31989R3742

No L 364/24 14. 12. 89 OfficiaL Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3742/89 of 13 December 1989 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the situation with regard to international trade or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for a given product according Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to the destination of that product ; Economic Community,

Whereas tomatoes, fresh lemons, sweet freshoranges and Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and apples, of the common quality standards 'Extra' Class, Portugal, Class I and Class II, 'Extra' Class and Class I table grapes, almonds and hazelnuts, and unshelled walnuts may at present be exported in economically significant quanti­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ties ; of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1119/89 (2), and in particular Article 30 (4) thereof, Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis :

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band Whereas Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central provides that, to the extent necessary to allow econom­ rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the ically significant quantities to be exported, the difference last indent of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regulation between prices in international trade for the products (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regulation referred to in that Article and prices for the products (EEC) No 1636/87 (®), within the Community may be covered by an export refund : — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ tion to the Community currencies referred to in the Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; 2518/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down general rules for the granting of refunds on exports of fruit and vegeta­ bles and criteria for fixing their amounts (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2455/72 (4), provides that when Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to refunds are being fixed, account must be taken of the the present market situation and to its future trends, and existing situation and future trends with regard to prices in particular to quotations and prices for fruit and vegeta­ and availabilities of fruit and vegetables on the Commu­ bles in the Community and in international trade that the nity market on the one hand and prices in international refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; trade on the other ; whereas account must also be taken of the costs indicated in (b) of that Article and of the economic aspects of the proposed exports ; Whereas the obligations under Article 5 ( 1 ) (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for 2518/69, when prices on the Community market are the application of the system of export refunds on agri­ being determined account must be taken of the prices cultural products f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) which are most favourable from the exportation point of No 3993/88 (*), may be relaxed in the case of exports to view ; whereas, when prices in international trade are non-member countries outside Europe ; whereas, in such being determined, the quotations and prices referred to in a case, Article 19 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 paragraph 2 of that Article must be taken into account ; may be applied ;

(') OJ No L 118, 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 118, 29 . 4. 1989, p. 12. O OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 . (J) OJ No L 318, 18 . 12. 1969, p. 17. O OJ No L 351 , 14. 12. 1987, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 266, 25. 11 . 1972, p. 7. (8) OJ No L 354, 22. 12. 1988, p. 22.

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whereas, for Spain and Portugal, the Act of Accession dance with Article 87 of the Act of Accession, of econo­ introduced transitional measures by phases and stages mically justified prices for each of the products respectively ; whereas, in particular as regards the arrange­ concerned ; ments applicable to exports to Spain from the Commu­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are nity as constituted at 31 December 1985, Article 141 in accordance with the opinion of the Management provides that, during the first phase, the Community is Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, not in principle to grant export refunds ; whereas, pursuant to Article 146, the Kingdom of Spain is to be a authorized to maintain, during the first phase, for exports HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : to third countries, the arrangements in force before its accession for such trade, including any export aid or Article 1 subsidies ; whereas Article 275 provides for a special procedure for the grant of refunds on exports to Portugal 1 . The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be from the Community as constituted at 31 December as set out in the Annex hereto. 1985 ; whereas, pursuant to Article 283, the Portuguese Republic is to be authorized to maintain, during the first 2. Hie provisions of Articles 5 (l)(b) and 19 (1 ) (c) of stage, for exports to third countries, the arrangements in Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall apply to exports of force before its accession for such trade, including any sweet oranges, lemons, table grapes, walnuts in shell, export aid or subsidies ; whereas, under those circum­ shelled hazelnuts and apples as set out in the Annex hereto. stances, refunds for such exports should not be provided for in this Regulation ; Article 2 Whereas, for Spanish products exported from the second phase of the transitional period i.e. from 1 January 1990, This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 December account should be taken when refunds are fixed, in accor­ 1989 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and direcdy applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 December 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 13 December 1989 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables

(ECU/100 kg net) Amounts of refunds Product code Destination of refund (') Community as constituted on Spain (3) 31 December 1985 (*)

0702 00 10 100 4,50 0702 00 10 900 -I 0702 00 90 100 4,50 0702 00 90 900 -I 080212 90 000 07 9,67 9,67 0802 21 00 000 07 11,30 11,30 0802 22 00 000 07 21,80 21,80 0802 31 00 000 07 14,00 14,00 0805 10 11 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 11 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 11 900 -I 0805 10 15 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 15 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 15 900 ---I 0805 10 19 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 19 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 19 900 0805 10 21 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 21 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 21 900 -I 0805 10 25 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 25 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 25 900 --I 0805 10 29 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 29 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 29 900 -I 0805 10 31 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 31 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 31 900 0805 10 35 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 35 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 35 900 -I

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(ECU/100 kg net) Amounts of refunds Product code Destination of refund (') Community as constituted on Spain (3) 31 December 1985 (*)

0805 10 39 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 39 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 39 900 080510 41 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 41 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 41 900 0805 10 45 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 45 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 080510 45 900 080510 49 100 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 49 300 01 11.00 5.88 06 11,00 5,88 0805 10 49 900 0805 20 50 100 0805 20 50 900 0805 30 10 100 01 15.00 3.92 07 10,00 3,92 0805 30 10 900 0806 10 11 100 07 10,50 10,50 0806 10 11 300 07 10,50 10,50 0806 10 11 900 0806 10 15 100 07 10,50 10,50 0806 10 15 300 07 10,50 10,50 0806 10 15 900 0806 10 19 100 07 10,50 10,50 0806 10 19 300 07 10,50 10,50 0806 10 19 900 0808 10 91 100 0808 10 91 910 02 14.00 5.00 03 4.50 04 14,00 5,00 0808 10 91 990 0808 10 93 100 0808 10 93 910 02 14.00 5.00 03 4.50 04 14,00 5,00 0808 1093 990 0808 1099 100 0808 10 99 910 02 14.00 5.00 03 4.50 04 14,00 5,00 0808 10 99 990 0809 30 00 110 05 0809 30 00 190 0809 30 00 900 05

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Notes (') The destinations are as follows : 01 countries or States with a planned economy in central or eastern Europe and Yugoslavia, 02 Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Somalia, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, the countries of the Arabian peninsu­ la including the territories attached thereto (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Fujairah and Ras al Khaimah), Yemen Arab Republic and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen), Iran, Iraq and Jordan, 03 countries and territories of Africa other than those mentioned above and South Africa, Syria, countries with a planned economy in central or eastern Europe, Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland and Malta, 04 Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan, 05 all destinations excluding Switzerland and Austria, 06 Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Greenland, Norway, Iceland and Malta, 07 All destinations excepting that part of Community territory located outside the customs territory of the Community. (2) The refunds shall not apply to exports to Spain and Portugal from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985. (3) Such refunds shall apply to exports from Spain to third countries from 1 January 1990.