Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2007 of 13 February 2007 fixing the A1 and B export refunds for fruit and vegetables (tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples)
Date: 2007-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export refund, fruit vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 134/2007

of 13 February 2007

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

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 sub-
paragraph of Article 35(3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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.

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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

special
The
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,
lemons, table grapes and apples 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
it is
in view of the structure of Community exports,
appropriate to fix the A1 and B export refunds.

The Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vege-
tables has not delivered an opinion within the time-
limit set by its chairman,

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.

(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 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February 2007.

(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 1854/2006 (OJ L 361, 19.12.2006, p. 1).

lation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52).

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

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to the Commission Regulation of 13 February 2007 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables
(tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples)

ANNEX

Product code (1)

Destination (2)

0702 00 00 9100

0805 10 20 9100

0805 50 10 9100

0808 10 80 9100

A00

A00

A00

F09

System A1
Refund application period 22.2.2007 to 23.6.2007

System B
Licence application period 1.3.2007 to 30.6.2007

Refund amount
(EUR/t net weight)

Scheduled quantiy
(t)

Indicative refund amount
(EUR/t net weight)

Scheduled quantity
(t)

20

28

50

22

20

28

50

22

6 000

16 667

3 667

31 667

(1)
(2)

The product codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as amended.
The ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.
The other destinations are defined as follows:
F09: The following destinations:

— Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faeroe Islands, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro
(including Kosovo, as defined in UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999), 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, 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).