CELEX: 31973R0262
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 262/73 of the Commission of 31 January 1973 fixing the export refund on olive oil

No L 30/44                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                   2 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 262/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 31 January 1973
                                                fixing the export refund on olive oil
                                                                      Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC pro­
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        vides that the refund must be the same for the whole
COMMUNITIES,                                                          Community ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community ;                                             "Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC pro­
                                                                       vides that when the refund on olive oil is being fixed
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/                        account must be taken of : .
EEC (A) of 22 September 1966 on the establishment
of a common organization of the market in oils and                    — the existing situation and the future trend with
fats, as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the                         regard to prices and availabilities of olive oil on
Treaty (3) on the Accession of new Member States to                        the Community market and prices for olive oil
the European Economic Community and the Euro­                              on the world market;
pean Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels
on 22 January 1972 ;                                                   — the aims of the common organization of the mar­
                                                                            ket in olive oil which are to ensure equilibrium
                                                                            and the natural development of prices and trade
Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/                              on this market ;
EEC (4) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats
between the Community and Greece ;                                     — the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
                                                                            nity market ; and
Having regard to Council Regulation No 171/67/                         — the economic aspect of the proposed exports ;
EEC (5) of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and
levies on olive oil, as last amended by Regulation
 (EEC) No 2429/72 (6), and in particular the first sen­
tence of Article 7 thereof ;                                           Whereas, furthermore, Article 4 of Regulation No
                                                                       171/67/EEC provides that the said refund must be
                                                                       fixed in accordance with the following criteria :
 Whereas Article 18 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
provides that, where prices within the Community                       — olive oil prices in the main producing areas of
 are higher than world market prices, the difference                        the Community ;
 between these prices may be covered by a refund
 when olive oil is exported to third countries ;                       — the most favourable quotations recorded on the
                                                                            various markets of importing third countries and
 Whereas Article 8 of Regulation No 162/66/EEC pro­                         Greece ; and
 vides that Article 18 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                     — marketing costs and the most favourable trans­
 and the measures taken in application thereof apply,                       port charges from Community markets in the
 subject to the provisions of the Agreement establish­                       main producing areas to ports or other points of
 ing an Association between the European Economic                            export in the Community, as well as costs in­
 Community and Greece, to trade between the Com­                            curred in placing the goods on the world mar­
 munity and Greece ;                                                         ket ;
 Whereas the rules and other provisions for fixing
 and granting export refunds on olive oil are con­                     Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC pro­
 tained in Regulation No 171 /67/EEC and (EEC) No                       vides that the refund on olive oil may be varied ac­
 616/72 (7) :                                                           cording to destination where the world market situa­
                                                                        tion or the specific requirements of certain markets
                                                                       make this necessary ;
  (!) OJ No   172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
  (2) OJ No   L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
 (3)  OJ No   L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5.                                 Whereas Article 7 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC pro­
  (4) OJ No   197, 29. 10. 1966, p . 3393/66.                           vides that the refund must be fixed at least once
  (5) OJ No   130, 28. 6. 1967, p. 2600/67.
  (6) OJ No   L 264, 23. 11 . 1972, p. 1 .                              every month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered
  (7) OJ No   L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                                in the intervening period ;
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Whereas it follows from applying these rules and                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
other provisions to the present situation on the mar­                                       Article 1
ket in olive oil and in particular to olive oil prices
within the Community and on the markets of third                     The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
countries and Greece that the refund should be fixed                 ( c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, exported to third
at the amounts shown in the Annex to this Regu­                      countries and Greece, are hereby fixed as shown in
lation ;                                                             the Annex to this Regulation.
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and
Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
limit set by its Chairman :                                          1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 31 January 1973 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
                                                            ANNEX
                               Refund in u.a./lOO kg applicable to olive oil from 1 February 1973
     CCT heading No                                        Description of goods                                  Refund
 15.07                  Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude, refined or purified :
        A               Olive oil :
          I             Having undergone a refining process :
            a)          Obtained by refining virgin olive oil, whether or not blended with virgin
                        olive oil :
                        ( 1 ) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less :
                              — on export to European third countries excluding Greece and third
                                  countries on the Mediterranean                                                  3-000
                              — on exports to other third countries excluding Greece, European third
                                  countries and third countries on the Mediterranean                              7-000
          II            Other :
            a)          Virgin olive oil :
                        ( 1 ) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less :
                               — on exports to third countries excluding Greece, European third countries
                                  and third countries on the Mediterranean                                        7-000