NoL59/4(enIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.2.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No351/97
of27February1997
fixingexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,whereastheinternationaltradesituationorthespecial
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaycallfortherefund
onagivenproducttovaryaccordingtoitsdestination ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
Whereastomatoes,lemons,orangesandapplesofclasses
Extra,IandIIofthecommonqualitystandards,shelled
almonds,hazelnutsandwalnutsinshellcancurrentlybe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantities;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2200/96of
28October1996onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),andinparticularArticle
35(11)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2190/96of14
November1996(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No324/97(3),laysdowndetailedrulesonexportrefunds
onfruitandvegetables;Whereastherepresentative marketratesasdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92of28
December1992(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No150/95(*),areusedtoconvertamountsexpressedin
currenciesofthirdcountriesandprovidethebasisfor
determiningtheagriculturalconversionratesforthe
MemberStates'currencies;whereasrulesfordetermining
andapplyingthoseconversionratesarelaiddownin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1068/93of30April
1993(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)No2230/96(9),estab­
lishesanagriculturalproductnomenclature forexport
refunds;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle35(5)ofRegulation
(EC)No2200/96,pricesontheCommunitymarketareto
beestablishedinthelightofthemostfavourableprices
fromtheexportstandpoint;whereasinternationaltrade
pricesaretobeestablishedinthelightoftheprices
referredtointhesecondsubparagraph ofthatparagraph;(4)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
OOJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
(")OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.0OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.
(8)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
0OJNoL305,27.11.1996,p.1.(')OJNoL297,21.11.1996,p.1.
(2)OJNoL292,15.11.1996,p.12.
'OJNoL52,22.2.1997,p.10.

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Whereas,owingtothemarketsituation,inordertomake
themostefficientuseoftheresourcesavailableandgiven
thestructureofCommunityexports,themostappropriate
methodshouldbeselectedforexportrefundsoncertain
productsandconsequentlyrefundsundertheAlandA2
licencearrangements referredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EC)No2190/96shouldnotbefixedsimultaneously
fortheexportperiodinquestion;whereasundertheA2
systemadistinctionshouldbemadebetweencloseand
moreremotedestinations ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Quantitiescoveredbylicencesissuedforfoodaidas
referredtoinArticle14aofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3719/88('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2402/96(2),layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagricultural
productsshallnotcountagainsttheeligiblequantities
coveredbyparagraph 1.
3.WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle4(5)
ofRegulation(EC)No2190/96,thetermofvalidityofAl
andA2licencesshallbetwomonths.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6March1997.Whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthedefinitiverates
undertheA2systemfixedfortheprecedinglicence
applicationperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
2OJNoL327,18.12.1996,p.14.

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ANNEX
EXPORTREFUNDSONFRUITANDVEGETABLES
Al
applicationsfrom
6.3.1997to28.4.1997A2
applicationsfrom
7.3.1997to13.3.1997B
Exportperiodfrom
13.3.1997to5.5.1997Product
(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)Indicative
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Indicative
quantity
(tonnes)
Tomatoes 070200159100
070200209100
070200259100
070200309100
070200359100
070200409100
070200459100
070200509100F36,2 8046
Shelledalmonds 080212909000F77,9 354 F77,9 232
Hazelnutsinshell080221009000F91,0 11 F91,0 7
Shelledhazelnuts 080222009000F175,6 648 F175,6 425
Walnutsinshell 080231009000F112,9 6 F 112,9 3
Oranges 080510019200
080510059200
080510099200
080510119200
080510159200
080510199200
080510219200
080510259200
080510299200
080510319200
080510339200XYC 94,0 XC94,032579XYC 94,047165
080510359200
080510379200
080510389200
080510399200
080510429200
080510449200
080510469200
080510519200
080510559200
080510599200
080510619200
080510659200
080510699200Y94,014586
Lemons 080530209100
080530309100
080530409100F108,7 19205
íSlilÍIISIÍIIII^IIIII )F108,7 5378

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Product
(Fulldefinitionsof
eligibleproductsaregiven
inthe'Fruit
andvegetables'
sectionof
CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3846/87
amended)Product
codeAl
applicationsfrom
6.3.1997to28.4.1997A2
applicationsfrom
7.3.1997to13.3.1997B
Exportperiodfrom
13.3.1997to5.5.1997
Destination
or
destination
group(')Refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Scheduled
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Indicative
quantity
(tonnes)Destination
or
destination
group(')Indicative
refund
rate
(ECU/tonnes
netweight)Indicative
quantity
(tonnes)
Tablegrapes 080610219200
080610299200
080610309200
080610409200
080610509200
080610619200
080610699200F39,0
Apples080810519910
080810539910
080810599910
080810619910
080810639910
080810699910
080810719910
080810739910
080810799910
080810929910
080810949910
080810989910X29,0 X29,0 2749............ mmmm
Y23,0 Y23,0 1784L
Z56,0 zS6,0 1147..-.................
Peachesandnectarines 080930119100
080930199100
080930219100
080930299100
080930319100
080930399100
080930419100
080930499100
080930519100
080930599100E40,2
(')Thedestinationcodesaredefinedasfollows:
X:Norway,Iceland,Greenland,Poland,Hungary,Romania,Bulgaria,Albania,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Bosnia-Herzegovina ,Croatia,Slovenia,FormerYugoslavRepublic
ofMacedonia,FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro),Malta.
Y:Armenia,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Georgia,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Moldova,Russia,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan ,Uzbekistan,Ukraine.
Z:Faeroes,AfricancountriesandterritoriesexceptSouthAfrica,countriesoftheArabianPeninsula(SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Oman,UnitedArabEmirates(Abu
Dhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQaiwain,RasalKhaimah,Fujairah),Kuwait,Yemen),Syria,Iran,Jordan,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,
Colombia .
C:Switzerland,CzechRepublic,Slovakia.
D:HongKong,Singapore,Malaysia,Indonesia,Thailand,Taiwan,PapuaNewGuinea,Laos,Cambodia,Vietnam,Uruguay,Paraguay,Argentina,Mexico,CostaRica.
E:AlldestinationsexceptSwitzerland .
F:Alldestinations .