L244/12 IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.9.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1744/97
of5September1997
fixingexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,pricesaretobeestablishedinthelightoftheprices
referredtointhesecondsubparagraph ofthatparagraph;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,Whereastheinternationaltradesituationorthespecial
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaycallfortherefund
onagivenproducttovaryaccordingtoitsdestination;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2200/96of
28October1996onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),andinparticularArticle
35(11)thereof,Whereastomatoes,lemons,oranges,peachesand
nectarines,applesofclassesExtra,IandIIofthe
commonqualitystandards,tablegrapesofclassesExtra
andI,shelledalmonds,hazelnutsandwalnutsinshellcan
currentlybeexportedineconomicallysignificantquanti­
ties;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2190/96(2),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No610/97(3),laysdown
detailedrulesonexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables;Whereastherepresentative marketratesasdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(5),areused
toconvertamountsexpressedincurrenciesofthirdcoun­
triesandprovidethebasisfordeterminingtheagricul­
turalconversionratesfortheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasrulesfordeterminingandapplyingthoseconver­
sionratesarelaiddowninCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1068/93(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1482/960;WhereasArticle35(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EC)No
2200/96,providesthat,totheextentnecessaryforeco­
nomicallysignificantquantitiesoftheproductslistedin
thatArticletobeexported,thedifferencebetweenthe
internationalmarketpricesforthoseproductsandtheir
pricesintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyexport
refunds;
Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementioned rulesto
thepresentandforecastmarketsituation,andinpar­
ticulartofruitandvegetablepricesintheCommunity
andinternationaltrade,givestherefundratessetoutin
theAnnexhereto;WhereasArticle35(4)ofRegulation(EC)No2200/96
providesthatrefundsmustbefixedinthelightofthe
existingsituationortheoutlookforfruitandvegetable
pricesontheCommunitymarketandsuppliesavailable
ontheonehand,andpricesontheinternationalmarket
ontheotherhand;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenof
thecostsreferredtoinArticle26(4)(b)ofthatRegulation
andoftheeconomicaspectoftheexportsplanned;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle35(2)ofRegulation(EC)No
2200/96,theresourcesavailableshouldbeusedaseffi­
cientlyaspossiblewhileavoidingdiscrimination between
traders;whereas,therefore,careshouldbetakennotto
disturbthetradeflowspreviouslyinducedbytherefund
arrangements ;whereas,forthosereasonsandbecauseof
theseasonalnatureofexportsoffruitandvegetables,
quotasshouldbefixedforeachproduct;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle35(1)ofRegulation(EC)No
2200/96,refundsaretobesetwithdueregardtothe
limitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedinaccordance
withArticle228oftheTreaty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1490/97(9),estab­
lishesanagriculturalproductnomenclature forexport
refunds;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle35(5)ofRegulation
(EC)No2200/96,pricesontheCommunitymarketareto
beestablishedinthelightofthemostfavourableprices
fromtheexportstandpoint;whereasinternationaltrade(«)OJL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
j5)OJL22,31.1.1995,p.1.(jOJL108,1.5.1993,p.106.0OJL188,27.7.1996,p.22.f)OJL366,24.12.1987,p.1.b)OJL202,30.7.1997,p.24.(')OJL297,21.11.1996,p.1.h)OJL292,15.11.1996,p.12.
h)OJL93,8.4.1997,p.16.

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whereastheManagementCommitteeforFruitandVe­
getableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Quantitiescoveredbylicencesissuedforfoodaidas
referredtoinArticle14aofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88
shallnotcountagainsttheeligiblequantitiescoveredby
paragraph 1.
3.WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle4(5)
ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96,thetermofvalidityofAl
andA2licencesshallbetwomonths.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10September
1997.WhereasRegulation (EEC)No3719/88('),aslast
amendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No1404/97(2),
laysdowncommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts;
Whereas,owingtothemarketsituation,inordertomake
themostefficientuseoftheresourcesavailableandgiven
thestructureofCommunityexports,themostappropriate
methodshouldbeselectedforexportrefundsoncertain
productsandcertaindestinationsandconsequently
refundsundertheAlandA2licencearrangements
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96
shouldnotbefixedsimultaneously fortheexportperiod
inquestion;
Whereasthequantitieslaiddownforthevariousproducts
shouldbedistributedinaccordancewiththedifferent
systemsforthegrantoftherefund,takingaccountin
particularoftheirperishability ,
Whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthedefinitiverates
undertheA2systemfixedfortheprecedinglicence
applicationperiod;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5September1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(AOJL194,23.7.1997,p.5.

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ANNEX
EXPORTREFUNDSONFRUITANDVEGETABLES
Al
applicationsfrom
10.9.1997to11.11.1997A2
applicationsfrom
11.9.1997to15.9.1997applicationsfrom
9.1997to18.11.1997 17.Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'Fruit
andvegetables'
sectionof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)Product
codeDestination
or
destination
group(')Refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)
Tomatoes 30 302341 304681 070200
070200
070200
070200
070200
070200
070200
070200159100
209100
259100
309100
359100
409100
459100
509100F
F
F
F
FShelledalmonds 080212909000F
F
F
F
F75 255 75 255
Hazelnutsinshell080221009000 88 103 88 103
Shelledhazelnuts 080222009000 171 369 171 369
Walnutsinshell 080231009000 110 135 10 135
OrangesXYC 60 XYC 60 8750XYC 60 8750 0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
0805
080510019200
10059200
10099200
10119200
10159200
10199200
10219200
10259200
10299200
10319200
10339200
10359200
10379200
10389200
10399200
10429200
10449200
10469200
10519200
10559200
10599200
10619200
10659200
10699200
Lemons F 70 F 706500F 70 6500 080530209100
080530309100
080530409100

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Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'FruitProduct
codeAl
applicationsfrom
10.9.1997to11.11.1997A2
applicationsfrom
11.9.1997to15.9.1997B
applicationsfrom
17.9.1997to18.11.1997
andvegetables'
sectionof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)Destination
or
destination
group(')Refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)
Tablegrapes 080610219200
080610299200
080610309200
080610409200
080610509200
080610619200
080610699200F 30iF 3011310F 3022619
Apples 080810519910
080810539910
080810599910
080810619910X 30 X 30 1763X 30 1763
080810639910
080810699910
080810719910
080810739910Y 10 Y 102163Y 102163
080810799910
080810929910
080810949910
080810989910ZD 546459 ZD 54 3229
Peachesandnectarines 080930119100
080930199100
080930219100
080930299100
080930319100
080930399100
080930419100
080930499100
080930519100
080930599100E 35 E 35 1257E 352515
(')Thedestinationcodesaredefinedasfollows:
X:Norway,Iceland,Greenland,Faeroes,Poland,Hungary,Romania,Bulgaria,Albania,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Bosnia-Herzegovina ,Croatia,Slovenia,FormerYugoslav
RepublicofMacedonia,FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro),Malta.
Y:Armenia,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Georgia,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Moldova,Russia,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan ,Uzbekistan,Ukraine.
Z:AfricancountriesandterritoriesexceptSouthAfrica,countriesoftheArabianPeninsula(SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Oman,UnitedArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,
Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQaiwain,RasalKhaimah,Fujairah),Kuwait,Yemen),Syria,Iran,Jordan,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,Colombia.
C:Switzerland,CzechRepublic,Slovakia.
D:HongKongSAR,Singapore,Malaysia,Indonesia,Thailand,Taiwan,PapuaNewGuinea,Laos,Cambodia,Vietnam,Uruguay,Paraguay,Argentina,Mexico,CostaRica.
E:AlldestinationsexceptSwitzerland .
F:Alldestinations .