CELEX: 31997R1370
Language: en
Date: 1997-07-16
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1370/97 of 16 July 1997 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

17. 7. 97          I EN                Uiriciai journal or the European communities                             MV JU lOO / l /
                                     UUMM15MUIN KJUjUJLAI IUIN ( liC) INO 1370/97
                                                       of 16 July 1997
                                         fixing the export refunds on olive oil
THE COMMISSION Oh THE EUKOrhAN COMMUNITIES,                      reruna ana may De limited to certain countries ot destina­
                                                                 tion , quantities, qualities arid presentations;
Having regard to the Ireaty establishing the European            Whereas the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Regulation
Community,                                                       No 136/66/EEC provides that the refund on olive oil may
                                                                 be varied according to destination where the world market
                                                                 situation or the specific requirements of certain markets
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EJbC ol           make this necessary;
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 58 1 /96 (2), and in parti­      Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once every
cular Article 3 (3) thereof,                                     month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the
                                                                 intervening period;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides           Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
that, where prices within the Community are higher than          the present situation on the market in olive oil and in
world market prices, the difference between these prices         particular to olive oil prices within the Community and
may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to         on the markets of third countries that the refund should
third countries;                                                 be as set out in the Annex hereto;
                                                                 Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting exporl         1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 38 1 3/92 (5), as last
refunds on olive oil are contained in Commission Regula­         amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (6), are used to
tion (EEC) No 61 6/72 (3), as last amended by Regulatior         convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
(EEC) No 2962/77 (4);                                            and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
                                                                 conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas
                                                                 detailed rules on the application and determination ol
Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC                these conversions were set by Commission Regulation
provides that the refund must be the same for the whole          (EEC) No 1068/93 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
Community;                                                       No 1482/96 (8);
                                                                 Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (4) of Regulatior
No 136/66/EEC, the refund for olive oil must be fixed in         has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set b)
                                                                 its chairman,
the light of the existing situation and outlook in relatior
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 thai
the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
account may be taken of the price of the main competing
vegetable oils on the world market and the difference
recorded between that price and the price of olive oi
during a representative period; whereas the amount of the                                   Article 1
refund may not exceed the difference between the price
of olive oil in the Community and that on the work               The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2
market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account o           (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out ii
export costs for the products on the world market;                the Annex hereto .
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (3) third indent
                                                                                            Article 2
 point (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, it may b(
decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender, whereai
 the tendering procedure should cover the amount of the          This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 199"
(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                          (5) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. :
o OJ No L 206, 16. 8 . 1996, p. 11 .                              (6) OJ No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 .                              Q OJ No L 108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 10<
j4) OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53.                             H 0 1 No L 188 , 27. 7. 1996, p. Z
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 16 July 1997.
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                      Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
                                                                   ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 16 July 1997 fixing the export refunds on olive oil
                                                                                                             'ECU/1 00 kg)
                                      Product code                                   Amount of refund (')
                                  1509 10 90 9100                                            24,00
                                  1509 10 90 9900                                             0,00
                                  1509 90 00 9100                                            27,00
                                  1509 90 00 9900                                             0,00
                                  1510 00 90 9100                                             0,00
                                  1510 00 90 9900                                             0,00
             '') For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ No 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 .