Commission Regulation (EC) No 2782/1999 of 27 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2420/1999 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables and fixing export refunds for apples
L 334/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 12. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2782/1999 of 27 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2420/1999 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables and fixing export refunds for apples THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (5) the Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Veget- ables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 35(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) (4) some difficulties are currently being experienced on the export market for apples, in particular as regards distant destinations; the indicative quantities of apples eligible for export subsidy should be increased; for exports to distant destinations this should be done without delay since certain licences are only valid until the end of February; the date in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2420/1999 (3) from which new applications may be submitted for A1 export licences for apples should be amended; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The export refunds for apples shall be as laid down in the Annex hereto. Licences issued for food aid, as referred to in Article 14a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (4), shall not count against the eligible quantities laid down in the Annex. Article 2 In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2420/1999, the date 17 January 2000 is replaced by 4 January 2000. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 December 1999. For the Commission Margot WALLSTRÖM Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 80. (3) OJ L 291, 13. 11. 1999, p. 27. (4) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. 28. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 334/27 Product (full definitions of eligible products are given in the ‘Fruit and vegetables’ sector of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 amended) Apples ANNEX EXPORT REFUNDS FOR APPLES System Application periods A1 4. 1. 2000 to 9. 3. 2000 A2 18 to 20. 1. 2000 B 24. 1. 2000 to 16. 3. 2000 Product code Destination or destination group (1) Refund rate (EUR/t net weight) Scheduled quantity (t) 0808 10 20 9100 0808 10 50 9100 0808 10 90 9100 0808 10 20 9100 0808 10 50 9100 0808 10 90 9100 0808 10 20 9100 0808 10 50 9100 0808 10 90 9100 F01 F02 F03, F04 40 40 40 4 500 Indicative refund rate (EUR/t net weight) 40 40 Scheduled quantity (t) 4 266 5 486 Indicative refund rate (EUR/t net weight) 40 40 40 Scheduled quantity (t) 4 266 5 487 2 500 (1) The destination codes are defined as follows: 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 referred to in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended. F03: African countries and territories except South Africa, countries of the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qalwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah), Kuwait, Yemen), Syria, Iran, Jordan, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia. F04: Sri Lanka, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Tailand, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Japan