CELEX: 31999R1842
Language: en
Date: 1999-08-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1842/1999 of 25 August 1999 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

L 225/8                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                    26. 8. 1999
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1842/1999
                                                            of 25 August 1999
                                                fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      to take account of export costs for the products on the
                                                                                 world market;
                                                                          (5)    Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (3) third indent,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be
Community,                                                                       decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender; whereas
                                                                                 the tendering procedure should cover the amount of the
                                                                                 refund and may be limited to certain countries of desti-
                                                                                 nation, quantities, qualities and presentations;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organ-
ization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by            (6)    Whereas the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Regulation
Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 (2), and in particular Article 3 (3)                  No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil
thereof,                                                                         may be varied according to destination where the world
                                                                                 market situation or the specific requirements of certain
                                                                                 markets make this necessary;
(1)     Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                     (7)    Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once every
        provides that, where prices within the Community are                     month; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
        higher than world market prices, the difference between                  intervening period;
        these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil
        is exported to third countries;
                                                                          (8)    Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
                                                                                 the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
                                                                                 particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
(2)     Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export                on the markets of third countries that the refund should
        refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regu-                   be as set out in the Annex hereto;
        lation (EEC) No 616/72 (3), as last amended by Regula-
        tion (EEC) No 2962/77 (4);
                                                                          (9)    Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
                                                                                 has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
                                                                                 its chairman,
(3)     Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
        provides that the refund must be the same for the whole
        Community;
                                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(4)     Whereas, 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;                                               Article 1
        whereas, 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              The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2) (c) of
        main competing vegetable oils on the world market and             Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in the Annex
        the difference recorded between that price and the price          hereto.
        of olive oil during a representative period; whereas 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,
                                                                                                       Article 2
(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 78, 31.3.1972, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 348, 30.12.1977, p. 53.                                          This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 August 1999.
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                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels, 25 August 1999.
                                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                                  Karel VAN MIERT
                                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                                          ANNEX
                        to the Commission Regulation of 25 August 1999 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                                                  (EUR/100 kg)
                                        Product code                                                 Amount of refund (1)
                                    1509 10 90 9100                                                         0,00
                                    1509 10 90 9900                                                         0,00
                                    1509 90 00 9100                                                         0,00
                                    1509 90 00 9900                                                         0,00
                                    1510 00 90 9100                                                         0,00
                                    1510 00 90 9900                                                         0,00
            (1) For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ 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.