Commission Regulation (EC) No 694/2002 of 23 April 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector

Commission Regulation (EC) No 694/2002
of 23 April 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(2), and in particular Articles 63 and 64,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 63 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 to the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of that Regulation to be exported on the basis of the prices for those products on the world market and within the limits of the Agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, the difference between those prices and the prices in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Pursuant to Article 64(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, refunds are to be fixed taking into account the situation and likely trends with regard to:
- prices and availability of the products in question on the Community market,
- world market prices for those products.
(3) Account must also be taken of the other criteria and objectives referred to in Article 64(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. In particular, consideration must be given to the limits of the Agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, and in particular those resulting from the agreements concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
(4) When applying the abovementioned rules to the current market situation, the refunds should be fixed in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2805/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2454/2001(4), should be amended accordingly and provision made to implement it immediately.
(5) The Management Committee for Wines has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,