Commission Regulation (EC) No 339/2000 of 15 February 2000 setting export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted for added sugar
Date: 2000-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, fruit product, vegetable product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 339/2000

of 15 February 2000

setting export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those granted
for added sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with
Article 300 of the Treaty.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(5)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2701/1999 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 16(3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1007/97 (4), sets imple-
menting rules for export refunds on products processed
from fruit and vegetables.

Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that,
to the extent necessary to permit exports in economic-
ally significant quantities of the products referred to in
Article 1(1)(a) of that Regulation, on the basis of prices
for those products in international trade, the difference
between those prices and prices in the Community may
be covered by export refunds; Article 18(4) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2201/96 provides that, if the refund on
sugar incorporated into the products listed in Article
1(1) is insufficient to allow export of the products, the
refund fixed in accordance with Article 17 is to be
applicable to those products.

Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that
refunds must be fixed with regard to the existing situa-
tion and outlook for prices for products processed from
fruit and vegetables on the Community market and
supply availability, on the one hand, and prices in inter-
national trade on the other hand. Account must also be
taken of the costs indicated at (b) in that paragraph and
of the economic aspect of the envisaged exports.

(4)

Refunds are, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 2201/96, to be set with due regard to the limits

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that
prices on the Community market are to be determined
taking account of those most favourable from the expor-
tation standpoint; whereas international trade prices are
to be determined account taken of the prices indicated
in the second subparagraph of that paragraph.

The international trade situation or the special require-
ments of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
the refund on a given product depending on the destina-
tion of that product.

Economically significant exports can be made at the
present time of provisionally preserved cherries, peeled
tomatoes, preserved cherries, prepared hazelnuts and
some orange juices.

Application of the rules mentioned above to the present
and forecast market situation, in particular to prices of
products processed from fruit and vegetables in the
leads to the
Community and in international
refund rates set in the Annex hereto.

trade,

Pursuant to Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/
96, the most efficient possible use should be made of
the resources available without creating discrimination
between traders. Therefore, care should be taken not to
disturb the trade flows previously induced by the refund
arrangements.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2765/1999 (6), estab-
lishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export
refunds.

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.

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 145, 5.6.1997, p. 16.

(5) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 338, 30.12.1999, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48.

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(12)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refund rates in the processed fruit and vegetables sector shall be those fixed in the Annex

1.
hereto.

2.
Quantities for which licences are issued in the context of food aid, as referred to in Article 14a of
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not count against the eligible quantities referred to in the first
paragraph.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 February 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

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

Product code

Destination
code (1)

Licence issuing period: March to June 2000

Period for submission of applications:
from 23 February to 23 June 2000

Refund rate
(EUR/t net)

Quantities provided
(in t)

Provisionally preserved cherries

0812 10 00 9100

Peeled tomatoes

Preserved cherries

Prepared hazelnuts

2002 10 10 9100

2006 00 31 9000
2006 00 99 9100

2008 19 19 9100
2008 19 99 9100

Orange juice

With a sugar content of not
less than 10° Brix, but
less
than 22° Brix

2009 11 99 9110
2009 19 99 9110

With a sugar content of not
less than 55° Brix

2009 11 99 9150
2009 19 99 9150

(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:

A00: All destinations,
A20: All destinations except the United States of America,
F06: All destinations except the countries of North America.

F06

A20

F06

A00

A00

A00

55

50

170

66

6

32

3 358

50 000

338

405

353

354