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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1926/1999
of 8 September 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 September 1999.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 8 September 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ProductSystem
Applicationperiods
(fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe‘Fruit
andvegetables’ProductDestination
orA1
9.9to8.11.1999A2
10to14.9.1999B
16.9to15.11.1999
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 A01 20 202446 20 4893
Shelledalmonds 080212909000 A01 50 314 50 314
Walnutsinshell 080221009000 A01 59 177 59 177
Shelledhazelnuts 080222009000 A01 114 1131 114 1131
Walnutsinshell 080231009000 A01 73 124 73 124
Oranges 080510109100
080510309100080510509100F01,F02,F05 50 506097 5012193
Lemons 080530109100 A01 35 356793 35 6793
Tablegrapes 080610109100 A01 25 2511820 2523640
Apples 080810209100080810509100080810909100 F01 40 401842 40 1842
080810209100080810509100080810909100 F02 40 402261 40 2261
080810209100080810509100080810909100 F03,F04 546813 54 6813
Peachesandnectarines 080930109100080930909100 A21 27 271314 27 2628
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
A01: 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.