COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2633/94 of 28 October  1994 laying down additional temporary measures relating to the granting of consumption aid for  olive oils as a result of the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 2395/94
THE COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1875/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing, for the 1994/95  marketing year, the prices, aids and percentages of aid to be retained in the olive oil sector and  the maximum guaranteed quantity  (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2395/94  (2) lays down temporary specific measures to resolve  the problems arising from the reduction in the amount of consumption aid from 1 November 1994, in  particular a provision allowing quantities of olive oil put up for the market and placed on the  market before 1 December 1994 to be eligible for consumption aid at the rate applicable on 31  October 1994, up to a quantity limit determined for each market preparation plant;
Whereas the amount of the production refund for olive oils produced in the Community and used for  the production of certain canned products is fixed, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No  591/79  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2903/89  (4), taking into account the  consumption aid valid on the date on which the refund is applied; whereas the purpose of the  temporary measures referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2395/94 is to maintain the rate of consumption  aid during November 1994 at the rate valid on 31 October 1994; whereas, as a result, to avoid  problems in supplying manufacturers of preserved food during that period, provision should be made  for Community olive oil produced during the 1993/94 marketing year at the latest and in respect of  which an application for verification is submitted during November 1994 to be eligible for an  increase in the refund equal to the difference between the level of consumption aid valid on 31  October 1994 and that valid on 1 November 1994, up to a quantity limit determined for each  preserved food manufacturing plant;
Whereas the percentage of the consumption aid to be withheld for recognized trade organizations was  fixed for the 1994/95 marketing year by Regulation (EC) No 1875/94 taking into consideration the  reduction in consumption aid; whereas, to ensure consistent treatment of market preparation plants  during November, it is necessary to apply the same percentage withheld as that applying on 31  October 1994;
Whereas, to take account of the amount of consumption aid to which olive oil put up for the market  during November 1994 would be eligible, the security referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No  3089/78  (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3461/87  (6), for the placing into free  circulation in the Community of olive oil imported during November 1994 should be maintained at the  rate of ECU 39,58;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
1.  Olive oil produced in the Community and used in the manufacturing  of preserved foods and in respect of which an application for verification is submitted in  accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1963/79  (7) during November 1994,  shall be eligible for an increase in the refund of ECU 29,58 per 100 kg, up to the quantity limit  referred to in paragraph 2.
2.  The quantities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be limited for each market preparation plant to  the average monthly quantities in respect of which applications for verification were submitted  during the months of October and November in the previous two years.
However, in the case of market preparation plants commencing operations after 1 October 1992, those  quantities shall be limited to the average monthly quantities for which applications for  verification were submitted during the period in which they have operated until the end of August  1994.
3.  Paragraph 1 shall apply only to olive oil produced at the latest in the 1993/94 marketing  year.
With regard to payments of consumption aid for the quantities of olive oil provided for  in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2395/94, the percentage referred to in Article 11 (5) of  Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC  (1) shall be 2  %.
Notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 17 (2) of Commission Regulation  (EEC) No 2677/85  (2), for all placing into free circulation in the Community of olive oil falling  within CN code 1509 or 1510 in respect of which customs formalities are completed after 31 October  1994 and before 1 December 1994, the amount of the security referred to in Article 9 of Regulation  (EEC) No 3089/78 shall be ECU 39,58.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.