CELEX: 31989R0510
Language: en
Date: 1989-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 510/89 of 28 February 1989 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

1 . 3 . 89                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 58/ 17
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 510/89
                                                     of 28 February 1989
                                           fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas the amount of the refund may not exceed the
                                                                  difference between the price of olive oil in the Commu­
                                                                   nity and that on the world market, adjusted, where appro­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              priate, to take account of export costs for the products on
Economic Community,                                               the world market ;
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,                                                         Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 1650/86, it may be decided that the refund
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of               shall be fixed by tender ;
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2210/88 (2),                        Whereas the tendering procedure should cover the
                                                                   amount of the refund and may be limited to certain coun­
                                                                   tries of destination, quantities, qualities and presenta­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86               tions ;
of 26 May 1986 on export refunds and levies on olive
oil (3), and in particular the first sentence of Article 3 ( 1 )
thereof,
                                                                   Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund on olive oil
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,           may be varied according to destination where the world
                                                                   market situation or the specific requirements of certain
                                                                   markets make this necessary ;
Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
 provides that, where prices within the Community are
 higher than world market prices, the difference between
 these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is         Whereas Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
exported to third countries ;                                       provides that the refund must be fixed at least once every
                                                                    month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
                                                                    intervening period ;
Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export
 refunds on olive oil are contained in Regulation (EEC) No
 1650/86 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No                        Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
 61 6/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
 2962/77 0 ;                                                        particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
                                                                    on the markets of third countries that the refund should
 Whereas the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)          be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
 No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same
 for the whole Community ;
                                                                    Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation                refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
 (EEC) No 1650/86, the refund for olive oil must be fixed
 in the light of the existing situation and outlook in rela­        — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
 tion to olive oil prices and availability on the Community             tion to each other at any given moment within a band
 market and olive oil prices on the world market ;                      of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                        rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
 Whereas, however, where the world market situation is                  the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
 such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be               tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­
 determined, account may be taken of the price of the                   tion (EEC) No 1636/87f);
  main competing vegetable oils on the world market and             — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 the difference recorded between that price and the price               arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
  of olive oil during a representative period ;                          these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
                                                                         tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
 (') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                                 previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
 (2) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 1 .
 f) OJ No L 145, 30. 5. 1986, p. 8.
 (4) OJ No L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                               (*) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 n OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53.                                o OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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Whereas pursuant to Article 275 of the Act of Accession                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of Spain and Portugal, refunds may be granted in the case
of exports to Portugal ; whereas, in the light of the situa­                                           Article 1
tion and the level of prices no refund should be fixed in
the case of exports to Portugal ;                                             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.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                                               Article 2
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Oils and Fats,                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1989. -
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 28 February 1989.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                        Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                                    Member of the Commission
                                                                      ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 28 February 1989 fixing the export refunds on
                                                                      olive oil
                                                                                                              (ECU/100 kg)
                                         Product code                                    Amount of refund (')
                                       1509 10 90 100                                           63,50
                                       1509 10 90 900                                          100,00
                                       1509 90 00 100                                           68,50
                                       1509 90 00 900                                          105,00
                                       1510 00 90100                                            16,50
                                       1510 00 90 900                                           52,00
                 (') For destinations mentioned in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (OJ No L 317, 12. 12.
                     1979, p. 1 ), as well as for exports to third countries.
                  NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87
                        as amended (OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 ).