Commission Regulation (EC) No 2556/2001
of 21 December 2001
replacing the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 911/2001(2), and in particular Article 35(11) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in processed fruit and vegetable products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1239/2001(4), and in particular Article 16(8) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(6), and the other regulations on the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1502/2001(8), and in particular the last paragraph of Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 introduced an agricultural product nomenclature, based on the combined nomenclature, for use in connection with export refunds.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001(9) amended Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87(10) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff with effect from 1 January 2002. As a result of the amendments to the tariffs for lemons, orange juice, grape juice and certain processed cereals, the refund nomenclature should be amended.
(3) The last paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 provides for the publication of the full version of the refund nomenclature valid at 1 January each year, as it follows from the regulatory provisions on export arrangements for agricultural products. To this end, the amendments resulting from the adoption of Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1384/2001(11) and 1502/2001 should be taken into consideration.
(4) In the interests of clarity, the amendment of the refund nomenclature to take account of the amendments to the tariffs for lemons, orange juice, grape juice and certain processed cereals and the publication of the full version of the refund nomenclature are both carried out by means of this Regulation.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation regarding the amendments to the tariffs for lemons, orange juice, grape juice and certain processed cereals are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables, the Management Committee for Wine and the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.