Commission Regulation (EC) No 715/2000 of 4 April 2000 on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and vegetables
L 84/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 4. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 715/2000 of 4 April 2000 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 298/2000 (2), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof, Whereas: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2782/1999 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 41/2000 (4), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 67/2000 (5), fix the indicative quantities laid down for the issue of export licences other than those requested in the context of food aid. information now available to the In the light of Commission, quantities have been exceeded in the case of tomatoes, walnuts in shell and apples. indicative the (1) (2) (3) products covered by licences applied for under system B from 24 January to 16 March 2000 should be the indicative rate, 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 24 January 2000 and 16 March 2000, 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. Those overruns will be taken into account when the quantities on which refunds are payable in respect of subsequent periods are fixed. The rate of refund for all Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 April 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 4 April 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) OJ L 34, 9. 2. 2000, p. 16. (3) OJ L 334, 28. 12. 1999, p. 26. (4) OJ L 5, 8. 1. 2000, p. 43. (5) OJ L 9, 13. 1. 2000, p. 11. 5. 4. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 84/23 ANNEX Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied for between 24 January 2000 and 16 March 2000 Product Destination or group of destinations Percentage for the issuing of licences Rate of refund (EUR/tonne net) Tomatoes Shelled almonds Shelled hazelnuts Walnuts in shell Oranges Lemons Apples A00 A00 A00 A00 A00 A00 F01 F02 F03, F04 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 20,0 50,0 114,0 73,0 50,0 45,0 40,0 40,0 40,0