Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/2004 of 23 June 2004 fixing the A1 and B export refunds for fruit and vegetables (tomatoes, oranges, table grapes, apples and peaches)
Date: 2004-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, grape, pip fruit, stone fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1153/2004

of 23 June 2004

fixing the A1 and B export refunds for fruit and vegetables (tomatoes, oranges, table grapes, apples
and peaches)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in particular the third subparagraph
of Article 35(3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 (2)
down the detailed rules of application for
refunds on fruit and vegetables.

lays
export

Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides
that, to the extent necessary for economically significant
exports, the products exported by the Community may
be covered by export refunds, within the limits resulting
from agreements concluded in accordance with Article
300 of the Treaty.

Under Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, care
must be taken to ensure that the trade flows previously
brought about by the refund scheme are not disrupted.
For this reason and because exports of fruit and vege-
tables are seasonal in nature, the quantities scheduled for
each product should be fixed, based on the agricultural
product nomenclature for export refunds established by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3). These
quantities must be allocated taking account of the perish-
ability of the products concerned.

(4)

Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides
that refunds must be fixed in the light of the existing
situation or outlook for fruit and vegetable prices on the

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003,
p. 64).

(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1176/2002 (OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69).

Community market and supplies available on the one
hand, and prices on the international market on the
the
also be
other hand. Account must
taken of
transport and marketing costs and of
the economic
aspect of the exports planned.

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.

international

The
special
requirements of certain markets may call for the refund
on a given product to vary according to its destination.

situation

trade

the

or

Tomatoes, oranges, table grapes, apples and peaches of
classes Extra, I and II of the common quality standards
can currently be exported in economically significant
quantities.

In order to ensure the best use of available resources and
in view of the structure of Community exports,
it is
appropriate to fix the A1 and B export refunds.

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
For system A1, the refund rates, the refund application
period and the scheduled quantities for the products concerned
are fixed in the Annex hereto.

For system B, the indicative refund rates, the licence application
period and the scheduled quantities for the products concerned
are fixed in the Annex hereto.

2.
The licences issued in respect of food aid as referred to in
Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (4)
shall not count against the eligible quantities in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 2004.

(3) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(4) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2180/2003 (OJ L 335, 22.12.2003, p. 1).

lation (EC) No 636/2004 (OJ L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 25)

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

Done at Brussels, 23 June 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

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to the Commission Regulation of 23 June 2004 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables (tomatoes,
oranges, table grapes, apples and peaches)

ANNEX

Product code (1)

Destination (2)

0702 00 00 9100

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

F08

A00

0806 10 10 9100

A00

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

0808 30 10 9100
0809 30 90 9100

F04, F09

F03

System A1
Refund application period 24.6.2004 to 9.9.2004

System B
Licence application period 1.7.2004 to 16.9.2004

Refund amount
(EUR/t net weight)

Scheduled quantiy
(t)

Indicative refund
amount
(EUR/t net weight)

Scheduled quantity
(t)

30

25

19

30

13

30

25

19

30

13

3 747

1 229

13 255

5 158

19 415

(1) The product codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1).
(2) The ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.

The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11).
The other destinations are defined as follows:
F03: All destinations except Switzerland.
F04: Sri Lanka, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Papua-New Guinea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina,

Mexico, Costa Rica and Japan.

F08: All destinations except Bulgaria.
F09: The following destinations:

— Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faeroe Islands, Romania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and
Montenegro, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia,
Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Shardjah, Ajman, Umm al Qalwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah), Kuwait, Yemen, Syria, Iran,
Jordan, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador and Colombia;

— African countries and territories except for South Africa;
— destinations referred to in Article 36 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 (OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11).