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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-950/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/950",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2005 of 22 June 2005 setting the export refunds for nuts (shelled almonds, hazelnuts in shell, shelled hazelnuts and walnuts in shell) using system A1",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-950",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2005\nof 22 June 2005\nsetting the export refunds for nuts (shelled almonds, hazelnuts in shell, shelled hazelnuts and walnuts in shell) using system A1\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 35(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 sets detailed rules covering export refunds on fruit and vegetables.\n(2)\nUnder Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 refunds can be granted on products exported by the Community, to the extent necessary to enable economically significant quantities to be exported and within the limits ensuing from agreements concluded in line with Article 300 of the Treaty.\n(3)\nIn line with Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 care should be taken to ensure that trade flows already engendered by the granting of refunds are not disturbed. For that reason and given the seasonal nature of fruit and vegetable exports quantities should be set product by product using the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds established by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87. In setting quantities account must be taken of perishability.\n(4)\nArticle 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 stipulates that when refunds are set account is to be taken of the existing situation and outlook for prices and availability of fruit and vegetables on the Community market and for international trade prices, of marketing and transport costs and of the economic aspects of the exportation envisaged.\n(5)\nArticle 35(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 requires Community market prices to be determined using the prices that are most favourable from the point of view of exportation.\n(6)\nThe international trade situation or specific requirements of certain markets may necessitate differentiation of the refund on a given product by destination.\n(7)\nEconomically significant exports can at present be made of shelled almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell.\n(8)\nSince nuts have a relatively long storage life export refunds can be set at longer intervals.\n(9)\nIn order to permit the best possible use of available resources the export refunds should, given the structure of exportation from the Community, be set using system A1.\n(10)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2180/2003 (OJ L 335, 22.12.2003, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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