L 1688 Official Journal of the European Communities 27.6.2002 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1110/2002 of 26 June 2002 fixing export refunds on fruit and vegetables THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (6)  The international trade situation or the special require- ments of certain markets may call for the refund on a gi- ven product to vary according to its destination. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (7)  Tomatoes, lemons, oranges, table grapes, apples and pea- ches of classes Extra, I and II of the common trading Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 st.a.ndards can.c.urrently be exported in economically sig- October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in nificant quantities. fruit and vegetables (*), as last amended by Commission Regula- tion (EC) No 545/2002 (3), and in particular Article 35(3) there- of (8)  The application of the abovementioned rules to the pre- sent and forecast market situation, and in particular to fruit and vegetable prices in the Community and interna- Whereas: tional trade, gives the refund rates set out in the Annex hereto. (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 (}) lays fa(l))vlveg detailed rules on export refunds on fruit and vege- (9)  Pursuant to Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/ ) 96, the resources available should be used as efficiently as possible while avoiding discrimination between tra- ders. Therefore, care should be taken not to disturb the (2)  Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, provides trade flows previously induced by the refund arrange- that, to the extent necessary for economically significant ments. For those reasons and because of the seasonal quantities of the products listed in that Article to be ex- nature of exports of fruit and vegetables, quotas should ported, the difference between the international market be fixed for each product. prices for those products and their prices in the Commu- nity may be covered by export refunds. (10) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (%), as last ] ] ] amended by Regulation (EC) No 1007/2002 (), estab- (3)  Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides lishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export that refunds must be fixed in the light of the existing si- refunds. tuation or the outlook for fruit and vegetable prices on the Community market and supplies available on the one hand, and prices on the international market on the other haqd. Account must also be taken of the costs re- (1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1291/2000 (9, as ferred to in Article 35(4)(b) of that Regulation and of the amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001 (), lays economic aspect of the exports planned. down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products. (4)  Pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/ 96, refunds are to be set with due regard to the limits re- sulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty. (12) Owing to the market situation, in order to make the most efficient use of the resources available and given the structure of Community exports, the most appropri- ate method should be selected for export refunds on cer- (5)  In accordance with Article 35(5) of Regulation (EC) No tain products and certain destinations and consequently 2200/96, prices on the Community market are to be es- tablished in the light of the most favourable prices from the export standpoint. International trade prices are to be established in the light of the prices referred to in the second subparagraph of that paragraph. refunds under the A1, A2 and A 3 licence arrange- ments referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 should not be fixed simultaneously for the export period in question. - () OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1. OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. () OJ L 153, 13.6.2002, p. 8. ) O] L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 1. (% OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. () OJ L 308,27.11.2001, p. 19.