CELEX: 31997R0254
Language: en
Date: 1997-02-12 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 254/97 of 12 February 1997 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

13 . 2. 97          | EN I               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 42/7
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 254/97
                                                         of 12 February 1997
                                              fixing the export refunds on olive oil
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          refund and may be limited to certain countries of destina­
                                                                       tion, quantities, qualities and presentations;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Whereas the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Regulation
  Community,
                                                                       No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may
                                                                       be varied according to destination where the world market
                                                                       situation or the specific requirements of certain markets
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                 make this necessary;
  22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
  organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
  amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581 /96 (2), and in parti­            Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once every
  cular Article 3 (3) thereof,                                         month; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
                                                                       intervening period;
 Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides               Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
  that, where prices within the Community are higher than              the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
 world market prices, the difference between these prices              particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
  may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to             on the markets of third countries that the refund should
 third countries:                                                     be as set out in the Annex hereto;
                                                                      Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
 Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export             1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 0, as last
 refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regula­             amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (6), are used to
 tion (EEC) No 616/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation              convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 (EEC) No 2962/77 (4);                                                and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
                                                                      conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas
                                                                      detailed rules on the application and determination of
 Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                    these conversions were set by Commission Regulation
 provides that the refund must be the same for the whole              (EEC) No 1068/93 (J), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 Community;                                                           No 1482/96 (8);
                                                                     Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (4) of Regulation              has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
 No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in             its chairman,
 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; whereas,
 however, where the world market situation is such that
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined,
 account may be taken of the price of the main competing
vegetable oils on the world market and the difference
 recorded between that price and the price of olive oil                                            Article 1
 during a representative period; whereas the amount of the
 refund may not exceed the difference between the price              The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
 of olive oil in the Community and that on the world                 (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in
 market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of             the Annex hereto .
 export costs for the products on the world market;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (3) third indent,                                            Article 2
 point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be
decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender; whereas            This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February
the tendering procedure should cover the amount of the                1997.
(') OJ   No   172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                          (5)  OJ  No  L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No  L 206, 16. 8 . 1996, p. 11 .                            (6)  OJ  No  L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
(3) OJ   No  L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                              0    OJ  No  L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(4) OJ   No  L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p. 53.                           (8) OJ   No  L 188 , 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 12 February 1997.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                                              Member of the Commission
                                                                ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 12 February 1997 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                          (ECU/100 kg)
                                  Product code                                    Amount of refund (')
                               1509 10 90 9100                                            27,00
                               1509 10 90 9900                                             0,00
                               1509 90 00 9100                                            30,50
                               1509 90 00 9900                                             0,00
                               1510 00 90 9100                                             2,00
                               1510 00 90 9900                                             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.