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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 67/2000
of 12 January 2000
fixingexport refunds on fruit and veg etables
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 infruit and vegetables (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 35(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1303/1999 (4),
lays down detailed rules on export refunds on fruit andvegetables;
(2) Whereas Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96,provides that, to the extent necessary for economicallysignificant quantities of the products listed in that Articleto be exported, the difference between the internationalmarket prices for those products and their prices in theCommunity may be covered by export refunds;
(3) Whereas Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of theexisting situation or the outlook for fruit and vegetableprices on the Community market and supplies availableon the one hand, and prices on the international marketon the other hand; whereas account must also be takenof the costs referred to in Article 35(4)(b) of that Regula-tion and of the economic aspect of the exports planned;
(4) Whereas, pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC)No 2200/96, refunds are to be set with due regard tothe limits resulting from agreements concluded inaccordance with Article 300 of the Treaty;
(5) Whereas, in accordance with Article 35(5) of Regulation(EC) No 2200/96, prices on the Community market areto be established in the light of the most favourableprices from the export standpoint; whereas internationaltrade prices are to be established in the light of theprices referred to in the second subparagraph of thatparagraph;(6) Whereas the international trade situation or the specialrequirements of certain markets may call for the refundon a given product to vary according to its destination;
(7) Whereas tomatoes, lemons, oranges of classes Extra, Iand II of the common quality standards, shelledalmonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell can currently beexported in economically significant quantities;
(8) Whereas the application of the abovementioned rules tothe present and forecast market situation, and in partic-ular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community andinternational trade, gives the refund rates set out in theAnnex hereto;
(9) Whereas, pursuant to Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC)No 2200/96, the resources available should be used asefficiently as possible while avoiding discriminationbetween traders; whereas, therefore, care should betaken not to disturb the trade flows previously inducedby the refund arrangements; whereas, for those reasonsand because of the seasonal nature of exports of fruitand vegetables, quotas should be fixed for each product;
(10) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2765/1999 (6),
establishes an agricultural product nomenclature forexport refunds;
(11) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (7),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999 (8),
lays down common detailed rules for the application ofthe system of import and export licences and advancefixing certificates for agricultural products;
(12) Whereas, owing to the market situation, in order tomake the most efficient use of the resources availableand given the structure of Community exports, the mostappropriate method should be selected for exportrefunds on certain products and certain destinations andconsequently refunds under the A1 and A2 licencearrangements referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC)No 2190/96 should not be fixed simultaneously for theexport period in question;
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. (5) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80. (6) OJ L 338, 30.12.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12. (7) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 155, 22.6.1999, p. 29. (8) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48.
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(13) Whereas the quantities laid down for the various prod-
ucts should be distributed in accordance with thedifferent systems for the grant of the refund, takingaccount in particular of their perishability;
(14) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be as set
out in the Annex hereto.2. Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
referred to in Article 14a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shallnot count against the eligible quantities covered by the Annex.
3. Without prejudice to the application of Article 4(5) of
Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, the term of validity of A1 and A2licences shall be two months.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ProductSystem
Application periods
(full definitions of
eligible products are given
in the ‘Fruit
and vegetables’ProductDestination
orA1
17.1 to 9.3.2000A2
18 to 20.1.2000B
24.1 to 16.3.2000
sector of
Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3846/87
amended)code destination
group (1)Refund
rate
(EUR/t
net weight)Scheduled
quantity
(t)Indicative
refund
rate
(EUR/t
net weight)Scheduled
quantity
(t)Indicative
refund
rate
(EUR/t
net weight)Scheduled
quantity
(t)ANNEX
EXPORT REFUNDS ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Tomatoes 0702 00 00 9100 A00 20 20 5 750 20 4 395
Shelled almonds 0802 12 90 9000 A00 50 215 50 349
Hazelnuts in shell 0802 21 00 9000 A00 59 12
Shelled hazelnuts 0802 22 00 9000 A00 114 997 114 1 195
Walnuts in shell 0802 31 00 9000 A00 73 86 73 7
Oranges 0805 10 10 9100
0805 10 30 91000805 10 50 9100A00 50 50 49 614 50 103 469
Lemons 0805 30 10 9100 A00 45 45 19 856 45 20 086
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
A00: All destinations.