CELEX: 51979PC0070
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Date: 1979-02-26
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down general rules concerning the production refund for olive oils used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         COM(79 ) 70 final.
                                         Brussels , 26 February 1979
                          Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ?
         laying down general rules concerning the production
         refund for olive oils used in the manufacture of
                       certain preserved foods
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             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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  COM(79 ) 70 final
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    laying down general rules concerning the production refund for
   olive oils used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation Ho 136 /66/ EEC of 22 September 1966 on
   the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats * -",
   as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1562 /78C2) „ and in particular the .
   second paragraph of Article 20a thereof ,
   Having regard to Council Regulation C EEC) No 2749/ 78 of 23 November 1978
  on. trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece* 3*, and in
 particular Article 9 thereof,
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Whereas Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66 / EEC lays down that; olive oil used
  in the manufacture of preserved fish and vegetables shall qualify for
 production re funds ; whereas general rules for the imp lementation of this
  system must be adopted ;
 Whereas the production refund must enable beneficiaries to purchase on the
 Community market at prices close to world market prices the quality of oil
 which they use most frequently in their manufactures ; whereas, for this
purpose , the production refund must be fixed on the basis of the variable
 component of the import levy on oils obtained by refining virgin olive oil ;
Whereas interested parties must be guaranteed a certain degree of stability
in the cost price of olive oil used in preserved products ; whereas, for this
purpose ,    'refund must be fixed for a * fairly . long period and without account
being taken of relatively small alterations in the import levies ;
( 1 ) OJ No 172, 30, 9,1966, p , 3025 .
< 2 ) OJ No L 185 , 7 , 7,1978 , p , 1
( 3 ) OJ No L 331 , 28,11,1978 , p , 1
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ticle 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) Ho 308V 78 <•'♦*, ':h-;s aid shall be granted
only to approved olive oil packaging plants ; whereas , however , in order to avoid
placing Community -origin oils at a disadvantage in competition with imported
oils it is necessary to increase the refund to be granted in respect of
oils of Community origin                      . by the amount of the consumption aid ;
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2751 / 78 ( 5 ) provides that the import levies
shall be fixed by tender when certain conditions obtain ; whereas, in the event of
this procedure being applied , the Commission shall fix a minimum export levy in
respect of refined olive oils ; whereas , in that case , it is necessary to provide
for the fixing of the production refund on the basis of these minimum levies ;
Whereas ,- in order to ensure the proper functioning of the refund system , account
 should be taken , at the time when the refund is fixed , of any significant change
 in the threshold price envisaged during the period of application of the refund
 in question ;
 Whereas the refund must be granted only in respect of quantities actually used
 in the preserved products ; whereas Member States must therefore
       ensure the application of an appropriate system of checking ;
 Whereas experience has shown that payment in cash of the production refund is the
  system which best enables interested parties to take advantage of the provisions
  laid down in this matter by Regulation No 136/ 66/ EEC ;
  Whereas this Regulation replaces Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 155/ 71 ( 6 ) and
  Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1794/ 76 ( 7 ); whereas those Regulations must be
  repealed ,
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION          :
  (4)   0J No  L 369, " 29 . 12 . 1978, p. 12
  (5)   0J No  L 331 , 23.11.1978 , p. 6
  ( 6)  0J No  L 22 , 28.1.1971 , p. 5
  (7)   0J No  L 201 , 27.7.1976 , p. 3
 ---pagebreak---                                       Article 1
 This Regulation defines the conditions for applying the system of production
 refunds in respect of olive oils used in the manufacture of preserved fish
 and vegetables *
                                      Article 2
 A production refund shall be granted in respect of olive oil used in the
 manufacture of preserved fish falling under subheadings 16,04 B, C, D, E ,
 F and G of the Common Customs Tariff and preserved vegetables falling under
 heading 20,02 of the said Tariff ,
                                      Article 3
 The Commission shall fix the production refund every two months .
                                      Article 4
 1,     Subject to the provisions of Article 6, the amount of the refund
        shall be      the arithmetic mean      of the variable component of the
        levies applied to the import o'f olive oils falling under subheading
        15,07 A II e )of the Common Customs Tariff for the two months preceding
       the month in which the refund is implemented .
                                                       I
       However , where the olive oil used in the manufacture of preserved products
       has been produced in the Community , the refund shall be               the
        mean     referred to above        plus      the amount of consumption aid
       valid on the day of the implementation of the refund .
2,     The . refund fixed previously shall be maintained where the difference between
       tliat refund and the new amount calculated pursuant to fara§f"iap)h 1 dpes
       not exc-eed an amount to be determined-
                                     Article 5
    " In the event
1,       of • the tendering procedure referred to in Article 16 of Regulation
       No 136/66 / EEC and in Article 5 of Regulation ( EEC) No 27'49/ 78 being used ,
       the production refund shall be fixed, subject to the provisions of
       Article . 6, of this Regulation , on the basis of the minimum levies determined
       under that procedure in respect of oils falling under* subheading 15,07
       A II a ) of the Common Customs Tariff ,
2 , However , where the olive oil used in the manufacture of preserved products
       has been produced in the Community , the amount determined pursuant to
       paragraph 1 ,           shall be increased by the amount of consumption aid
       valid on the day of TrrTpTern§ntati6n of tW refund .
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 ---pagebreak---                                     Article 6
1 . If it is decided to         use     the tendering procedure , the Commission shall
     fix the             refund , in accordance with Article 5 , for the first time when
     a refund fixed in accordance with Article 4 falls due and provided that at least
     t«o minimum levies have been fixed .
2. If it 1s decided to terminate the tendering procedure , the Cownission shall fix
     the refund in accordance with Article 4 , for the first time when a refund fixed
     in accordance with Article 5 falls due and prov+ded that at least two levies have
     been fixed pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation No 136/ 66 / EEC .
                                     Article 7
In the event of a significant change taking place in the threshold price during the
period of validity of the refund , account may also be taken , in fixing the refund , of
the difference between the new threshold price and the one valid previously .
                                     Article 8
 1 . Entitlement to      refund shall      arise    . as soon as the oil is used in the
      manufacture of preserved products .
 2 . The Herber States shall ensure by means of a system of checking that the produc­
      tion refund is granted solely in respect of the olive oil used in the manufacture
      of preserved fish and vegetables referred to in Article 2.
                                     Arti ele 9
                                                                                        /
  The production refund shall be paid in cash .
                                     Article 10
 Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance
 with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/ 66/ EEC .
                                      Arti de 11
 Regulations ( EEC ) No 155/ 71 and ( EEC ) No 1794/ 76 are hereby repealed .
                                      Arti ele 12
 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1979 ,
 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
 Member States .
  Done at                                             For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                 FINANCIAL                STATEMENT
                                                                                           9.2.1979
1I BUDGET HEADING S 6310"6319                                                  APPROBIATIONS * 6310-299,7 MUCE
                                                                                                6319-    4,8 MUCE
2. TITLE :     Draft proposition for the Council setting out the general rules relating
  to the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserve !
   fish and vegetables
3. LEGAL                Article 20a of Council Reg . 136/ 66/ CEE
*• * 1MS of "0Jtct 1          Adaptation of theproduction refund system for olive oil used in
   the manufacture of certain preserved fish and vegetables following the HBIBaiiail
   introduction of consumer aid for olive oil
5 . FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                   PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS  CURRENT FINANCIAL. TEAR FOLLOWING FINANCIAL TEAR
                                                                         (    79  >             (   Rfl   )
 5.0 EXPENDITURE
      - CHANGED TO THE EC BUDGET
               ICV INTERVENTIONS )
      - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
      - OTHER
 5.1 RECEIPTS
      - OWN RESOURCES Of THE EC
        ( LEVIES / CUSTOMS DUTIES )
      - NATIONAL
                                                      81        •    82
 5.0.1 ESTI"ATE0 P*PfM3I^»E                         0                0
 5.1.' I   II            1 1 ' I 1
 s«2 METHOD OF CALCULATION         Utilization i 7 000 t olive oil
   Consumer aid rate : 276,5 UCE/ t . Although quantities of olive oil used in the
   manufacture of certain preserved fish and vegetables do not benefit from consu»er
   aid this same amount is included in the production refund .
   Therefore , the net effect is zero . The result of this is that there is only a re­
   distribution of approbations in the budget .
   itBm n° 6310 - 7000 t x 276,5 UCE/ T =                   - 1,9 MUCE =       - 2,1 MUCE
   item n° 6319 ♦ 7000 t x 276,5 UCE/ t =                   + 1,9 MUCE =       ♦ 2,1 MUCE
 6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FRCFL APPROBATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                              YES /BH
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  6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPFLOBLATIOMS 8E NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                              US /HH
  OBSERVATIONS :