31982R1710

No L 189 / 28 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 7. 82

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1710/ 82 of 30 June 1982 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — the need to avoid disturbances on the Community COMMUNITIES, market, and — the economic aspect of the proposed exports ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, furthermore, Article 4 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC provides that the said refund must be Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC fixed in accordance with the following criteria : of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), — the olive oil prices in the main producing areas of as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (2), the Community, — the most favourable quotations recorded on the Having regard to Council Regulation No 171 /67/EEC various markets of importing third countries, of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and levies on olive and oil (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (4), and in particular the first sentence of — the marketing costs and the most favourable trans­ Article 7 thereof, port charges from Community markets in the main producing areas to ports or other points of Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary export in the Community, as well as costs incurred Committee, in placing the goods on the world market ;

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 situ­ between these prices may be covered by a refund when ation or the specific requirements of certain markets 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 6 1 6/72 (^ 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 Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules provides that the refund must be the same for the to the present situation on the market in olive oil and whole Community ; in particular to olive oil prices within the Community and on the markets of third countries that the refund should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC provides that when the refund on olive oil is being fixed account must be taken of : Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : — the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of olive oil on the — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Community market and prices for olive oil on the relation to each other at any given moment within world market, a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, — the aims of the common organization of the market in olive oil which are to ensure equilibrium — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the and the natural development of prices and trade on arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of this market, these currencies recorded for a given period in relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 . (2) OJ No L 162, 12. 6 . 1982, p . 6. (3) OJ No 130, 28 . 6 . 1967, p. 2600/67. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (4) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 . are in accordance with the opinion of the Management (5) OJ No L 78 , 31 . 3 . 1972, p . 1 . (6) OJ No L 348 , 30 . 12. 1977, p . 53 . Committee for Oils and Fats,

1 . 7. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 189 /29

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 out in the Annex hereto . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1982.

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

Done at Brussels , 30 June 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 1982 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 14-00

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