31991R0137

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 137/91 of 21 January 1991 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas tomatoes, fresh lemons, fresh sweet oranges and apples of the common quality standards 'Extra' Class, Class I and Class II, 'Extra' Class and Class I table grapes, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European almonds and hazelnuts, and unshelled walnuts may at Economic Community, present be exported in economically significant quanti­ ties ; Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (2), and in particular Article tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central 30 (4) thereof, rate, multiplied by the correcting factor provided for in the last indent of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (% Whereas Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an provides that, to the extent necessary to allow econom­ average of the ecu rates published in the Official ically significant quantities to be exported, the difference Journal of the European Communities, C series, over between prices in international trade for the products a period to be determined, multiplied by the factor referred to in that Article and prices for the products referred to in the preceding indent ; within the Community may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to the present market situation and to its future trends, and Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No in particular to quotations and prices for fruit and vegeta­ 2518/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down general rules bles in the Community and in international trade that the for the granting of refunds on exports of fruit and vegeta­ refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; bles and criteria for fixing their amounts (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2455/72 (4), provides that when refunds are being fixed, account must be taken of the Whereas the obligations under Article 5 (1 ) (b) of existing situation and future trends with regard to prices Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 and availabilities of fruit and vegetables on the Commu­ November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for nity market on the one hand and prices in international the application of the system of export refunds on agri­ trade on the other ; whereas account must also be taken of cultural products f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) the costs indicated in (b) of that Article and of the No 1615/90 (8), may be relaxed in the case of exports to economic aspects of the proposed exports ; non-member countries outside Europe ; whereas, in such a case, Article 19 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 may be applied ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2518/69, when prices on the Community market are being determined account must be taken of the prices Whereas, for Spain and Portugal, the Act of Accession which are most favourable from the exportation point of introduced transitional measures by phases and stages view ; whereas, when prices in international trade are respectively ; being determined, the quotations and prices referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article must be taken into account ; Whereas where Spain and, from the beginning of the second stage of transition on 1 January 1990, Portugal are Whereas the situation with regard to international trade or concerned when refunds are fixed, account is to be taken the specific requirements of certain markets may make it for each product in accordance with Articles 87 and 255 necessary to vary the refund for a given product according of the Act of Accession, of economically justified price to the destination of that product ; differences ;

(') OJ No L 118 , 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 375, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 17. (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7 . 1990, p. 9 . (3) OJ No L 318 , 18 . 12. 1969, p. 17. O OJ No L 351 , 14. 12. 1987, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 266, 25. 11 . 1972, p. 7. (8) OJ No L 152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 33.

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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in Spain and on the other part in Portugal shall be those in accordance with the opinion of the Management given in columns II and III of the Annex. Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, 2. The provisions of Articles 5 (l)(b) and 19 (l)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall apply to exports of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fresh sweet oranges, lemons, walnuts in shell, shelled hazelnuts, apples and table grapes as set out in the Annex Article 1 hereto.

1 . The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be Article 2 as set out in column I of the Annex hereto. However, the refunds applicable on products harvested on the one part This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 21 January 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 21 January 1991 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 (II) Portugal (III) 31 December 1985 (I)

0702 00 10 100 4,50 0702 00 10 900 — — — — 0702 00 90 100 — — 4,50 0702 00 90 900 — — — — 0802 12 90 000 07 9,67 9,67 9,67 0802 21 00 000 07 11,30 11,30 11,30 0802 22 00 000 07 21,80 21,80 21,80 0802 31 00 000 07 14,00 14,00 14,00 0805 10 11 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 11 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 l 0805 10 11 900 — — — — 0805 10 15 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 15 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 15 900 — — . — — 0805 10 19 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 19 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 19 900 — — — — 0805 10 21 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 21 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 I 0805 10 21 900 — — — — 0805 10 25 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 25 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 25 900 — — — — 0805 10 29 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 29 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 29 900 — — — 0805 10 31 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 31 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 31 900 — — •— — 0805 10 35 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 \ 0805 10 35 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 . 7,00 4,74 0805 10 35 900 — — — —

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(ECU/100 kg net) Amounts of refunds Product code Destination of refund (') Community as constituted on Spain (II) Portugal (III) 31 December 1985 (I)

0805 10 39 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 39 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 39 900 — — — — 0805 10 41 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 41 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 41 900 — — — — 0805 10 45 100 01 11 ,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 45 300 01 11 ,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 45 900 — — — — 0805 10 49 100 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 49 300 01 11,00 7,00 4,74 06 11,00 7,00 4,74 0805 10 49 900 — — — — 0805 20 50 100 — — — — 0805 20 50 900 — — — — 0805 30 10 100 07 13,50 3,70 0,86 0805 30 10 900 — — — — 0806 10 11 100 07 10,50 1 0,50 3,10 0806 10 11 300 07 10,50 10,50 3,10 0806 10 11 900 — — — — 0806 10 15 100 07 10,50 10,50 3,10 0806 10 15 300 07 10,50 10,50 3,10 0806 10 15 900 — — — — 0806 10 19 100 07 10,50 10,50 3,10 0806 10 19 300 07 10,50 10,50 3,10 0806 10 19 900 — — — — 0808 10 91 100 — — — — 0808 10 91 910 02 14,00 5,50 7,79 03 4,50 — — 04 0808 10 91 990 — 0808 10 93 100 — — — — 0808 10 93 910 02 14,00 5,50 7,79 03 4,50 — — w . 04 0808 10 93 990 — — — 0808 10 99 100 — — — — 0808 10 99 910 02 14,00 5,50 7,79 03 4,50 — — 04 — — ~ 0808 10 99 990 — — — — 0809 30 00 110 05 — — — 0809 30 00 190 — — — — 0809 30 00 900 05 — — —

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(') 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, Republic of Djibouti, the countries of the Arabian peninsula including the territories attached thereto (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Fujairah and Ras al Khaimah), Yemen, Iran 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, Green­ land and Malta, 04 Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan, 05 all destinations excluding Switzerland, Austria and that part of Community territory located outside the customs territory of the Community, 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 Comunity.