CELEX: 31997R0687
Language: en
Date: 1997-04-18 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 687/97 of 18 April 1997 fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables

No L 102/4        PEN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                19 . 4 . 97
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 687/97
                                                          of 18 April 1997
                                         fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas tomatoes, lemons, oranges, peaches and necta­
                                                                      rine, apples of classes Extra, I and II of the common
                                                                      quality standards, table grapes of classes Extra and I,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               shelled almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell can
  Community,                                                          currently be exported in economically significant quanti­
                                                                      ties;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
  28 October 1996 on the common organization of the
  market in fruit and vegetables ('), and in particular Article
  35 ( 11 ) thereof,                                                 Whereas the representative market rates as defined in
                                                                     Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28
                                                                      December 1992 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
  Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 (2), as               No 150/95 0, are used to convert amounts expressed in
  last amended by Regulation (EC) No 610/97 (3), lays down           currencies of third countries and provide the basis for
  detailed rules on export refunds on fruit and vegetables;          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 (7);
 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
 Whereas Article 35 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96                the present and forecast market situation, and in par­
 provides that refunds must be fixed in the light of the             ticular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community
 existing situation or the outlook for fruit and vegetable           and international trade, gives the refund rates set out in
 prices on the Community market and supplies available               the Annex hereto;
 on the one hand, and prices on the international market
 on the other hand; whereas account must also be taken of
 the costs referred to in Article 26 (4) (b) of that Regulation
 and of the economic aspect of the exports planned;
                                                                    Whereas, pursuant to Article 35 (2) of Regulation (EC) No
                                                                     2200/96, the resources available should be used as effi­
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 35 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EC) No        ciently as possible while avoiding discrimination between
 2200/96, refunds are to be set with due regard to the              traders; whereas , therefore, care should be taken not to
 limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance           disturb the trade flows previously induced by the refund
with Article 228 of the Treaty;                                     arrangements; whereas, for those reasons and because of
                                                                    the seasonal nature of exports of fruit and vegetables,
                                                                    quotas should be fixed for each product;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 35 (5) of Regulation
(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
prices are to be established in the light of the prices             Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (8),
referred to in the second subparagraph of that paragraph;
                                                                    as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/96 (9), estab­
                                                                    lishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export
                                                                    refunds;
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;            (4) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
                                                                    (5) OJ No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
                                                                    (j 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 .
 1 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         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 certain destination and consequently                 1.    The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be
                                                                   as set out in the Annex hereto .
 refunds under the A1 and A2 licence arrangements
 referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96            2.    Quantities covered by licences issued for food aid as
should not be fixed simultaneously for the export period           referred to in Article 14a of Commission Regulation
 in question;                                                     (EEC) No 3719/88 ('), 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 Al 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 29 April 1997.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 18 April 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
                                                                (') OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988 , p. 1 .
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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                          29 . 4. 1997 to 23 . 6. 1997              30 . 4. 1997 to 6 . 5 . 1997                6 . 5 . 1997 to 30 . 6 . 1997
         in the ' Fruit
                                   Product
        and vegetables'              code                                                                 Indicative
           section of                                                                                                                                   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)                             group (')      net weight)     (tonnes)                 (ECU/tonnes       (tonnes)                   ( ECU/ tonnes     (tonnes)
                                                                                         group (')       net weight)                 group (')
                                                                                                                                                       net weight)
Tomatoes                      0702  00 159100       F              36,2        14215
                              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              119             455                                                   F                 77,9            298
Hazelnuts in shell           0802 21 00 9000        F              91,0             13                                                   F                 91,0               8
Shelled hazelnuts            0802 22 00 9000        F             175,6           718                                                    F                175,6            470
Walnuts in shell             0802 31 00 9000        F             112,9              2
Oranges                      0805 10 01 9200     XYC              100,0                   XYC               100,0         11 449
                             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             108,7        18 811                                                    F                108,7          3 966
                             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                             29 . 4. 1997 to 23 . 6. 1997               30 . 4. 1997 to 6. 5 . 1997                6 . 5 . 1997 to 30 . 6. 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)                                 group (')     net weight)     (tonnes)
                                                                                                group (')     (ECU/tonnes      (tonnes)                   (ECU/tonnes      (tonnes)
                                                                                                               net weight)                group (')
                                                                                                                                                           net weight)
 Table grapes                   0806  10  21  9200        F             39,0              13
                                0806  10  29  9200                                            llillfll
                                0806  10  30  9200
                                0806  10 40   9200
                                                                                                            IMiiiiliil
                                0806  10  50 9200
                                0806  10 61  9200
                                0806  10 69  9200
 Apples                         0808  10 51  9910        X              25,0                       x                25,0        2 605
                                                                                  IIS8II1I
                                0808  10 53  9910
                                0808  10 59  9910
                                0808  10 61  9910        Y              10,0                       Y                10,0        1 682
                                0808  10 63  9910
                                0808  10 69  9910
                                0808  10 71  9910        Z              56,0          1 085
                                0808  10 73  9910
                                0808  10 79  9910
                                0808  10 92  9910                                                           glUMlll
                                0808  10 94  9910
                                0808  10 98  9910
                                                                                             i!
Peaches and nectarines          0809 30  11  9100        E              40,2            392                                                  E                 40,2           257
                                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.