CELEX: 31991R1300
Language: en
Date: 1991-05-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1300/91 of 17 May 1991 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables

No L 123/ 16                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                  18 . 5. 91
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1300/91
                                                       of 17 May 1991
                                   fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                     Whereas tomatoes, fresh lemons, fresh sweet oranges,
                                                                 apples, peaches and nectarines of the common quality
                                                                 standards 'Extra' Class, Class I and Class II, 'Extra' Class
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                             and Class I table grapes, almonds and hazelnuts, and
                                                                 unshelled walnuts may at present be exported in econo­
                                                                 mically significant quantities ;
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
 Portugal,
                                                                 Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                                 refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the
                                                                 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (2), and in particular Article           tion to each other at any given moment within a band
30 (4) thereof,                                                      of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                     rate, multiplied by the correcting factor provided for
                                                                     in the last indent of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,             tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (5), as last amended by Regula­
                                                                     tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (6),
Whereas Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72                — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
provides that, to the extent necessary to allow econom­              average of the ecu rates published in the Official
ically significant quantities to be exported, the difference         Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
between prices in international trade for the products               a period to be determined, multiplied by the factor
referred to in that Article and prices for the products              referred to in the preceding indent ;
within the Community may be covered by an export
refund ;
                                                                 Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to
                                                                 the present market situation and to its future trends, and
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                 in particular to quotations and prices for fruit and vegeta­
2518/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down general rules             bles in the Community and in international trade that the
for the granting of refunds on exports of fruit and vegeta­      refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto ;
bles and criteria for fixing their amounts (3), as amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 2455/72 (4), provides that when
refunds are being fixed, account must be taken of the            Whereas the obligations under Article 5 (1 ) (b) of
existing situation and future trends with regard to prices       Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27
and availabilities of fruit and vegetables on the Commu­         November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for
nity market on the one hand and prices in international          the application of the system of export refunds on agri­
trade on the other ; whereas account must also be taken of       cultural products f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
the costs indicated in (b) of that Article and of the            No 1615/90 (8), may be relaxed in the case of exports to
economic aspects of the proposed exports ;                       non-member countries outside Europe ; whereas, in such
                                                                 a case, Article 19 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87
                                                                 may be applied ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
2518/69, when prices on the Community market are
being determined account must be taken of the prices             Whereas, for Spain and Portugal, the Act of Accession
which are most favourable from the exportation point of          introduced transitional measures by phases and stages
view ; whereas, when prices in international trade are           respectively ;
being determined, the quotations and prices referred to in
paragraph 2 of that Article must be taken into account ;         Whereas where Spain and, from the beginning of the
                                                                 second stage of transition on 1 January 1990, Portugal are
Whereas the situation with regard to international trade or      concerned when refunds are fixed, account is to be taken
the specific requirements of certain markets may make it         for each product in accordance with Articles 87 and 255
necessary to vary the refund for a given product according       of the Act of Accession, of economically justified price
to the destination of that product ;                             differences ;
(') OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 .                             O   OJ  No  L  164,  24.  6. 1985, p. 1 .
b) OJ No L 375, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 17.                            (6) OJ  No  L  201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
(3) OJ No L 318, 18. 12. 1969, p. 17.                            0   OJ  No  L  351 , 14.  12. 1987, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 266, 25. 11 . 1972, p. 7.                              (8) OJ  No  L  152,  16.  6. 1990, p. 33.
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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are        refunds applicable on products harvested on the one part
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                in Spain and on the other part in Portugal shall be those
Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,                             given in columns II and III of the Annex.
                                                                2. The provisions of Articles 5 ( l)(b) and 19 ( l)(c) of
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                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.
                         Article 1
                                                                                        Article 2
1.    The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be
as set out in column I of the Annex hereto. However, the        This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 1991 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 17 May 1991 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 17 May 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
   0702 00 10 900
   0702 00 90 100                                             4,50
   0702 00 90 900
   080212 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 00 000                  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
                                   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                       11,00                  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
                                                                                           l
      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.