COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2541/97 of 16 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds as regards certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 35 (11) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2) provides for amendments to the combined nomenclature in particular as regards tomatoes, oranges, lemons, grapes, apples, peaches and nectarines;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2470/97 (4), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds based on the combined nomenclature; whereas that nomenclature should be adapted following the abovementioned amendment;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Sector 10 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 312, 14. 11. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 341, 12. 12. 1997, p. 21.

ANNEX

'10. Fruit and vegetables

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