NoL58/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No591/86
of28February1986
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexportrefundsapplicabletotrade
betweentheCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985andSpainandPortugal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereasthedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
exportrefundswhichmaybegrantedinrespectofsuch
exportsshouldbelaiddown;whereas,forthispurpose,
themechanismadoptedaftertheaccessionofSpain
andPortugalforgrantingaccessioncompensatory
amountsinintra-Community tradeshouldbeusedasa
basis;whereascertainprovisionsofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No548/86(")shouldbeappliedtothe
exportrefundsinquestion;
Whereas,inviewofthefactthatrefundsareinsome
casesgrantedinrespectofintra-Community trade,the
consequences oftheexistenceofsuchrefundsshould
bespecifiedwhenrefundsarealsofixedforexportto
thirdcountries;
Whereasrefundsmaynotbefixedinrespectofintra-
Communitytradeunlesstheconsultationprocedure
providedforinArticle142oftheActofAccession,in
thecaseoffruitandvegetablesexportedtoSpain,and
inArticle276ofthesaidAct,inthecaseofproducts
whicharesubjecttotransitionbystagesandwhichare
exportedtoPortugal,havebeenapplied;
WhereastheManagementCommitteesconcernedhave
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitssetby
theirrespectivechairmen,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3768/85(2),andinparticular
Article17thereof,andthecorresponding provisionsof
CouncilRegulations(EEC)No805/68of27June1968
onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinbeefand
veal(3),(EEC)No1035/72of18May1972onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinfruitandvegeta­
bles(4),(EEC)No2727/75of29October1975onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketincereals(5),
(EEC)No2759/75of29October1975onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinpigmeat(6),(EEC)
No2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketineggs(7),(EEC)No2777/75of
29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinpoultrymeat (8),(EEC)No1418/76of
21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthemar­
ketinrice(9)and(EEC)No377/79of5February1979
onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine(l0),HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
WhereasArticles141and275oftheActofAccession
provideforthepossiblegrantingofrefundsinrespect
ofexportstoSpainorPortugalfromtheCommunityas
constitutedat31December1985;whereasthispossibil­
ityislimitedtofruitandvegetablescoveredbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1035/72exportedtoSpainbetween
1March1986and31December1989andtoproducts
subjecttoatransitionbystagesexportedtoPortugal
duringthefirststageasdefinedinArticle260ofthe
Act;Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationoftheexportrefundsgrantedbytheCommunity
ofTenatexportandmentionedinArticles141and275
oftheTreatyofAccessioneither:
—forproductsmentionedinArticle131oftheTreaty
ofAccessiondestinedforSpainduringtheperiod
mentionedinthefirstindentofthatArticle,
or
—forproductsmentionedinArticle259oftheTreaty
ofAccessiondestinedforPortugalduringthe
periodfollowingtheapplicationofArticle260of
theTreaty.(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-)OJNoL362 ,31.12.1985,p.8.
(-')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(■»)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(?)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(«•)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.1.
(7)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(«)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(9)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(10)OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.1. (")OJNoL55,1.3.1986,p.52.

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whereproductsidenticaltothosereferredtoin
Article1areintendedforexporttothirdcountries .Article2
TheprovisionsofArticles5to10ofRegulation(EEC)
No548/86shallapplymutatismutandistothegranting
oftherefundsmentionedinArticle 1.
Article4
WherethearrangementsprovidedforinCouncilRegu­
lations(EEC)No565/80and(EEC)No798/80(3)are
applied,theproductsshallberegardedashavingleft
thegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunitywhenthey
arereleasedforconsumption inSpainorPortugal.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.Article3
Thefixing,orotherwise,ofarefundforproducts
referredtoinArticle1shallnotbetakenintoconsider­
ationforthepurposesof:
—determiningthelowestrateofrefund,withinthe
meaningofArticle21ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2730/79('),
—applyingArticles4(7)and5(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No565/80(2);
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL62 ,7.3.1980,p.5.(■')OJNoL87,1.4.1980,p.42.