31981R0827

1 . 4 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 85/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 827/81 of 31 March 1981 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — the economic aspect of the proposed exports ; COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, furthermore, Article 4 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC provides that the said refund must be Economic Community, fixed in accordance with the following criteria : Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a — the olive oil prices in the main producing areas of the Community ; common organization of the market in oils and fats (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3454/80 (2), — the most favourable quotations recorded on the various markets of importing third countries ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 171 /67/ EEC and of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and levies on olive oil (3), as . last amended by Regulation (EEC) No — the marketing costs and the most favourable trans­ 2429/72 (4), and in particular the first sentence of port charges from Community markets in the Article 7 thereof, main producing areas to ports or other points of export in the Community, as well as costs incurred Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary in placing the goods on the world market ; Committee,

Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC provides that, where prices within the Community are provides that the refund on olive oil may be varied higher than world market prices, the difference according to destination where the world market situa­ between these prices may be covered by a refund tion or the specific requirements of certain markets when olive oil is exported to third countries ; make this necessary ;

Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting Whereas Article 7 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC export refunds on olive oil are contained in Regula­ provides that the refund must be fixed at least once tions No 171 / 67/ EEC and ( EEC) No 616/72(5 ), as last every month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77 (6) ; in the intervening period ;

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 171 /67/ EEC provides that the refund must be the same for the Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules whole Community ; to the present situation on the market in olive oil and in particular to olive oil prices within the Community Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC and on the markets of third countries that the refund provides that when the refund on olive oil is being should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; fixed account must be taken of :

— the existing situation and the future trend with Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, regard to prices and availabilities of olive oil on refunds should be calculated on the following basis : the Community market and prices for olive oil on the world market ; — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within — the aims of the common organization of the a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on market in olive oil which are to ensure equili­ their effective parity ; brium and the natural development of prices and trade on this market ; — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each — the need to avoid disturbances on the Community of these currencies recorded for a given period in market ; and relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980, p . 16. (3) OJ No 130 , 28 . 6. 1967, p . 2600/67 . (4) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (5) OJ No L 78 , 31 . 3 . 1972, p . 1 . are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ (6) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p. 53 . ment Committee for Oils and Fats,

No L 85/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 4 . 81

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2

Article1¶

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (2) (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, shall be as set This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April out in the Annex hereto . 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1981 .

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 1981 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

(ECU / 100 kg)

CCT heading No Description Refund

15.07 Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude, refined or purified : A Olive oil : I Untreated : (a) Virgin olive oil and II Other : (a) Obtained by processing oils falling within subheading 15.07 A I a) or 15.07 A I b), whether or not blended with virgin olive oil : In immediate, packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or less, for destinations mentioned in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (*), as well as on export to third countries 2200

(i ) OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 .