CELEX: 32001R0505
Language: en
Date: 2001-03-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 505/2001 of 14 March 2001 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

L 73/20                EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                     15.3.2001
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 505/2001
                                                           of 14 March 2001
                                                fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     account of export costs for the products on the world
                                                                                market.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                               (5)    In accordance with Article 3(3) third indent, point (b) of
                                                                                Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be decided that the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22                         refund shall be fixed by tender. The tendering procedure
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organ-                          should cover the amount of the refund and may be
isation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by                  limited to certain countries of destination, quantities,
Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (2), and in particular Article 3(3)                qualities and presentations.
thereof,
                                                                         (6)    The second indent of Article 3(3) of Regulation No
Whereas:                                                                        136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may be
(1)     Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that,                    varied according to destination where the world market
        where prices within the Community are higher than                       situation or the specific requirements of certain markets
        world market prices, the difference between these prices                make this necessary.
        may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported            (7)    The refund must be fixed at least once every month. It
        to third countries.                                                     may, if necessary, be altered in the intervening period.
(2)     The detailed rules for fixing and granting export refunds        (8)    It follows from applying these detailed rules to the
        on olive oil are contained in Commission Regulation                     present situation on the market in olive oil and in
        (EEC) No 616/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation                      particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
        (EEC) No 2962/77 (4).                                                   on the markets of third countries that the refund should
(3)     Article 3(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that                  be as set out in the Annex hereto.
        the refund must be the same for the whole Community.             (9)    The Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not
(4)     In accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation No 136/                   delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
        66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in the                   chairman,
        light of the existing situation and outlook in relation to
        olive oil prices and availability on the Community
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        market and olive oil prices on the world market.
        However, where the world market situation is such that
        the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be deter-                                         Article 1
        mined, account may be taken of the price of the main             The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(2)(c) of
        competing vegetable oils on the world market and the             Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in the Annex
        difference recorded between that price and the price of          hereto.
        olive oil during a representative period. The amount of
        the refund may not exceed the difference between the                                          Article 2
        price of olive oil in the Community and that on the
        world market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take               This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2001.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 14 March 2001.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 78, 31.3.1972, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 348, 30.12.1977, p. 53.
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                                                                 ANNEX
                    to the Commission Regulation of 14 March 2001 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                   Product code                  Destination                Unit of measurement          Amount of refund
               1509 10 90 9100                      A00                        EUR/100 kg                      0,00
               1509 10 90 9900                      A00                        EUR/100 kg                      0,00
               1509 90 00 9100                      A00                        EUR/100 kg                      0,00
               1509 90 00 9900                      A00                        EUR/100 kg                      0,00
               1510 00 90 9100                      A00                        EUR/100 kg                      0,00
               1510 00 90 9900                      A00                        EUR/100 kg                      0,00
          NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ
              L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
              The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000 (OJ L 243, 28.9.2000, p.
              14).