22.1.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL16/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No137/91
of21January1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3920/90(2),andinparticularArticle
30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thedifference
betweenpricesininternationaltradefortheproducts
referredtointhatArticleandpricesfortheproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneralrules
forthegrantingofrefundsonexportsoffruitandvegeta­
blesandcriteriaforfixingtheiramounts(3),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2455/72(4),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixed,accountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandfuturetrendswithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesoffruitandvegetablesontheCommu­
nitymarketontheonehandandpricesininternational
tradeontheother;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenof
thecostsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticleandofthe
economicaspectsoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No
2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarketare
beingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenoftheprices
whicharemostfavourablefromtheexportationpointof
view;whereas,whenpricesininternationaltradeare
beingdetermined,thequotationsandpricesreferredtoin
paragraph2ofthatArticlemustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernationaltradeor
thespecificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeit
necessarytovarytherefundforagivenproductaccording
tothedestinationofthatproduct;Whereastomatoes,freshlemons,freshsweetorangesand
applesofthecommonqualitystandards'Extra'Class,
ClassIandClassII,'Extra'ClassandClassItablegrapes,
almondsandhazelnuts,andunshelledwalnutsmayat
presentbeexportedineconomicallysignificantquanti­
ties;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectingfactorprovidedfor
inthelastindentofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(%
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythefactor
referredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentmarketsituationandtoitsfuturetrends,and
inparticulartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegeta­
blesintheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundsshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle5(1)(b)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3665/87of27
November1987layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofexportrefundsonagri­
culturalproductsf),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1615/90(8),mayberelaxedinthecaseofexportsto
non-membercountriesoutsideEurope;whereas,insuch
acase,Article19(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87
maybeapplied;
Whereas,forSpainandPortugal,theActofAccession
introducedtransitionalmeasuresbyphasesandstages
respectively ;
WhereaswhereSpainand,fromthebeginningofthe
secondstageoftransitionon1January1990,Portugalare
concernedwhenrefundsarefixed,accountistobetaken
foreachproductinaccordancewithArticles87and255
oftheActofAccession,ofeconomicallyjustifiedprice
differences ;
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL375,31.12.1990,p.17.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
OOJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
(8)OJNoL152,16.6.1990,p.33. (4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbe
assetoutincolumnIoftheAnnexhereto.However,the
refundsapplicableonproductsharvestedontheonepartinSpainandontheotherpartinPortugalshallbethose
givenincolumnsIIandIIIoftheAnnex.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles5(l)(b)and19(l)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No3665/87shallapplytoexportsof
freshsweetoranges,lemons,walnutsinshell,shelled
hazelnuts,applesandtablegrapesassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21January1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

22.1.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL16/7
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21January1991fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(ECU/100kgnet)
Productcode Destinationofrefund(')Amountsofrefunds
Communityas
constitutedon
31December1985(I)Spain(II) Portugal(III)
07020010100 4,50
07020010900 — — — —
07020090100 4,50— —
07020090900 — — — —
08021290000 07 9,67 9,67 9,67
08022100000 07 11,30 11,30 11,30
08022200000 07 21,80 21,80 21,80
08023100000 07 14,00 14,00 14,00
08051011100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051011300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
l06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051011900 — — — —
08051015100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051015300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051015900 ——.— —
08051019100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051019300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051019900 — — — —
08051021100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051021300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
I06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051021900 — — — —
08051025100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051025300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051025900 — — — —
08051029100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051029300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051029900 — — —
08051031100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051031300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051031900 — — •——
08051035100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
\06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051035300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 .7,00 4,74
08051035900 — — — —

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(ECU/100kgnet)
Productcode Destinationofrefund(')Amountsofrefunds
Communityas
constitutedon
31December1985(I)Spain(II) Portugal(III)
08051039100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051039300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051039900 — — — —
08051041100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051041300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051041900 — — — —
08051045100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051045300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051045900 — — — —
08051049100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051049300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74
06 11,00 7,00 4,74
08051049900 — — — —
08052050100 — — — —
08052050900 — — — —
08053010100 07 13,50 3,70 0,86
08053010900 — — — —
08061011100 07 10,50 10,50 3,10
08061011300 07 10,50 10,50 3,10
08061011900 — — — —
08061015100 07 10,50 10,50 3,10
08061015300 07 10,50 10,50 3,10
08061015900 — — — —
08061019100 07 10,50 10,50 3,10
08061019300 07 10,50 10,50 3,10
08061019900 — — — —
08081091100 — — — —
08081091910 02 14,00 5,50 7,79
03
044,50— —
08081091990 —
08081093100 — — — —
08081093910 02 14,00 5,50 7,79
03
044,50— —
08081093990w.
— — —
08081099100 — — — —
08081099910 02 14,00 5,50 7,79
03 4,50— —
04 — — ~
08081099990 — — — —
08093000110 05 — — —
08093000190 — — — —
08093000900 05 — — —

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(')Thedestinationsareasfollows:
01countriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentraloreasternEuropeandYugoslavia,
02Botswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,Malawi,Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar ,Comoros,Mauritius,
Sudan,Ethiopia,RepublicofDjibouti,thecountriesoftheArabianpeninsulaincludingtheterritoriesattachedthereto(SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,
Oman,UnitedArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQaiwain,FujairahandRasalKhaimah),Yemen,IranandJordan,
03countriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentraloreastern
Europe,Yugoslavia,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,Colombia,Iceland,Norway,Sweden,Austria,theFaroeIslands,Finland,Green­
landandMalta,
04HongKong,Singapore,Malaysia,Indonesia,ThailandandTaiwan,
05alldestinationsexcludingSwitzerland,AustriaandthatpartofCommunityterritorylocatedoutsidethecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,
06Austria,Switzerland,Finland,Sweden,Greenland,Norway,IcelandandMalta,
07AlldestinationsexceptingthatpartofCommunityterritorylocatedoutsidethecustomsterritoryoftheComunity.