CELEX: 31996R0372
Language: en
Date: 1996-02-29 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 372/96 of 29 February 1996 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

No L 51 /20        I EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  1 . 3 . 96
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 372/96
                                                      of 29 February 1996
                                           fixing the export refunds on olive oil
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       the tendering procedure should cover the amount of the
                                                                     refund and may be limited to certain countries of destina­
                                                                     tion, quantities, qualities and presentations;
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
   Community,
                                                                     Whereas the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Regulation
                                                                     No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may
   Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of             be varied according to destination where the world market
   22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common               situation or the specific requirements of certain markets
   organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last         make this necessary;
   amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and
   Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in
   particular Article 3 (3) thereof,                                Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once every
                                                                    month; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
                                                                    intervening period;
  Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides
  that, where prices within the Community are higher than
  world market prices, the difference between these prices          Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
  may be covered by a re(und when olive oil is exported to          the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
  third countries;
                                                                    particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
                                                                    on the markets of third countries that the refund should
                                                                    be as set out in the Annex hereto;
  Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export
  refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regula­
  tion (EEC) No 616/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation          Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
  (EEC) No 2962/77 (4);                                             1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (^ as last
                                                                   amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (6), are used to
                                                                   convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                 and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
  provides that the refund must be the same for the whole          conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas
 Community;                                                        detailed rules on the application and determination of
                                                                   these conversions were set by Commission Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 1068/93 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (4) of Regulation           No 2853/95 (8);
 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
                                                                   Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (9), as
 market and olive oil prices on the world market; whereas,
 however, where the world market situation is such that
                                                                   amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 (10), prohibits
                                                                   trade between the European Community and the Federal
 the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined,        Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
 account may be taken of the price of the main competing           this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
 vegetable oils on the world market and the difference             comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
 recorded between that price and the price of olive oil
                                                                   and in Council Regulation (EC) No 2815/95 (u ); whereas
 during a representative period; whereas the amount of the         account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
 refund may not exceed the difference between the price            refunds;
 of olive oil in the Community and that on the world
 market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of
 export costs for the products on the world market;
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                  Committee for Oils and Fats,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (3) third indent,
point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be
decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender; whereas         O OJ     No L  387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
                                                                  (6) OJ   No L  22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
                                                                  0 OJ     No L  108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                           (8) OJ   No L  299, 12. 12. 1995, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 349, 31 . 12. 1994, p. 105.                           0 OJ     No L  102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
(3) OJ No L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                              H OJ     No  L  138 , 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
 4 OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p. 53 .                           (") OJ   No  L  297, 9 . 12. 1995, p . 1 .
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             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                               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 the Annex hereto.
                                                              Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1996.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 29 February 1996.
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                      Franz FISCHLER
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                               ANNEX
              to the Commission Regulation of 29 February 1996 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                              (ECU/100 kg)
                                  Product code                                       Amount of refund (') (2)
                                1509 10 90 100                                              42,00
                                1509 10 90 900                                               0,00
                                1509 90 00 100                                              50,50
                                1509 90 00 900                                               0,00
                                1510 00 90 100                                               9,50
                                1510 00 90 900                                               0,00
           (') For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 as well as for
               exports to third countries.
           (2) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where
               the conditions laid down in amended Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 and Regulation (EC) No 2815/95 are
               observed .
           NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                  3846/ 87.