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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1429/95
of 23 June 1995
on implementing rules for export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other
than those granted for added sugars
(OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 28)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/96 of 26 February 1996 L48 8 27.2.1996
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 80, 30.3.1996, p. 72 (341/96)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1429/95
of 23 June 1995
on implementing rules for export refunds on products processed
fromfruitandvegetablesotherthanthosegrantedforaddedsugars
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No426/86of24February
1986 on the common organization of the market in products processedfrom fruit and vegetables(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1032/95(2),andinparticularArticles13(8),14(5)and14a(7)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3290/94of22December
1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in theagriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concludedduring the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations(
3), and in
particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 imposes an
export licence requirement for the granting of refunds;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88(4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95(5), sets detailed rules for
application of the system of import and export licences and advancefixing certificates for agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(
6), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 836/95(7), establishes an agricultural
product nomenclature for export refunds;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87(8), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 331/95(9), lays down common
detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds onagricultural products; whereas these detailed rules must be supple-mented by specific rules relating to products processed from fruit andvegetables;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86,
refunds are to be set with due regard to the limits resulting fromagreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty;
Whereas the Commission must fix the refund rates and maximum
quantities eligible for refunds; whereas these amounts and quantitiesmustbefixedperperiodofallocationofexportlicences;whereastheymay be revised on the basis of economic circumstances;
Whereas, to ensure that quantities for export can be very precisely
managed,exportlicencesshouldrequirerefundstobefixedinadvance;whereas time should be allowed for consideration before licences areissuedanddetailsshouldbeprovidedconcerningthedatatobenotifiedto the Commission and the form this notification should take;
WhereastheMemberStatesshoulddesignatetheauthoritiesresponsible
for issuing the licences;
Whereastheissueoflicencesshouldalsobesubjecttothelodgingofa
security and to the presentation of a declaration that the products havebeen obtained from fruit and vegetables harvested in the Community;
(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 105, 9. 5. 1995, p. 3.
(3) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(4) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(5) OJ No L 119, 30. 5. 1995, p. 4.
(6) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.
(7) OJ No L 88, 20. 4. 1995, p. 1.
(8) OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1.
(9) OJ No L 38, 18. 2. 1995, p. 1.
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Whereas,withinthetolerancelimits,theexportedquantityinrespectofwhich refunds may be paid may not exceed the quantity applied for inthe licence application;
Whereas the Member States should regularly forward certain informa-
tion on licence applications to the Commission;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforProductsProcessedfromFruit
andVegetableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. TherefundratesreferredtoinArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No 426/86 for products on which export refunds are granted in thesectorofproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetablesshallbesetatthesame time as the quantities for which licences with advance fixing ofthe refund may be issued.
2. The rates and quantities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fixed
for each licence allocation period.
3. Wherenecessary,thequantitiesreferredtoinparagraph1maybe
revisedonthebasisoftrendsinCommunityproductionandtheoutlookfor exports.
Article 2
Member States shall designate the agency or agencies responsible for
issuing the export licences referred to in Article 13 (4) of Regulation(EEC) No 426/86 and shall inform the Commission thereof.
Article 3
1. Exporters shall apply for licences with advance fixing of the
refundtothecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateswithaviewtothegrantofarefundattherateinforceonthedateofsubmissionoftheapplication.
Licence applications shall be accompanied by:
— the lodging of a security equal to half the amount of the refund in
force for the export in question on the day of application,
— a declaration that the products to be exported have been obtained
from fruit or vegetables harvested in the Community.
2. Licenceapplicationsandlicencesshallcarryinbox16theeleven-
figureproductcodeoftheagriculturalproductnomenclatureforexportrefunds given in Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.
On application this code may be replaced after the licence has been
issued by another provided that the refund rate applicable is the sameand the code is that of a product in the same category.
Category,withinthemeaningofthesecondparagraphofArticle13aof
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, shall mean the following classes ofproducts:
— dried grapes falling within CNcode 080620,
— cherries provisionally preserved falling within CNcode 081210,— tomatoespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroracetic
acid falling within CNcode 200210,
— fruit preserved by sugar falling within CNcode 2006,— nuts other than groundnuts, prepared, falling within CNcode
200819,
— orange juice falling within CNcodes 200911 and 200919, with a
sugar content of 10 °Brix or more, but less than 22 °Brix,
— orange juice falling within CNcodes 200911 and 200919, with a
sugar content of 22 °Brix or more, but less than 33 °Brix,
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— orange juice falling within CNcodes 200911 and 200919, with a
sugar content of 33 °Brix or more, but less than 44 °Brix,
— orange juice falling within CNcodes 200911 and 200919, with a
sugar content of 44 °Brix or more, but less than 55 °Brix,
— orange juice falling within CNcodes 200911 and 200919, with a
sugar content of 55 °Brix or more.
3. One of the following entries shall be made in box 22 of the
licence:
— Restituciónválidapara… (cantidad por la que se haya expedido el
certificado)como máximo
— Restitutionen omfatter højst … (den mængde, licensen er udstedt
for)
— Erstattunggültigfürhöchstens… (Menge, für die die Lizenz erteilt
wurde)
—Επιστροφή που ισχύει για …(ποσότητα για την οποία εκδίδεται
το πιστοποιητικό )κατ’ανώτατο όριο
— Refund valid for not more than … (quantity for which licence
issued)
— Restitution valable pour … (quantité pour laquelle le certificat est
délivré)au maximum
— Restituzione valida al massimo per … (quantitativo per il quale è
rilasciato il titolo)
— Restitutievoortenhoogste… (hoeveelheid waarvoor het certificaat
is afgegeven)
— Restituiçãoválidapara… (quantidade em relação à qual é emitido
o certificado) , no máximo
— Vientituki voimassa enintään … (määrä, jolle todistus on annettu)
osalta
— Bidrag som gäller för högst … (kvantitet för vilken licensen skall
utfärdas).
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4. For each day on which applications are submitted, on operatormay not submit licence applications in respect of a product for aquantityexceedingthatlaiddownforthatproductduringtheallocationperiod concerned.
Wherethequantitylaiddownisincreasedduringtheallocationperiod,
subsequent applications may not be in respect of a quantity exceedingthe difference between the quantity laid down before the increase andthe quantity laid down after the increase.
Member States shall reject all applications not complying with the
above provisions on the day of their submission.
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Article 4
1. TheCommissionshallcheck,foreachapplicationlodgmentdayin
turn, whether the total quantities applied for pursuant to Article 3 ineachproductcategoryasreferredtoinArticle3(2)exceedthequantityreferred to in Article 1,
— less the quantities for which licences with advance fixing of the
refund have been issued during the current issuing period, notincludingthelicencesissuedforfoodaidasprovidedforinArticle10 (4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during theUruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations,
— less the quantities for which refunds have been granted without a
licencepursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle2aofRegulation(EEC) No 3665/87, according to the information available to theCommission,
— plus the quantities provided for in Article 5,— plus any quantities covered by applications withdrawn under para-
graph 4 of this Article,
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— plusanyquantitiesforwhichlicenceshavebeenissuedbutnotused,— plus any quantities not used within the framework of the tolerance
provided for in Article 8 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
IftheydotheCommissionshallsetareductionpercentageordecidetoreject the applications.2. Exportlicencesshallbeissuedonthefifthworkingdayfollowingthedayonwhichtheapplicationwaslodged,providedthatnospecificmeasuresasreferredtoinparagraph1havebeentakenintheinterval.3. Licences shall be valid for five months from the date of theirissue.4. Where a percentage reduction is fixed in accordance with para-graph1,licenceapplicationsmaybewithdrawnwithin10workingdaysofthedateofpublicationofthepercentagereduction.Suchwithdrawalshall entail release of the security. The security shall also be releasedwhere applications are refused.5. Quantities exported within the tolerance provided for in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not be eligible for paymentof a refund.
Article 5
At the end of each period of allocation of licences as referred to inArticle 1, quantities not used up of all products shall be added wherenecessary to those set for the following period, in proportion to thequantitiesand/orexpenditureinitiallyfixedforeachproduct,andwithinthe limits resulting from the agreements concluded in accordance withArticle 228 of the Treaty.
Article 6
Member States shall notify to the Commission by fax, in accordancewiththemodelintheAnnex,notlaterthan12o’clock(Brusselstime)on Monday and Thursday of each week, information concerning, perworking day, for each product category and for each destination:
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— the quantities for which licences have been applied for,
►C1 ◄excluding those covered by applications
rejected pursuant to Article 3 (4) or, where applicable, the absenceof applications,
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— any quantities for which refunds have been granted without a
licencepursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle2aofRegulation(EEC) No 3665/87,
— any quantities covered by applications withdrawn under Article 4
(4),
— any quantities for which licences have been issued but not used,— anyquantitiesnotusedwithinthetoleranceprovidedforinArticle8
(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88,
fortheperioduptotheworkingdayprecedingthedayofnotification.The quantities shall be broken down according to whether or not theyfallwithinthescopeofthefoodaidprovidedforinArticle10(4)oftheAgreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round ofmultilateral trade negotiations.
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Article 7
GrantofarefundunderArticle14a(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No426/86
shallprecludethegrantofarefundunderArticle14a(4)ofRegulation(EEC) No 426/86 and vice versa.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 June 1995.However, Article 6 shall apply from 29 June 1995.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.
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