31994R0446

1 . 3 . 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 57/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 446/94 of 28 February 1994 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, oils falling within subheading 1509 90 00 of the combined nomenclature and the export refunds valid for Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European those same oils ; whereas, however, if the oil employed for Community, manufacture of the preserves was produced within the Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of Community, the amount referred to above shall be 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common increased by a sum equal to the consumption aid in force organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last on the day the said refund is applied ; amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (2), Whereas application of the above criteria results in the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 591 /79 of refund being fixed as shown below, 26 March 1979 laying down general rules relating to the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods (3), as last amended by Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (EEC) No 2903/89 (4), and in particular Articles 3 and 5 thereof, Article 1

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No For the months of March and April 1994, the amount of 591 /79 provides for the granting of a production refund the production refund referred to in Article 2 of Regula­ for olive oil used in the preserving industry ; tion (EEC) No 591 /79 shall be : Whereas under Article 3 of the abovementioned Regula­ — ECU 81,08 per 100 kilograms for olive oil produced tion, without prejudice to the second subparagraph of in the Community, Article 7 of the said Regulation, the Commission shall fix — ECU 41,50 per 100 kilograms for olive oil other than this refund every two months ; that referred to in the preceding indent. Whereas, by virtue of Article 5 of the Regulation cited above, where the tender system is employed for fixing the Article 2 levy, the production refund shall be fixed on the basis of the minimum levies determined under the said system for This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1994.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

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