Commission Regulation (EC) No 2078/98 of 29 September 1998 on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-09-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, fruit, vegetable

30. 9. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 265/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2078/98

of 29 September 1998

on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-
menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 as
regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/98 (2), and in
particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/98 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1302/98 (4), fixes the
indicative quantities laid down for the issue of export
licences other than those requested in the context of food
aid;

the

Whereas, in the light of information now available to the
been
Commission,
exceeded in the case of oranges, lemons, table grapes and
apples for destination groups X and ZD and peaches and
nectarines;

indicative quantities have

Whereas as a consequence, for system B licences applied
for between 1 July and 15 September 1998, a rate of
refund which is lower than the indicative rate should be

fixed for oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples for
destination groups X and ZD and peaches and nectarines,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The percentages for the issuing of system B export
licences, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
2190/96, and applied for between 1 July and 15
September 1998, by which the quantities applied for and
the rates of refund applicable must be multiplied, shall be
as fixed in the Annex hereto.

The above subparagraph shall not apply to licences
applied for in connection with food-aid operations as
provided for in Article 10(4) of the Agreement on Agri-
culture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multi-
lateral trade negotiations.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 September
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 29 September 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 178, 23. 6. 1998, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 176, 20. 6. 1998, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 180, 24. 6. 1998, p. 12.

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ANNEX

Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied
for between 1 July and 15 September 1998

Product

Destination
or group
of destinations

Percentage for the
issuing of
licences

Rate of refund
(ECU/
tonne net)

Tomatoes

Shelled almonds

Hazelnuts in shell

Shelled hazelnuts

Walnuts in shell

Oranges

Lemons

Table grapes

Apples

Peaches and nectarines

F

F

F

F

F

XYC

F

F

X

Y

ZD

E

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

(cid:190)

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

20,0

50,0

59,0

114,0

(cid:190)

29,2

35,7

22,2

22,9

6,0

27,8

22,4