CELEX: 31995R1493
Language: en
Date: 1995-06-28 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1493/95 of 28 June 1995 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

No L 145/86          EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                               29 . 6. 95
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1493/95
                                                       of 28 June 1995
                                           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
Community,                                                        tions ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common                Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Regulation
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last          (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund on olive oil
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and           may be varied according to destination where the world
Sweden,                                                           market situation or the specific requirements of certain
                                                                  markets make this necessary ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
of 26 May 1986 on export refunds and levies on olive              Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86
oil (2), and in particular the first sentence of Article 3 ( 1 )  provides that the refund must be fixed at least once every
thereof,                                                          month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
                                                                  intervening period ;
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           Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is         the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
exported to third countries ;                                     particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
                                                                  on the markets of third countries that the refund should
Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export         be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
refunds on olive oil are contained in Regulation (EEC) No
 1650/ 86 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
61 6/72 f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
2962/77 (4) ;                                                      1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813 /92 (^ as last
                                                                  amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (6), are used to
Whereas the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)         convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same              and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
for the whole Community ;                                         conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
                                                                  whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation               tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
                                                                  lation (EEC) No 1068/93 0, as last amended by Regula­
(EEC) No 1650/86, the refund for olive oil must be fixed          tion (EC) No 1053/95 (8) ;
in the light of the existing situation and outlook in rela­
tion to olive oil prices and availability on the Community
market and olive oil prices on the world market ; whereas,
however, where the world market situation is such that            Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (9), as
the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined,        amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 (,0), prohibits
account may be taken of the price of the main competing           trade between the European Community and the Federal
vegetable oils on the world market and the difference             Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ; whereas
recorded between that price and the price of olive oil            this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
during a representative period ; whereas the amount of the        comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof ;
refund may not exceed the difference between the price            whereas account should be taken of this fact when fixing
                                                                  the refunds ;
of olive oil in the Community and that on the world
market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of
export costs for the products on the world market ;
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation               Committee for Oils and Fats,
(EEC) No 1650/86, it may be decided that the refund
shall be fixed by tender ;
                                                                  (5) OJ  No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
                                                                  («) OJ  No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                           0 OJ    No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(2) OJ No L 145, 30. 5. 1986, p. 8 .                              (") OJ  No L 107, 12. 5. 1995, p. 4.
(3) OJ No L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                              0 OJ    No L 102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
(«) OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53.                             H OJ    No L 138, 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak--- 29. 6. 95     | EN |                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                       No L 145/87
           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                             Article 1
          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.
                                                             Article 2
          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1995.
          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 28 June 1995.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                             ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 28 June 1995 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                            (ECU/100 kg)
                                  Product code                                     Amount of refund f){2)
                                1509 1090 100                                             42,00
                                1509 10 90 900                                              0,00
                                1509 90 00 100                                            50,50
                                1509 90 00 900                                              0,00
                                1510 00 90 100                                              9,50
                                1510 00 90 900                                              0,00
          (') For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 as well as for
               exports to third countries.
          (2) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where
               the conditions laid down in amended Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 are observed.
          NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC)
                   No 3846/87.