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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2331/1999
of 3 November 1999
fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables
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 infruitandvegetables(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(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),
laysdowndetailedrulesonexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables;
(2)Whereas Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96,provides that, to the extent necessary for economicallysignificantquantitiesoftheproductslistedinthatArticletobeexported,thedifferencebetweentheinternationalmarketpricesforthoseproductsandtheirpricesintheCommunity 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 theexistingsituationortheoutlookforfruitandvegetablepricesontheCommunitymarketandsuppliesavailableontheonehand,andpricesontheinternationalmarketontheotherhand;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthecostsreferredtoinArticle35(4)(b)ofthatRegula-tionandoftheeconomicaspectoftheexportsplanned;
(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,inaccordancewithArticle35(5)ofRegulation(EC)No2200/96,pricesontheCommunitymarketareto be established in the light of the most favourablepricesfromtheexportstandpoint;whereasinternationaltrade 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 specialrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaycallfortherefundonagivenproducttovaryaccordingtoitsdestination;
(7)Whereastomatoes,lemons,oranges,applesandpeachesandnectarinesofclassesExtra,IandIIofthecommonquality standards, table grapes of class Extra and I,shelled almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell cancurrentlybeexportedineconomicallysignificantquant-ities;
(8)Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementionedrulestothepresentandforecastmarketsituation,andinpartic-ulartofruitandvegetablepricesintheCommunityandinternationaltrade,givestherefundratessetoutintheAnnex 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 betakennottodisturbthetradeflowspreviouslyinducedbytherefundarrangements;whereas,forthosereasonsand because of the seasonal nature of exports of fruitandvegetables,quotasshouldbefixedforeachproduct;
(10)WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/1999(6),
establishes an agricultural product nomenclature forexport refunds;
(11)WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3719/88(7),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999(8),
laysdowncommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe 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 availableandgiventhestructureofCommunityexports,themostappropriate method should be selected for exportrefundsoncertainproductsandcertaindestinationsandconsequently refunds under the A1 and A2 licencearrangementsreferredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96shouldnotbefixedsimultaneouslyfortheexport 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 149, 16.6.1999, p. 3.
(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)Whereasthequantitieslaiddownforthevariousprod-
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 RegulationareinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagementCommittee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbeasset
out in the Annex hereto.2. Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
referredtoinArticle14aofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88shallnotcountagainsttheeligiblequantitiescoveredbytheAnnex.
3. Without prejudice to the application of Article 4(5) of
Regulation(EC)No2190/96,thetermofvalidityofA1andA2licences shall be two months.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 1999.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 3 November 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ProductSystem
Applicationperiods
(fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe‘Fruit
andvegetables’ProductDestination
orA1
9.11.1999to16.1.2000A2
10to12.11.1999B
16.11.1999to23.1.2000
sectorof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)code destination
group(1)Refund
rate
(EUR/t
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(t)Indicative
refund
rate
(EUR/t
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(t)Indicative
refund
rate
(EUR/t
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(t)ANNEX
EXPORT REFUNDS ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Tomatoes 070200009100 A00 20 205200 20 3914
Shelledalmonds 080212909000 A00 50 294 50 298
Walnutsinshell 080221009000 A00 59 119 59 141
Shelledhazelnuts 080222009000 A00 114 1567 114 1525
Walnutsinshell 080231009000 A00 73 208 73 208
Oranges 080510109100
080510309100080510509100F01,F02,F05 50 5057377 50113647
Lemons 080530109100 A00 35 3518022 3516980
Tablegrapes 080610109100 A00 25 2511072 25 4719
Apples 080810209100080810509100080810909100 F01 40 404996 40 3580
080810209100080810509100080810909100 F02 40 406946 40 5884
080810209100080810509100080810909100 F03,F04 543726 54 2738
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
A00: All destinations.
A21: All destinations except Switzerland.F01: Norway,Iceland,Greenland,Faeroes,Poland,Hungary,Romania,Bulgaria,Albania,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Bosnia-Herzegovina,Croati a,Slovenia,FormerYugoslavRepublic
of Macedonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Malta.
F02: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, destinat ions referred to in Article 34 of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended.
F03: African countries and territories except South Africa, countries of the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emi rates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai,
Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah), Kuwait, Yemen), Syria, Iran, Jordan, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia.
F04: SriLanka,HongKongSAR,Singapore,Malaysia,Indonesia,Tailand,Taiwan,PapuaNewGuinea,Laos,Cambodia,Vietnam,Uruguay,Paraguay,Arge ntina,Mexico,CostaRica,
and Japan.
F05: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Japan.