CELEX: 31997R1120
Language: en
Date: 1997-06-19 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1120/97 of 19 June 1997 fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables

No L 163/ 12       FEN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                 20 . 6. 97
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1120/97
                                                         of 19 June 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
  28 October 1996 on the common organization of the                  Whereas tomatoes, lemons, oranges, peaches and necta­
  market in fruit and vegetables ('), and in particular Article      rine, apples of classes Extra, I and II of the common
  35 ( 11 ) thereof,                                                 quality standards, table grapes of classes Extra 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 3813/92 (4), as
                                                                    last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (^ 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
 2200/96, provides that, to the extent necessary for eco­           tural conversion rates for the Member States' currencies;
 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 1068/93 C'), 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 2230/96 (9), estab­
Whereas, in accordance with Article 35 (5) of Regulation            lishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export
                                                                    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            (4) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
                                                                   (5) 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.
I1) OJ No L 292, 15. 11 . 1996, p. 12.                             (8)  OJ  No  L 366,  24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
 3 OJ No L 93, 8 . 4. 1997, p. 16.                                   9  OJ  No  L 305,  27. 11 . 1996, p. 1 .
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Whereas, owing to the market situation, in order to make         2.    Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
the most efficient use of the resources available and given      referred to in Article 14a of Commission Regulation
the structure of Community exports, the most appropriate        (EEC) No 3719/88 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
method should be selected for export refunds on certain          No 495/97 (2), laying down common detailed rules for the
products and certain destinations and consequently              application of the system of import and export licences
refunds under the Al and A2 licence arrangements                and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96          shall not count against the eligible quantities covered by
should not be fixed simultaneously for the export period         paragraph 1 .
in question;
Whereas account should be taken of the definitive rates
under the A2 system fixed for the preceding licence             3 . Without prejudice to the application of Article 4 (5)
application period;                                             of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, the term of validity of Al
                                                                and A2 licences shall be three months .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                         Article 2
                          Article 1
1.    The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be
as set out in the Annex hereto .                                This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 1997.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 19 June 1997.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Franz FISCHLER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
                                                               (') OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988 , p. 1 .
                                                               (2 OJ No L 77, 19. 3 . 1997, p. 12.
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                                                                                  ANNEX
                                                EXPORT REFUNDS ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
            Product                                                 Al                                         A2
      (Full definitions of                                 applications from                          applications from                        Export period from
 eligible products are given                           24. 6 . 1997 to 9 . 9 . 1997             25 . 6 . 1997 to 27. 6. 1997               1 . 7. 1997 to 16 . 9 . 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 IS 9100                       35                                         35         3 591                          35            3 591
                               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                        75             298                                                                   75              298
Hazelnuts in shell            0802 21 00 9000                                       152                                                                                   152
Shelled hazelnuts             0802 22 00 9000                      171              936                                                                 171               936
Walnuts in shell              0802 31 00 9000                      110               72                                                                 110                72
Oranges                       0805 10 01 9200    XYC                 80                     XYC                 80         1 000     XYC                  80           1 000
                              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                       105                                       105          5 000                        105            5 000
                             0805 30 30 9100
                             0805 30 40 9100
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              Product                                                     Al                                         A2                                            B
        (Full definitions of                                     applications from                          applications from                          Export period from
  eligible products are given                               24 . 6 . 1997 to 9 . 9 . 1997              25. 6 . 1997 to 27 . 6 . 1997               1 . 7 . 1997 to 16 . 9 . 1997
           in the ' Fruit
                                      Product
          and vegetables'               code
             section of                                                                                          Indicative                                   Indicative
                                                    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 (')                                  group (')
                                                                                                                net weight)                                  net weight)
 Table grapes                    0806  10 21  9200       F                 38                        F                38          10 463        F                  38          10 463
                                 0806  10 29  9200
                                 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           1 305        X                  30           1 305
                                 0808  10 53  9910
                                 0808  10 59  9910
                                 0808  10 61  9910       Y                  10                       Y                10           1 599        Y                  10           1 599
                                 0808  10 63  9910
                                 0808  10 69  99 10
                                 0808  10 71  9910     ZD                  54           1 271                                                 ZD                   54           1 271
                                 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                 39                        E                39           5 034        E                  39           5 034
                                 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, 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 .