CELEX: 32000R0888
Language: en
Date: 2000-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 888/2000 of 28 April 2000 fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables

L 104/50               EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                       29.4.2000
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 888/2000
                                                             of 28 April 2000
                                            fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               (6)     The international trade situation or the special require-
                                                                                  ments 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)     Tomatoes, lemons, oranges, apples, peaches and nectar-
                                                                                  ines of classes Extra, I and II of the common quality
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28                         standards, shelled almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in                          shell can currently be exported in economically signifi-
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                   cant quantities.
1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 35(3) thereof,
                                                                          (8)     The application of the abovementioned rules to the
Whereas:                                                                          present and forecast market situation, and in particular
                                                                                  to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community and
                                                                                  international trade, gives the refund rates set out in the
(1)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 (3), as last                        Annex hereto.
        amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/2000 (4), lays
        down detailed rules on export refunds on fruit and
        vegetables.
                                                                          (9)     Pursuant to Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/
                                                                                  96, the resources available should be used as efficiently
                                                                                  as possible while avoiding discrimination between
(2)     Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, provides                     traders. Therefore, care should be taken not to disturb
        that, to the extent necessary for economically significant                the trade flows previously induced by the refund
        quantities of the products listed in that Article to be                   arrangements. For those reasons and because of the
        exported, the difference between the international                        seasonal nature of exports of fruit and vegetables, quotas
        market prices for those products and their prices in the                  should be fixed for each product.
        Community may be covered by export refunds.
                                                                          (10)    Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (5), as last
(3)     Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides                      amended by Regulation (EC) No 2765/1999 (6), estab-
        that refunds must be fixed in the light of the existing                   lishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export
        situation or the outlook for fruit and vegetable prices on                refunds.
        the Community market and supplies available on the
        one hand, and prices on the international market on the
        other hand. Account must also be taken of the costs
        referred to in Article 35(4)(b) of that Regulation and of         (11)    Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (7), as last
        the economic aspect of the exports planned.                               amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999 (8), lays
                                                                                  down common detailed rules for the application of the
                                                                                  system of import and export licences and advance fixing
(4)     Pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/                     certificates for agricultural products.
        96, refunds are to be set with due regard to the limits
        resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with
        Article 300 of the Treaty.
                                                                          (12)    Owing to the market situation, in order to make the
                                                                                  most efficient use of the resources available and given
                                                                                  the structure of Community exports, the most appro-
(5)     In accordance with Article 35(5) of Regulation (EC) No                    priate method should be selected for export refunds on
        2200/96, prices on the Community market are to be                         certain products and certain destinations and conse-
        established in the light of the most favourable prices                    quently refunds under the A1 and A2 licence arrange-
        from the export standpoint. International trade prices                    ments referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
        are to be established in the light of the prices referred to              2190/96 should not be fixed simultaneously for the
        in the second subparagraph of that 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  34, 9.2.2000, p. 16.                                            (8) OJ L  135,  29.5.1999, p. 48.
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(13)  The quantities laid down for the various products should         2.    Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
      be distributed in accordance with the different systems          referred to in Article 14a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall
      for the grant of the refund, taking account in particular        not count against the eligible quantities covered by the Annex.
      of their perishability.
(14)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in              3.    Without prejudice to the application of Article 4(5) of
      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 10 May 2000.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                   Done at Brussels, 28 April 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                                                             10.5 to 23.6.2000                   11 to 15.5.2000                    17.5 to 30.6.2000
                                        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               8 808              20              17 616
Shelled almonds                   0802 12 90 9000              A00                   50               424                                                   50                   424
Hazelnuts in shell                0802 21 00 9000              A00
Shelled hazelnuts                 0802 22 00 9000              A00                 114                668                                                 114                    668
Walnuts in shell                  0802 31 00 9000              A00
Oranges                           0805 10 10 9100              A00                   50                                 50               6 920              50              13 839
                                  0805 10 30 9100
                                  0805 10 50 9100
Lemons                            0805 30 10 9100              A00                   50                                 50              11 298              50              11 298
Apples                            0808 10 20 9100              F07                   40                                 40               5 044              40                3 456
                                  0808 10 50 9100
                                  0808 10 90 9100
Peaches and nectarines            0809 30 10 9100              A21                   27                                 27                  584             27                1 168
                                  0809 30 90 9100
(1) The destination codes are defined as follows:
    A00: All destinations.
    A21: All destinations except Switzerland.
    F07: Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faeroes, 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, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,
             Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, destinations referred to in Article 36 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, 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 Qalwain, Ras al Khaimah,
             Fujairah), Kuwait, Yemen), Syria, Iran, Jordan, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador and Colombia.