13.2.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No444/87
of12February1987
fixingtheexportrefundsforproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetablesas
providedforinArticle12ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No426/86
WhereaspursuanttoArticles87and255oftheActof
Accessionaccountshallbetakenofthedifferencein
pricesrecordedoreconomicallyjustifiedwhenfixingthe
levelofvariousamountswithinthecommonagricultural
policy;whereasexistingdifferencesinpricesoftheraw
materialusedintheprocessingoftheproductstobe
exportedleadtotheresultthatspecificrefundsshouldbe
fixedforproductsobtainedfromrawmaterialoriginating
inSpainandPortugal;
Whereaswhentheapplicationoftherulesreferredto
aboveresultsinanamountofrefundwhichforproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No426/86is
supposedtobelowerthantherefundfortheaddedsugars
pursuanttoArticle11ofthesameRegulation,norefund
shouldbefixed;whereasinsuchcasestherefundsfor
addedsugarsshouldapply;
Whereasapplicationoftheabovementioned rulesand
criteriatothecurrentmarketsituation,andinparticular
tothepricesofproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegeta­
blesontheCommunitymarketandininternationaltrade
entailsfixinganappropriaterefund;
WhereastheManagement CommitteeforProducts
ProcessedfromFruitandVegetableshasnotdeliveredan
opinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyitschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No426/86of
24February1986onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinproductsfromfruitandvegetables('),amended
byRegulation(EEC)No1838/86(2),andinparticular
Article12(2)and(5)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No426/86,totheextentnecessarytoenabletheproducts
referredtoinArticle1(1)(a)ofthesaidRegulationtobe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantitiesonthe
basisofpricesforthoseproductsontheworldmarket,the
differencebetweenthosepricesandpriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
whereasArticle12(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No426/86
providesthatincaseswheretherefundforsugarsincor­
poratedintheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(b)ofthe
Regulationisnotsufficienttopermitexportofthe
products,therefundfixedpursuanttoArticle12(1)shall
applyforsuchproducts;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No519/77of14March1977layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonproductsprocessed
fromfruitandvegetablesandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),accountshouldbetaken,
whenrefundsarebeingfixed,oftheexistingsituationand
futuretrendswithregardto,ontheonehand,pricesand
availabilitiesontheCommunitymarketofproducts
processedfromfruitandvegetablesand,ontheother
hand,ofpricesrulingininternationaltrade;whereas
accountshouldalsobetakenofthecostsreferredtoin
subparagraph (b)ofthesaidArticleandoftheeconomic
aspectoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No519/77,accountshouldbetaken,whenprices
ontheCommunitymarketarebeingdetermined,ofthe
rulingpriceswhicharemostfavourablefromthepointof
viewofexportation ;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined,accountshouldbetakenof
thepricesreferredtoinparagraph2ofthesaidArticle;
Whereastheexportrefundsfortheseproductswerelast
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No829/86(4);HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheexportrefundsreferredtoinArticle12ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No426/86shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.Wherenorefundisfixedforaproductlistedinthe
Annex,thatproductmay,whereapplicable,benefitfrom
anyexportrefundapplicabletoaddedsugarspursuantto
Article11ofRegulation(EEC)No426/86.
Article2
Regulation(EEC)No829/86isherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(>)OJNoL49,27.2.1986,p.1.
(2)OJNoL159,14.6.1986,p.1.0OJNoL73,21.3.1977,p.24.b)OJNoL76,21.3.1986,p.32.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12February1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12February1987fixingtheexportrefundsforproducts
processedfromfruitandvegetablesasprovidedforinArticle12ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
426/86
(ECU/100kgnet)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRefund
10noIII(3)
ex08.11ECherries,stalked,stonedandpreservedinasulphursolu­
tionandwithadrainednetweightatleastequalto50%
ofthenetweight:
—fordestinationsotherthanNorthAmerica 13,30 13,30
ex20.02CTomatoconcentrate :IIIl
—fordestinationsotherthanNorthAmerica 6,0006,00(4)6,00(4)
ex20.04Cherriespreservedbysugar(drained,glaceorcrystal­
lized):
—fordestinationsotherthanNorthAmerica 30,22 30,22
ex20.06ACommonhazel-nuts(fruitofthespeciesCorylus
avelana),otherthanmixtures 14,5113,3114,51
ex20.07Pureorangejuicesnotcontainingaddedsubstanceswitha
sugarcontentof:
—10°Brixormorebutlessthan22°Brix 2,102,102,10
—22°Brixormorebutlessthan33°Brix 4,204,204,20
—33°Brixormorebutlessthan44°Brix 6,306,306,30
—44°Brixormorebutlessthan55°Brix 8,408,408,40
—55°Brixormore 10,5010,5010,50
(')AmountsshownshallapplytoproductsobtainedfromfruitharvestedwithintheCommunityofTen.
(*)AmountsshownshallapplytoproductsobtainedfromfruitharvestedinSpain.
(3)AmountsshownshallapplytoproductsobtainedfromfruitharvestedinPortugal.
(4)Thisamountisvalidper100kgnetweightofproductwithadrymattercontentofnotlessthan28%butlessthan
30%.Forproductswithotherdegreesofconcentrationitisdeterminedbyapplyingthecoefficientsprovidedforin
AnnexV,SectionI,ofRegulation(EEC)No1709/84(OJNoL162,20.6.1984,p.8).