CELEX: 31989R1698
Language: en
Date: 1989-06-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1698/89 of 15 June 1989 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables

16. 6 . 89                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 166/ 17
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1698/89
                                                         of 15 June 1989
                                      fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         necessary to vary the refund for a given product according
                                                                    to the destination of that product ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 Whereas the refund applicable to exports of tomatoes to
                                                                    Sweden should be reduced during the period 1 July to 30
                                                                    September pursuant to the undertakings entered into with
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  that country under the 1980 agreement Q ;
Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72                Whereas tomatoes, sweet fresh oranges, fresh lemons,
of > 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the                  apples, peaches and nectarines of the common quality
                                                                    standards 'Extra' Class, Class I and Class II, 'Extra' Class
market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 19/89 (2), and in particular Article        and Class I table grapes, almonds and hazelnuts, and
30 (4) thereof,                                                     unshelled walnuts may at present be exported in econo­
                                                                    mically significant quantities ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
                                                                    Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                                    refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Whereas Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
provides that, to the extent necessary to allow econom­
ically significant quantities to be exported, the difference        — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
between prices in international trade for the products                   tion to each other at any given moment within a band
referred to in that Article and prices for the products                  of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
within the Community may be covered by an export                         rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the
refund ;                                                                 last indent of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regulation
                                                                         (EEC) No 1 676/85 (*), as last amended by Regulation
                                                                         (EEC) No 1636/87 0 ;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2518/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down general rules                — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
for the granting of refunds on exports of fruit and vegeta­              arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
bles and criteria for fixing their amounts (3), as amended               these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
by Regulation (EEC) No 2455/72 (4), provides that when                    tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
refunds are being fixed, account must be taken of the                     previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
existing situation and future trends with regard to prices
and availabilities of fruit and vegetables on the Commu­
nity market on the one hand and prices in international             Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
trade on the other ; whereas account must also be taken of          the present market situation and to its future trends, and
the costs indicated in (b) of that Article and of the                in particular to quotations and prices for fruit and vegeta­
economic aspects of the proposed exports ;                           bles in the Community and in international trade that the
                                                                     refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
2518/69, when prices on the Community market are                    Whereas the obligations under Article 5 ( 1 ) (b) of
being determined account must be taken of the prices                 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27
which are most favourable from the exportation point of              November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for
view ; whereas, when prices in international trade are               the application of the system of export refunds on agri­
being determined, the quotations and prices referred to in           cultural products (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
paragraph 2 of that Article must be taken into account ;             No 3993/88 ('), may be relaxed in the case of exports to
                                                                     non-member countries outside Europe ; whereas, in such
                                                                     a case, Article 19 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87
Whereas the situation with regard to international trade or          may be applied ;
the specific requirements of certain markets may make it
                                                                     O OJ No L 194, 28 . 7. 1980, p. 12.
(') OJ  No  L  118, 20.  5. 1972, p. 1 .                             Is) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 J) OJ  No  L  118, 29.  4. 1989, p. 12.                             f) OJ No L 153, 13 . 6. 1987, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L 318,  18 . 12. 1969, p. 17.                            (8) OJ No L 351 , 14. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L 266,  25.  11 . 1972, p. 7.                            O OJ No L 354, 22. 12. 1988, p. 22.
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Whereas, for Spain and Portugal, the Act of Accession            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
introduce transitional measures by phases and stages             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
respectively ; whereas, in particular as regards the arrange­    Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
ments applicable to exports to Spain from the Commu­
nity as constituted at 31 December 1985, Article 141
provides that, during the first phase, the Community is          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
not in principle to grant export refunds ; whereas,
pursuant to Article 146, the Kingdom of Spain is to be a
authorized to maintain, during the first phase, for exports                              Article 1
to third countries, the arrangements in force before its
accession for such trade, including any export aid or            1.   The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be
                                                                 as set out in the Annex hereto.
subsidies ; whereas Article 275 provides for a special
procedure for the grant of refunds on exports to Portugal
from the Community as constituted at 31 December                 2. The provisions of Articles 5 ( l)(b) and 19 ( l)(c) of
1985 ; whereas, pursuant to Article 283, the Portuguese          Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall apply to exports of
Republic is to be authorized to maintain, during the first       sweet oranges, lemons, walnuts in shell, shelled hazelnuts
stage, for exports to third countries, the arrangements in       and apples as set out in the Annex hereto.
force before its accession for such trade, including any
export aid or subsidies ; whereas, under those circum­                                   Article 2
stances, refunds for such exports should not be provided
for in this Regulation ;                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 June 1989 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 15 June 1989.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
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                                                      ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of IS June 1989 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vege­
                                                         tables
                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg net)
                    Product code                Destination of refund (')   Amount of refund (2)
                  0702 00 10 100                                                   4,50 (3)
                  0702 00 10 900                           —                        —    ■
                  0702 00 90 100                                                   4,50 (3)
                  0702 00 90 900                           —                        —
                  080212 90 000                                                     9,67
                  0802 21 00 000           l                                      11,30
                  0802 22 00 000                                                  21,80
                  0802 31 00 000           l                                      14,00     '
                  0805 10 11 100                           01                       8,00
                                                           09                       5,32
                  0805 10 11 300                           01                     14,50
                                                           09                       9,67
                  0805 10 11 900                           —                        —
                  0805 10 15 100                           01                     17,00
                                                           09                     12,00
                  0805 10 15 300                           01                     14,50
                                                           09                       9,67
                  0805 10 15 900                           —                        —
                  0805 10 19 100                           01                       8,00
                                                           09                       5,32
                  0805 10 19 300                           01                     14,50
                                                           09                       9,67
                  0805 10 19 900                           —                        —
                  0805 10 21 100                           01                       8,00
                                                           09                       5,32
                  0805 10 21 300                           01                     14,50
                                                           09                       9,67
                  0805 10 21 900                           —                        —
                  0805 10 25 100                           01                     17,00
                                                           09                     12,00
                  0805 10 25 300                           01                     14,50
                                                           09                       9,67
                  0805 10 25 900                           —                        —
                  0805 10 29 100                           01                       8,00
                                                           09                       5,32
                  0805 10 29 300                           01                     14,50
                                                           09                       9,67
                  0805 10 29 900                           —                        —
                  0805 10 31 100                           01                       8,00
                                                           09                       5,32
                  0805 10 31 300                           01                      14,50
                                                           09                       9,67
                   0805 10 31 900                          —                         —
                   0805 10 35 100                          01                      17,00
                                                           09                      12,00
                   0805 10 35 300                          01                      14,50
                                                           09                       9,67
                   0805 10 35 900                          —
                                                                                     —
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                                                                                (ECU/100 kg net)
                Product code                Destination of refund (') Amount of refund (J)
              0805 10 39 100                           01                    8,00
                                                       09                    5,32
              080510 39 300                            01                  14,50
                                                       09                    9,67
              0805 10 39 900                           —
                                                                             —
              0805 10 41 100                           01                    8,00
                                                       09                    5,32
              0805 10 41 300                           01                  14,50
                                                       09                    9,67
              0805 10 41 900                           —                     —
              0805 10 45 100                           01                  17,00
                                                       09                  12,00
              080510 45 300                            01                  14,50
                                                       09                    9,67
              0805 10 45 900                          —                      —
              0805 10 49 100                           01                    8,00
                                                      09                     5,32
              0805 10 49 300                          01                   14,50
                                                      09                     9,67
              0805 10 49 900                          —                      —
              0805 20 50 100           \                                     —
              0805 20 50 900                          —
                                                                             —    .
              0805 30 10 100                          01                   15,00
                                                      09                   10,00
              0805 30 10 900                          —                      —    .
              0806 10 11 100                                                4,84
              0806 10 11 300           l                                    4,84
              0806 10 11 900                          —
              0806 10 15 100                                                4,84
              0806 10 15 300                                                4,84
              0806 10 15 900                          —                      —      ■
              0806 10 19 100                                                4,84
              0806 10 19 300                                                4,84
              0806 10 19 900                          —                      —       .
              0808 1091 100                           —                      —
              0808 10 91 910                          02                   14,00
            l                                         03                    4,50
                                                      04                     —
              0808 10 91 990                          —                      —
              0808 10 93 100                          —                      —
              0808 10 93 910                          02                   14,00
                                                      03                    4,50
                                                      04                     —
              0808 10 93 990                          —                      —
              0808 10 99 100                          —   -                  —
              0808 10 99 910                          02                   14,00
                                                      03                    4,50
                                                      04                     —
              0808 10 99 990                          —                      —
              0809 30 00 110                          05                    5,00
              0809 30 00 190                          —                      —
              0809 30 00 900                          05                    5,00
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          Notes :
          (') The destinations are as follows :
              01 Countries or States with a planned economy in central or eastern Europe and Yugoslavia,
              02 Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda,
                 Somalia, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, the countries of the Arabian peninsu­
                 la including the territories attached thereto (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab
                  Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Fujairah and Ras al Khaimah), Yemen Arab
                 Republic and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen), Iran, Iraq and Jordan,
              03 Countries and territories of Africa other than those mentioned above and South Africa, Syria, countries with a
                  planned economy in central or eastern Europe, Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador,
                  Colombia, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, the Faroe Islands, Finland and Greenland,
              04 Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan,
              05 All destinations excluding Switzerland and Austria,
              09 Other destinations.
          (2) The refunds fixed in this Regulation shall not apply to exports :
              — to Spain and Portugal from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985,
              — to third countries from Spain and tiers.
          (3) For exports to Sweden in the period 1 July to 30 September 1989, the refund is reduced to 0,68 ECU/ 100 kg.