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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2198/1999
of 15 October 1999
setting export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted
for added sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market inproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables(
1),asamendedby
Regulation(EC)No2199/97(2),andinparticularArticle16(3),
(1)Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/95(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1007/97(4),sets
implementing rules for export refunds on productsprocessed from fruit and vegetables;
(2)Whereas Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96states that, to the extent necessary to permit exports ineconomically significant quantities of the productsreferred to in Article 1(1)(a) of that Regulation, on thebasis of prices for those products in international trade,the difference between those prices and prices in theCommunitymaybecoveredbyexportrefunds;whereasArticle 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 providesthat, if the refund on sugar incorporated into the prod-ucts listed in Article 1(1) is insufficient to allow exportof the products, the refund fixed in accordance withArticle 17 is to be applicable to those products;
(3)Whereas Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96states that refunds must be fixed with regard to theexisting situation and outlook for prices for productsprocessed from fruit and vegetables on the Communitymarket and supply availability, on the one hand, andprices in international trade on the other hand; whereasaccount must also be taken of the costs indicated at (b)in that paragraph and of the economic aspect of theenvisaged exports;
(4)Whereasrefundsare, pursuantto Article16(1)of Regu-lation(EC)No2201/96,tobesetwithdueregardtothelimits resulting from agreements concluded in accord-ance with Article 300 of the Treaty;(5)Whereas Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96states that prices on the Community market are to bedetermined taking account of those most favourablefrom the exportation standpoint; whereas internationaltrade prices are to be determined account taken of thepricesindicatedinthesecondsubparagraphofthatpara-graph;
(6)Whereas the international trade situation or the specialrequirements of certain markets may make it necessarytovarytherefundonagivenproductdependingonthedestination of that product;
(7)Whereas economically significant exports can be madeat the present time of provisionally preserved cherries,peeled tomatoes, preserved cherries, prepared hazelnutsand some orange juices;
(8)Whereasapplicationoftherulesmentionedabovetothepresent and forecast market situation, in particular topricesofproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetablesinthe Community and in international trade, leads to therefund rates set in the Annex hereto;
(9)Whereas, pursuant to Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC)No 2201/96, the most efficient possible use should bemade of the resources available without creatingdiscrimination between traders; whereas, therefore, careshouldbetakennottodisturbthetradeflowspreviouslyinduced by the refund arrangements;
(10)Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/1999(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;
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. (5) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 303, 6.11.1997, p. 1. (6) OJ L 149, 16.6.1999, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 28. (7) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 145, 5.6.1997, p. 16. (8) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48.
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(12)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the
Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. TheexportrefundratesintheprocessedfruitandvegetablessectorshallbethosefixedintheAnnex
hereto.
2. Quantities for which licences are issued in the context of food aid, as referred to in Article 14a of
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not count against the eligible quantities referred to in the firstparagraph.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 October 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 October 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX
LicenceissuingperiodNovember1999toFebruary2000
Product
(Thefulldefinitionsoftheeligibleproducts
aregiveninthe‘processedfruitandvegetables’ ProductcodeDestination
code(1)Periodforsubmissionofapplications:
from25October1999to22February2000
sectorofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3846/87,asamended) Refundrate
(EUR/tnet)Quantitiesprovided
(int)
Provisionally preserved cherries 081210009100 F06 55 3358
Peeled tomatoes 200210109100 A20 50 50000
Preserved cherries 200600319000
200600999100F06 170 345
Prepared hazelnuts 200819199100200819999100 A00 66 405
Orange juice With a sugar content of not
less than 10 °Brix, but less
than 22 °Brix200911999110
200919999110A00 6 353
With a sugar content of notless than 55 °Brix 200911999150
200919999150A00 32 354
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
A00: All destinations,A20: All destinations except the United States of America,F06: All destinations except the countries of North America.