17.11.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL293/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2515/77
of16November 1977
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothouseandopengroundgrapes,almonds,
shelledhazelnuts,andshelledwalnutsmayatpresent
beexportedineconomicallysignificantquantities;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables^),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1034/77(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow:WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonfruitandvegeta­
blesandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2455/72(4),providesthat,whenrefundsarebeing
fixed,accountmustbetakenofthecurrentsituation
orforeseeabledevelopmentswithregardtopricesand
availabilitiesoffruitandvegetablesontheCommu­
nitymarketontheonehandandpricesininterna­
tionaltradeontheother;whereasaccountmustalso
betakenofthecostsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticle
andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheproposedexports;WhereastheManagementCommitteeforFruitand
Vegetableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount; Article1
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(«)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.

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2.TheprovisionsofArticle6(1)(b)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17January1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts(!),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2145/77(2),
shallapplytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,tablegrapesofopenground,unshelledwalnutsand
applessetoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17
November1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16November1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(•)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL249,30.9.1977,p.12.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof16November1977fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(iu.a.1100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund ,
ex08.02AI
ex08.02B
ex08.02C
ex08.04AI
ex08.05AII
ex08.05B
ex08.05G
ex08.06AIISweetfreshoranges:
—ofthevarietiesBiondoComuneandSanguigno
Comune('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
—ofothervarieties('ExtrClass,ClassIandClassII)
Freshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Freshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Tablegrapes:
—fresh,openground'Extra'ClassandClassI
—fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI
Shelledalmondsotherthanbitteralmonds
Walnutsunshelled
Shelledhazelnuts
Apples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttoBotswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,
Malawi,Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,
Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar,Comoro
Islands,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,theRepublic
ofDjibouti,thecountriesoftheArabianpeninsula(*),
IranandIraq
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfricaother
thanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Iceland,Finland,Norway,Austriaandthe
FaroeIslands4.40
6.60
6.00
3.50
6.00
16.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
7.00
300
")ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,Unites
ArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Shariah,Ajman,Ummal-Quaiwain ,Fujairah,RasA1Kaiman),Yemer
ArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).