Commission Regulation (EC) No 2254/2001 of 20 November 2001 on issuing A2 export licences for fruit and vegetables

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2254/2001
of 20 November 2001
on issuing A2 export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2102/2001(2) set the indicative refund rates and the indicative quantities for A2 export licences, other than those applied for in the context of food aid.
(2) For tomatoes, oranges and table grapes, in view of the economic situation and taking account of information received by operators via their applications for A2 licences, the definitive refund rates should be set at a different rate from the indicative rates. The percentages for the issuing of licences for the quantities applied for should also be set. The definitive rates may not be more than 50 % more than the indicative rates.
(3) Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, applications for rates in excess of the corresponding definitive rates shall be considered null and void,