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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2186/97
of3November 1997
fixingexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,pricesaretobeestablishedinthelightoftheprices
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphofthatparagraph;
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 (4)OJL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(5)OJL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
(6)OJL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
j7)OJL188,27.7.1996,p.22.
(8)OJL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
MOJL202,30.7.1997,p.24.(')OJL297,21.11.1996,p.1.
(2)OJL292,15.11.1996,p.12.
P)OJL93,8.4.1997,p.16.

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WhereasRegulation (EEC)No3719/88('),aslast
amendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No1404/97(2),
laysdowncommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts;
Whereas,owingtothemarketsituation,inordertomake
themostefficientuseoftheresourcesavailableandgiven
thestructureofCommunityexports,themostappropriate
methodshouldbeselectedforexportrefundsoncertain
productsandcertaindestinationsandconsequently
refundsundertheA1andA2licencearrangements
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96
shouldnotbefixedsimultaneously fortheexportperiod
inquestion;
Whereasthequantitieslaiddownforthevariousproducts
shouldbedistributedinaccordancewiththedifferent
systemsforthegrantoftherefund,takingaccountin
particularoftheirperishability ,
Whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthedefinitiverates
undertheA2systemfixedfortheprecedinglicence
applicationperiod;WhereastheManagementCommitteeforFruitandVe­
getableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Quantitiescoveredbylicencesissuedforfoodaidas
referredtoinArticle14aofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88
shallnotcountagainsttheeligiblequantitiescoveredby
paragraph 1.
3.WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle4(5)
ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96,thetermofvalidityofAl
andA2licencesshallbetwomonths.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12November
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
2OJL194,23.7.1997,p.5.

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ANNEX
EXPORTREFUNDSONFRUITANDVEGETABLES
Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'Fruit
andvegetables'
sectionof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)Product
codeAl
applicationsfrom
12.11.1997to12.1.1998A2
applicationsfrom
13.11.1997to17.11.1997B
applicationsfrom
19.11.1997to19.!.1998
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)
Tomatoes 070200159100
070200209100
070200259100
070200309100
070200359100
070200409100
070200459100
070200509100F 20 F 20 1966F 20 741
Shelledalmonds 080212909000F 50 314 F 50 213
Hazelnutsinshell080221009000F 59 197 F 59 197
Shelledhazelnuts 080222009000F 114 404 F 114 1076
Walnutsinshell 080231009000F 73 130 F 73 132
Oranges 080510019200
080510059200
080510099200
080510119200
080510159200
080510199200
080510219200
080510259200
080510299200
080510319200
080510339200
080510359200
080510379200
080510389200
080510399200
080510429200
080510449200
080510469200
080510519200
080510559200
080510599200
080510619200
080510659200
080510699200XYC 45 XYC 4586829XYC 4584746
Lemons 080530209100
080530309100
080530409100F 30 F 30*17213 F 3017746

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Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'FruitProduct
codeAl
applicationsfrom
12.11.1997to12.1.1998A2
applicationsfrom
13.11.1997to17.11.1997B
applicationsfrom
19.11.1997to19.1.1998
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 25 F 254125F 25 1256
Apples080810519910
080810539910
080810599910
080810619910X 30 X 303768X 30 2801
080810639910
080810699910
080810719910
080810739910Y 10 Y 105659Y 10 5888
080810799910
080810929910
080810949910
080810989910ZD 545371 ZD 54 514
Peachesandnectarines 080930119100
080930199100
080930219100
080930299100
080930319100
080930399100
080930419100
080930499100
080930519100
080930599100E 35 E 35 E 35
(')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,destinationsreferredtoinArticle34of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,asamended.
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 .