CELEX: 31997R0351
Language: en
Date: 1997-02-27 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 351/97 of 27 February 1997 fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables

No L 59/4          ( en I               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 28 . 2. 97
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 351 /97
                                                        of 27 February 1997
                                         fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         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,
                                                                      Whereas tomatoes, lemons, oranges and apples of classes
                                                                      Extra, I and II of the common quality standards, shelled
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of             almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell can currently be
   28 October 1996 on the common organization of the                  exported in economically significant quantities;
   market in fruit and vegetables ('), and in particular Article
   35 ( 11 ) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas the representative market rates as defined in
  Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of 14                 Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28
  November 1996 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC)               December 1992 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
  No 324/97 (3), lays down detailed rules on export refunds           No 1 50/95 (*), are used to convert amounts expressed in
  on fruit and vegetables;                                            currencies of third countries and provide the basis for
                                                                      determining the agricultural conversion rates for the
                                                                      Member States' currencies; whereas rules for determining
                                                                      and applying those conversion rates are laid down in
  Whereas Article 35 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EC) No              Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April
  2200/96, provides that, to the extent necessary for eco­            1993 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
  nomically significant quantities of the products listed in          1482/96 0;
  that Article to be exported, the difference between the
  international market prices for those products and their
  prices in the Community may be covered by export
 refunds;
                                                                     Whereas the application of the abovementioned rules to
                                                                     the present and forecast market situation, and in par­
                                                                     ticular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community
 Whereas Article 35 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96                and international trade, gives the refund rates set out in
 provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of the             the Annex hereto;
 existing situation or the 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 other hand; whereas account must also be taken of
                                                                     Whereas, pursuant to Article 35 (2) of Regulation (EC) No
 the costs referred to in Article 26 (4) (b) of that Regulation      2200/96, the resources available should be used as effi­
 and of the economic aspect of the exports planned;                  ciently as possible while avoiding discrimination between
                                                                     traders; whereas, therefore, care should be taken not to
                                                                     disturb the trade flows previously induced by the refund
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 35 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EC) No         arrangements; whereas, for those reasons and because of
 2200/96, refunds are to be set with due regard to the               the seasonal nature of exports of fruit and vegetables,
 limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance            quotas should be fixed for each product;
with Article 228 of the Treaty;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 35 (5) of Regulation            Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (8),
                                                                    as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/96 (9), estab­
(EC) No 2200/96, prices on the Community market are to              lishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export
be established in the light of the most favourable prices
                                                                    refunds;
from the export standpoint; whereas international trade
prices are to be established in the light of the prices
referred to in the second subparagraph of that paragraph;           (4)  OJ No  L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
                                                                    O    OJ No  L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
                                                                    (")  OJ No  L 108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(') OJ No L 297, 21 . 11 . 1996, p. 1 .                             0    OJ No  L 188 , 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.
(2) OJ No L 292, 15. 11 . 1996, p. 12.                              (8)  OJ No  L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
 ' OJ No L 52, 22. 2. 1997, p. 10 .                                 0    OJ No  L 305, 27. 11 . 1996, p. 1 .
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Whereas, owing to the market situation, in order to make          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 the most efficient use of the resources available and given
the structure of Community exports, the most appropriate                                   Article 1
method should be selected for export refunds on certain
 products and consequently refunds under the Al and A2            1.    The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be
                                                                  as set out in the Annex hereto .
licence arrangements referred to in Article 1 of Regula­
tion (EC) No 2190/96 should not be fixed simultaneously           2.    Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
for the export period in question; whereas under the A2           referred to in Article 14a of Commission Regulation
system a distinction should be made between close and             (EEC) No 3719/88 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
more remote destinations;                                         No 2402/96 (2), laying down common detailed rules for
                                                                  the application of the system of import and export
                                                                  licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural
Whereas account should be taken of the definitive rates           products shall not count against the eligible quantities
                                                                  covered by paragraph 1 .
under the A2 system fixed for the preceding licence
application period;                                               3 . Without prejudice to the application of Article 4 (5)
                                                                 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, the term of validity of Al
                                                                 and A2 licences shall be two months .
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 6 March 1997.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 27 February 1997.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
                                                                (') OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988 , p. 1 .
                                                                 2 OJ No L 327, 18 . 12. 1996, p. 14.
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                                                                                      ANNEX
                                                  EXPORT REFUNDS ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
              Product                                                   Al                                            A2                                                 B
       ( Full definitions of                                    applications from                          applications from                               Export period from
  eligible products are given                            6 . 3 . 1997 to 28 . 4 . 1997               7. 3 . 1997 to 13 . 3 . 1997                     13 . 3 . 1997 to 5 . 5. 1997
           in the ' Fruit
                                     Product
          and vegetables'              code                                                                      Indicative                                       Indicative
             section of                          Destination          Refund                 Destination                                      Destination
                                                                                  Scheduled                        refund          Indicative                       refund     Indicative
    Commission Regulation                             or               rate                       or                                               or
      ( EEC) No 3846/87                          destination      (ECU/tonnes       quantity destination
                                                                                                                     rate           quantity  destination
                                                                                                                                                                       rate     quantity
             amended)                                                               (tonnes)                  (ECU/tonnes           (tonnes)                   ( ECU/tonnes     (tonnes)
                                                  group (')        net weight)                group (')        net weight)                     group (')
                                                                                                                                                                 net weight)
 Tomatoes                        0702 00 15 9100      F                36,2           8 046
                                 0702 00 20 9100
                                0702 00 25 9100
                                0702  00 30 9100
                                0702  00 35 9100
                                0702  00 40 9100
                                0702  00 45 9100
                                0702  00 50 9100
 Shelled almonds                0802 12 90 9000       F                77,9             354                                                        F                  77,9          232
 Hazelnuts in shell             0802 21 00 9000       F                91,0              11                                                        F                  91,0            7
Shelled hazelnuts               0802 22 00 9000       F               175,6             648                                                        F                175,6          425
Walnuts in shell                0802 31 00 9000      F                112,9               6                                                       F                 1 1 2,9           3
Oranges                         0805  10 01 9200   XYC                 94,0                     XC                 94,0            32 579       XYC                   94,0     47 1 65
                                0805  10 05 9200
                                0805  10 09 9200
                                0805  10 11 9200
                                0805 10 15 9200
                                0805 10 19 9200
                               0805 10 21 9200
                               0805 10 25 9200
                               0805 10 29 9200
                               0805 10 31 9200
                               0805 10 33 9200
                               0805 10 35 9200                                                  Y                   94,0           14 586
                               0805 10 37 9200
                               0805 10 38 9200
                               0805 10 39 9200
                               0805 10 42 9200
                               0805 10 44 9200
                               0805 10 46 9200
                               0805 10 51 9200
                               0805 10 55 9200
                               0805 10 59 9200
                               0805 10 61 9200
                               0805 10 65 9200
                               0805 10 69 9200
Lemons                         0805 30 20 9100      F                108,7         19 205                                                        F                 108,7        5 378
                               0805 30 30 9100
                               0805 30 40 9100                                                             íSlilÍIISIÍIIII^IIIII )
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              Product                                                      Al                                         A2                                                  B
       (Full definitions of                                        applications from                          applications from                               Export period from
  eligible products are given                               6 . 3 . 1997 to 28 . 4. 1997               7 . 3 . 1997 to 13 . 3 . 1997                      13 . 3 . 1997 to 5 . 5 . 1997
           in the ' Fruit
                                     Product
          and vegetables'              code                                                                       Indicative                                         Indicative
             section of                             Destination         Refund                 Destination                                   Destination
                                                                                     Scheduled                      refund       Indicative                            refund         Indicative
    Commission Regulation                                or               rate                      or                                                or
       (EEC) No 3846/87                                                               quantity destination
                                                                                                                      rate        quantity    destination
                                                                                                                                                                         rate          quantity
                                                    destination      (ECU/tonnes      (tonnes)                  (ECU/tonnes       (tonnes)                         (ECU/tonnes         (tonnes)
             amended)                                group (')        net weight)               group (')                                       group (')
                                                                                                                 net weight)                                        net weight)
 Table grapes                   0806  10 21  9200        F                39,0
                                0806  10 29  9200
                                0806  10 30  9200
                                0806  10 40  9200
                                0806  10 50  9200
                                0806  10 61  9200
                                0806  10 69  9200
                                                                                                                                            ............ mmmm
Apples                          0808  10 51  9910        X                29,0                      X                29,0          2 749
                                0808  10 53  9910
                                0808  10 59  9910
                                                                                                                                            L
                                0808  10 61  9910        Y               23,0                       Y                23,0          1 784
                                0808 10 63 9910
                                0808 10 69 9910
                                                                                                                                                                                   ..-.................
                                0808  10 71  9910        Z                56,0                      z                S6,0          1 1 47
                                0808  10 73  9910
                                0808  10 79  9910
                                0808 10  92  9910
                                0808 10  94  9910
                                0808 10  98  9910
Peaches and nectarines          0809 30  11  9100        E                40,2
                                0809 30  19  9100
                                0809 30  21  9100
                                0809 30  29  9100
                                0809 30  31  9100
                                0809 30  39  9100
                                0809 30  41  9100
                                0809 30  49  9100
                                0809 30  51  9100
                                0809 30  59  9100
(') The destination codes are defined as follows:
    X: Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Former Yugoslav Republic
         of Macedonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Malta.
    Y: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.
    Z: Faeroes, African countries and territories except South Africa, countries of the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates (Abu
         Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah), Kuwait, Yemen), Syria, Iran, Jordan, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador,
         Colombia .
    C: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia.
    D: Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica.
    E : All destinations except Switzerland.
    F: All destinations.