31993R0145

No L 19/22 28 . 1 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 145/93 of 27 January 1993 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, priate, to take account of export costs for the products on the world market ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86, it may be decided that the refund shall be fixed by tender ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment , of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last Whereas the tendering procedure should cover the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2), amount of the refund and may be limited to certain coun­ tries of destination, quantities, qualities and presenta­ tions ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86 of 26 May 1986 on export refunds and levies on olive oil (3), and in particular the first sentence of Article 3(1 ) Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Regulation thereof, (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund on olive oil may be varied according to destination where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC markets make this necessary ; provides that, where prices within the Community are higher than world market prices, the difference between Whereas Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86 these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is exported to third countries ; provides that the refund must be fixed at least once every month ; whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the intervening period ; Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export refunds on olive oil are contained in Regulation (EEC) No Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to 1650/86 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No the present situation on the market in olive oil and in 616/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No particular to olive oil prices within the Community and 2962/77 0 ; on the markets of third countries that the refund should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; Whereas the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article for the whole Community ; 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (6) are used to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural (EEC) No 1650/86, the refund for olive oil must be fixed conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; in the light of the existing situation and outlook in rela­ whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ tion to olive oil prices and availability on the Community tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ market and olive oil prices on the world market ; lation (EEC) No 3819/92 0 ;

Whereas, however, where the world market situation is Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92 (8), as last such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3534/92 (9), prohibits determined, account may be taken of the price of the trade between the Community and the Republics of main competing vegetable oils on the world market and Serbia and Montenegro ; whereas this prohibition does the difference recorded between that price and the price not apply to certain situations as given in the limitative of olive oil during a representative period ; enumeration laid down in Articles 2 and 3 ; whereas this should be taken into account when refunds are fixed ;

Whereas the amount of the refund may not exceed the difference between the price of olive oil in the Commu­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management nity and that on the world market, adjusted, where appro­ Committee for Oils and Fats,

O OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . O OJ No L 145, 30. 5. 1986, p. 8 . 0 OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, pi 17. 4) OJ No L 78 , 31 . 3 . 1972, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 151 , 3. 6. 1992, p. 4. 0 OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53 . 0 OJ No L 358 , 8 . 12. 1992, p. 16.

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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 This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January the Annex hereto . 1993 .

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

Done at Brussels, 27 January 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 27 January 1993 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

(ECU/100 kg) 1 Product code Amount of refund (')(')

1509 1090 100 35,00 1509 10 90 900 60,00 1509 90 00 100 45,00 1509 90 00 900 72,00 1510 00 90 100 4,50 1510 00 90 900 31,00

(') For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 as well as for exports to third countries. (2) Refunds for exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro may only be granted for humanitarian aid supplied by charitable organizations fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 (a) and Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92.

NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.