CELEX: 31996R2418
Language: en
Date: 1996-12-18 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2418/96 of 18 December 1996 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

No L 329/32       FEN ""!             Official Journal of the European Communities                               19 . 12. 96
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2418/96
                                                    of 18 December 1996
                                          fixing the export refunds on olive oil
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Regulation
                                                                   No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may
                                                                   be varied according to destination where the world market
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            situation or the specific requirements of certain markets
 Community,                                                        make this necessary;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ 66/EEC of             Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once every
 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                month; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
 organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last          intervening period;
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581 /96 (2), and in parti­
 cular Article 3 (3) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
                                                                   the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
 Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides            particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
 that, where prices within the Community are higher than           on the markets of third countries that the refund should
 world market prices, the difference between these prices          be as set out in the Annex hereto;
 may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to
 third countries;
                                                                  Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
                                                                   1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813 /92 (5), as last
Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export         amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (6), are used to
 refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regula­         convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 tion (EEC) No 61 6/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation         and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
(EEC) No 2962/77 (4);                                             conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas
                                                                  detailed rules on the application and determination of
                                                                  these conversions were set by Commission Regulation
Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                 (EEC) No 1068 /93 f7), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 provides that the refund must be the same for the whole          No 1482/96 (8);
Community;
                                                                  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (9), as
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (4) of Regulation           amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 380/95 (10), prohibits
No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in          trade between the European Community and the Federal
the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation       Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); whereas
to olive oil prices and availability on the Community             this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
market and olive oil prices on the world market; whereas,         comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof
however, where the world market situation is such that            and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 ("); whereas
the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined,        account should be taken of this fact when fixing the
account may be taken of the price of the main competing           refunds;
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         Whereas, in the light of the amendment introduced by
refund may not exceed the difference between the price            Regulation (EC) No 1222/96 (12), the figure 9 after the first
of olive oil in the Community and that on the world               eight digits corresponding to the combined nomenclature
market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of           subheadings should be regarded as forming part of the
export costs for the products on the world market;                refund nomenclature code from 1 January 1997;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (3) third indent,           Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be                  has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender; whereas         its chairman,
the tendering procedure should cover the amount of the
refund and may be limited to certain countries of destina­        (5) OJ  No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
tion , quantities, qualities and presentations;                   (6) OJ  No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
                                                                  O OJ    No L 108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
                                                                  (8) OJ  No L 188 , 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.
(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                          O OJ    No L 102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8 . 1996, p. 11 .                            H OJ     No L 138 , 21 . 6. 1995, p . 1 .
(-1) OJ No L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                             (") OJ   No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 1 .
(4) OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53.                             (12 OJ   No L 161 , 29. 6. 1996, p. 62.
 ---pagebreak--- 19 . 12 . 96        EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                      No L 329 /33
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                   Article 1
              The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2) (c) of Regulation No 136/
               66/ EEC shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
                                                                  Article 2
              This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 1996.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 18 December 1996 .
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                       Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                 Member of the Commission
                                                                   ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 18 December 1996 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                               (ECU/100 kg)
                                     Product code                                     Amount of refund (') (2)
                                   1509 10 90 100                                             29,00
                                   1509 10 90 900                                              0,00
                                   1509 90 00 100                                             32,50
                                   1 509 90 00 900                                             0,00
                                   1510 00 90 100                                              2,50
                                   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.
             (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.