COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2938/94 of 2 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2137/93 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1891/94 (2), and in particular Article 56 (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 56 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, to the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation to be exported in an economically significant quantity on the basis of the prices for those products on the world market, the difference between those prices and the prices in the Community may be covered by an export refund; whereas, however, refunds may be granted only for the products specified in Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 345/79 of 5 February 1979 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on wine and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2009/81 (4);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 345/79, refunds are to be fixed having regard to the existing situation and future trends with regard to:
(i) prices and availabilities of the products concerned on the Community market; and
(ii) world market prices for these products;
Whereas account must also be taken of the costs referred to in that Article, of the economic aspects of the proposed exports, of the objectives defined in the said Article and of the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market; whereas, however, when fixing the amount of the refunds applicable to liqueur wines, account should be taken of the difference between Community prices and world market prices in respect only of wine and musts used in the manufacture of liqueur wines, since no such difference is recorded in respect of the other products used in the manufacture of the wines in question;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 345/79, Community market prices must be determined on the basis of the most advantageous export prices; whereas the prices referred to in Article 3 (2) must be taken into account when the prices in international trade are being determined;
Whereas the international trade situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to the use or destination of a specific product;
Whereas, in view of the accession of Sweden and Finland to the Community on 1 January 1995, provision should be made, in order to avoid speculative practices, for those destinations to be excluded from eligibility for refunds until the end of 1994;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3389/81 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1343/94 (6), lays down the detailed rules for the application of export refunds on wine;
Whereas, applying the abovementioned rules to the present market situation, in particular to the prices of wines in the Community and on the world market, the refunds should be fixed as shown in the Annex hereto and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2137/93 (7), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1344/94 (8), fixing the export refunds on wine, should be amended;
Whereas the Management Committee for Wine has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2137/93 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 1994.