31991R2275

No L 208/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 7 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2275/91 of 29 July 1991 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, September pursuant to the undertakings entered into with that country under the 1980 agreement 0 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 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 Act of Accession of Spain and to the destination of that product ; Portugal,

Whereas tomatoes, fresh lemons, apples, peaches and Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 nectarines of the common quality standards 'Extra' Class, of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Class I and Class II, 'Extra' Class and Class I table grapes, Regulation (EEC) No 1623/91 (2), and in particular Article almonds and hazelnuts, and unshelled walnuts may at 30 (4) thereof, present be exported in economically significant quanti­ ties ;

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides that, to the extent necessary to allow econom­ ically significant quantities to be exported, the difference — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ between prices in international trade for the products tion to each other at any given moment within a band referred to in that Article and prices for the products of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central within the Community may be covered by an export rate, multiplied by the correcting factor provided for refund ; in the last indent of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (6) as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2205/90 0, Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2518/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down general rules — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an for the granting of refunds on exports of fruit and vegeta­ average of the ecu rates published in the Official bles and criteria for fixing their amounts (3), as amended Journal of the European Communities, C series, over by Regulation (EEC) No 2455/72 (4), provides that when a period to be determined, multiplied by the factor refunds are being fixed, account must be taken of the referred to in the preceding indent ; existing situation and future trends with regard to prices and availabilities of fruit and vegetables on the Commu­ nity market on the one hand and prices in international Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules to trade on the other ; whereas account must also be taken of the present market situation and to its future trends, and the costs indicated in (b) of that Article and of the in particular to quotations and prices for fruit and vegeta­ bles in the Community and in international trade that the economic aspects of the proposed exports ; refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto :

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2518/69, when prices on the Community market are Whereas the obligations under Article 5 (1 ) (b) of being determined account must be taken of the prices Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 which are most favourable from the exportation point of November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for view ; whereas, when prices in international trade are the application of the system of export refunds on agri­ being determined, the quotations and prices referred to in cultural products products (8), amended by Regulation paragraph 2 of that Article must be taken into account ; (EEC) No 1615/90 (9), may be relaxed in the case of exports to non-member countries outside Europe ; whereas, in such a case, Article 19 (1 ) (c) of Regulation Whereas the refund applicable to exports of tomatoes to (EEC) No 3665/87 may be applied ; Sweden should be reduced during the period 1 July to 30 0 OJ No L 194, 28 . 7. 1980, p. 12. (') OJ No L 118 , 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (2 OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991 , p. 8 . 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. 0 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. O OJ No L 152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 33.

30 . 7. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 208/43

Whereas, for Spain and Portugal, the Act of Accession HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : introduced transitional measures by phases and stages respectively ; Article 1 1 . The export refunds on fruit and vegetables shall be as set out in column I of the Annex hereto . However, the Whereas where Spain and, from the beginning of the refunds applicable on products harvested on the one part second stage of transition on 1 January 1990, Portugal are in Spain and on the other part in Portugal shall be those concerned when refunds are fixed, account is to be taken given in columns II and III of the Annex. for each product in accordance with Articles 87 and 255 of the Act of Accession, of economically justified price 2. The provisions of Articles 5 (1 ) (b) and 19 (l)(c) of differences : Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall apply to exports of lemons, walnuts in shell, shelled hazelnuts, and apples as set out in the Annex hereto.

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Article 2 in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

No L 208/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 7. 91

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1991 fixing the export refunds on fruit and vege­ tables

(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 (2) 0702 00 10 900 0702 00 90 100 4,50 (2) 0702 00 90 900 0802 12 90 000 05 9,67 9,67 9,67 0802 21 00 000 05 11,30 11,30 11,30 0802 22 00 000 05 21,80 21,80 21,80 0802 31 00 000 05 14,00 14,00 14,00 0805 10 11 100 01 04 0805 10 11 300 01 04 0805 10 11 900 0805 10 15 100 01 04 0805 10 15 300 01 04 0805 10 15 900 0805 10 19 100 01 04 0805 10 19 300 01 04 0805 10 19 900 0805 10 21 100 01 04 0805 10 21 300 01 04 0805 10 21 900 0805 10 25 100 01 04 0805 10 25 300 01 04 0805 10 25 900 0805 10 29 100 01 04 0805 10 29 300 01 04 0805 10 29 900 0805 10 31 100 01 04 0805 10 31 300 01 04 0805 10 31 900 0805 10 35 100 01 04 0805 10 35 300 01 04 0805 10 35 900

30 . 7. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 208/45

(ECU/100 kg net) Amounts of refunds Product code Destination of refund (') Community as constituted on Spain (II) Portugal (III) 31 December 1985(1)

0805 10 39 100 01 04 0805 10 39 300 01 — 04 — 0805 10 39 900 — 080510 41 100 01 04 0805 10 41 300 01 04 0805 10 41 900 — — — — 0805 10 45 100 01 04 — 0805 10 45 300 01 04 — — — 0805 10 45 900 0805 10 49 100 01 04 — 0805 10 49 300 01 — — 04 0805 10 49 900 0805 20 50 100 — — — — 0805 20 50 900 — — — — 0805 30 10 100 05 13,50 5,66 3,39 0805 30 10 900 — — — — 0806 10 11 100 05 4,84 4,84 — 0806 10 11 300 05 4,84 4,84 — 0806 10 11 900 — — — — 0806 10 15 100 05 4,84 . 4,84 — 0806 10 15 300 05 4,84 4,84 — 0806 10 15 900 — — — — 0806 10 19 100 05 4,84 — 4,84 0806 10 19 300 05 4,84 4,84 — 0806 10 19 900 — — — — 0808 10 91 100 — — — — 0808 10 91 910 02 6,50 — 1 ,58 0808 10 91 990 — — — — 0808 10 93 100 — — — — 0808 10 93 910 02 — 1,58 ' 6,50 0808 10 93 990 — — - — — 0808 10 99 100 — — — — 0808 10 99 910 02 — 6,50 1,58 0808 10 99 990 — — — — 0809 30 00 110 03 5,00 3,50 5,00 0809 30 00 190 — — — — 0809 30 00 900 03 5,00 5,00 5,00

No L 208/46 30 . 7. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities

(') The destinations are as follows : 01 countries or States with a planned economy in central or eastern Europe and Yugoslavia, 02 Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Austria, the Farce Islands, Finland, Greenland, Malta, Syria, countries with a planned economy in central or eastern Europe, Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Equador Colombia, the countries and territories of Africa other than South Africa, countries of the Arabia peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Bahrein, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm, al Qaiwain, Fujairah and Ras al Khaimah), Yemen, Iran and Jordan), Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan, 03 all destinations excluding Switzerland, Austria and that part of Community territory located outside the customs territory of the Community, 04 Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Greenland, Norway, Iceland and Malta, 05 All destinations excepting that part of Community territory located outside the customs territory of the Comunity. (2) For exports to Sweden in the period 1 July to 30 September 1991 , the refund is reduced to ECU 0,95 100 kg.