CELEX: 31992R2472
Language: en
Date: 1992-08-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2472/92 of 26 August 1992 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

No L 246/22                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                   27. 8 . 92
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2472/92
                                                       of 26 August 1992
                                            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
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                  Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Regulation
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last            (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund on olive oil
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2),                         may be varied according to destination where the world
                                                                    market situation or the specific requirements of certain
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86                markets make this necessary ;
of 26 May 1986 on export refunds and levies on olive
oil (3), and in particular the first sentence of Article 3 (1 )     Whereas Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
thereof,
                                                                    provides that the refund must be fixed at least once every
                                                                    month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                      intervening period ;
provides that, where prices within the Community are
higher than world market prices, the difference between
these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is           Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
exported to third countries ;                                       the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
                                                                    particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
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 Regulation (EEC) No           be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
1650/86 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
616/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2962/77 Is) ;                                                       Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                                    refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Whereas the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same                — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
for the whole Community ;                                                tion to each other at any given moment within a band
                                                                         of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation                      rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
(EEC) No 1650/86, the refund for olive oil must be fixed                 the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
in the light of the existing situation and outlook in rela­              tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­
tion to olive oil prices and availability on the Community               tion (EEC) No 2205/90 Q,
market and olive oil prices on the world market ;                   — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
Whereas, however, where the world market situation is                    average of the ecu rates published in the Official
                                                                         Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be
                                                                         a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
determined, account may be taken of the price of the
                                                                         cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
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 ;                       Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92 (8), as
                                                                     amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2015/92 ('), prohibits
Whereas the amount of the refund may not exceed the                  trade between the Community and the Republics of
difference between the price of olive oil in the Commu­              Serbia and Montenegro ; whereas this prohibition does
nity and that on the world market, adjusted, where appro­            not apply to certain situations as given in the limitative
priate, to take account of export costs for the products on          enumeration laid down in Articles 2 and 3 ; whereas this
the world market ;                                                   should be taken into account when refunds are fixed ;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
(EEC) No 1650/86, it may be decided that the refund                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
shall be fixed by tender ;                                           in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                     Committee for Oils and Fats,
(') OJ   No  172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ   No  L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 1 .                              O   OJ  No  L 164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(3) OJ   No  L 145, 30. 5. 1986, p. 8 .                              f)  OJ  No  L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
0   OJ   No  L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                              (8) OJ  No  L 151 , 3. 6. 1992, p. 4.
o   OJ   No  L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53.                             f)  OJ No   L 205,  22. 7. 1992, p. 2.
 ---pagebreak--- 27. 8 . 92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                                 No L 246/23
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 out in                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
the Annex hereto.                                                                1992.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 26 August 1992.
                                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                                        Member of the Commission
                                                                        ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 26 August 1992 fixing the export refunds on
                                                                        olive oil
                                                                                                                         (ECU/100 kg)
                                        Product code                                         Amount of refund (')(2)
                                      1509 10 90 100                                                  41,00
                                      1509 10 90 900                                                   64,00
                                      1509 90 00 100                                                   50,50
                                      1509 90 00 900                                                   82,50
                                      1510 00 90 100                                                   11,50
                                      1510 00 90 900                                                   42,00
                 (') For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 as well as for
                     exports to third countries.
                 (2) Refunds for exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro may only be granted for humanitarian aid
                     supplied by charitable organizations fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 (a) and Article 3 of Council
                     Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92.
                  NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC)
                        No 3846/87.