CELEX: 31991R1691
Language: en
Date: 1991-06-20
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1691/91 of 19 June 1991 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables

No L 156/8                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  20 . 6. 91
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1691/91
                                                          of 19 June 1991
                                       fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          September pursuant to the undertakings entered into with
                                                                     that country under the 1980 agreement Q ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                  Whereas the situation with regard to international trade or
                                                                     the specific requirements of certain markets may make it
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  necessary to vary the refund for a given product according
                                                                     to the destination of that product ;
Portugal,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72                Whereas tomatoes, fresh lemons, fresh sweet oranges,
of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the                     apples, peaches and nectarines of the common quality
market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by               standards 'Extra' Class, Class I and Class II, 'Extra' Class
Regulation (EEC) No 1623/91 (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 correcting factor provided for
refund ;                                                                  in the last indent of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­
                                                                          tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (6) as last amended by Regula­
                                                                          tion (EEC) No 2205/90 I7),
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2518/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down general rules                 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
for the granting of refunds on exports of fruit and vegeta­               average of the ecu rates published in the Official
bles and criteria for fixing their amounts (3), as amended               Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
by Regulation (EEC) No 2455/72 (4), provides that when                    a period to be determined, multiplied by the factor
refunds are being fixed, account must be taken of the                     referred to in the preceding indent ;
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 products (8), amended by Regulation
paragraph 2 of that Article must be taken into account ;             (EEC) No 1615/90 (9), 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
Whereas the refund applicable to exports of tomatoes to              (EEC) No 3665/87 may be applied ;
Sweden should be reduced during the period 1 July to 30
                                                                     (5) OJ  No   L 194,  28 . 7. 1980, p. 12.
(') OJ No  L  118 , 20.  5. 1972, p. 1 .                             (6) OJ  No  L  164,  24.  6. 1985, p. 1 .
 2) OJ No  L  150,  15.  6. 1991 , p. 8 .                            O   OJ  No  L  201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
(3) OJ No  L  318,  18 . 12. 1969, p. 17.                            (8) OJ  No   L 351 , 14.  12. 1987, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No  L  266,  25.  11 . 1972, p. 7.                            O   OJ  No   L 152,  16 . 6. 1990, p. 33.
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Whereas, for Spain and Portugal, the Act of Accession          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
introduced transitional measures by phases and stages
respectively ;                                                                         Article 1
                                                               1.    The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be
                                                               as set out in column I of the Annex hereto. However, the
Whereas where Spain and, from the beginning of the             refunds applicable on products harvested on the one part
second stage of transition on 1 January 1990, Portugal are     in Spain and on the other part in Portugal shall be those
concerned when refunds are fixed, account is to be taken       given in columns II and III of the Annex.
for each product in accordance with Articles 87 and 255
of the Act of Accession, of economically justified price       2. The provisions of Articles 5 (l)(b) and 19 (l)(c) of
differences :                                                  Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall apply to exports of
                                                               fresh sweet oranges, lemons, walnuts in shell, shelled
                                                               hazelnuts, and apples as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                               Article 2
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 1991 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 19 June 1991 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX
                   to the Commission Regulation of 19 June 1991 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vege^
                                                                    tables
                                                                                                              (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                               Amounts of refunds
       Product code         Destination of refund (')      Community as
                                                           constituted on          Spain (II)             Portugal (III)
                                                        31 December 1985(1)
     0702 00 10 100                                              4,50 (2)
     0702 00 10 900                   —                          —                    —                        —
     0702 00 90 100       ||                                     4,50 (^)             —                        —
     0702 00 90 900                   —                          —                    —                        —
     0802 12 90 000                   07                         9,67                 9,67                     9,67
     0802 21 00 000                   07                       11,30                11,30                    11,30
     0802 22 00 000                   07                       21,80                21,80                    21,80
     0802 31 00000                    07                       14,00                14,00                    14,00
     0805 10 11 100                   01                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 11 300                   01                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 11 900       \                                      —                    —                        —
     0805 10 15 100                   01                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
     0805 10 15 300                   01                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
     0805 10 15 900                   —                          —                    —                        —
     0805 10 19 100                   01                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
     0805 10 19 300                   01                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
     0805 10 19 900                   —                          —                    —                        —
     0805 10 21 100                   01                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
     0805 10 21 300                   01                       11,00                  7,00                    4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 21 900                   —                          —                    __                       —
     0805 10 25 100                   01                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 25 300                   01                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
l                                     06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 25 900                   —                          —                    —                        —
     0805 10 29 100                   01                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
\                                     06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 29 300                   01                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 29 900                   —                          —                    —                        —
     0805 10 31 100                   01                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 31 300                   01                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 31 900                   —
                                                                                      —                        —
     0805 10 35 100                   01                       1 1 ,00                7,00                     4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 35 300                   01                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
                                      06                       11,00                  7,00                     4,74
     0805 10 35 900                   —                          —                    —                        —
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                                                                                                  (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                          Amounts of refunds
         Product code  Destination of refund (')       Community as
                                                       constituted on         Spain (II)     Portugal (III)
                                                    31 December 1985(1)
       0805 10 39 100             01                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
                                  06                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
       0805 10 39 300             01                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
                                  06                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
       0805 10 39 900             —
                                                             —                   —                —
       0805 10 41 100             01                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
\                                 06                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
       0805 10 41 300             01                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
                                  06                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
       0805 10 41 900             —                          —
                                                                                 —                 —
       0805 10 45 100             01                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
                                  06                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
       0805 10 45 300             01                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
                                  06                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
       0805 10 45 900             —
                                                             —                   —                —
       0805 10 49 100             01                       11,00                 7,00          • 4,74
                                  06                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
       0805 10 49 300             01                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
                                  06                       11,00                 7,00             4,74
       0805 10 49 900             —                          —                   —                 —
       0805 20 50 100             —
                                                             —                   —                 —
       0805 20 50 900             —
                                                             —                   —                 —
       0805 30 10 100             07                       13,50                 5,66             3,39
       0805 30 10 900             —
                                                             —                   —                 —
       0806 10 11 100             07                         4,84                4,84              —
       0806 10 11 300             07                         4,84                4,84              —
       0806 10 11 900             —
                                                             —
                                                                                 —                 —
       0806 10 15 100             07                         4,84                4,84              —
       0806 10 15 300             07                         4,84                4,84              —
        0806 10 15 900            —
                                                             —                   —                 —
        0806 10 19 100            07                         4,84                4,84              —
       0806 10 19 300             07                         4,84                4,84              —
        0806 10 19 900            —
                                                              —
                                                                                 —                 —
        0808 10 91 100            —
                                                              —                  —                 —
        0808 10 91 910            02                        14,00                5,50              7,79
                                  03                         4,50                —
                                                                                                   —
\                                 04                         —                   —                 —
        0808 10 91 990            —
                                                              —
                                                                                 —                 —
        0808 10 93 100            —
                                                              —
                                                                                 —
                                                                                                   —
        0808 10 93 910            02                        14,00                5,50              7,79
                                  03                         4,50                —
                                                                                                   —
                                  04                          —                  —
                                                                                                   —
        0808 10 93 990            —
                                                              —                  —                 —
        0808 10 99 100            —
                                                              —                   —                —
        0808 10 99 910            02                        14,00                5,50              7,79
                                  03                         4,50                 —
                                                                                                   —
                                . 04                          —
                                                                                  —
                                                                                                   —
        0808 10 99 990            —                           —
                                                                                  —
                                                                                                   —
        0809 30 00 110            05                          5,00               3,50              5,00
        0809 30 00 190            —
                                                              —                   —
                                                                                                   —
        0809 30 00 900            05                          5,00                5,00             5,00
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(') 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, Republic of Djibouti, the countries of the Arabian peninsula including the territories attached thereto (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain , Qatar,
       Oman, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai , Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Fujairah and Ras al Khaimah), Yemen, Iran 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, Green­
       land and Malta,
    04 Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan,
    05 all destinations excluding Switzerland, Austria and that part of Community territory located outside the customs territory of the Community,
    06 Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden , Greenland, Norway, Iceland and Malta,
    07 All destinations excepting that part of Community territory located outside the customs territory of the Comunity.
(2) For exports to Sweden in the period 1 July to 30 September 1991 , the refund is reduced to ECU 0,95 100 kg.