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 27 February 1981 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   Poul DALSAGER
                                                                              Member of the Commission
                                                              ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 27 February 1981 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                                 - (ECU / 100 kg)
    CCT heading No                                                Description                                         Refund
    15.07                 Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude, refined or purified :
          A               Olive oil : .
            I             Untreated :
               (a)        Virgin olive oil
                          and
            II            Other :
               (a)        Obtained by processing oils falling within subheading 15.07 A I a) or 15.07 A I b),
                          whether or not blended with virgin olive oil :
                          In immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less, for destinations mentioned in
                          Article 5 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2730/79 ('), as well as on export to
                          third countries                                                                             2000
(>) OJ No L 317, .12. 12. 1979 , p. 1 .