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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2190/96
of 14 November 1996
on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 as regards export
refunds on fruit and vegetables
(OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/97 of 9 January 1997 L 6 9 10.1.1997
Corrected by:
►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 82, 22.3.1997, p. 63 (2190/96)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2190/96
of 14 November 1996
on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No
1035/72 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May
1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and veget-ables (
1), as lastamended by Commission Regulat ion (EC) No 1363/
95 (2), and in particular Article 26 (11) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December
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), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 (4), and in particular Article 4
thereof,
Whereas various aspects of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/95
of 28 June 1995 on implement ing rules for exportrefunds on fruitandvegetables (
5), as lastamended by Regulat ion (EC) No 2702/95 (6),
should be amended in order to improve the system of export refunds onfruit and vegetables, and to ensure its transparency; whereas, in theinterests of clarity and rationalization, it is appropriate to use the newamendments as an opportunity to recast the text and repeal the aforesaidRegulation (EC) No 1488/95;
Whereas Article 26 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 requires the
presentation of an export licence for the grant of any refund;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (
7), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95 (8), sets out detailed rules for
the application of the system of import and export licences and advancefixing certificates for agricultural products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (
9), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2123/96 (10), establishes an agricul-
tural product nomenclature for export refunds;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (11), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1384/95 (12), 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 fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 26 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72,
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 is required to fix the refund rates and the
maximum quantities eligible for refunds; whereas those amounts andquantities must be fixed per period of allocation of export licences;whereas they may be revised in the light of economic circumstances;
(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 8.
(3) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(4) OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(5) OJ No L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 68.
(6) OJ No L 280, 23. 11. 1995, p. 30.
(7) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(8) OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21.
(9) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.
(10) OJ No L 284, 6. 11. 1996, p. 2.
(11) OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1.
(12) OJ No L 134, 20. 6. 1995, p. 14.
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Whereas, to ensure that quantities for export are administered in a
proper manner, time should be allowed for consideration before licencesare issued;
Whereas the Member States should designate the authorities responsible
for issuing licences;
Whereas, in the interests of a proper implementation of the scheme,
provision should be made for a variety of systems for the grant ofrefunds;
Whereas the issue of licences with advance fixing of the refund should
be subject also to the lodging of a security;
Whereas, to ensure the smooth operation of the system and to exclude
speculators, licences should be non-transferable;
Whereas Article 26 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides, inter
alia, for refunds to be fixed in accordance with the economic aspect of
proposed exports; whereas, to that end, provision should be made fornew arrangements for the issue of licences with advance fixing of therefund; whereas, before such licences are issued, the Commissionshould gather information by asking exporters to indicate the minimumrate they require in order to be able to export; whereas the Commissioncan use this information to make an informed decision on economicallyviable refund rates;
Whereas, since Article 26 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 stipu-
lates that the rate of refund is that applicable on the date of applicationfor the licence where the refund is fixed in advance, provision should bemade for a procedure whereby licence applications must be submittedduring a period fixed in advance for that purpose on the basis of anindicative refund rate, after which the Commission will fix, on the basisof the information transmitted by the Member States, an actual date forlicence applications and a definitive refund rate applicable on that day;
Whereas the Commission must be entitled to reject all applications for
special licences with advance fixing of the refund where necessary;
Whereas the meaning of the date of issue of licences should be defined
by reference to Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88;
Whereas, in order to maintain the flexibility which is characteristic of
exports of fruit and vegetables, being perishable products, provisionshould be made for certain transactions to be eligible for a refundwithout advance fixing provided that a licence application is submitteda posteriori ;
Whereas, in order not to discriminate between Community exporters
when licences are being issued without advance fixing of the refund,account should be taken of the date on which the export declaration isaccepted rather than the date of application for the licence;
Whereas, in order to prevent significant overruns of indicative quantities
in the case of licences without advance fixing of the refund, theCommission should be able to reject licence applications relating to adate subsequent to a given export date;
Whereas the destination or group of destinations should be made
compulsory;
Whereas the Member States should regularly forward certain informa-
tion on licence applications to the Commission;
Whereas steps should be taken to ensure that exported products on
which refunds are granted meet the relevant common quality standardsand any national rules on the quality of fruit and vegetables exported tothird countries;
Whereas, in the case of supplies for ships and aircraft treated as exports
from the Community and thus qualifying for export refunds, systematicchecking of each consignment would impose an administrative burdendisproportionate to the small quantities of fruit and vegetables normallyinvolved; whereas the checking of such deliveries should be dispensedwith therefore in certain conditions;
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Whereas, in line with Article 4 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 2251/92 of 29 July 1992 on quality inspection of fresh fruit andvegetables (
1), as lastamended by Regulat ion (EEC) No 3184/94 (2),
the above derogation will be acceptable only for quantities of 500kilograms of a productor less;
Whereas an exported quantity conferring entitlement to a refund may
not, subject to the tolerance limits, exceed the quantity applied for in thelicence application;
Whereas the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Arrangements for the grant of refunds
1. The export refunds referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1035/72 shall be granted on the basis of export licences which maybe issued under three systems:
— the standard system with advance fixing of the refund, hereinafter
called ‘system A1',
— the special system with advance fixing of the refund, hereinafter
called ‘system A2',
— the system without advance fixing of the refund, hereinafter called
‘system B'.
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 33of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, as shall the quantities for whichlicences may be issued and the terms of validity of those licences.However, the rates and quantities set in the case of system A2 shallhave a purely indicative value.
The rates and quantities shall be set for each licence application period.3. In the case of system B, the Commission, acting in accordance
with the procedure under Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72,shall set the indicative quantities and refund rates.
The rates and quantities shall be set for each export period.4. The quantities referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 and the terms of
validity of the licences referred to in paragraph 2 may, in exceptionalcircumstances, be adjusted by the Commission in the light ofCommunity production and the prospects for exports.
Article 2
Special provisions for system A1
1. Exporters shall apply to the competent authorities in 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.
Licence applications shall be accompanied by the lodging of a security
equal to half the amount of the refund in force on the date of theapplication for the products exported.
2. Member States shall send the Commission, in accordance with the
model setoutin Annex I, notlat er t han 12 o’clock midday (Brusselstime) on Monday and Thursday of each week, information concerning,for each application date and for each product category, the quantitiesfor which application for a licence has been made during the preceding
(1) OJ No L 219, 4. 8. 1992, p. 9.
(2) OJ No L 332, 22. 12. 1994, p. 28.
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days, other than those covered by applications rejected pursuant to
Article 4 (3), or, as appropriate, the absence of applications.
3. The Commission shall check, for each application submission date
in turn, whether the total quantities applied for in each product categoryexceed the quantity referred to in Article 1 (2):
— less the quantities for which A1 licences have been issued during
the current issuing period, not including licences issued for food aidas provided for in Article 10 (4) of the Agreement on Agricultureconcluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade nego-tiations,
— plus any quantities covered by applications withdrawn under para-
graph 5 of this Article,
— plus any quantities for which licences have been issued but not used,— plus any quantities not used within the tolerance provided for in
Article 8 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
If they do the Commission shall determine for what percentage of the
quantities licences may be issued or shall reject the applications.
4. Export licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following
the day on which the application is submitted, provided that neither ofthe measures referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 hasbeen taken in the meantime.
5. In the event of a percentage being set pursuant to the second
subparagraph of paragraph 3, applications may be withdrawn within 10working days of the date of publication of that percentage. Withdrawalshall give rise to the release of the security. The security shall bereleased also where applications are rejected.
Article 3
Special provisions for system A2
1. Exporters shall apply for a licence under system A2 to the
competent authorities in the Member States during the applicationperiods referred to in Article 1 (2) with a view to obtaining a definitiverefund rate and a specific quantity of products, valid on the actual dateof application.
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.
Licence applications shall be accompanied by the lodging of a security
equal to half the amount of the indicative refund rate in force during theapplication period.
2. Licence applicat ions shall carry in box 20 atleastone of t he
following entries, in which the minimum rate of refund sought by theapplicant in order to be able to export shall be expressed by a wholenumber of ecus per nett onne:
— Solicitud condicionada a la fijación, por parte de la Comisión, de un
tipo de restitución superior o igual a … (tipomínimosolicitadopor
elsolicitantedelcertificado) ecus/tonelada neta, en la fecha efectiva
de la solicitud
— Ansøgning under den forudsætning, at Kommissionen fastsætter en
restitutionssats på mindst … (den minimumssats, licensansøgerenansøger om) ECU/t netto på den faktiske ansøgningsdato
— Antrag vorbehaltlich eines von der Kommission am tatsächlichen
Tag der Antragstellung festgesetzten Erstattungssatzes von mindes-tens … ECU/Tonne Eigengewicht (vom Antragsteller beantragterSatz)
—Αίτηση µε την επιφύλαξη του καθορισµού από την Επιτροπή
ύψους επιστροφής ανώτερου ή ίσου προς …(ελάχιστο ύψος
που ζητά ο υποβάλλων αίτηση πιστοποιητικού ) ECU/τόνο
καθαρού βάρους κατά την πραγµατική ηµεροµηνία τηςαίτησης
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— Application subject to the fixing by the Commission of a refund rate
of not less than ECU …/tonne net (minimum rate sought by the
applicant) on the actual date of application
— 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) écus/tonne net à la date effective de lademande
— Domanda condizionata alla fissazione, da parte della Commissione,
di un tasso di restituzione superiore o pari a … (tasso minimochiesto dal richiedente del titolo) ECU/t netta alla data effettivadella domanda
— Aanvraag onder voorbehoud datde Commissie op de daadwerke-
lĳke aanvraagdatum een restitutie vaststelt ►
C1die nietlager is
dan ... ecu/ton (door de ◄certificaataanvrager gevraagde mini-
mumrestitutievoet)
— Pedido sob reserva da fixação pela Comissão de uma taxa de resti-
tuição superior ou igual a … (taxa mínima pedida pelo requerentede certificado) ecus/tonelada líquida na data efectiva de pedido
— Hakemus, jonka edellytyksenä on, että komissio vahvistaa tuen
määrän, joka on vähintään … (todistuksen hak ĳan pyytämä vähim-
mäismäärä) ecua tonnilta nettopainoa hakemuksen tosiasiallisenapäivämääränä
— Ansökan med förbehåll för att kommissionen fastställer ett bidrags-
belopp på minst… (minimibidragssat s som den licenssökandebegärt) ecu/ton nettovikt vid det faktiska datumet för ansökan.
Licence applicants may not apply for a minimum rate higher than
double the indicative rate.
3. Member States shall notify to the Commission, in accordance with
the model set out in Annex II, not later than 12 o’clock midday(Brussels time) on the third working day following the licence applica-tion period, information concerning, for each product category, thequantities in respect of which application for a licence has been made,excluding those covered by applications rejected pursuant to Article 4(3), or, as appropriate, the absence of applications. These quantitiesshall be broken down by:
— destination or groups of destinations,
— minimum rate sought by the applicant in ascending order.
4. At the end of each licence application period, the Commission
shall fix:
— the actual date of application as referred to in paragraph 1 of this
Article,
— the definitive refund rates applicable 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. Applications as referred to in paragraph 2 that are subject to a rate
higher than the corresponding definitive rate fixed by the Commissionshall be considered 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 that are
regarded as void pursuant to paragrah 5 or those rejected in accordancewith paragraph 4.
Article 4
Provisions common to systems A1 and A2
1. For the A1 and A2 licences referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) and (b),
destinations or groups of destinations shall be compulsory within themeaning of Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87. They shallbe entered in box 7 of the licence application or licence.
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2. Box 22 of licence applications and licences shall contain at least
one of the following entries:
— Restitución válida para … (cantidad para la que se haya expedido el
certificado) como máximo
— Restitutionen omfatter højst … (den mængde, licensen er udstedt
for)
— Erstattung gültig für höchstens … (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)
— Restitutie voor ten hoogste … (hoeveelheid waarvoor het certificaat
is afgegeven)
— Restituição válida para … (quantidade em relação à qual tenha sido
emitido o certificado), no máximo
— Tuki on voimassa enintään (määrä, jolle todistus on myönnetty)— Bidrag som gäller för högst … (kvantitet för vilken licensen skall
utfärdas).
3. For each period in which applications are submitted and for each
type of licence, the total quantity of a product for which licence applica-tions are submitted by an exporter for a destination or group of destina-tions may not exceed half that set for that product and destination orgroup of destinations during the application period concerned.
Where that quantity is increased during an application period, the
quantity in respect of which further applications are submitted may notbe greater than half the increase.
Member States shall automatically reject all applications not complying
with the first and second subparagraphs.
4. The Member States shall send the Commission, in accordance
with the model set out in Annex III, not later than 12 o’clock midday(Brussels time) on Thursday of each week, information concerning, foreach productcat egory:
— any quantities for which licence applications have been withdrawn,
— any quantities for which licences have been issued but not used and
any quantities not used within the tolerance provided for in Article 8(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88,
— as appropriate, the absence of such quantities,— the refund rate applied to the quantities referred to in the first and
second indents.
The information notified shall concern the last week but two.5. Licences shall be valid from their date of issue within the meaning
of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
However, in the case of export licences for apples intended for Hong
Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Papua NewGuinea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina,Mexico and Costa Rica, the period of validity shall commence:
— on 15 July of the current year for licences issued between the date
corresponding to 15 July less the period of validity and 14 July,
— on the day of issue for licences issued from 15 July to the end of
February of the following year.
The period of validity shall end at the end of February for licences
issued between the date corresponding to 1 March less the period ofvalidity and the end of February.
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These dates shall be indicated as follows in box 22 of the licence:
— Certificado válido del (fecha de comienzo del período de validez) al
(fecha final del período de validez)
— Licensen er gyldig fra (gyldighedsperiodens begyndelse) til
(gyldighedsperiodens ophør)
— Lizenz gültig vom (Beginn der Gültigkeitsdauer) bis zum (Ende der
Gültigkeitsdauer)
—Πιστοποιητικό που ισχύει από (ηµεροµηνία έναρξης ισχύος )
έως (ηµεροµηνία λήξης ισχύος )
— Licence valid from (date of commencement of validity) to (date of
end of validity)
— Certificat valable du (date de début de validité) au (date de fin de
validité)
— Titolo valido dal [data di decorrenza della validità] al [data di
scadenza della validità]
— Certificaat geldig van (datum van de eerste dag van de geldigheids-
duur) tot en met (datum van de laatste dag van de geldigheidsduur)
— Certificado válido de (data de início da validade) a (data de termo
da validade)
— Todistus voimassa (voimassaolon alkamispäivä) (voimassaolon
päättymispäivä)
— Licens giltig från (datum för giltighetstidens början) till (datum då
giltighetstiden slutar).
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 which are validduring part of the period from 1 March to 14 July for the export ofapples to other destinations may not be changed to one of the destina-tions listed in the second subparagraph.
6. 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
Special provisions for system B
1. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article 2a of Regulation
(EEC) No 3665/87, exporters may apply for a licence under system B asreferred to in Article 1 (3) from the competent authorities of theMember States at the latest on the fifth working day following the dateof acceptance of the export declaration for the products with a view toobtaining a refund at 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,if that day is a public holiday applications shall be deemed to have beensubmitted on the first working day following.
Nonetheless, in the case of export licences for apples intended for Hong
Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Papua NewGuinea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina,Mexico and Costa Rica, such applications shall be admissible during theperiod from 15 July to the end of the following February only.
2. Licence applications must be accompanied by a copy of the export
declaration for the products. The declaration must contain at least one ofthe following entries:
— Exportación para la que se presentará una solicitud a posteriori de
certificado de exportación sin f ĳación anticipada de la restitución
(sistema 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)
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—Εξαγωγή για την οποία θα υποβληυεί αίτηση εκ των υστέρων
για την έκδοση πιστοποιητικού εξαγωγής χωρίς προκαθορ -
ισµό της επιστροφής (σύστηµα Β )
— Export to be the subject of an aposteriori application for an export
licence without advance fixing of the refund (system B)
— Exportation qui fera l’objet d’une demande aposteriori de certificat
d’exportation sans fixation à l’avance de la restitution (système B)
— esportazione che sarà oggetto di una domanda a posteriori di titolo
di esportazione senza fissazione anticipata della restituzione(sistema B)
— Uitvoer waarvoor achteraf een uitvoercertificaat zonder vaststelling
vooraf van de restitutie (B-stelsel) zal worden aangevraagd
— Exportação que será objecto de um pedido a posteriori de certifi-
cado de exportação sem prefixação da restituição (sistema B)
— Vienti, josta jätetään jälkikäteen todistushakemus, johon ei sisälly
tuen ennakkovahvistutsta (B-menettely)
— Export som kräver en ansökan i efterhand om exportlicens utan
förutfastställelse av bidraget (system B).
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2a. The provisions of the first subparagraph of Article 20 (3) ofRegulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall apply to B licences. The destina-tions or groups of destinations shall be indicated in box 7 of licenceapplications and licences.
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3. Licence applications and licences shall carry in box 22 at least oneof the following entries:
— Solicitud de certificado de exportación sin f ĳación anticipada de la
restitución con arreglo al artículo 5 del Reglamento (CE) n
o2190/96
— Ansøgning om eksportlicens uden forudfastsættelse af restitutionen,
jf. artikel 5 i forordning (EF) nr. 2190/96
— Antrag auf Erteilung einer Ausfuhrlizenz ohne Vorausfestsetzung
der Erstattung gemäß Artikel 5 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2190/96
—Αίτηση για έκδοση πιστοποιητικού εξαγωγής χωρίς
προκαθορισµό της επιστροφής σύµφωνα µε το άρθρο 5του
κανονισµού (ΕΚ)αριθ. 2190/96
— Application for export licence without advance fixing of the refund
in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96
— Demande de certificat d’exportation sans fixation à l’avance de la
restitution conformément à l’article 5 du règlement (CE) no2190/96
— Domanda di titolo di esportazione senza fissazione anticipata della
restituzione, ai sensi dell’articolo 5 del regolamento (CE) n. 2190/96
— Aanvraag om een uitvoercertificaat zonder vaststelling vooraf van
de restitutie overeenkomstig artikel 5 van Verordening (EG) nr.2190/96
— Pedido de certificado de exportação sem prefixação da restituição,
nos termos do artigo 5.
odo Regulamento (CE) n.o2190/96
— Asetuksen (EY) N:o 2190/96 5 artiklan mukainen vientitodistusha-
kemus ilman tuen ennakkovahvistusta
— Ansökan om exportlicens utan förutfastställelse av bidraget enligt
artikel 5 i förordning (EG) nr 2190/96.
4. The Member States shall send the Commission, in accordance
with the model set out in Annex IV, not later than 12 o’clock midday(Brussels time) on Thursday of each week, information giving, for eachapplication date within the meaning of paragraph 1 and for each productcategory:
— the quantities for which licence applications have been submitted, or
stating, if appropriate, the absence of applications,
— any quantities for which licence applications have been withdrawn,— any quantities unused.
The information shall cover the quantities for which licence applications
are deemed to have been submitted during the last week but two.
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5. If the quantities applied for exceed or threaten to exceed the
indicative quantity set for the current export period, the Commissionmay set a date from which licence applications will be rejected if therelevant product declaration was accepted after that date during thecurrentexportperiod.
6. After each export period, the Commission shall check, on the basis
of the information available to it, for each product, whether the quant-ities applied for not including those for food aid as provided for inArticle 10 (4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during theUruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations exceed the indicativequantities set, and shall fix the final dates of refund.
If they do, the Commission may reduce the rate of refund for those
transactions.
Furthermore, in order to comply with the annual limits arising under
agreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, theCommission may determine for what percentage of the quantitiesapplied for licences may be issued.
7. Export licences shall be issued on the fourteenth working day after
the end of the export period, for that period. Box 22 of the licences shallcontain at least one of the following entries, along with the refund rate,fixed in accordance with the first subparagraph of paragraph 6, and thequantity, reduced if necessary by the percentage referred to in the thirdsubparagraph of paragraph 6:
— Certificado de exportación sin f ĳación anticipada de la restitución
por una cantidad de … kilogramos de los productos que se indicanen la casilla 16, a un tipo de … ecus/tonelada
— Eksportlicens uden forudfastsættelse af restitutionen for en mængde
på … kg produkter, anført i rubrik 16, til en sats på … ECU/ton
— Ausfuhrlizenz ohne Vorausfestsetzung der Erstattung für eine
Menge von … kg der in Feld 16 genannten Erzeugnisse zum Satzvon … ECU/Tonne
—Πιστοποιητικό εξαγωγής χωρίς προκαθορισµό της επισ -
τροφής για ποσότητα …χιλιογράµµων των προϊόντων που
αναγράφονται στη θέση 16ύψους … Ecu/τόνο
— Exportlicence wit houtadvance fixing of t he refund for … kilo-
grams of products as listed in ox 16, at a rate of ECU …/tonne
— Certificat d’exportation sans fixation à l’avance de la restitution
pour une quantité de … kilogrammes de produits figurant à la case16, au taux de … écus/tonne
— Titolo di esportazione senza fissazione anticipata della restituzione
per un quantitativo di … kg dei prodotti indicati nella casella 16, altasso di … ECU/t
— Uitvoercertificaat zonder vaststelling vooraf van de restitutie voor
… kg van de in vak 16 genoemde produkten; de restitutie bedraagt… ecu/ton
— Certificado de exportação sem prefixação da restituição para uma
quantidade de … quilogramas de produtos indicados na casa 16, àtaxa de … ecus/tonelada.
— Vientitodistus, johon ei liity vientituen ennakkovahvistusta, … kilo-
gramman määrälle kohdassa 16 mainittuja tuotteita, tuen määrä …ecua/tonni
— Exportlicens utan förutfastställelse av bidraget för en kvantitet av …
kilo av de produkter som anges i fält 16, till ett belopp av …ecu/ton.
However, if the refund rate or percentage as referred to in paragraph 6
above is zero, the applications shall be rejected.
8. Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply to the
licences referred to in paragraphs 1 to 7.
These licences shall be submitted direct to the body responsible for
payment of the export refund which shall enter the quantity and stampthe licence.
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Article 6
General provisions
1. Member States shall designate the agency or agencies responsible
for issuing the export licences and shall inform the Commission thereof.
2. Licence applications and licences shall carry in box 16 the code of
the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds given in Regu-lation (EEC) No 3846/87.
However, more than one code may appear at the same time in a licence
application and a licence provided the codes are those of products in thesame category and the refund rate applicable is the same.
Category, within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 13a of
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, shall mean the following classes ofproducts:
— tomatoes falling within CN code 0702 00,
— shelled almonds falling within CN code 0802 12,— hazelnuts falling within CN codes 0802 21 and 0802 22,— walnuts in shell falling within CN code 0802 31,— oranges falling within CN code 0805 10,— clementines falling within CN codes 0805 20 11, 0805 20 21 and
0805 20 31,
— monreales and satsumas falling within CN codes 0805 20 13,
0805 20 23 and 0805 20 33,
— mandarins and wilkings falling within CN codes 0805 20 15,
0805 20 25 and 0805 20 35,
— tangerines falling within CN codes 0805 20 17, 0805 20 27 and
0805 20 37,
— other similar citrus hybrids falling within CN codes 0805 20 19,
0805 20 29 and 0805 20 39,
— lemons falling within CN codes 0805 30 20, 0805 30 30 and
0805 30 40,
— limes falling within CN code 0805 30 90,— table grapes falling within CN code 0806 10,— apples falling within CN code 0808 10,— peaches and nectarines falling within CN code 0809 30.
3. In the Member States’ notification of information to the Commis-
sion using the forms set out in the Annexes to this Regulation thequantities shall be broken down according to whether or not they fallwithin the scope of the food aid provided for in Article 10 (4) of theAgreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round ofmultilateral trade negotiations.
Where the day fixed for the notification of information is a national
holiday, the Member State concerned shall make the notification on theworking day preceding that national holiday.
Notification shall be made by fax or by any other electronic messaging
device.
4. Licences shall notbe t ransferable.5. In addition to the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No
3665/87, payment of the refund shall be subject to the presentation:
— in the case of products for which a common quality standard has
been set, of an inspection certificate as provided for in Article 4 (4)of Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92,
— in the case of products for which a common quality standard has not
been set, and provided national requirements regarding the qualityof fruit and vegetables exported to third countries apply, of a docu-ment issued by the inspection authorities in the Member Statescertifying that at the time of inspection the products met the saidrequirements.
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However, for the supplies of fruit and vegetables referred to in Article
34 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, provided the quantities donot exceed 500 kilograms for each class of product, the submission of
— the inspection certificate referred to in Article 4 (4) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2251/92,
or
— the document issued pursuant to the second indent of the first
subparagraph,
shall not be required for payment of the refund for the operations for
which the procedure referred to in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No3665/87 or Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (
1) is notapplied.
Article 7
Repeal
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/95 is hereby repealed. However,
Article 4 of that Regulation shall continue to apply to licences withadvance fixing as referred to in Article 3 thereof that are applied forbefore 18 November 1996 and Articles 5 and 6 shall continue to applyto licences without advance fixing as referred to in Article 5 thereof thatare applied for in respect of consignments for which the export declara-tion is accepted before 25 November 1996.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references
to this Regulation and shall be correlated in accordance with the tablesetoutin Annex V.
Article 8
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Systems A1 and A2 shall apply from 18 November 1996 to A1 and A2
licences applied for from that date and system B shall apply from 25November 1996 to B licences applied for in respect of consignments forwhich the export declaration is accepted after 24 November 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
(1) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.
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ANNEX I
FormfortheforwardingofinformationestablishedpursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EC)No
2190/96
A1 licences

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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III

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ANNEX IV
Form for the forwarding of information established pursuant to Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96
B licences

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CORRELATION TABLE
Regulation (EC) No 1488/95 This Regulation
Article Paragraph Article Paragraph(s)▼B
ANNEX V
1 1 1 2 and 3
1 2
1 3 1 4
2 6 1
3 1 2 1
3 2 6 2
3 3 4 2
3 4 4 3
4 1 2 3
4 2 2 4
4 3 4 5
4 4 2 5
4 5 4 6
5 1 5 1
5 2 5 1 and 2
5 4 5 3
5 5 5 7
5 6 5 8
6 5 6
7
8 2 2
5 4
4 4
6 3
9 6 5
10