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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No146/98
of21January 1998
onissuing A2export licences forfruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard toCommission Regulation (EC) No
2190/96 of14November 1996 ondetailed rules for
implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No1035/72 as
regards export refunds onfruit and vegetables (1),aslast
amended byRegulation (EC) No610/97 (2),and inpar-
ticular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No8/98 (3)setsthe
indicative refund rates andtheindicative quantities forA2
export licences, other than those applied for inthe
context offood aid;
Whereas, fororanges, tomatoes, lemons and apples, in
view oftheeconomic situation inthevarious destination
groups indicated inthe Annex toRegulation (EC) No
8/98 and taking account ofinformation received by
operators viatheir applications forA2licences, thedefini-
tiverefund rates should besetatadifferent rate from the
indicative rates; whereas thepercentages fortheissuing of
licences forthequantities applied forshould also beset;
whereas thedefinitive rates may notbemore than double
theindicative rates;
Whereas, pursuant toArticle 3(5) ofRegulation (EC) No
2190/96, applications forrates inexcess ofthe corre-sponding definitive rates shall beconsidered null and
void,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. ForA2export licences forwhich applications have
been submitted pursuant toArticle 1ofRegulation (EC)
No8/98, theactual date ofapplication referred tointhe
second subparagraph ofArticle 3(1) ofRegulation (EC)
No2190/96 ishereby setat22January 1998.
2. The licences referred tointhefirst paragraph shall
beissued atthedefinitive refund rates and attheper-
centages forthequantities applied forasindicated inthe
Annex tothis Regulation.
3. Pursuant toArticle 3(5) ofRegulation (EC) No
2190/96, applications referred tointhefirst paragraph for
rates inexcess ofthecorresponding definitive rates setout
intheAnnex shall beconsidered null and void.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on22January
1998.
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and directly applicable inallMember
States.
Done atBrussels, 21January 1998.
FortheCommission
Franz FISCHLER
Member oftheCommission
(1)OJL292, 15.11.1996, p.12.
(2)OJL93,8.4.1997, p.16.
(3)OJL3,7.1.1998, p.5.
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ANNEX
ProductDestination or
group ofdestinations (1)Definitive
refund rates
(ECU/tonne net)Percentages
fortheissuing of
licences
Tomatoes F 12 51%
Oranges XYC 25 86%
Lemons F 29 100%
Table grapes F — —
ApplesX 23 94%
Y 6 73%
(1)The destination codes aredefined asfollows:
X:Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faeroes, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia, Federal Republic ofYugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro), Malta.
Y:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Ukraine, destinations mentioned inArticle 34ofCommission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, as
amended.
Z:African countries andterritories except South Africa, countries oftheArabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar,
Oman, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm alQaiwain, Ras alKhaimah, Fujairah),
Kuwait, Yemen), Syria, Iran, Jordan, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia.
C:Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia.
D:Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,
Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica.
E:Alldestinations except Switzerland.
F:Alldestinations.