31993R3280

No L 296/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 12 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3280/93 of 30 November 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 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 (EC) No 3179/93 (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 these prices may be covered by a refund when olive oil is Whereas Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86 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 1650/86 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to 616/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No the present situation on the market in olive oil and in 2962/77 Is) ; 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 the first indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86 provides that the refund must be the same for the whole Community ; Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 381 3/92 (^ 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 1068/93 0 ;

Whereas, however, where the world market situation is Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (8) prohi­ such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be bits trade between the European Community and the determined, account may be taken of the price of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ; main competing vegetable oils on the world market and whereas this prohibition does not apply in certain situa­ the difference recorded between that price and the price tions as comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 of olive oil during a representative period ; thereof ; whereas account should be taken of this fact when fixing the refunds ; 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 nity and that on the world market, adjusted, where appro­ in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, (') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 285, 20. 11 . 1993, p. 9. (3) OJ No L 145, 30. 5. 1986, p. 8. (6) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 78, 31 . 3. 1972, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106. 0 OJ No L 348, 30. 12. 1977, p. 53. (8) OJ No L 102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2

Article 1 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 1 December the Annex hereto. 1993 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 November 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

No L 296/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 12. 93

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 November 1993 fixing the export refunds on olive oil

(ECU/100 kg)

Product code Amount of refund (')(2)

1509 10 90 100 35,00 1509 10 90 900 55,00 1509 90 00 100 45,00 1509 90 00 900 67,00 1510 00 90 100 5,00 1510 00 90 900 27,00

(') For destinations mentioned in Article 34 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 as well as for exports to third countries. (2) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 are observed.

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