CELEX: 31997R1744
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-05 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1744/97 of 5 September 1997 fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables

L 244/ 12          I EN I               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 6. 9 . 97
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1744/97
                                                     of 5 September 1997
                                      fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       prices are to be established in the light of the prices
                                                                  referred to in the second subparagraph of that paragraph;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Whereas the international trade situation or the special
Community,                                                        requirements of certain markets may call for the refund
                                                                  on a given product to vary according to its destination;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of            Whereas tomatoes, lemons, oranges, peaches and
28 October 1996 on the common organization of the
                                                                  nectarines, apples of classes Extra, I and II of the
market in fruit and vegetables ('), and in particular Article     common quality standards, table grapes of classes Extra
35 ( 11 ) thereof,                                                and I, shelled almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell can
                                                                  currently be exported in economically significant quanti­
                                                                  ties;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 (2), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 610/97 (3), lays down
detailed rules on export refunds on fruit and vegetables;         Whereas the representative market rates as defined in
                                                                  Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 381 3/92 (4), as
                                                                  last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (5), are used
                                                                  to convert amounts expressed in currencies of third coun­
Whereas Article 35 (1 ) of Council Regulation (EC) No             tries and provide the basis for determining the agricul­
                                                                  tural conversion rates for the Member States' currencies;
2200/96, provides that, to the extent necessary for eco­
nomically significant quantities of the products listed in        whereas rules for determining and applying those conver­
that Article to be exported, the difference between the           sion rates are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC)
international market prices for those products and their          No 1 068/93 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
prices in the Community may be covered by export                  1482/96 0;
refunds;
                                                                  Whereas the application of the abovementioned rules to
                                                                  the present and forecast market situation, and in par­
Whereas Article 35 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96              ticular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community
provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of the           and international trade, gives the refund rates set out in
existing situation or the outlook for fruit and vegetable         the Annex hereto;
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
                                                                  arrangements; whereas, for those reasons and because of
Whereas, pursuant to Article 35 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EC) No       the seasonal nature of exports of fruit and vegetables,
2200/96, refunds are to be set with due regard to the             quotas should be fixed for each product;
limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance
with Article 228 of the Treaty;
                                                                  Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (8),
                                                                  as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1490/97 (9), estab­
                                                                  lishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export
Whereas, in accordance with Article 35 (5) of Regulation          refunds;
(EC) No 2200/96, prices on the Community market are to
be established in the light of the most favourable prices
from the export standpoint; whereas international trade           («) OJ L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
                                                                  j5) OJ L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
                                                                  (j OJ L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(') OJ L 297, 21 . 11 . 1996, p. 1 .                              0 OJ L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.
h) OJ L 292, 15. 11 . 1996, p. 12.                                f) OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
h) OJ L 93, 8. 4. 1997, p. 16.                                    b) OJ L 202, 30. 7. 1997, p. 24.
 ---pagebreak---    6 . 9 . 97        fENl                Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 244/ 13
  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 ('), as last                  whereas the Management Committee for Fruit and Ve­
  amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1404/97 (2),            getables has not delivered an opinion within the time
  lays down common detailed rules for the application of           limit set by its chairman,
  the system of import and export licences and advance
  fixing certificates for agricultural products;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  Whereas, owing to the market situation, in order to make
  the most efficient use of the resources available and given                                Article 1
  the structure of Community exports, the most appropriate
  method should be selected for export refunds on certain          1.    The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be
                                                                   as set out in the Annex hereto .
  products and certain destinations and consequently
  refunds under the Al and A2 licence arrangements                 2.    Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
  referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96           referred to in Article 14a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88
  should not be fixed simultaneously for the export period         shall not count against the eligible quantities covered by
  in question;                                                     paragraph 1 .
  Whereas the quantities laid down for the various products        3 . Without prejudice to the application of Article 4 (5)
  should be distributed in accordance with the different           of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, the term of validity of Al
  systems for the grant of the refund, taking account in           and A2 licences shall be two months .
  particular of their perishability,
                                                                                             Article 2
 Whereas account should be taken of the definitive rates
  under the A2 system fixed for the preceding licence              This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 September
  application period;                                              1997.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 5 September 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ L 331 , 2. 12. 1988 , p. 1 .
(A OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.
 ---pagebreak--- L 244/ 14                I EN                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                                                      6. 9 . 97
                                                                                  ANNEX
                                                EXPORT REFUNDS ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
            Product                                                  Al                                          A2
      (Full definitions of                                   applications from                         applications from                           applications from
 eligible products are given                         10 . 9 . 1997 to 11 . 11 . 1997             11 . 9 . 1997 to 15 . 9 . 1997            17 . 9 . 1997 to 18 . 11 . 1997
         in the ' Fruit
                                   Product
        and vegetables'             code                                                                    Indicative                                 Indicative
           section of                          Destination        Refund                  Destination                                Destination
                                                                                Scheduled                     refund       Scheduled                     refund       Scheduled
   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                 30                                         30           2 341       F                 30           4 681
                              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                75             255                                                   F                 75             255
Hazelnuts in shell            0802 21 00 9000       F                88             103                                                   F                 88             103
Shelled hazelnuts             0802 22 00 9000       F               171             369                                                   F               171              369
Walnuts in shell              0802 31 00 9000       F               110             135                                                   F                 10             135
Oranges                       0805 10 01 9200    XYC                 60                     XYC                  60           8 750    XYC                  60           8 750
                              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
                              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                 70                       F                  70          6 500       F                  70          6 500
                              0805 30 30 9100
                              0805 30 40 9100
 ---pagebreak---  6 . 9 . 97                 EN I                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                                                    L 244/ 15
             Product                                                     Al                                         A2                                         B
       (Full definitions of                                      applications from                         applications from                          applications from
  eligible products are given                            10 . 9 . 1997 to 11 . 11 . 1997             11 . 9 . 1997 to 15 . 9 . 1997            17. 9 . 1997 to 18 . 11 . 1997
          in the ' Fruit
                                     Product
         and vegetables'               code                                                                     Indicative                                Indicative
            section of                             Destination        Refund                  Destination                                Destination
                                                                                    Scheduled                     refund       Scheduled                    refund       Scheduled
    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)
Table grapes                    0806  10  21 9200       F                 30                       F                 30          11 310       F                30         22 619
                                0806  10  29 9200
                                                                                   i
                                0806  10  30 9200
                                0806  10  40 9200
                                0806  10  50 9200
                                0806  10  61 9200
                                0806  10  69 9200
Apples                          0808  10  51 9910       X                 30                       X                 30           1 763       X                30           1 763
                                0808  10  53 9910
                                0808  10  59 9910
                                0808  10  61 9910
                                0808  10  63 9910       Y                 10                       Y                 10           2 163       Y                10           2 163
                                0808  10  69 9910
                                0808  10  71 9910
                                0808  10  73 9910
                                0808  10  79 9910      ZD                 54          6 459                                                 ZD                 54           3 229
                                0808  10  92 9910
                                0808  10  94 9910
                                0808  10  98 9910
Peaches and nectarines          0809  30  11 9100       E                35                        E                 35           1 257       E                35           2515
                                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, 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.
    Y: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.
     Z: 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 SAR, 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.