Commission Regulation (EC) No 2444/1999 of 18 November 1999 on issuing A2 export licences for fruit and vegetables
19. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 298/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2444/1999 of 18 November 1999 on issuing A2 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 (EC) 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 3(4) thereof, (1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2331/1999 (3) sets the indicative refund rates and the indicative quant- ities for A2 export licences, other than those applied for in the context of food aid; (2) Whereas, for in view of lemons and apples, the economic situation in the various destination groups indicated in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2331/ 1999 and taking account of information received by operators via their applications for A2 licences, the definitive refund rates should be set at a different rate from the indicative rates; whereas the percentages for licences for the quantities applied for the issuing of should also be set; whereas the definitive rates may not be more than 50 % more than the indicative rates; (3) Whereas, pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, applications for rates in excess of the cor- responding definitive rates shall be considered null and void, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. For A2 export licences for which applications have been submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2331/ 1999, the actual date of application referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 is hereby set at 19 November 1999. 2. The licences referred to in the first paragraph shall be issued at the definitive refund rates and at the percentages for the quantities applied for as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation. 3. Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, applications referred to in the first paragraph for rates in excess of the corresponding definitive rates set out in the Annex shall be considered null and void. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 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 281, 4. 11. 1999, p. 3. L 298/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 11. 1999 ANNEX Product Destination or group of destinations (1) Definitive refund rates (EUR/tonne net) Percentages for the issuing of licences Tomatoes Oranges Lemons Table grapes Apples A00 F01, F02, F05 A00 A00 F01 F02 20 50 52 25 35 38 100 % 94 % 100 % 100 % 69 % 98 % (1) The destination codes are defined as follows: A00: All destinations. F01: Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faeroes, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Malta. F02: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, destinations mentioned in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended. F05: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Japan