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of8October2001
laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards
exportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
(OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002 of 28 June 2002 L 170 69 29.6.2002
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2004 of 23 March 2004 L 86 9 24.3.2004
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 21, 24.1.2002, p. 48 (1961/2001)
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1961/2001
of8October2001
laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation
(EC)No2200/96asregardsexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
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 vegeta-bles(
1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/
2001 (2), and in particular Article 35(8) and (11) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Various aspects of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of
14 November 1996 on detailed rulesfor implementing Regula-tion (EC) No 2200/96 asregardsexport refundson fruit andvegetables(
3), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/
2000 (4), should be amended in order to improve the system of
export refunds on fruit and vegetables. In the interests of clarity
and rationalisation, therefore, the text should be recast and Regu-lation (EC) No 2190/96 repealed.
(2)Article 35(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 requiresthepresentation of an export licence for the grant of any refund.
(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (5) laysdown
common detailed rules for applying the system of import andexport licencesand advance-fixing certificatesfor agriculturalproducts.
(4)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (6), aslas t amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1502/2001 (7), establishes an agricultural
product nomenclature for export refunds.
(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 (8), aslas t amended
by Regulation (EC) No 90/2001 (9), laysdown common detailed
rules for applying the system of export refunds for agriculturalproducts. These detailed rules must be supplemented by specificrulesrelating to fruit and vegetables .
(6)Under Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, refundsare
to be set with due regard to the limits resulting from agreements
concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty.
(7)The Commission is required to fix the refund rates and themaximum quantities eligible for refunds. Those amounts and
quantitiesmus t be fixed per export-licence application period.
They may be revised in the light of economic circumstances.
(8)To ensure that quantities for export are precisely administered,time should be allowed for reflection before licences are issued.
(9)The Member States should designate the bodies responsible forissuing licences.
(10)To ensure that the arrangements are properly applied, a varietyof systems should exist for granting refunds and these shouldinclude invitationsto tender.2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 129, 11.5.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 34, 9.2.2000, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 199, 24.7.2001, p. 13.
(8) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.
(9) OJ L 14, 18.1.2001, p. 22.
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(11)Licences with advance fixing of the refund should be issued
subject to the lodging of a security.
(12)In order to ensure that the arrangements function properly and toprevent speculation, licences should not be transferable.
(13)Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides, inter
alia, for refundsto be fixed in accordance with the economic
aspect of proposed exports. To that end, provision should bemade for a system whereby refunds are granted by invitation totender. Before such licences are issued, the Commission shouldask tenderers to indicate the refund rate at which they wish to
export. The Commission can use this information to make an
informed decision on economically viable maximum refundrates. In some cases, particularly where the rates offered are toohigh, the maximum rate must be fixed in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/
96. The Commission should be allowed, where necessary, to
reject all tenderss ubmitted under invitationsto tender.
(14)The date of issue of licences should be defined by reference toRegulation (EC) No 1291/2000.
(15)In order to maintain the flexibility which ischaracteris tic ofexports of perishable products such as fruit and vegetables,certain transactions should be eligible for a refund withoutadvance fixing provided that a licence application iss ubmittedaposteriori .
(16)In order to prevent significant overruns of indicative quantities
in the case of licences without advance fixing of the refund, the
Commission should be able to reject licence applications relatingto an export date later than a given date.
(17)The destination or group of destinations should be made compul-sory.
(18)The Member Statess hould regularly forward certain informationon licence applications to the Commission by electronic mail.
(19)Steps should be taken to ensure that exported products on whichrefundsare granted meet the relevant common marketing s tan-dardsand any national ruleson the quality of fruit and
vegetables exported to third countries. This requirement must
apply without exception to all supplies for ships and aircrafttreated asexportsfrom the Community. Accordingly, the dero-gations provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 6(5)of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 should not be incorporated in
thisRegulation.
(20)The exported quantity conferring entitlement to a refund may notexceed the quantity for which the licence has been issued.
(21)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit andVegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Arrangementsforthegrantofrefunds
1. Export refundsasreferred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No
2200/96 shall be granted on the basis of export licences which may be
issued under four systems:
(a) the standard system with advance fixing of the refund, hereinafter
called ‘system A1’;
(b) the special system with advance fixing of the refund, hereinafter
called ‘system A2’;
(c) invitationsto tender with advance fixing of the refund, hereinafter
called ‘system A3’;2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 3
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(d) the system without advance fixing of the refund, hereinafter called
‘system B’.
Licences shall not be transferable.
2. The rates of refund for systems A1 and A2 shall be set by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46
of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, ass hall the quantitiesfor whichlicences may be issued and the terms of validity of those licences.However, the rates and quantities set in the case of system A2 shallbe purely indicative.
The rates and quantities shall be set for each licence application period.
3. For system A3 the Commission shall take decisions on issuing
invitationsto tender in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 and on the indicative rates
and the indicative quantities for which licences may be issued, thedeadlines for submission of tenders and the terms of validity of thelicences.
4. In the case of system B, the Commission shall fix the indicative
quantitiesand refund ratesin accordance with the procedure laid downin Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
The rates and quantities shall be set for each export period.
5. The ratesreferred to in paragraphs2 and 4, the quantitiesreferred
to in paragraphs2, 3 and 4 and the termsof validity of licencesreferred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 may, in exceptional circumstances,
be adjusted by the Commission in the light of Community production
and the prospects for exports.
Article 2
SpecialprovisionsforsystemA1
1. Exporterss hall apply to the competent bodiesin the Member
States for a licence under system A1 in order to obtain a refund at therate applicable on the date of the licence application.
2. The Member States shall inform the Commission, in accordance
with Article 7(3), of the quantitiesfor which licence applicationshavebeen submitted, broken down by application submission day, excludingany quantitiescovered by applicationsrejected under Article 5(4).
3. The Commission shall check, for each application submission day
in turn, whether the total quantitiesapplied for in each product cate-gory exceed the quantity referred to in Article 1(2):
— less the quantities for which A1 licences have been issued or are in
the process of being issued during the current issuing period,
— plusany quantitiescovered by applicationswithdrawn under para-
graph 5,
— plus any quantities for which licences have been issued but not
used,
— plusany quantitiesnot us ed within the tolerance provided for in
Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.
If they do, the Commission shall either determine for what percentage
of the quantities licences may be issued or reject the applications.
4. Export licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following
the day on which the application iss ubmitted, provided that neither ofthe measures referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 has
been taken in the meantime.
5. Where a percentage is set under the second subparagraph of para-
graph 3, applicationsmay be withdrawn within 10 working daysof thedate of publication of that percentage. Where applicationsare with-
drawn, the security shall be released. The security shall also be
released where applications are rejected.
Where a licence is issued before the application is withdrawn, that
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referred to in Article 7(1) at the same time as notification is given that
the application concerned iswithdrawn.
Article 3
SpecialprovisionsforsystemA2
1. Exporterss hall apply to the competent bodiesin the Member
States for a licence under system A2 during the application periodsreferred to in Article 1(2) with a view to obtaining a definitive refundrate and a specific quantity of products, valid on the actual date ofapplication.
For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘actual date of application’ means
the date on which the applications referred to in the first subparagraphare deemed to have been submitted.
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M2Box 20 of licence applications shall contain at least one of
the following entries, with the minimum rate of refund sought by the
applicant in order to be able to export expressed by a whole number
of euro per tonne net weight:
— Solicitud condicionada a la fijación, por parte de la Comisión, de
un tipo de restitución superior o igual a … [tipo mínimo solicitadopor el solicitante del certificado] EUR/tonelada neta, en la fechaefectiva de la solicitud
— Žádost s výhradou stanovení sazby subvence Komisí vyšší než nebo
rovnající se EUR…/t (minimální sazba požadovaná žadatelem) keskute čnému dni podání žádosti
— Ansøgning betinget af, at Kommissionen fastsætter en restitutions-
sats på mindst … (den minimumssats, licensansøgeren ansøgerom) EUR/t netto på den faktiske ansøgningsdato
— Antrag vorbehaltlich eines von der Kommission am tatsächlichen
Tag der Antragstellung festgesetzten Erstattungssatzes von mindes-tens… EUR/t Eigengewicht (vom Antrags teller beantragter Satz)
—Αίτηση µε την επιφύλαξη του καθορισµού από την Επιτροπή
ύψους επιστροφής ανώτερου ή ίσου προς …(ελάχιστο ύψος
που ζητά ο υποβάλλων αίτηση πιστοποιητικού)ευρώ /τόνο
καθαρού βάρους κατά την πραγµατική ηµεροµηνία της
αίτησης
— Application subject to the fixing by the Commission of a refund
rate of not less than EUR …/t net (minimum rate sought by theapplicant) on the actual date of application
— Taotluse puhul kehtib tingimus, et komisjon kinnitab toetusemäära
vähemalt … eurot netotonni kohta (taotleja soovitud alammäär)tegelikul taotluse esitamise kuupäeval
— Demande sous réserve de la fixation par la Commission d'un taux
de restitution supérieur ou égal à … (taux minimal demandé par ledemandeur de certificat) euros/t net à la date effective de lademande
— Az engedély kérelmezésének el őfeltétele az, hogy a Bizottság a
kérelmezés tényleges napján minimum az alábbi összegben rögzítia visszatérítés mértékét: … (az engedélykérelmez őáltal igényelt
legalacsonyabb visszatérítési mérték) euró/nettó tonna.
— Domanda condizionata alla fissazione, da parte della Commissione,
di un tasso di restituzione superiore o pari a … (tasso minimochiesto dal richiedente del titolo) EUR/t netta alla data effettiva
della domanda
— Paraiška atsižvelgiant įKomisijos nustatyt ągrąžinamosios išmokos
dydį, ne mažesn įnei … EUR/t neto (minimaluspareišk ėjo pagei-
daujamasdydis ) paraiškospateikimo dien ą
— Uz pieteikumu attiecasfaktis kaj āpieteikuma iesniegšanas dien ā
Komisijas noteikta kompens ācijaslikme, kasnav maz āka par …
EUR/t t īrsvar ā(pieteikuma iesniedz ēja piepras ītāminim ālālikme)
— Applikazzjoni so ġġetta g ħall-iffissar ta' rata ta' rifu żjoni mill-
Kummissjoni ta' mhux inqas minn EUR …/t netta (rata minimamitluba mill-applikant) fid-data attwali ta' l-applikazzjoni2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 5
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— Aanvraag onder voorbehoud dat de Commissie op de daadwerke-
lijke aanvraagdatum een restitutie vaststelt die niet lager is dan …EUR/ton netto (door de certificaataanvrager gevraagde minimum-
restitutie)
— Wniosek podlegaj ący ustaleniu przez Komisj ęstawki refundacji
wyższej lub równej … EUR/t netto (stawka minimalna wniosko-
wana przez osob ęskładaj ącąwniosek o pozwolenie) w dniu
składania wniosku
— Pedido sob reserva da fixação pela Comissão de uma taxa de resti-
tuição superior ou igual a … (taxa mínima pedida pelo requerente
de certificado) EUR/tonelada líquida na data efectiva do pedido
—
Žiados ťs výhradou stanovenia výšky náhrady Komisiou najmenej
… EUR/t netto (minimálna výška požadovaná žiadate ľom) ku
skuto čnému d ňu podania žiadosti
— Zahtevek, za katerega Komisija dolo či stopnjo nadomestila, višjo
ali enako … EUR/t (najnižja stopnja, zahtevana s strani vlagatelja)
na dejanski datum vložitve zahtevka
— Hakemus, joka edellyttää, että komissio vahvistaa tukimäärän, joka
on vähintään … euroa/nettotonni (todistuksen hakijan pyytämä
vähimmäismäärä) tosiasiallisena hakupäivänä
— Ansökan med förbehåll för att kommissionen fastställer ett bidrags-
belopp på minst … (minimibidragssats som den licenssökande
begärt) euro/ton nettovikt vid det faktiska datumet för ansökan.
Licence applicantsmay not apply for a minimum rate higher than the
indicative rate plus50 %. ◄
3. Not later than 12.00 (Brussels time) on the second working day
following the licence application period, Member Statess hall informthe Commission, in accordance with Article 7(3), of the quantitiescovered by licence applications, excluding those covered by applica-tionsrejected under Article 5(4).
4. At the end of each licence application period, the Commission
shall fix:
— the actual date of application asreferred to in paragraph 1,
— the definitive refund ratesapplicable on that date,
— the percentages for the issue of licences deemed to have been
applied for on the actual date of application,
or shall reject the applications where necessary.5. Applicationsasreferred to in paragraph 2 that s eek a rate higher
than the corresponding definitive rate fixed by the Commission shall beconsidered void.
6. Export licences shall be issued by the Member States on the third
working day after the actual date of application.
7. The security shall be released in the case of applications consid-
ered void under paragraph 5 or rejected under paragraph 4.
Article 4
SpecialprovisionsforsystemA3(invitationstotender)
1. Interested exporters shall respond to invitations to tender by
submitting a written tender to the competent body of a Member Stateagainst a receipt with a view to obtaining a system A3 licence asreferred to in Article 1(3).
2. Tenders shall be submitted using the specimen application form
referred to in section 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, dulycompleted and showing the following in box 20:
— the number of the regulation opening the invitation to tender,
— the rate of the export refund, expressed in a whole number of euro
per tonne net weight.
Tenders shall be valid only if they are submitted no later than 12.00
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of tenders; where that day is a holiday in a Member State for the body
responsible for receiving the tenders, the deadline shall be 12.00 on thelast preceding working day.
3. Tenderss hall be opened by the competent body of the Member
State concerned in the absence of members of the public. The persons
present at the opening shall be under an obligation not to disclose any
particulars relating thereto. Admissible tenders shall be forwarded tothe Commission without the tenderers being mentioned by name inaccordance with Article 7(3) no later than 12.00 (Brussels time) onthe first working day following the final date for submission of tenders.
4. The Commission shall fix the maximum rate of the export refund
for each category of productsto be exported and each des tination or
group of destinations in the light of the tenders submitted and the fore-
seeable situation on the market in the products concerned. Awards shallbe made to tendererswhos e tendersquote a rate of refund equal to orless than the maximum export-refund rate, for the quantity and ratequoted in the tender. However, where tendersquote exactly themaximum rate of the refund, the Commission may fix a percentage to
reduce the quantity awarded. The Commission may also reject all
tendersby fixing a zero maximum rate.
Where the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative
quantity up to the quantitiestendered for exceedsthe indicative rate bymore than 50 % and in exceptional situations, the maximum rate shallbe fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
5. No later than the third working day following publication of the
maximum rate of the refund, the competent body shall issue successful
tendererswith export licencesfor the quantity awarded, mentioning the
refund indicated in the tender in box 22 of the licence, in accordancewith Article 5(7). Securitieslodged by tendererswhos e tendersquote arate higher than the maximum rate of the export refund shall bereleased.
Article 5
ProvisionscommontosystemsA1,A2andA3
1. Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 shall apply to Al,
A2 and A3 licencesasreferred to in Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c). Thedestinations or groups of destinations shall be entered in box 7 oflicence applicationsand licences .
2. Box 22 of licences shall show at least one of the following
entries:
— Restitución válida para … toneladas netas (cantidad para la que se
haya expedido el certificado), como máximo
— Subvence platná pro nejvýše … tun čisté hmotnosti (množství, na
které je licence vydána)
— Restitutionen gælder for højst … ton(s) netto (den mængde,
licensen er udstedt for)
— Erstattung gültig für höchstens … Tonnen Eigengewicht (Menge,
für die die Lizenz erteilt wurde)
—Επιστροφή που ισχύει για …(ποσότητα για την οποία εκδί-
δεται το πιστοποιητικό)κατ 'ανώτατο όριο
— Refund valid for not more than … tonnesnet (quantity for which
licence issued)
— Toetus kehtib maksimaalselt … netotonni kohta (kogus, mille jaoks
litsents on välja antud)
— Restitution valable pour … (quantité pour laquelle le certificat est
délivré) tonnesnet au maximum
— A visszatérítés legfeljebb a következ őmennnyiségre érvényes: …
(az a mennyiség, melyre az engedélyt kiállították) nettó tonna
— Restituzione valida al massimo per … (quantitativo per il quale è
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—G r ąžinamoji išmoka taikoma ne daugiau nei … ton ųneto (kiekis,
kuriam išduota licencija)
— Kompens ācija attiecasuz ne vair ākkā… tonn āmtīrsvar ā(daud-
zums, par kuru izsniegta at ļauja)
— Rifu żjoni valida g ħal mhux aktar minn … tunnellata netta (kwantità
li għaliha ġiet ma ħruġa l-li ċenzja)
— Restitutie geldig voor ten hoogste … (hoeveelheid waarvoor het
certificaat wordt afgegeven) ton netto
— Refundacja wa żna dla nie wi ęcej ni ż… ton netto (ilo ść, dla której
pozwolenie zostało wydane)
— Restituição válida para … (quantidade em relação à qual é emitido
o certificado) toneladaslíquidas , no máximo
— Náhrada platná pre maximálne … ton netto (množstvo, na ktoré sa
povolenie vydáva)
— Nadomestilo veljavno za najve č… ton neto teže (koli čina, za
katero je bilo izdano dovoljenje)
— Tukea myönnetään enintään … nettotonnin määrälle (määrä, jolle
todistus on myönnetty)
— Bidrag som gäller för högst … ton nettovikt (kvantitet för vilken
licensen är utfärdad).
3. Licence applications shall be accompanied by a security of
EUR 20/tonne net or the refund rate, whichever is the lesser. For the
purposes of this provision, the refund rate to be taken into considera-
tion shall be the indicative refund rate for the A2 system and the ratequoted in the tender for the A3 system.
4. For each period in which applicationsare s ubmitted and for each
type of licence, the total quantity of a product for which licence appli-
cationsare s ubmitted by an exporter for a product category within themeaning of the third subparagraph of Article 7(2) and a destination orgroup of destinations may not exceed half that set for that product cate-gory and destination or group of destinations during the applicationperiod concerned.
Where that quantity isincreas ed during an application period, the quan-
tity for which further applicationsare s ubmitted may not be greaterthan half the increase.
Member Statess hall automatically reject all applicationsnot complying
with the first and second subparagraphs.
5. The Member States shall inform the Commission, in accordance
with Article 7(3), of:
— any quantitiesfor which licence applicationshave been withdrawn,
— any quantities for which licences have been issued but not used and
any quantitiesnot us ed within the tolerance provided for in Article
8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000,
— the date of application for the licences and the licence issuing
system referred to in Article 1(1), corresponding to the quantitiesreferred to in the first and second indents.
However, quantities withdrawn or not used relating to licences issued
during a previousexport period (thisperiod running from 1 July to 30
June the following year) shall not be notified.
6. Licences shall be valid from their date of issue within the
meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.
However, in the case of export licences for apples valid for one or
more of the destinations indicated in Annex I, the term of validity shallcommence on:
— 15 July of the current year for licences issued between the date
corresponding to 15 July less the term of validity and 14 July,
— the day of issue for licences issued from 15 July to the end of
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The term of validity shall expire at the end of February for licences
issued between the date corresponding to 1 March less the term ofvalidity and the end of February.
Where the date on which the term of validity beginsisnot the s ame as
the date of issue within the meaning of the first subparagraph, it shallbe indicated asfollowsin box 22 of the licence:
— Certificado válido a partir del … (fecha de comienzo del período de
validez)
— Licence platná od … (den za čátku platnosti)
— Licensen er gyldig fra …(gyldighedsperiodens begyndelse)— Lizenz gültig ab … (Beginn der Gültigkeitsdauer)—Πιστοποιητικό ισχύον από …(ηµεροµηνία έναρξης ισχύος)
— Licence valid from … (date of commencement of validity)
— Litsents kehtib alates … (kehtivuse alguse kuupäev)— Certificat valable à partir du … (date de début de validité)— Az engedély a következ ődátumtól érvényes: … (az érvényesség
kezdetének dátuma)
— Titolo valido dal … (data di decorrenza della validità)
— Licencija galioja nuo … ( įsigaliojimo data)
—A t ļauja der īga no (der īguma termi ņasākuma datums)
—L i ċenzja valida minn … (data minn meta tibda l-validità)
— Certificaat geldig vanaf … (datum van begin van de geldigheids-
duur)
— Pozwolenie wa żne od … (data rozpocz ęcia okresu wa żności)
— Certificado válido a partir de … (data de início da validade)
— Povolenie platné od … (dátum za čiatku platnosti)
— Dovoljenje veljavno od … (datum za četka veljavnosti)
— Todistus voimassa … (voimassaolon alkamispäivä) alkaen
— Licensgiltig från … (datum för giltighets tidensbörjan).
The licences referred to in the second subparagraph shall not be issued
during the period 1 March to the date corresponding to 15 July less theperiod of validity. The destination given on licences valid during partof the period 1 March to 14 July for the export of applesto other des ti-nations may not be changed to one of the destinations listed in Annex
I.
7. The refund rate applicable shall be indicated as follows in box 22
of the licence:
— Certificado con fijación anticipada de la restitución a un tipo de …
EUR/t neta
— Licence snáhradou s tanovenou p ředem ve výši … EUR na tunu
čisté hmotnosti
— Licens med forudfastsættelse af restitutionen til … EUR/ton netto— Lizenz mit Vorausfestsetzung der Erstattung zum Satz von … EUR/
t Eigengewicht
—Πιστοποιητικό µε προκαθορισµό της επιστροφής σε …ευρώ/
τόνο καθαρού βάρους
— Licence with refund fixed in advance at EUR …/tonne net— Litsents, mille puhul on eelnevalt kinnitatud toetus … eurot neto-
tonni kohta
— Certificat avec fixation à l'avance de la restitution au taux de …
euros/t net
— A visszatérítés el őzetesrögzítés ével rendelkez őengedély, a vissza-
térítésmértéke: … euró/nettó tonna
— Titolo con fissazione anticipata della restituzione al tasso di …
EUR/t netta
— Licencija su iš anksto nustatyta gr ąžinam ąja išmoka, kuri yra …
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—A t ļauja ar iepriekš noteiktu kompens āciju … EUR/t t īrsvar ā
—L i ċenzja b'rifu żjoni stabbilita bil-quddiem f'EUR …/tunnellata netta
— Certificaat met vaststelling vooraf van de restitutie op … EUR/ton
netto
— Pozwolenie z wcze śniejszym ustaleniem refundacji w wysoko ści …
EUR/t netto
— Certificado com prefixação da restituição à taxa de … EUR/t
líquida
— Povolenie svopred s tanovenou náhradou vo výške … EUR/t netto— Dovoljenje z vnaprejšnjo dolo čitvijo nadomestila v višini … EUR/t
neto teže
— Todistus, jossa vientitueksi on vahvistettu ennakolta … euroa/netto-
tonni
— Licens med förutfastställelse av bidraget på ett belopp av … euro/
ton nettovikt.
8. Additional quantitiesexported within the tolerance referred to in
Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1921/2000 shall not confer entitle-ment to the refund.
Article 6
SpecialprovisionsforsystemB
1. Notwithstanding Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999,
exportersmay apply to the competent bodiesof the Member Statesfor a licence under system B as referred to in Article 1(4) no later
than the second working day following the date of acceptance of the
export declaration for the productswith a view to obtaining a refundat the valid rate for the export period in question.
Licence applications shall be deemed to have been submitted on the
date of acceptance of the export declaration for the products.
However, applicationsfor licencesto export applesto one or more of
the destinations indicated in Annex I shall be accepted only during theperiod 15 July to the end of February the following year.
2. Licence applicationsmus t be accompanied by a copy of the
export declaration for the products. The declaration must contain atleast one of the following entries:
— Exportación para la que se presentará una solicitud a posteriori de
certificado de exportación sin fìjación anticipada de la restitución(sistema B)
— Vývoz, který je p ředmětem dodate čné žádosti o vývozní licenci bez
subvence stanovené p ředem (systém B)
— Udførsel, for hvilken der efterfølgende ansøges om eksportlicens
uden forudfastsættelse af restitutionen (system B)
— Ausfuhr, für die nachträglich eine Ausfuhrlizenz ohne Vorausfest-
setzung der Erstattung beantragt wird (System B)
—Εξαγωγή για την οποία θα υποβληθεί αίτηση εκ των υστέρων
για την έκδοση πιστοποιητικού εξαγωγής χωρίς προκαθορ-
ισµό της επιστροφής (σύστηµα Β)
— Export to be the subject of an a posteriori application for an export
licence without advance fixing of the refund (system B)
— Ekspordi puhul taotletakse tagantjärele toetuse eelkinnituseta
ekspordilitsentsi (süsteem B)
— Exportation qui fera l'objet d'une demande a posteriori de certificat
d'exportation sans fixation à l'avance de la restitution (système B)
— Utólag benyújtott engedélykérelem tárgyát képez ő, a visszatérítés
előzetes rögzítése nélküli kivitel (B rendszer)
— Esportazione che sarà oggetto di una domanda a posteriori di titolo
di esportazione senza fissazione anticipata della restituzione(sistema B)2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 10
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— Eksportas pagal v ėlesnęparaišk ąeksporto licencijai be išankstinio
grąžinamosios išmokos nustatymo (B sistema)
— Uz izvešanu attiecas a posteriori pieteikums, lai sa ņemtu izvešanas
atļauju bez iepriekš noteiktaskompens ācijas (B sist ēma)
— Esportazzjoni g ħandha tkun so ġġetta g ħall-applikazzjoni a poster-
iorigħal-liċenzja ta' esportazzjoni ming ħajr fissazzjoni bil-quddiem
tar-rifu żjoni (sistema B)
— Uitvoer waarvoor achteraf een uitvoercertificaat zonder vaststelling
vooraf van de restitutie (B-stelsel) zal worden aangevraagd
— Wywóz maj ący podlega ća posteriori wnioskowi o pozwolenie na
wywóz bez wcze śniejszego ustalenia refundacji (system B)
— Exportação que será objecto de um pedido a posteriori de certifi-
cado de exportação sem prefixação da restituição (sistema B)
— Vývoz, ktorý bude predmetom dodato čnej žiadosti o vývozné povo-
lenie bez vopred stanovenej náhrady (systém B)
— Izvoz, za katerega se naknadno zahteva izvozno dovoljenje brez
vnaprejšnje dolo čitve nadomestila (sistem B)
— Vientiä, josta jätetään jälkikäteen vientitodistus, johon ei sisälly
tuen ennakkovahvistusta, koskeva hakemus (B-menettely)
— Export som kräver en ansökan i efterhand om exportlicens utan
förutfastställelse av bidraget (system B).
3. Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 shall apply to B
licences. The destinations or groups of destinations shall be indicatedin box 7 of licence applicationsand licences .
4. Box 20 of licence applications and licences shall show at least
one of the following entries:
— Solicitud de certificado de exportación sin fijación anticipada de la
restitución con arreglo al artículo 6 del Reglamento (CE) n
o1961/
2001
— Žádost o vývozní licenci bez subvence stanovené p ředem v souladu
sčlánkem 6 Na řízení Komise (ES) č. 1961/2001
— Ansøgning om eksportlicens uden forudfastsættelse af restitutionen,
jf. artikel 6 i forordning (EF) nr. 1961/2001
— Antrag auf Erteilung einer Ausfuhrlizenz ohne Vorausfestsetzung
der Erstattung gemäß Artikel 6 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1961/2001
—Αίτηση για έκδοση πιστοποιητικού εξαγωγής χωρίς
προκαθορισµό της επιστροφής σύµφωνα µε το άρθρο 6 τουκανονισµού (ΕΚ)αριθ. 1961 /2001
— Application for export licence without advance fixing of the refund
in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
— Toetuse eelkinnituseta ekspordilitsentsi taotlus vastavalt määruse
(EÜ) nr 1961/2001 artiklile 6
— Demande de certificat d'exportation sans fixation à l'avance de la
restitution conformément à l'article 6 du règlement (CE) n
o1961/
2001
— Az 1961/2001/EK rendelet 6. cikkének megfelel ően a visszatérítés
előzetesrögzítés e nélküli kiviteli engedély iránt benyújtott kérelem
— Domanda di titolo di esportazione senza fissazione anticipata della
restituzione, ai sensi dell'articolo 6 del regolamento (CE) n. 1961/2001
— Paraiška eksporto licencijai be išankstinio gr ąžinamosios išmokos
nustatymo remiantis Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1961/2001 6 straipsniu
— Pieteikums, lai sa ņemtu izvešanasat ļauju bez iepriekš noteiktas
kompens ācijas saska ņāar Regulas(EK) Nr. 1961/2001 6. pantu
— Applikazzjoni g ħal-liċenzji ta' esportazzjoni ming ħajr iffissar bil-
quddiem tar-rifu żjoni skond l-Artikolu 6 tar-Regolament (KE) Nru
1961/2001
— Aanvraag om een uitvoercertificaat zonder vaststelling vooraf van
de restitutie overeenkomstig artikel 6 van Verordening (EG) nr.1961/20012001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 11
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— Wniosek o pozwolenie na wywóz bez wcze śniejszego ustalenia
refundacji, zgodnie z art. 6 rozporz ądzenia (WE) nr 1961/2001
— Pedido de certificado de exportação sem prefixação da restituição,
nostermosdo artigo 6.odo Regulamento (CE) n.o1961/2001
— Žiados ťo vývozné povolenie bez vopred stanovenej náhrady v
súlade s článkom 6 nariadenia (ES) č. 1961/2001
— Zahtevek za izvozno dovoljenje brez vnaprejšnje dolo čitve nado-
mestila v skladu s členom 6 Uredbe (ES) št. 1961/2001
— Asetuksen (EY) N:o 1961/2001 6 artiklan mukainen vientitodistush-
akemus ilman tuen ennakkovahvistusta
— Ansökan om exportlicens utan förutfastställelse av bidraget enligt
artikel 6 i förordning (EG) nr 1961/2001.
5. The Member States shall inform the Commission, in accordance
with Article 7(3), of:
— the quantitiescovered by licence applications , broken down by date
of submission within the meaning of the second subparagraph ofparagraph 1,
— any quantitiesfor which licence applicationshave been withdrawn
during the current export period,
— any quantitiesnot us ed during the current export period.
Thisinformation s hall not include quantitiesfor which licence applica-
tionsare rejected under paragraph 6.
6. If the quantities of a product applied for in respect of a destina-
tion or group of destinations exceed or threaten to exceed the indicativequantity set for the current export period, the Commission may set adate from which licence applicationswill be rejected if the relevantexport declaration hasbeen accepted after that date during the currentexport period.
7. After each export period, the Commission shall check, on the
basis of the information available to it, for each product and each desti-nation or group of destinations, whether the quantities applied forexceed the indicative quantities set, and shall fix the definitive refund
rates. If they do exceed the indicative quantities, the Commission may
reduce the rate of refund for those transactions.
Furthermore, in order to comply with the annual limitsaris ing under
agreementsconcluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty,
the Commission may determine for what percentage of the quantities
applied for licences may be issued.
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M2Export licences shall be issued on the 14th working day
after the end of the export period for that period. Box 22 of licencesshall contain at least one of the following entries, along with the refund
rate fixed in accordance with the first subparagraph of paragraph 7, and
the quantity, reduced if necessary by the percentage referred to in thesecond subparagraph of paragraph 7:
— Certificado de exportación sin fijación anticipada de la restitución
por una cantidad de … kilogramosde losproductosque s e indicanen la casilla 16, a un tipo de … EUR/tonelada neta
— Vývozní licence bez subvence stanovené p ředem na množství …
produkt ůuvedených v poli 16, v sazb ě… EUR/t čisté hmotnosti
— Eksportlicens uden forudfastsættelse af restitutionen for en mængde
på … kg produkter, anført i rubrik 16, til en sats på … EUR/tonnetto
— Ausfuhrlizenz ohne Vorausfestsetzung der Erstattung für eine
Menge von … kg der in Feld 16 genannten Erzeugnisse zum Satzvon … EUR/t Eigengewicht
—Πιστοποιητικό εξαγωγής χωρίς προκαθορισµό της
επιστροφής για ποσότητα …χιλιογράµµων των προϊόντων
που αναγράφονται στη θέση 16, ύψους …ευρώ/τόνο καθαρού
βάρους
— Export licence without advance fixing of the refund for … kilo-
gramsof productsaslis ted in box 16, at a rate of EUR …/tonne net2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 12
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— Eelkinnituseta ekspordilitsents … kilogrammi lahtris 16 loetletud
toodete toetuseks määraga … eurot netotonni kohta
— Certificat d'exportation sans fixation à l'avance de la restitution pour
une quantité de … kilogrammesde produitsfigurant à la cas e 16,
au taux de … euros/t net
— A visszatérítés el őzetesrögzítés e nélküli kiviteli engedély … kilo-
gramm mennyiség ű, a 16. rovatban feltüntetett termékekre, …
EUR/nettó tonna visszatérítési mértékkel
— Titolo di esportazione senza fissazione anticipata della restituzione
per un quantitativo di … kg dei prodotti indicati nella casella 16, altasso di … EUR/t netta
— Eksporto licencija be išankstinio gr ąžinamosios išmokos nustatymo
… kilogramams16 langelyje nurodyt ųprodukt ų, taikant … EUR/t
neto išmokosdyd į
— Izvešanasat ļauja bez iepriekš noteiktaskompens ācijaspar … kilo-
gramiem produktu, kasuzs kait īti 16. ail ē, ar likmi … EUR/t
tīrsvar ā
—L i ċenzja ta' esportazzjoni ming ħajr iffissar bil-quddiem tar-rifu żjoni
għal … kilogramm ta' prodotti kif elenkati fil-kaxxa 16, b' rata ta'
EUR …/tunnellata netta
— Uitvoercertificaat zonder vaststelling vooraf van de restitutie voor
een hoeveelheid van … kg van de in vak 16 genoemde producten,met een eenheidsbedrag van de restitutie … EUR/ton netto
— Pozwolenie na wywóz bez wcze śniejszego ustalenia refundacji na
… kilogramów produktów wymienionych w polu 16, zgodnie zewynosz ącą… EUR/t netto
— Certificado de exportação sem prefixação da restituição para uma
quantidade de … quilogramasde produtosindicadosna cas a 16, àtaxa de … EUR/tonelada líquida
— Vývozné povolenie bez vopred stanovenej náhrady pre … kilo-
gramov produktov uvedených v kolónke 16, vo výške … EUR/t
netto
— Izvozno dovoljenje brez vnaprejšnje dolo čitve nadomestila za …
kilogramov proizvoda, kot je navedeno v okencu 16, v višini …
EUR/t neto teže
— Vientitodistus, joka ei sisällä vientituen ennakkovahvistusta, …
kilogramman määrälle kohdassa 16 mainittuja tuotteita, tuen määrä… euroa/nettotonni
— Exportlicens utan förutfastställelse av bidraget för en kvantitet av
… kilo av de produkter som anges i fält 16, till ett belopp av …euro/ton nettovikt. ◄
However, if the refund rate or percentage asreferred to in paragraph 7
iszero, the applicationss hall be rejected.
9. Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not apply to
licencesasreferred to in thisArticle.
These licences shall be submitted direct to the body responsible for
payment of the export refund, which shall enter the quantity and stampthe licence.
Article 7
General provisions
1. The Member States shall designate the body or bodies responsible
for issuing export licences and shall inform the Commission thereof.
2. Box 16 of licence applications and licences shall show the code
of the agricultural product nomenclature for export refundsgiven inRegulation (EEC) No 3846/87.
However, more than one code may appear at the same time in a licence
application and a licence provided the codesare thos e of productsinthe same category and the refund rate applicable is the same.2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 13
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‘Product category’, within the meaning of the second paragraph of
Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, meansthe followingclasses of products:
— tomatoescovered by CN code 0702 00 00,
— shelled almonds covered by CN codes 0802 12 10 and 0802 12 90,
— hazelnuts( Corylus ssp.) covered by CN codes 0802 21 00 and
0802 22 00,
— walnutsin s hell covered by CN code 0802 31 00,
— orangescovered by CN codes0805 10 10 to 0805 10 80,
— clementinescovered by CN code 0805 20 10,
— monreales and satsumas covered by CN code 0805 20 30,
— mandarinsand wilkingscovered by CN code 0805 20 50,
— tangerinescovered by CN code 0805 20 70,
— other similar citrus hybrids covered by CN code 0805 20 90,
— lemons(Citrus limon ,Citrus limonum ) covered by CN code
0805 30 10,
— limes(Citrusaurantifolia ) covered by CN code 0805 30 90,
— table grapescovered by CN code 0806 10 10,
— applescovered by CN codes0808 10 10 to 0808 10 90,
— peaches, including nectarines, covered by CN codes 0809 30 10 and
0809 30 90.
3. (a) Notificationsasreferred to in Article 2(2), Article 3(3), Article
4(3), Article 5(5) and Article 6(5) shall:
— be broken down by product category within the meaning of
the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 and, where necessary,by destination or group of destinations,
— contain, where applicable, the words: ‘GATT food aid’
where they relate to a refund granted on food aid asprovided
for in Article 10(4) of the Agreement on Agricultureconcluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral tradenegotiations,
— indicate ‘zero’ where no quantitieshave been applied for,
have been withdrawn or have not been used,
— be sent to the Commission by electronic mail on the forms
supplied by the Commission to the Member States for that
purpose.
(b) Notificationsasreferred to in Article 2(2), Article 5(5) and
Article 6(5) shall be made no later than 12.00 (Brussels time)on Mondaysand Thurs dayseach week for applicationsreceivedby the Member Statesbetween the day of the previousnotifica-
tion and the day preceding the current one, and for information
on quantitieswithdrawn and not us ed received by the MemberStatesduring that period. If the Monday or Thurs day isaCommission holiday, the Commission may temporarily changethe notification days.
(c) Where the day fixed for notification asreferred to in point (b) is
a national holiday, the Member State concerned shall make the
notification no later than 15.00 (Brussels time) on the workingday preceding that national holiday.
4. In addition to the requirementslaid down in Regulation (EC) No
800/1999, the refund shall be paid subject to the presentation of:
— an inspection certificate as provided for in Article 5(2) of Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 (
1) in the case of products for
which a common marketing standard has been set,
— a document issued by the inspection authorities in the Member
Statescertifying that the productsmet the national requirementsatthe time of inspection in the case of products for which a commonmarketing standard has not been set, but where national require-2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 14
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mentsregarding the quality of fruit and vegetablesexported to third
countriesapply.
Article 7a
1. Where the differentiation of the refund is the result solely of a
refund not having been fixed for Estonia, and notwithstanding Article
16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, proof that customsimport formalitieshave been completed s hall not be required forpayment of the refund for productsfalling within CN codesex 0802,0805 and 0806.
2. The fact that a refund hasnot been fixed for the export of
products falling within CN codes 0802, 0805 and 0806 to Estonia shall
not be taken into account in determining the lowest rate of refund
within the meaning of Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999.
Article 8
Repeal
Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 ishereby repealed.However, it shall continue to apply to export operations covered by
licence applications submitted before 9 November 2001 under systemsA1 and A2 and before 16 November 2001 under system B.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references
to thisRegulation and s hall be read in conjunction with the correlation
table in Annex II.
Article 9
Entryintoforce
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
It shall apply to export operations covered by licence applications
submitted from 9 November 2001 under systems A1, A2 and A3 andfrom 16 November 2001 under system B.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 15
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ANNEX I
Destinationsreferred toinArticle5(6)andArticle 6(1)
Hong Kong SAR
SingaporeMalaysia
Sri Lanka
IndonesiaThailandTaiwan
Papua New Guinea
LaosCambodiaVietnam
Japan
UruguayParaguay
Argentina
MexicoCosta Rica2001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 16
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ANNEX ΙΙ
Correlationtable
Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 ThisRegulation
Article Paragraph Article Paragraph
1111
1212
13
1314
1415
21212222
2323
2424
2525
31313232
3333
34343535
3636
3737
41
42
43
44
45
4151
4252
42 a5 34354
4455
455645 a5 7
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Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 ThisRegulation
Article Paragraph Article Paragraph
5161
5262
52 a6 353645465
5566
566757685869
6171
627263736474
6575
892001R1961 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 18