NoL163/12FEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.6.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1120/97
of19June1997
fixingexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,pricesaretobeestablishedinthelightoftheprices
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphofthatparagraph;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,Whereastheinternationaltradesituationorthespecial
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaycallfortherefund
onagivenproducttovaryaccordingtoitsdestination;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2200/96of
28October1996onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),andinparticularArticle
35(11)thereof,Whereastomatoes,lemons,oranges,peachesandnecta­
rine,applesofclassesExtra,IandIIofthecommon
qualitystandards,tablegrapesofclassesExtraandI,
shelledalmonds,hazelnutsandwalnutsinshellcan
currentlybeexportedineconomicallysignificantquanti­
ties;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2190/96(2),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No610/97(3),laysdown
detailedrulesonexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables;Whereastherepresentative marketratesasdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(^areused
toconvertamountsexpressedincurrenciesofthirdcoun­
triesandprovidethebasisfordeterminingtheagricul­
turalconversionratesfortheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasrulesfordeterminingandapplyingthoseconver­
sionratesarelaiddowninCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1068/93C'),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1482/960;WhereasArticle35(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EC)No
2200/96,providesthat,totheextentnecessaryforeco­
nomicallysignificantquantitiesoftheproductslistedin
thatArticletobeexported,thedifferencebetweenthe
internationalmarketpricesforthoseproductsandtheir
pricesintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyexport
refunds;
Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementioned rulesto
thepresentandforecastmarketsituation,andinpar­
ticulartofruitandvegetablepricesintheCommunity
andinternationaltrade,givestherefundratessetoutin
theAnnexhereto;WhereasArticle35(4)ofRegulation(EC)No2200/96
providesthatrefundsmustbefixedinthelightofthe
existingsituationortheoutlookforfruitandvegetable
pricesontheCommunitymarketandsuppliesavailable
ontheonehand,andpricesontheinternationalmarket
ontheotherhand;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenof
thecostsreferredtoinArticle26(4)(b)ofthatRegulation
andoftheeconomicaspectoftheexportsplanned;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle35(2)ofRegulation(EC)No
2200/96,theresourcesavailableshouldbeusedaseffi­
cientlyaspossiblewhileavoidingdiscrimination between
traders;whereas,therefore,careshouldbetakennotto
disturbthetradeflowspreviouslyinducedbytherefund
arrangements ;whereas,forthosereasonsandbecauseof
theseasonalnatureofexportsoffruitandvegetables,
quotasshouldbefixedforeachproduct;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle35(1)ofRegulation(EC)No
2200/96,refundsaretobesetwithdueregardtothe
limitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedinaccordance
withArticle228oftheTreaty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2230/96(9),estab­
lishesanagriculturalproductnomenclature forexport
refunds;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle35(5)ofRegulation
(EC)No2200/96,pricesontheCommunitymarketareto
beestablishedinthelightofthemostfavourableprices
fromtheexportstandpoint;whereasinternationaltrade (4)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(5)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
(<•)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.0OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.
(8)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
9OJNoL305,27.11.1996,p.1.(')OJNoL297,21.11.1996,p.1.
I1)OJNoL292,15.11.1996,p.12.
3OJNoL93,8.4.1997,p.16.

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2.Quantitiescoveredbylicencesissuedforfoodaidas
referredtoinArticle14aofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3719/88('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No495/97(2),layingdowncommondetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts
shallnotcountagainsttheeligiblequantitiescoveredby
paragraph 1.Whereas,owingtothemarketsituation,inordertomake
themostefficientuseoftheresourcesavailableandgiven
thestructureofCommunityexports,themostappropriate
methodshouldbeselectedforexportrefundsoncertain
productsandcertaindestinationsandconsequently
refundsundertheAlandA2licencearrangements
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96
shouldnotbefixedsimultaneously fortheexportperiod
inquestion;
Whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthedefinitiverates
undertheA2systemfixedfortheprecedinglicence
applicationperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.3.WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle4(5)
ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96,thetermofvalidityofAl
andA2licencesshallbethreemonths.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24June1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19June1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(2OJNoL77,19.3.1997,p.12.

NoL163/14EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.6.97
ANNEX
EXPORTREFUNDSONFRUITANDVEGETABLES
Al
applicationsfrom
24.6.1997to9.9.1997A2
applicationsfrom
25.6.1997to27.6.1997Exportperiodfrom
1.7.1997to16.9.1997Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'Fruit
andvegetables'
sectionof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)Product
code
Destination
or
destination
group(')Refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Indicative
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(>)Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Indicative
quantity
(tonnes)
Tomatoes 35 35 3591 35 3591 0702
0702
0702
0702
0702
0702
0702
070200IS9100
00209100
00259100
00309100
00359100
00409100
00459100
00509100
Shelledalmonds 080212909000 75 298 75 298
Hazelnutsinshell080221009000 152 152
Shelledhazelnuts 080222009000 171 936 171 936
Walnutsinshell 080231009000 110 72 110 72
OrangesXYC 80 XYC 80 1000XYC 80 1000 080510019200
080510059200
080510099200
080510119200
080510159200
080510199200
080510219200
080510259200
080510299200
080510319200
080510339200
080510359200
080510379200
080510389200
080510399200
080510429200
080510449200
080510469200
080510519200
080510559200
080510599200
080510619200
080510659200
080510699200
Lemons 105 105 5000 105 5000 080530209100
080530309100
080530409100

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Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'Fruit
andvegetables'
sectionof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)Product
codeAl
applicationsfrom
24.6.1997to9.9.1997A2
applicationsfrom
25.6.1997to27.6.1997B
Exportperiodfrom
1.7.1997to16.9.1997
Destination
or
destination
group(')Refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Indicative
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Indicative
quantity
(tonnes)
Tablegrapes 080610219200
080610299200
080610309200
080610409200
080610509200
080610619200
080610699200F 38 F 3810463F 3810463
Apples 080810519910
080810539910
080810599910
080810619910
080810639910
080810699910
080810719910
080810739910
080810799910
080810929910
080810949910
080810989910X 30 X 30 1305X 30 1305
Y 10 Y 10 1599Y 10 1599
ZD 54 1271 ZD 54 1271
Peachesandnectarines 080930119100
080930199100
080930219100
080930299100
080930319100
080930399100
080930419100
080930499100
080930519100
080930599100E 39 E 39 5034E 39 5034
(')Thedestinationcodesaredefinedasfollows:
X:Norway,Iceland,Greenland,Faeroes,Poland,Hungary,Romania,Bulgaria,Albania,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Bosnia-Herzegovina ,Croatia,Slovenia,FormerYugoslav
RepublicofMacedonia,FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro),Malta.
Y:Armenia,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Georgia,Kazakhstan ,Kyrgyzstan,Moldova,Russia,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan ,Uzbekistan,Ukraine.
Z:AfricancountriesandterritoriesexceptSouthAfrica,countriesoftheArabianPeninsula(SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Oman,UnitedArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,
Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQaiwain,RasalKhaimah,Fujairah),Kuwait,Yemen),Syria,Iran,Jordan,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,Colombia.
C:Switzerland ,CzechRepublic,Slovakia.
D:HongKong,Singapore,Malaysia,Indonesia,Thailand,Taiwan,PapuaNewGuinea,Laos,Cambodia,Vietnam,Uruguay,Paraguay,Argentina,Mexico,CostaRica.
E:AlldestinationsexceptSwitzerland .
F:Alldestinations .