Commission Regulation (EC) No 623/96 of 9 April 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1489/95 setting export refunds fruit and vegetables

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 623/96 of 9 April 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1489/95 setting export refunds 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 26 (11) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 294/96 (4), fixes the quantities which may be covered by applications for export licences other than food and aid;
Whereas, given the present trends on the market, the quantities for current and forthcoming periods should be amended;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/95 of 28 June 1995 on implementing rules for export refunds on fruit and vegetables (5), as last amended by Regulation No 2702/95 (6), lays down the criteria for establishing the quantities for which export licences may be issued; whereas, in the interests of transparency, exporters should be informed of the updated position with regard to those quantities;
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 of 11 March 1996 suspending Regulations (EEC) No 990/93 and (EC) No 2471/95, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 2472/94 and (EC) No 2815/95, concerning the interruption of economic and financial relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the United Nations Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia and those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces (7) effectively suspends Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (8), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 (9); whereas the reference to the latter Regulation in the footnotes to the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1489/95 should therefore no longer stand;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,