L 365/52 Official Journal of the European Union 21.12.2006 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1913/2006 of 20 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture and amending certain regulations THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the appli- cation of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agri- culture (%) has been substantively amended since its adoption. Moreover, the provisions on compensation relating to appreciable revaluations and to reductions in the exchange rates applied to direct aid are now obsolete under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98. In the interests of clarity and simplification, Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 should therefore be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation. (2)  The operative events for the exchange rates applicable to the different situations which arise within the framework of agricultural legislation must be laid down, without prejudice to any specific definitions or exemptions provided for in the rules for the sectors concerned on the basis of the criteria mentioned in Article 3 of Regu- lation (EC) No 2799/98. (3)  For all the prices or amounts to be determined within the framework of trade with third countries, acceptance of the customs declaration is the operative event most suited to achieving the commercial objective concerned. The same applies to export refunds and to the determi- nation of the entry price of fruit and vegetables into the Community, on the basis of which products are classed in the Common Customs Tariff. This operative event should therefore be adopted. (4 The entry price of fruit and vegetables into the Community is determined on the basis of the standard import value of fruit and vegetables referred to in Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 () OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1. () O] L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/2005 (O] L 172, 5.7.2005, p. 76). of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the appli- cation of the import arrangements for fruit and vege- tables (). Representative prices on the import markets are used to calculate that standard amount. The operative event for the exchange rate for those prices should be determined on the date on which they apply. (5)  For production refunds, the operative event for the exchange rate is as a general rule linked to the completion of certain specific formalities. In order to harmonise the rules, it should be laid down that the operative event is the date on which products are declared to have reached the required destination, where such a destination is required, and in all other cases the acceptance of the application for payment of the refund by the paying agency. (6)  In the case of the aid for processing citrus fruits and fruit and vegetables referred to in Article 3 of Council Regu- lation (EC) No 2202/96 of 28 October 1996 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (¥ and in Articles 2 and 6a(l) of Council Regu- lation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (°) respectively, for the minimum price referred to in Article 6a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, and for the aid for dried fodder referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in dried fodder (%), the commercial objective is attained when the products are taken over by the processor. The operative event for the exchange rate should therefore be determined on this basis. (7)  For aid granted by quantity of product marketed or to be used in a specific way, the obligation to be complied with for the purposes of granting the aid is an event that guarantees the appropriate use of the products in question. The taking over of the products by the operator concerned is a prerequisite allowing the competent authorities to carry out the required checks or inspections on the operator’s accounts and guaranteeing uniform treatment of the files. The operative event for the exchange rate should therefore be established in relation to the taking over of the products. () O] L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 (O] L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3). () OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. () OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (O] L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 25). () O] L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 114. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 583/2004 (OJ L 91, 30.3.2004, p. 1).