CELEX: 31991R0240
Language: en
Date: 1991-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 240/91 of 31 January 1991 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

No L 27/34                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                   1 . 2. 91
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 240/91
                                                        of 31 January 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 3577/90 (2),                        market situation or the specific requirements of certain
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86               markets make this necessary ;
 of 26 May 1986 on export refunds and levies on olive
 oil (3), and in particular the first sentence of Article 3 ( 1 )   Whereas Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
 thereof,                                                           provides that the refund must be fixed at least once every
                                                                    month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,             intervening period ;
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
 these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is          on the markets of third countries that the refund should
exported to third countries ;                                       be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
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
 2962/77 0 ;                                                             tion to each other at any given moment within a band
                                                                         of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
Whereas the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)                rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
 No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same                    the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
for the whole Community ;                                                tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (6), as last amended by Regula­
                                                                         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 world market ;                                                  The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
                                                                    (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in
Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation                 the Annex hereto.
(EEC) No 1650/86, it may be decided that the refund
shall be fixed by tender ;                                                                     Article 2
(') OJ    No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1991 .
(2) OJ    No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.
(3) 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 .
h 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, 31 January 1991 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                  Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                                ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1991 fixing the export refunds on
                                                                olive oil
                                                                                                          (.ECU/100 kg)
                                  Product code                                     Amount of refund (')
                               1509 10 90 100                                             48,00
                               1509 10 90 900                                              85,00
                               1509 90 00 100                                             57,95
                               1509 90 00 900                                             92,60
                               1510 00 90 100                                               2,00
                               1510 00 90 900                                             36,50
          (') 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 ).