18.5.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL129/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1140/76
of17May1976
fixing,forcertainproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables,theexport
refundsprovidedforinArticle3aofRegulation (EEC)No865/68
internationaltradearebeingdeterminedaccountisto
betakenofthepricesreferredtoinparagraph2ofthe
saidArticle;
Whereaspeeledtomatoes,tomatoconcentrateand
tomato,orangeandlemonjuiceareeconomically
importantproductsnotcontainingaddedsugar,while
inthecaseofcherriesinsyrupnorefundsuchas
wouldpermitexportationhasbeenfixedpursuantto
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No865/68;whereas
underthesecircumstances itisnecessarytofixfor
theseproductstherefundprovidedforinArticle3aof
Regulation (EEC)No865/68;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarket,andin
particulartopriceswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketforproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables,thattherefundshouldbefixedasindi­
catedbelow;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommittee forProductsProcessedfromFruit
andVegetables ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
865/68of28June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1420/75(2),andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
Article3a(4)thereof.
WhereasArticle3aofRegulation (EEC)No865/68
providesthat,whererequiredinordertopermitthe
exportationonthebasisofpricesrulingininterna­
tionaltradeofeconomicallyimportantproductsnot
containingaddedsugarbeingproductslistedin
Article 1,thedifferencebetweentheaforesaidprices
andCommunitypricesmaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle3a(5)ofthesaidRegulationprovides
thatwheretherefundfixedpursuanttoArticle3is
notsufficienttopermitexportsoftheproducts
containingaddedsugarcoveredbyRegulation (EEC)
No865/68,theprovisionsofArticle3aratherthan
thoseofArticle3shallapplytosuchproducts;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1426/71of2July1971layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfrom
fruitandvegetablesandcriteriaforfixingtheamount
ofsuchrefunds(3),providesthatrefundsaretobe
fixedtakingintoaccounttheexistingsituationand
futuretrendswithregard,ontheonehand,toprices
andavailabilities ontheCommunity marketof
productsprocessedfromfruitandvegetablesand,on
theotherhand,topricesrulingininternationaltrade;
whereasaccountalsohastobetakenofthecosts
referredtoin(b)ofthesaidArticleandofthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexports;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1426/71
providesthatwhenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountshallbetakenofthe
rulingpriceswhicharemostfavourablefromthe
pointofviewofexportation ;whereaswhenpricesinHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheexportrefundsprovidedforinArticle3aof
Regulation (EEC)No865/68shallbeasspecifiedin
theAnnexhereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticle6(1)(b)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17January1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts(4),
shallapplytoexportsoftomatoconcentrateofthe
kindsspecifiedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(')0|NoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(-)OJNoL141,3.6.1975,p.1.
(■>)OJNoL151,7.7.1971,p.3. (■»)0|NoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.

NoL129/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.5.76
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCT Amountinu.a./H)()kg
heading Descriptionofgoods otproduct(including
No immediatepackings)
ex20.02CPeeledtomatoes 12.00(')
ex20.02CTomatoconcentrate :
—Dryextractcontent:
—12%andover,butlessthan18% 10.72(')
—18%andover,butlessthan28% 16.43(')
—28%andover,butlessthan36% 20.00(')
—36%andover,butlessthan95% 25.73(1)
—95%andover 68-00(!)
ex20.06BCherriesinsyrup(weightoffruit,netofjuice,notless
than50%oftotalweight,notincludingimmediate
packing) 4.80(-')
ex20.07 Tomatojuice 2.00
ex20.07 Pureorangejuice,withnoothersubstancesadded:
—Notconcentrated (between10and12degreesBrix
value) 1.74
—Concentrated :
—Perunitofconcentration (11degreesBrixvalue) 1.74
ex20.07 Purelemonjuice,withnoothersubstancesadded:
—Notconcentrated (between7and11degreesBrix
value) 0.74
—Concentrated :
—Perunitofconcentration (9degreesBrixvalue) 0.74
(!)Forexportstonilthirdcountries,withtheexceptionofNorthAmerica .
(:)ThisrefundreplacesthatprovidedforinArticle\ofRegulation (EEC)NoK6S/6K.