Commission Regulation (EC) No 2518/1999 of 29 November 1999 on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and vegetables
L 305/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 11. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2518/1999 of 29 November 1999 on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and vegetables THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1303/1999 (2), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof, (1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1926/1999 (3) fixes the indicative quantities laid down for the issue of export licences other than those requested in the context of food aid; (2) Whereas, in the light of information now available to the Commission, the indicative quantities have been exceeded in the case of hazelnuts in shell, walnuts in shell, table grapes and apples; (3) Whereas as a consequence, for system B licences applied for between 16 September and 15 November 1999, a rate of refund which is lower than the indicative rate should be fixed for hazelnuts in shell, walnuts in shell, table grapes and apples; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The percentages for the issuing of system B export licences, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, and applied for between 16 September and 15 November 1999, by which the quantities applied for and the rates of refund applic- able must be multiplied, shall be as fixed in the Annex hereto. The above subparagraph shall not apply to licences applied for in connection with food-aid operations as provided for in Article 10(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations. This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November 1999. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 November 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) OJ L 155, 22. 6. 1999, p. 29. (3) OJ L 238, 9. 9. 1999, p. 20. 30. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 305/11 ANNEX Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied for between 16 September and 15 November 1999 Product Destination or group of destinations Percentage for the issuing of licences Rate of refund (EUR/tonne net) Tomatoes Shelled almonds Hazelnuts in shell Shelled hazelnuts Walnuts in shell Oranges Lemons Table grapes Apples Peaches and nectarines A01 A01 A01 A01 A01 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % F01, F02, F05 100 % A01 A01 F01 F02 F03, F04 A21 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 20,0 50,0 45,5 114,0 69,1 50,0 35,0 23,4 37,2 28,8 46,2 27,0