31973R0592

1 . 3 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 56749

REGULATION (EEC) No 592/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 February 1973 fixing the export refund on olive oil

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC pro­ THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN vides that the refund must be the same for the whole COMMUNITIES, Community ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC pro­ vides that when the refund on olive oil is being fixed Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ account must be taken of : EEC (1) of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and — the existing situation and the future trend with fats, as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the regard to prices and availabilities of olive oil on Treaty (3) on the Accession of new Member States to the Community market and prices for olive oil the European Economic Community and the Euro­ on the world market; pean Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972 ; — the aims of the common organization of the mar­ ket in olive oil which are to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/ on this market ; EEC (4) of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece ; — the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­ nity market ; and Having regard to Council Regulation No 171/67/ EEC (5) of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and — the economic aspect of the proposed exports ; levies on olive oil, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (®), and in particular the first sen­ tence of Article 7 thereof ; Whereas, furthermore, Article 4 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC provides that the said refund must be Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary fixed in accordance with the following criteria : Committee ; — olive oil prices in the main producing areas of Whereas Article 18 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC the Community ; provides that, where prices within the Community are higher than world market prices, the difference — the most favourable quotations recorded on the various markets of importing third countries and between these prices may be covered by a refund Greece ; and when olive oil is exported to third countries ;

— marketing costs and the most favourable trans­ Whereas Article 8 of Regulation No 162/66/EEC pro­ port charges from Community markets in the vides that Article 18 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC main producing areas to ports or other points of and the measures taken in application thereof apply, export in the Community, as well as costs in­ subject to the provisions of the Agreement establish­ curred in placing the goods on the world mar­ ing an Association between the European Economic ket ; Community and Greece, to trade between the Com­ munity and Greece ;

Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 171/67/EEC pro­ Whereas the rules and other provisions for fixing vides that the refund on olive oil may be varied ac­ and granting export refunds on olive oil are con­ cording to destination where the world market situa­ tained in Regulation No 171 /67/EEC and (EEC) No tion or the specific requirements of certain markets 616/72 (7) ; make this necessary ;

W UJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. (*) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (8) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5. Whereas Article 7 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC pro­ (4) OJ No 197, 29. 10. 1966, p. 3393/66. vides that the refund must be fixed at least once (5) OJ No 130, 28. 6. 1967, p. 2600/67. (#) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 . every month; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered (7) OJ No L 78, 31 . 3 . 1972, p. 1 . in the intervening period ;

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Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and refunds should be calculated on the basis of an Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies limit set by its Chairman ; which are floating or whose central rate differs from the official parity, on the effective rate or the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : central rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US dollar, on the change in parity announced Article 1 on 13 February 1973 ; The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2) (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, exported to third Whereas it follows from applying these rules and countries and Greece, are hereby fixed as shown in other provisions to the present situation on the mar­ the Annex to this Regulation. ket in olive oil and in particular to olive oil prices within the Community and on the markets of third Article 2 countries and Greece that the refund should be fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex to this Regu­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March lation ; 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1973 . For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Refund in u.a./lOO kg applicable to olive oil from 1 March 1973

CCT heading No Description of goods Refund

15.07 Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude, refined or purified :

A Olive oil : I Having undergone a refining process : a) Obtained by refining virgin olive oil, whether or not blended with virgin olive oil : ( 1 ) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less : — on export to European third countries excluding Greece and third countries on the Mediterranean 3-000 — on exports to other third countries excluding Greece, European third countries and third countries on the Mediterranean 9-000

II Other : a) Virgin olive oil : ( 1 ) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less : — on exports to third countries excluding Greece, European third countries and third countries on the Mediterranean 9-000