27.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL81/7
REGULATION (EEC)No671/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of26March1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
Whereaseconomicallysignificantquantitiesof'Extra
Class,ClassIandClassIIsweetfreshoranges,fresh
mandarins,freshlemonsandapples,of'Extra'Class
andClassIhothousegrapes,ofshelledhazelnutsand
ofunshelledwalnutscanbeexportedatthepresent
time;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ; Whereasexportsoftheseproductstocertaindestina­
tionscannotberoutedthroughtheSuezCanaland
whereastheconsequentdetourviatheCapeofGood
Hopeentailsadditionaltransportcosts;whereasthe
refundcanthereforebejustifiablyincreasedwhere
exportshavetobetransportedviathelatterroute;WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
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;—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount;
(«)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables , (4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

NoL81/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.3.74
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1rulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables,assupplemented byRegulation (EEC)No
316/71(2),shallapplytothesweetoranges,manda­
rins,unshelledwalnutsandapplessetoutinthe
Annex. 1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.
2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationviathe
CapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedinthe
Annexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./lOOkg.
3.TheprovisionsofArticle2bofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No497/70(})of17March1970onArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27March
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(J)OJNoL62,18.3.1970,p.15. 2)OJNoL36,13.2.1971,p.11.
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26March1974fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.u.HOOkgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—OfthevarietiesMoro,Tarocco,Sanguinello ,Ovale
Calabrese,ValenciaLate,('Extra'Class,ClassIand
Class11)
—Ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)6-00
4-00
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClass11) 1-44
ex08.04AITablegrapes,fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)16-00
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts 8-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 4-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfrica(with
theexceptionofSouthAfrica),countriesofthe
Arabianpeninsula,Syria,countriesorstateswitha
plannedeconomyincentralandeasternEurope,
Sweden,Norway,Finland,Iceland,Brazil,Venezuela
andPeru3-00