CELEX: 32000R0067
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 67/2000 of 12 January 2000 fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables

13. 1. 2000             EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                          L 9/11
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 67/2000
                                                             of 12 January 2000
                                             fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                (6)     Whereas the international trade situation or the special
                                                                                   requirements of certain markets may call for the refund
                                                                                   on a given product to vary according to its destination;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                           (7)     Whereas tomatoes, lemons, oranges of classes Extra, I
                                                                                   and II of the common quality standards, shelled
                                                                                   almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell can currently be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28                          exported in economically significant quantities;
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 35(3) thereof,
                                                                           (8)     Whereas the application of the abovementioned rules to
                                                                                   the present and forecast market situation, and in partic-
                                                                                   ular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community and
(1)     Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 (3),                         international trade, gives the refund rates set out in the
        as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1303/1999 (4),                       Annex hereto;
        lays down detailed rules on export refunds on fruit and
        vegetables;
                                                                           (9)     Whereas, pursuant to Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC)
(2)     Whereas Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96,                       No 2200/96, the resources available should be used as
        provides that, to the extent necessary for economically                    efficiently as possible while avoiding discrimination
        significant quantities of the products listed in that Article              between traders; whereas, therefore, care should be
        to be exported, the difference between the international                   taken not to disturb the trade flows previously induced
        market prices for those products and their prices in the                   by the refund arrangements; whereas, for those reasons
        Community may be covered by export refunds;                                and because of the seasonal nature of exports of fruit
                                                                                   and vegetables, quotas should be fixed for each product;
(3)     Whereas Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96
        provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of the            (10)    Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (5),
        existing situation or the outlook for fruit and vegetable                  as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2765/1999 (6),
        prices on the Community market and supplies available                      establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for
        on the one hand, and prices on the international market                    export refunds;
        on the other hand; whereas account must also be taken
        of the costs referred to in Article 35(4)(b) of that Regula-
        tion and of the economic aspect of the exports planned;
                                                                           (11)    Whereas 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
(4)     Whereas, pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC)                      the system of import and export licences and advance
        No 2200/96, refunds are to be set with due regard to                       fixing certificates for agricultural products;
        the limits resulting from agreements concluded in
        accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty;
                                                                           (12)    Whereas, owing to the market situation, in order to
                                                                                   make the most efficient use of the resources available
(5)     Whereas, in accordance with Article 35(5) of Regulation                    and given the structure of Community exports, the most
        (EC) No 2200/96, prices on the Community market are                        appropriate method should be selected for export
        to be established in the light of the most favourable                      refunds on certain products and certain destinations and
        prices from the export standpoint; whereas international                   consequently refunds under the A1 and A2 licence
        trade prices are to be established in the light of the                     arrangements referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC)
        prices referred to in the second subparagraph of that                      No 2190/96 should not be fixed simultaneously for the
        paragraph;                                                                 export period in question;
(1) OJ L  297,  21.11.1996, p. 1.                                          (5) OJ L  366,  24.12.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L  160,  26.6.1999, p. 80.                                          (6) OJ L  338,  30.12.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L  292,  15.11.1996, p. 12.                                         (7) OJ L  331,  2.12.1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ L  155,  22.6.1999, p. 29.                                          (8) OJ L  135,  29.5.1999, p. 48.
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(13)   Whereas the quantities laid down for the various prod-          2.    Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
       ucts should be distributed in accordance with the               referred to in Article 14a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall
       different systems for the grant of the refund, taking           not count against the eligible quantities covered by the Annex.
       account in particular of their perishability;
(14)   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation            3.    Without prejudice to the application of Article 4(5) of
       are in accordance with the opinion of the Management            Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, the term of validity of A1 and A2
       Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,                             licences shall be two months.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                           Article 1                                                                Article 2
1.   The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be as set
out in the Annex hereto.                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2000.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                    Done at Brussels, 12 January 2000.
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                      Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                Member of the Commission
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                                                                              ANNEX
                                                   EXPORT REFUNDS ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
                                                                                                             System
                Product                                                                               Application periods
         (full definitions of
   eligible products are given                                                  A1                             A2                             B
                                                  Destination
             in the ‘Fruit                                               17.1 to 9.3.2000               18 to 20.1.2000               24.1 to 16.3.2000
                                     Product           or
           and vegetables’
                                       code       destination
               sector of                                                                        Indicative                     Indicative
                                                   group (1)        Refund
    Commission Regulation                                                            Scheduled    refund            Scheduled    refund            Scheduled
        (EEC) No 3846/87                                              rate
                                                                                      quantity      rate             quantity      rate             quantity
              amended)                                              (EUR/t
                                                                                         (t)      (EUR/t                (t)      (EUR/t                (t)
                                                                  net weight)
                                                                                               net weight)                    net weight)
Tomatoes                         0702 00 00 9100     A00               20                            20               5 750         20                4 395
Shelled almonds                  0802 12 90 9000     A00               50              215                                          50                   349
Hazelnuts in shell               0802 21 00 9000     A00               59                12
Shelled hazelnuts                0802 22 00 9000     A00             114               997                                        114                 1 195
Walnuts in shell                 0802 31 00 9000     A00               73                86                                         73                       7
Oranges                          0805 10 10 9100     A00               50                            50              49 614         50             103 469
                                 0805 10 30 9100
                                 0805 10 50 9100
Lemons                           0805 30 10 9100     A00               45                            45              19 856         45              20 086
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
    A00: All destinations.