NoL22/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.75
REGULATION (EEC)No208/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of28January1975
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins ,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothouseandopen-ground grapes,shelled
hazelnuts,andshelledwalnutsmayatpresentbe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantities ;
Whereasexportsoftheseproductstocertaindestina­
tionscannotberoutedthroughtheSuezCanaland
whereastheconsequentdetourviatheCapeofGood
Hopeentailsadditionaltransportcosts;whereasthe
refundcanthereforebejustifiablyincreasedwhere
exportshavetobetransportedviathelatterroute;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,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
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Arliclc 1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.
2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationviathe
CapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedinthe
Annexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./lOOkg.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

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3.TheprovisionsofArticle4(1)(b)ofCommission
RegulationNo1041/67/EEC(!)of21December1967
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefunds
onproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2110/74(2),shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,tablegrapesofopenground,unshelledwalnutsandapples
setoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28January1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNo314,23.12.1967,p.9.
2OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.1.

NoL22/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.75
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28January1975fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—ofthevarietiesBiondoComuneandSanguigno
Comune('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 4-00
—ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
(ExtraClass,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02BFreshmanderins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
forexportto:
—Countriesorstateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope 2-50
—Otherdestinations 1-44
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground'ExtraClass'andClassI 6-00I —Fresh,hothouse'ExtraClass'andClassI 16-00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 800
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
landandNorway 3-00