NoL14/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.1.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No137/76
of22January1976
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothousegrapes,almonds,shelledhazelnuts,
andshelledwalnutsmayatpresentbeexportedin
economicallysignificantquantities;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(l),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2482/75(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
orforeseeabledevelopments withregardtopricesand
availabilitiesoffruitandvegetablesontheCommu­
nitymarketontheonehandandpricesininterna­
tionaltradeontheother;whereasaccountmustalso
betakenofthecostsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticle
andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheproposedexports;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount; Article1
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL254,1.10.1975,p.3.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(■»)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.

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shelledwalnuts,shelledhazelnutsandapplessetout
intheAnnex.2.TheprovisionsofArticle6(1)(b)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17January1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts(!),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2818/75(2),shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,un­Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22January1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
i
(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(*)OJNoL280,31.10.1975,p.31.

NoL14/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.1.76
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22January1976fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a.1100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—ofthevarietiesBiondoCortuneandSanguignoCo­
mune('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
—ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)4-40
6-60
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope
—Otherdestinations2-50
1-44
exU«.04AITablegrapes,fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI16-00
ex08.05AIIShelledalmondsotherthanbitteralmonds 8-00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 10-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 8-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttoBotswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,
Malawi,Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,
Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar ,Comore
Islands,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,theFrenchterri­
toryoftheAfarsandIssas,thecountriesofthe
Arabianpeninsula(')IranandIraq
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfricaother
thanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,
Iceland,Finland,NorwayandSweden10-00
5-00
(')ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,rifeSultanateofOman,United
ArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ummal-Quaiwain ,Fujairah,RasA1Kaiman),Yemen_ArabRepu­
blic(NorthYemen)andthePeople's.DemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).