CELEX: 31991R3455
Language: en
Date: 1991-11-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3455/91 of 28 November 1991 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

29. 11 . 91                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 327 9
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3455/91
                                                     of 28 November 1991
                                           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               Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Regulation
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                 (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund on olive oil
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last           may be varied according to destination where the world
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2),                        market situation or the specific requirements of certain
                                                                   markets make this necessary ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
of 26 May 1986 on export refunds and levies on olive               Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
oil (3), and in particular the first sentence of Article 3 (1 )    provides that the refund must be fixed at least once every
thereof,                                                           month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
                                                                   intervening period ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                     Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
provides that, where prices within the Community are               the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
higher than world market prices, the difference between            particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
                                                                   on the markets of third countries that the refund should
these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is          be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
exported to third countries ;
Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export          Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
refunds on olive oil are contained in Regulation (EEC) No          refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
1650/86 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No                         — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
616/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      tion to each other at any given moment within a band
2962/77 0 ;                                                             of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                        rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
Whereas the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)               the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same                    tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (6), as last amended by Regula­
for the whole Community ;                                               tion (EEC) No 2205/90 0,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation                 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
(EEC) No 1650/86, the refund for olive oil must be fixed                average of the ecu rates published in the Official
in the light of the existing situation and outlook in rela­             Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
tion to olive oil prices and availability on the Community              a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
market and olive oil prices on the world market ;                       cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Whereas, however, where the world market situation is               Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be            has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
determined, account may be taken of the price of the                its Chairman,
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 ;                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the amount of the refund may not exceed the
difference between the price of olive oil in the Commu­                                       Article 1
nity and that on the world market, adjusted, where appro­
priate, to take account of export costs for the products on         The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
the world market ;                                                  (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in
                                                                    the Annex hereto.
Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
(EEC) No 1650/86, it may be decided that the refund                                           Article 2
shall be fixed by tender ;
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
0)  OJ   No  172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                           1991 .
O   OJ   No  L 162, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 27.
O   OJ   No  L 145, 30. 5. 1986, p. 8 .
(4) OJ   No  L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                             (6) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
Is) OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53.                               0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 28 November 1991 .
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
                                                                   ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 28 November 1991 fixing the export refunds on
                                                                   olive oil
                                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg)
                                     Product code                                     Amount of refund (')
                                  1509 10 90 100                                             17,00
                                  1509 10 90 900                                              0,00
                                  1509 90 00 100                                             34,00
                                  1509 90 00 900                                              0,00
                                  1510 00 90 100                                              7,50
                                  1510 00 90 900                                              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 (OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 ).