1.5.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL112/41
REGULATION (EEC)No1137/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of30April1975
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69(3)of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonfruitandvegeta­
blesandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2455/72(4)
providesthat,whenrefundsarebeingfixed,account
mustbetakenofthecurrentsituationorforeseeable
developments withregardtopricesandavailabilities
offruitandvegetablesontheCommunitymarketon
theonehandandpricesininternationaltradeonthe
other;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthe
costsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticleandofthe
economicaspectsoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount;
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovary,therefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshlemonsandapples
ofthecommonqualitystandards'Extra'Class,Class1
andClassII,'Extra'ClassandClassIhothousegrapes,
shelledhazelnuts,andshelledwalnutsmayatpresent
beexportedineconomicallysignificantquantities ;Whereasexportsoftheseproductstocertaindestina­
tionscannotberoutedthroughtheSuezCanaland
whereastheconsequentdetourviatheCapeofGood
Hopeentailsadditionaltransportcosts;whereasthe
refundcanthereforebejustifiablyincreasedwhere
exportshavetobetransportedviathelatterroute;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.
2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationviathe
CapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedinthe
Annexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./lOOkg.
3.TheprovisionsofArticle4(1)(b)ofCommission
RegulationNo1041/67/EEC(')of21December1967
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefunds
onproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2110/74(2),shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,unshelledwalnuts
andapplessetoutintheAnnex.
Artich■2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1975.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(')OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OjNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.Y)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.(')OJNo314,23.12.1967,p.9.
(-)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.1.

NoL112/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.5.75
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30April1975fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02AI
Sweetfreshoranges:
—ofthevarietiesBiondoComuneandSanguigno
Comune('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 4-00
—ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)6-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
forexportto:
—Countriesorstateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope 2-50
—Otherdestinations 1-44
ex08.04AITablegrapes(fresh,hothouse'ExtraClass'andClassI)16-00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 8.00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 4-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfrica(with
theexceptionofSouthAfrica),countriesofthe
ArabianPeninsula,Syria,Iran,countriesorstates
withaplannedeconomyincentralandeastern
Europe,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Iceland,Sweden,Fin­
land,NorwayandAustria
/3-00