CELEX: 31987R3591
Language: en
Date: 1987-12-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3591/87 of 30 November 1987 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

1 . 12. 87                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 339/37
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3591 /87
                                                        of 30 November 1987
                                               fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            tries of destination, quantities, qualities and presenta­
                                                                       tions ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                    Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Regulation
Having regard' to the Act of Accession of Spain and                    (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund on olive oil
Portugal,                                                              may be varied according to destination where the world
                                                                       market situation or the specific requirements of certain
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of                   markets make this necessary ;
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last               Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 (2),                            provides that the refund must be fixed at least once every
                                                                       month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86                  intervening period ;
 of 26 May 1986 on export refunds and levies on olive
 oil (3), and in particular the first sentence of Article 3(1 )        Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
 thereof,                                                               the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
                                                                        particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,                on the markets of third countries that the refund should
 Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                         be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
 provides that, where prices within the Community are
 higher than world market prices, the difference between                Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
 these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is              refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
 exported to third countries ;                                          — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
 Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export                   tion to each other at any given moment within a band
 refunds on olive oil are contained in Regulations (EEC)                     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
 No 1650/86 and (EEC) No 616/72 (4), as last amended by                      rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
 Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77 (*) ;                                           the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
                                                                             tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­
 Whereas the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)                   tion (EEC) No 1636/87 0 ;
 No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same                   — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 for the whole Community ;                                                   arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
 Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation                         these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
 (EEC) No 1650/86, the refund for olive oil must be fixed                    tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
 in the light of the existing situation and outlook in rela­                 previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
 tion to olive oil prices and availability on the Community             Whereas pursuant to Article 275 of the Act of Accession
  market and olive oil prices on the world market ;                     of Spain and Portugal, refunds may be granted in the case
 Whereas, however, where the world market situation is                   of exports to Portugal ; whereas, in the light of the situa­
 such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be                tion and the level of prices no refund should be fixed in
 determined, account may be taken of the price of the                    the case of exports to Portugal ;
  main competing vegetable oils on the world market and
                                                                        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
  the difference recorded between that price and the price
                                                                         in accordance with the opinion of the Management
  of olive oil during a representative period ;                          Committee for Oils and Fats,
 Whereas the amount of the refund may not exceed the
  difference between the price of olive oil in the Commu­
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  nity and that on the world market, adjusted, where appro­
  priate, to take account of export costs for the products on
  the world market ;                                                                               Article 1
  Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation                    The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
  (EEC) No 1650/86, it may be decided that the refund                    (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in
  shall be fixed by tender ;                                             the Annex hereto .
  Whereas the tendering procedure should cover the
  amount of the refund and may be limited to certain coun­                                         Article 2
                                                                         This Regulation shall enter into forte on 1 December
  (') OJ   No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66.                            1987 .
  (2) OJ   No L 183, 3. 7. 1987, p. 7.
  0   OJ   No L 145, 30 . 5. 1986, p. 8 .
  (4) OJ   No L 78 , 31 . 3 . 1972, p. 1 .                               0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
  0   OJ   No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53 .                               0 OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                      States .
                      Done at Brussels, 30 November 1987.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                        Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                            Vice-President
                                                                      ANNEX
                      to the Commission Regulation of 30 November 1987 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 litres or less, for destinations mentioned in
                               Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 ('), as well as on export to third coun­
                               tries                                                                                               51,50
                               In immediate packings of a net capacity of more than 5 litres in bulk, for destinations
                               mentioned in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, as well as on export to third coun­
                               tries                                                                                               81,50
              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 litres or less, for destinations mentioned in
                               Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, as well as on export to third countries                   51,50
                               In immediate packings of a net capacity of more than 5 litres in bulk, for destinations
                               mentioned in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, as well as on export to third coun­
                               tries                                                                                               81,50
                 (b)           Other :
                               Obtained by processing oils falling within subheading 15.07 A I c), whether or not blended
                               with virgin olive oil :
                                In immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 litres or less, for destinations mentioned in
                               Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, as well as on export to third countries                   12,50
                                In immediate packings of a net capacity of more than 5 litres in bulk, for destinations
                                mentioned in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, as well as on export to third coun­
                                tries                                                                                                —
 (') OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 .