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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3356/85
of 29 November 1985
fixing the export refunds on olive oil
— the need to avoid disturbances on the Community
market, and
— the economic aspect of the proposed exports ;
Whereas, furthermore, Article 4 of Regulation No 171 /
67/EEC provides that the said refund must be fixed in
accordance with the following criteria :
— the olive oil prices in the main producing areas of the
Community,
— the most favourable quotations recorded on the
various markets of importing third countries, and
— the marketing costs and the most favourable transport
charges from Community markets in the main produ
cing areas to ports or other points of export in the
Community, as well as costs incurred in placing the
goods on the world market ;
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC provides
that the refund on olive oil may be varied according to
destination where the world market situation or the
specific requirements of certain markets make this neces
sary ;
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
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
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 231 /85 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation No 171 /67/EEC of
27 June 1967 on export refunds and levies on olive oil (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (4), and
in particular the first sentence of Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas Article 20 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
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
exported to third countries ;
Whereas the detailed rules for fixing and granting export
refunds on olive oil are contained in Regulations No
171 /67/EEC and (EEC) No 616/72 0, as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2962/77 fl ;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC provides
that the refund must be the same for the whole Commu
nity ;
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 :
— the existing situation and the future trend with regard
to prices and availabilities of olive oil on the Commu
nity market and prices for olive oil on the world
market,
— the aims of the common organization of the market
in olive oil which are to ensure equilibrium and the
natural development of prices and trade on this
market,
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation No 171 /67/EEC provides
that the refund must be fixed at least once every month ;
whereas it may, if necessary, be altered in the intervening
period ;
Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
the present situation on the market in olive oil and 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, if the refund system is to operate normally,
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela
tion to each other at any given moment within a band
of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in
Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 Q, as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (8),
(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66.
I2) OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1985, p . 12.
(3) OJ No 130, 28. 6 . 1967, p . 2600/67.
(j OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p . 1 .
(j OJ No L 78, 31 . 3 . 1972, p . 1 .
fl OJ No L 348 , 30. 12. 1977, p. 53 .
0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p . 1 .
(■) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
these currencies recorded over a given period in rela
tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient :
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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
the Annex hereto .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
1985 .
whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Oils and Fats,
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 1985.
For the Commission
Frans ANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 29 November 1985 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 OH\e oil :
I Unt reated :
(a) 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 64,00
II Other :
(a) Obtained by processing oils falling within subheading 1 5.07 A I a) or 1 5.07 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 64,00
(') OJ No L 317, 12. 12 . 1979, p. 1 .
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