CELEX: 31999R0696
Language: en
Date: 1999-03-31
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 696/1999 of 31 March 1999 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

L 89/10               EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                               1. 4. 1999
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 696/1999
                                                    of 31 March 1999
                                        fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of
                                                                  export costs for the products on the world market;
                                                                  Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (3) third indent,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                  point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may be
Community,
                                                                  decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender; whereas
                                                                  the tendering procedure should cover the amount of the
                                                                  refund and may be limited to certain countries of destina-
                                                                  tion, quantities, qualities and presentations;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last          Whereas the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Regulation
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 (2), and in                 No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may
particular Article 3 (3) thereof,                                 be varied according to destination where the world
                                                                  market situation or the specific requirements of certain
                                                                  markets make this necessary;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
                                                                  Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once every
provides that, where prices within the Community are
                                                                  month; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
higher than world market prices, the difference between
                                                                  intervening period;
these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is
exported to third countries;
                                                                  Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
                                                                  the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
                                                                  particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export         on the markets of third countries that the refund should
refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regula-          be as set out in the Annex hereto;
tion (EEC) No 616/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2962/77 (4);
                                                                  Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
                                                                  has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
                                                                  its chairman,
Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
provides that the refund must be the same for the whole
Community;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (4) of Regulation
No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in
the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation
to olive oil prices and availability on the Community
market and olive oil prices on the world market; whereas,                                   Article 1
however, where the world market situation is such that
the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined,
account may be taken of the price of the main competing           The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2)
vegetable oils on the world market and the difference             (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in
recorded between that price and the price of olive oil            the Annex hereto.
during a representative period; whereas the amount of the
refund may not exceed the difference between the price
of olive oil in the Community and that on the world
                                                                                            Article 2
(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 78, 31.3.1972, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 348, 30.12.1977, p. 53.                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1999.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 31 March 1999.
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                       Franz FISCHLER
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                                ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 1999 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                             (EUR/100 kg)
                                  Product code                                        Amount of refund (1)
                                1509 10 90 9100                                              0,00
                                1509 10 90 9900                                              0,00
                                1509 90 00 9100                                              0,00
                                1509 90 00 9900                                              0,00
                                1510 00 90 9100                                              0,00
                                1510 00 90 9900                                              0,00
           (1) For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ 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.