EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 9. 98 L 257/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1997/98
of 18 September 1998
on issuing A2 export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-menting Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regardsexport refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1287/98 (2), and in particular
Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/98 (3) sets
the indicative refund rates and the indicative quantitiesfor A2 export licences, other than those applied for in thecontext of food aid;
Whereas, for tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples for
destination group X in view of the economic situation inthe various destination groups indicated in the Annex toRegulation (EC) No 1875/98 and taking account of in-formation received by operators via their applications forA2 licences, the definitive refund rates should be set at adifferent rate from the indicative rates; whereas thepercentages for the issuing of licences for the quantitiesapplied for should also be set; whereas the definitive ratesmay not be more than double the indicative rates;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No
2190/96, applications for rates in excess of the cor-responding definitive rates shall be considered null and
void,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. For A2 export licences for which applications have
been submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC)No 1875/98, the actual date of application referred to inthe second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation(EC) No 2190/96 is hereby set at 21 September 1998.
2. The licences referred to in the first paragraph shall
be issued at the definitive refund rates and at the per-centages for the quantities applied for as indicated in theAnnex to this Regulation.
3. Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96, applications referred to in the first paragraph for ratesin excess of the corresponding definitive rates set out inthe Annex shall be considered null and void.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 18 September 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 178, 23. 6. 1998, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 243, 2. 9. 1998, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 9. 98 L 257/6
ANNEX
ProductDestination or
group of destinations (1)Definitive
refund rates
(ECU/tonne net)Percentages
for the issuing of
licences
Tomatoes F 30 100 %
Oranges XYC 30 97 %
Lemons F 10 100 %
Table grapes F 25 100 %
X 24 100 %
Apples
Y ¾ ¾
Peaches and nectarines E ¾ ¾
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
X: Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faeroes, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(Serbia and Montenegro), Malta.
Y: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Ukraine, destinations mentioned in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended.
C: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia.E: All destinations except Switzerland.F: All destinations.