CELEX: 31996R1690
Language: en
Date: 1996-08-28 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1690/96 of 28 August 1996 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

29 . 8 . 96             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 219/ 11
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1690/96
                                                           of 28 August 1996
                                               fixing the export refunds on olive oil
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once every
                                                                         month; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 intervening period;
   Community,
                                                                         Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
   Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                  the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
   22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                    particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
   organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last              on the markets of third countries that the refund should
   amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 58 1 /96 (2), and in parti­          be as set out in the Annex hereto;
  cular Article 3 (3) thereof,
                                                                        Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
  Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides                 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (*), as last
  that, where prices within the Community are higher than               amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (^ are used to
  world market prices, the difference between these prices              convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
  may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to              and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
  third countries;                                                      conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas
                                                                        detailed rules on the application and determination of
  Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export             these conversions were set by Commission Regulation
  refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regula­              (EEC) No 1068/93 0, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
  tion (EEC) No 616/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation               No 1482/96 (8);
  (EEC) No 2962/77 (4);
                                                                        Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (9), as
 Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
                                                                        amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 (10), prohibits
  provides that the refund must be the same for the whole               trade between the European Community and the Federal
  Community,
                                                                        Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (4) of Regulation                this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
  No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in              comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
 the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation            and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 ("); whereas
 to olive oil prices and availability on the Community                 account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
                                                                       refunds;
 market and olive oil prices on the world market; whereas,
 however, where the world market situation is such that
 the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined,            Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
 account may be taken of the price of the main competing               has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
                                                                       its chairman,
 vegetable oils on the world market and the difference
 recorded between that price and the price of olive oil
 during a representative period; whereas the amount of the
 refund may not exceed the difference between the price                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 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;                                                  Article 1
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (3) third indent,
 point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be                      The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
 decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender, whereas             (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in
                                                                       the Annex hereto.
 the tendering procedure should cover the amount of the
 refund and may be limited to certain countries of destina­
 tion, quantities, qualities and presentations;                                                      Article 2
 Whereas the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Regulation
 No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
                                                                       1996.
 be varied according to destination where the world market
situation or the specific requirements of certain markets
make this necessary;                                                  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   188 , 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.
0    OJ   No  L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11 .                             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   65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 1 .
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               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 28 August 1996.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                       Karel VAN MIERT
                                                                                 Member of the Commission
                                                                   ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 28 August 1996 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                               (ECU/100 kg)
                                     Product code                                     Amount of refund (') (2)
                                    1509 10 90 100                                            36,00
                                    1509 10 90 900                                             0,00
                                   1509 90 00 100                                             42,50
                                   1509 90 00 900                                              0,00
                                   1510 00 90 100                                              5,00
                                   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.
             (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 462/96 are observed.
             NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                    3846/87.