Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/2004 of 10 August 2004 opening an invitation to tender for the allocation of A3 export licences for fruit and vegetables (tomatoes, oranges, table grapes and apples)
Date: 2004-08-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, citrus fruit, export licence, fruit vegetable, grape, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1431/2004

of 10 August 2004

opening an invitation to tender for the allocation of A3 export licences for fruit and vegetables
(tomatoes, oranges, table grapes and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

quantities must be allocated taking account of the perish-
ability of the products concerned.

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) thereof,

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

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides
that refunds must be fixed in the light of the existing
situation and outlook for fruit and vegetable prices on
the Community market and supplies available, on the
one hand, and, on the other hand, prices on the inter-
national market. Account must also be taken of
the
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 and apples of classes
Extra,
I and II of the common quality standards can
currently be exported in economically significant quan-
tities.

In order to ensure the best use of available resources and
in view of the structure of Community exports,
it is
appropriate to proceed by an open invitation to tender
the indicative refund amount and the
and to set
scheduled quantities for the period concerned.

(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 537/2004 (OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 9).

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

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

(9)

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

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

An invitation to tender for the allocation of A3 export
1.
licences is hereby opened. The products concerned, the tender
submission period, the indicative refund rates and the scheduled
quantities are laid down in the Annex hereto.

shall not count against the eligible quantities in the Annex
hereto.

3.
Notwithstanding Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No
1961/2001, the term of validity of the A3 licences shall be
two months.

The licences issued in respect of food aid as referred to in
2.
Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (1)

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 September 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 August 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.

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ANNEX

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE ALLOCATION OF A3 EXPORT LICENCES FOR FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES (TOMATOES, ORANGES, TABLE GRAPES AND APPLES)

Tender submission period: 8 to 9 September 2004

Product code (1)

Destination (2)

Indicative refund
amount
(EUR/tonnes net)

Scheduled quantity
(tonnes)

0702 00 00 9100

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

0806 10 10 9100

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

F08

A00

A00

F04, F09

30

25

24

29

2 158

6 712

11 203

7 334

(1) The product codes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1).
(2) The ‘A’ series destination codes are defined 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 Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan,

Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica.

F08 All destinations except Bulgaria.
F09 The following destinations:

— Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faeroe Islands, Romania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, 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, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qalwain, Ras al Khaimah and Fujairah), Kuwait, Yemen, Syria, Iran, Jordan, Bolivia, Brazil,
Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador and Colombia,
— African countries and territories except South Africa,
— destinations referred to in Article 36 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 (OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11).