NoL102/4PEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.4.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No687/97
of18April1997
fixingexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
Whereastomatoes,lemons,oranges,peachesandnecta­
rine,applesofclassesExtra,IandIIofthecommon
qualitystandards,tablegrapesofclassesExtraandI,
shelledalmonds,hazelnutsandwalnutsinshellcan
currentlybeexportedineconomicallysignificantquanti­
ties;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesasdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92of28
December1992(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No150/950,areusedtoconvertamountsexpressedin
currenciesofthirdcountriesandprovidethebasisfor
determiningtheagriculturalconversionratesforthe
MemberStates'currencies;whereasrulesfordetermining
andapplyingthoseconversionratesarelaiddownin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1068/93of30April
1993(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
1482/96(7);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2200/96of
28October1996onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),andinparticularArticle
35(11)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2190/96(2),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No610/97(3),laysdown
detailedrulesonexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables;
WhereasArticle35(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EC)No
2200/96,providesthat,totheextentnecessaryforeco­
nomicallysignificantquantitiesoftheproductslistedin
thatArticletobeexported,thedifferencebetweenthe
internationalmarketpricesforthoseproductsandtheir
pricesintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyexport
refunds;
WhereasArticle35(4)ofRegulation(EC)No2200/96
providesthatrefundsmustbefixedinthelightofthe
existingsituationortheoutlookforfruitandvegetable
pricesontheCommunitymarketandsuppliesavailable
ontheonehand,andpricesontheinternationalmarket
ontheotherhand;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenof
thecostsreferredtoinArticle26(4)(b)ofthatRegulation
andoftheeconomicaspectoftheexportsplanned;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle35(1)ofRegulation(EC)No
2200/96,refundsaretobesetwithdueregardtothe
limitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedinaccordance
withArticle228oftheTreaty;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle35(5)ofRegulation
(EC)No2200/96,pricesontheCommunitymarketareto
beestablishedinthelightofthemostfavourableprices
fromtheexportstandpoint;whereasinternationaltrade
pricesaretobeestablishedinthelightoftheprices
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphofthatparagraph;
Whereastheinternationaltradesituationorthespecial
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaycallfortherefund
onagivenproducttovaryaccordingtoitsdestination;Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementioned rulesto
thepresentandforecastmarketsituation,andinpar­
ticulartofruitandvegetablepricesintheCommunity
andinternationaltrade,givestherefundratessetoutin
theAnnexhereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle35(2)ofRegulation(EC)No
2200/96,theresourcesavailableshouldbeusedaseffi­
cientlyaspossiblewhileavoidingdiscrimination between
traders;whereas,therefore,careshouldbetakennotto
disturbthetradeflowspreviouslyinducedbytherefund
arrangements ;whereas,forthosereasonsandbecauseof
theseasonalnatureofexportsoffruitandvegetables,
quotasshouldbefixedforeachproduct;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2230/96(9),estab­
lishesanagriculturalproductnomenclature forexport
refunds;
(4)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(5)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.(jOJNoL108,1.5.1993,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.
(2)OJNoL292,15.11.1996,p.12.
1OJNoL93,8.4.1997,p.16.

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Whereas,owingtothemarketsituation,inordertomake
themostefficientuseoftheresourcesavailableandgiven
thestructureofCommunityexports,themostappropriate
methodshouldbeselectedforexportrefundsoncertain
productsandcertaindestinationandconsequently
refundsundertheA1andA2licencearrangements
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation (EC)No2190/96
shouldnotbefixedsimultaneously fortheexportperiod
inquestion;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Quantitiescoveredbylicencesissuedforfoodaidas
referredtoinArticle14aofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3719/88('),layingdowncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagricultural
productsshallnotcountagainsttheeligiblequantities
coveredbyparagraph 1.
3.WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle4(5)
ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96,thetermofvalidityofAl
andA2licencesshallbetwomonths.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29April1997.Whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthedefinitiverates
undertheAlsystemfixedfortheprecedinglicence
applicationperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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ANNEX
EXPORTREFUNDSONFRUITANDVEGETABLES
Al
applicationsfrom
29.4.1997to23.6.1997 30.A2
applicationsfrom
4.1997to6.5.1997B
Exportperiodfrom
6.5.1997to30.6.1997Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'Fruit
andvegetables'
sectionof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)Product
codeDestination
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 14215 F36,2 070200
070200
070200
070200
070200
070200
070200
070200159100
209100
259100
309100
359100
409100
459100
509100
Shelledalmonds 080212909000F119 455 F77,9 298
Hazelnutsinshell080221009000F91,0 13 F91,0 8
Shelledhazelnuts 080222009000 175,6 718 F175,6 470 F
080231009000 2 Walnutsinshell F112,9
Oranges XYC 100,0 XYC 100,0 11449 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 F108,7 18811 F108,7 3966 080530209100
080530309100
080530409100

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Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'Fruit
andvegetables'
sectionof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)Product
codeAl
applicationsfrom
29.4.1997to23.6.1997A2
applicationsfrom
30.4.1997to6.5.1997B
Exportperiodfrom
6.5.1997to30.6.1997
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
080610699200F39,0 13
llillfll
IMiiiiliil
Apples 080810519910
080810539910
080810599910
080810619910
080810639910
080810699910
080810719910
080810739910
080810799910
080810929910
080810949910
080810989910X25,0IIS8II1Ix25,02605
Y10,0 Y10,0 1682
Z56,0 1085
glUMlll
Peachesandnectarines 080930119100
080930199100
080930219100
080930299100
080930319100
080930399100
080930419100
080930499100
080930519100
080930599100E40,2 392i!
E40,2 257
(')Thedestinationcodesaredefinedasfollows:
X:Norway,Iceland,Greenland,Poland,Hungary,Romania,Bulgaria,Albania,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Bosnia-Herzegovina ,Croatia,Slovenia,FormerYugoslavRepublic
ofMacedonia,FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro),Malta.
Y:Armenia,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Georgia,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Moldova,Russia,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan ,Uzbekistan,Ukraine.
Z:Faeroes,AfricancountriesandterritoriesexceptSouthAfrica,countriesoftheArabianPeninsula(SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Oman,UnitedArabEmirates(Abu
Dhabi,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 .