Commission Regulation (EC) No 2331/1999 of 3 November 1999 fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, fruit, third country, vegetable

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2331/1999

of 3 November 1999

fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6) Whereas the international trade situation or the special
requirements of certain markets may call for the refund
on a given product to vary according to its destination;

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 in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 35(3) thereof,

(7) Whereas tomatoes, lemons, oranges, apples and peaches
and nectarines of classes Extra, I and II of the common
table grapes of class Extra and I,
quality standards,
shelled almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell can
currently be exported in economically significant quant-
ities;

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1303/1999 (4),
lays down detailed rules on export refunds on fruit and
vegetables;

(8) Whereas the application of the abovementioned rules to
the present and forecast market situation, and in partic-
ular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community and
international trade, gives the refund rates set out in the
Annex hereto;

(2) Whereas Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96,
provides that, to the extent necessary for economically
significant quantities of the products listed in that Article
to be exported, the difference between the international
market prices for those products and their prices in the
Community may be covered by export refunds;

(3) Whereas Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96
provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of the
existing situation or the outlook for fruit and vegetable
prices on the Community market and supplies available
on the one hand, and prices on the international market
on the other hand; whereas account must also be taken
of the costs referred to in Article 35(4)(b) of that Regula-
tion and of the economic aspect of the exports planned;

(4) Whereas, pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 2200/96, refunds are to be set with due regard to
the limits
resulting from agreements concluded in
accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty;

(5) Whereas, in accordance with Article 35(5) of Regulation
(EC) No 2200/96, prices on the Community market are
to be established in the light of the most favourable
prices from the export standpoint; whereas international
trade prices are to be established in the light of the
prices referred to in the second subparagraph of that
paragraph;

(9) Whereas, pursuant to Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 2200/96, the resources available should be used as
efficiently as possible while avoiding discrimination
between traders; whereas,
therefore, care should be
taken not to disturb the trade flows previously induced
by the refund arrangements; whereas, for those reasons
and because of the seasonal nature of exports of fruit
and vegetables, quotas should be fixed for each product;

(10) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/1999 (6),
establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for
export refunds;

(11) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (7),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999 (8),
lays down common detailed rules for the application of
the system of import and export licences and advance
fixing certificates for agricultural products;

(12) Whereas, owing to the market situation,

in order to
make the most efficient use of the resources available
and given the structure of Community exports, the most
appropriate method should be selected for export
refunds on certain products and certain destinations and
consequently refunds under the A1 and A2 licence
arrangements referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC)
No 2190/96 should not be fixed simultaneously for the
export period in question;

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 155, 22.6.1999, p. 29.

(5) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 149, 16.6.1999, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48.

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(13) Whereas the quantities laid down for the various prod-
ucts
should be distributed in accordance with the
different systems for the grant of the refund, taking
account in particular of their perishability;

(14) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
2.
referred to in Article 14a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall
not count against the eligible quantities covered by the Annex.

3. Without prejudice to the application of Article 4(5) of
Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, the term of validity of A1 and A2
licences shall be two months.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2

The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be as set

1.
out in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

EXPORT REFUNDS ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

System
Application periods

A1
9.11.1999 to 16.1.2000

A2
10 to 12.11.1999

B
16.11.1999 to 23.1.2000

Refund
rate
(EUR/t
net weight)

Scheduled
quantity
(t)

Indicative
refund
rate
(EUR/t
net weight)

Scheduled
quantity
(t)

Indicative
refund
rate
(EUR/t
net weight)

20

50

59

114

73

50

35

25

40

40

54

294

119

1 567

208

3 726

20

5 200

50

35

25

40

40

57 377

18 022

11 072

4 996

6 946

20

50

59

114

73

50

35

25

40

40

54

Scheduled
quantity
(t)

3 914

298

141

1 525

208

113 647

16 980

4 719

3 580

5 884

2 738

Product
(full definitions of
eligible products are given
in the ‘Fruit
and vegetables’
sector of
Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3846/87
amended)

Product
code

Destination
or
destination
group (1)

Tomatoes

0702 00 00 9100

Shelled almonds

0802 12 90 9000

Walnuts in shell

0802 21 00 9000

Shelled hazelnuts

0802 22 00 9000

Walnuts in shell

0802 31 00 9000

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

Oranges

0805 10 10 9100
0805 10 30 9100
0805 10 50 9100

F01, F02, F05

A00

A00

F01

F02

F03, F04

Lemons

0805 30 10 9100

Table grapes

0806 10 10 9100

Apples

0808 10 20 9100
0808 10 50 9100
0808 10 90 9100

0808 10 20 9100
0808 10 50 9100
0808 10 90 9100

0808 10 20 9100
0808 10 50 9100
0808 10 90 9100

(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:

A00: All destinations.

A21: All destinations except Switzerland.

F01: Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faeroes, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Malta.

F02: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, destinations 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 Emirates (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: Sri Lanka, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Tailand, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica,

and Japan.

F05: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Japan.