EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14.2.2001 L 43/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 295/2001
of 13 February 2001
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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market inproducts processed from fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 16(3),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1007/97 (4), sets imple-
menting rules for export refunds on products processedfrom fruit and vegetables.
(2) Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that,to the extent necessary to permit exports in economic-ally significant quantities of the products referred to inArticle 1(1)(a) of that Regulation, on the basis of pricesfor those products in international trade, the differencebetween those prices and prices in the Community maybe covered by export refunds; Article 18(4) of Regula-tion (EC) No 2201/96 provides that, if the refund onsugar incorporated into the products listed in Article1(1) is insufficient to allow export of the products, therefund fixed in accordance with Article 17 is to beapplicable to those products.
(3) Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states thatrefunds must be fixed with regard to the existing situa-tion and outlook for prices for products processed fromfruit and vegetables on the Community market andsupply availability, on the one hand, and prices in inter-national trade on the other hand. Account must also betaken of the costs indicated at (b) in that paragraph andof the economic aspect of the envisaged exports.
(4) Refunds are, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC)No 2201/96, to be set with due regard to the limitsresulting from agreements concluded in accordance with
Article 300 of the Treaty.
(5) Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states thatprices on the Community market are to be determinedtaking account of those most favourable from the expor-tation standpoint; whereas international trade prices areto be determined account taken of the prices indicatedin the second subparagraph of that paragraph.
(6) The international trade situation or the special require-ments of certain markets may make it necessary to varythe refund on a given product depending on the destina-tion of that product.
(7) Economically significant exports can be made at thepresent time of provisionally preserved cherries, peeledtomatoes, preserved cherries, prepared hazelnuts andsome orange juices.
(8) Application of the rules mentioned above to the presentand forecast market situation, in particular to prices ofproducts processed from fruit and vegetables in theCommunity and in international trade, leads to therefund rates set in the Annex hereto.
(9) Pursuant to Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the most efficient possible use should be made ofthe resources available without creating discriminationbetween traders. Therefore, care should be taken not todisturb the trade flows previously induced by the refundarrangements.
(10) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2849/2000 (6), estab-
lishes an agricultural product nomenclature for exportrefunds.
(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (7) lays
down common detailed rules for the application of thesystem of import and export licences and advance fixingcertificates for agricultural products.
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 9. (5) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 28. (6) OJ L 335, 30.12.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 145, 5.6.1997, p. 16. (7) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14.2.2001 L 43/14
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion 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. Quantities for which licences are issued in the context of food aid, as referred to in Article 16 of
Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not count against the eligible quantities referred to in the firstparagraph.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 February 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14.2.2001 L 43/15
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 13 February 2001 setting export refunds on products processed from fruit and
vegetables other than those granted for added sugar
Licence issuing period:
March to June 2001
Product code Destination code (1)Period for submission of applications:
from 24 February to 24 June 2001
Refund rate
(EUR/t net)Quantities provided
(in t)
0812 10 00 9100 F06 50 2 853
2002 10 10 9100 F10 45 42 477
2006 00 31 9000
2006 00 99 9100F06 153 287
2008 19 19 91002008 19 99 9100 A00 59 344
2009 11 99 91102009 19 99 9110 A00 5 300
2009 11 99 91502009 19 99 9150 A00 29 301
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
A00: All destinations,F06: All destinations except the countries of North America,F10: All other destinations except the United States of America, Slovakia, Latvia and Bulgaria.