CELEX: 31985R0521
Language: en
Date: 1985-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 521/85 of 27 February 1985 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

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                                      COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 521 /85
                                                        of 27 February 1985
                                              fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                             and the natural development of prices and trade on
COMMUNITIES,                                                               this market,
                                                                     — the need to avoid disturbances on the Community
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      market, and
Economic Community,
                                                                      — the economic aspect of the proposed exports ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                        Whereas, furthermore, Article 4 of Regulation No
common organization of the market in oils and fats ('),               171 /67/EEC provides that the said refund must be
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 231 /85 (2),                   fixed in accordance with the following criteria :
                                                                      — the olive oil prices in the main producing areas of
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 171 /67/EEC                        the Community,
of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and levies on olive
oil (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                       — the most favourable quotations recorded on the
 2429/72 (4), and in particular the first sentence of                      various markets of importing third countries, and
Article 7 thereof,
                                                                      — the marketing costs and the' most favourable trans­
                                                                           port charges from Community markets in the
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                              main producing areas to ports or other points of
 Committee,                                                                export in the Community, as well as costs incurred
                                                                           in placing the goods on the world market ;
Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
 provides that, where prices within the Community are                 Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC
 higher than world market prices, the difference                      provides that the refund on olive oil may be varied
 between these prices may be covered by a refund when                 according to destination where the world market situ­
 olive oil is exported to third countries ;                           ation or the specific requirements of certain markets
                                                                      make this necessary ;
 Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting
 export refunds on olive oil are contained in Regula­                 Whereas Article 7 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC
 tions No 171 /67/EEC and (EEC) No 616/72 (■*), as last               provides that the refund must be fixed at least once
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77 (6) ;                         every month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered
                                                                      in the intervening period ;
 Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 171 /67/ EEC
 provides that the refund must be the same for the                    Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules
 whole Community ;                                                    to the present situation on the market in olive oil and
                                                                      in particular to olive oil prices within the Community
                                                                      and on the markets of third countries that the refund
 Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 171 /67/ EEC
 provides that when the refund on olive oil is being                  should be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
 fixed account must be taken of :
                                                                      Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
 — the existing situation and the future trend with                   refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
       regard to prices and availabilities of olive oil on the
       Community market and prices for olive oil on the
      world market,                                                   — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                            relation to each other at any given moment within
 — the aims of the common organization of the                               a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
       market in olive oil which are to ensure equilibrium                  their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
                                                                            provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
 (') OJ   No  172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 .                             No 974/71 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 (2) OJ   No  L 26, 31 . 1 . 1985, p. 12.                                   No 855/84 (s),
 (3) OJ   No  130, 28 . 6. 1967, p . 2600/67 .
 (4) OJ   No  L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 .
 0   OJ   No  L 78 , 31 . 3 . 1972, p. 1 .                             0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
 (6  OJ   No  L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p . 53 .                          (") OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
     these currencies recorded over a given period in                                           Article 1
     relation to the Community currencies referred to
     in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­                The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
     cient ;                                                          (2) (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out
                                                                      in the Annex hereto .
                                                                                                Article 2
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March
Committee for Oils and Fats ,                                         1985 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 27 February 1985.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                  Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                     Vice-President
                                                              ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 27 February 1985 fixing the export refunds on
                                                              olive oil
                                                                                                                 (ECU / 100 kg,
    CCT heading No                                               Description                                        Refund
     15.07                Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude, refined or purified :
           A              Olive oil :
              I           Untreated :
                                                                                                  »
                (a)       Virgin olive oil :
                          In immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less, for destinations mentioned in
                          Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 ('), as well as on export to third
                          countries                                                                                 55,00
             II           Other :
                (a)       Obtained by processing oils falling within subheading 15.07 A I a) or 15.07 A I b),
                          whether or not blended with virgin olive oil :
                          In immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less, for destinations mentioned in
                          Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 ('), as well as on export to third
                          countries                                                                                 65,00
(') OJ No L 317, 12 . 12. 1979, p. 1 .