20.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL195/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1700/78
of19July1978
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
necessarytovarytherefundforagivenproduct
accordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereastomatoes,freshlemons,applesandpeaches
ofthecommonqualitystandards'Extra'Class,ClassI
andClassII,'Extra'ClassandClassIhothouseand
outdoor-grown grapes,shelledalmondsandhazelnuts,
andwalnutsinshellmayatpresentbeexportedin
economicallysignificantquantities ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1154/78(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesontheworldmarketandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforthegrantingofrefundsonexportsoffruit
andvegetablesandcriteriaforfixingtheiramounts(3),
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2455/72(4),
providesthattherefundsaretobefixedinthelightof
thecurrentsituationorforeseeabledevelopments with
regardtobothpricesandavailabilitiesoffruitand
vegetablesontheCommunitymarketandtoprices
ontheworldmarkets;whereasaccountmustalsobe
takenofthecostsreferredtoin(b)ofthesaidArticle
andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheintendedexports;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2518/69
providesthatpricesontheCommunitymarketshall
befixedinthelightoftherulingpricesmostfavou­
rableforexports;whereaspricesonworldmarkets
shallbedeterminedinthelightofthepricesand
quotationsreferredtoinparagraph2ofthesaid
Article;
Whereasthesituationonworldmarketsorthe
specificrequirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitWhereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,that
therefundshouldbefixedassetoutbelow;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle6(1)(b)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/75of17
January1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofexportrefundsinrespectofagricultural
products(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2145/77(6),mayberelaxedinthecaseofexportsto
non-membercountriesoutsideEurope;whereas,in
suchacase,Article11(4)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No
192/75maybeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL144,31.5.1978,p.5.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.(5)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL249,30.9.1977,p.12.

NoL195/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.7.78
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex
hereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles6(1)(b)and11(4)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/75shallapplytoexportsofwalnutsinshell,shelledhazelnuts,
applesandpeachesassetoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20July
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
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ANNEX
totheCommissonRegulationof19July1978fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Description Refund
ex07.01MTomatoes'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII 4.00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 3-50
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—fresh,openground'Extra'ClassandClassI 4.00
—fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI 16.00
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 8.00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 10-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 12.00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttoBotswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,
Malawi,Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,
Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar ,Comoro
Islands,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,theRepublic
ofJibuti,thecountriesoftheArabianpeninsula('),
IranandIraq 7.00
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfricaother
thanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Iceland,Finland,Norway,Sweden,Austria
andtheFaroeIslands 3.00
ex08.07BPeaches(excludingpectorins),'Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII 6.00
{')ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,Unite.:
ArabEmirates (AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,Ummal-Quaiwain ,Fujairah,RasAlKaiman),Yemen
ArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).