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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1244/1999
of 16 June 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,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2201/96of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of themarketinproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables(
1),
as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in
particular Article 16(3),
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1429/95(3),as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1007/97(4), sets
implementing rules for export refunds on productsprocessed from fruit and vegetables;
Whereas Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96
states 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 theCommunity may be covered by export refunds; whereasArticle 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 providesthat,iftherefundonsugarincorporatedintotheproductslistedinArticle1(1)isinsufficienttoallowexportoftheproducts,therefundfixedinaccordancewithArticle17isto be applicable to those products;
Whereas Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96
states 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; whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthecostsindicatedat(b)inthatparagraphandoftheeconomicaspectoftheenvis-aged exports;
Whereasrefundsare,pursuanttoArticle16(1)ofRegula-
tion (EC) No 2201/96, to be set with due regard to thelimitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedinaccordance
with Article 228 of the Treaty;
Whereas Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96
states that prices on the Community market are to bedeterminedtakingaccountofthosemostfavourablefromthe exportation standpoint; whereas international tradeprices are to be determined account taken of the pricesindicated in the second subparagraph of that paragraph;
Whereas the international trade situation or the special
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovary the refund on a given product depending on thedestination of that product;
Whereaseconomicallysignificantexportscanbemadeat
the present time of provisionally preserved cherries,peeled tomatoes, preserved cherries, prepared hazelnutsand some orange juices;
Whereasapplicationoftherulesmentionedabovetothe
present and forecast market situation, in particular topricesofproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetablesinthe Community and in international trade, leads to therefund rates set in the Annex hereto;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EC)No
2201/96,themostefficientpossibleuseshouldbemadeoftheresourcesavailablewithoutcreatingdiscriminationbetweentraders;whereas,therefore,careshouldbetakennot to disturb the trade flows previously induced by therefund arrangements;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(
5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 565/1999(6),
establishes an agricultural product nomenclature forexport refunds;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88(
7),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1127/1999(8),lays
down common detailed rules for the application of thesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificates 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 70, 17.3.1999, 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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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordancewiththeopinion
of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The export refund rates in the processed fruit and vegetables sector shall be those
fixed in the Annex hereto.
2. Quantitiesforwhichlicencesareissuedinthecontextoffoodaid,asreferredtoin
Article14aofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88shallnotcountagainsttheeligiblequantitiesreferred to in the first paragraph.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX
LicenceissuingperiodJulytoOctober1999
Product
(Thefulldefinitionsoftheeligibleproducts
aregiveninthe‘processedfruitandvegetables' ProductcodeDestination
code(1)Periodforsubmissionofapplications:
from24Juneto24October1999
sectorofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3846/87,asamended) Refundrate
(EUR/tnet)Quantitiesprovided
(intonnes)
Provisionally preserved cherries 081210009100 F06 55 3358
Peeled tomatoes 200210109100 A20 50 50000
Preserved cherries 200600319000
200600999100F06 170 700
Prepared hazelnuts 200819199100200819999100 A01 66 405
Orange juice With a sugar content of not
less than 10 °Brix, but less
than 22 °Brix200911999110
200919999110A01 6 353
With a sugar content of notless than 55 °Brix 200911999150
200919999150A01 32 354
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
A01: All destinations,A20: All destinations except the United States of America,F06: All destinations except the countries of North America.