NoL281/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.10.84
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2974/84
of24October1984
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1631/84(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thedif­
ferencebetweenpricesininternationaltradeforthe
productsreferredtointhatArticleandpricesforthe
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforthegrantingofrefundsonexportsoffruit
andvegetablesandcriteriaforfixingtheiramounts(3),
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2455/72(4),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixed,account
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandfuture
trendswithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesoffruit
andvegetablesontheCommunitymarketontheone
handandpricesininternationaltradeontheother;
whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthecostsindi­
catedin(b)ofthatArticleandoftheeconomicaspects
oftheproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined,thequotationsandprices
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount;
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereastomatoes,sweetfreshoranges,freshmanda­
rins,freshlemonsandapplesofthecommonquality
standards'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'
ClassandClassIhothousegrapesandopenground
grapes,almondsandhazelnuts,andunshelledwalnuts
mayatpresentbeexportedineconomicallysignificant
quantities;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/710,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84(6),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratesbasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedoveragiven
periodinrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointhepreviousindent,andtheaforesaid
coefficient ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentmarketsituationandtoitsfuturetrends,
andinparticulartoquotationsandpricesforfruitand
vegetablesintheCommunityandininternational
tradethattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle10(1)(b)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2730/79of29
November1979layingdowncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofexportrefundson
agriculturalproducts(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No519/83(8),mayberelaxedinthecaseof
exportstonon-member countriesoutsideEurope;
whereas,insuchacase,Article23(1)(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2730/79maybeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
OOJNoL154,9.6.1984,p.24.
(■')OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.0OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(6)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.
0OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1
8OJNoL58,5.3.1983,p.5.

25.10.84 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL281/19
openground,walnutsinshell,shelledhazelnutsand
applesassetoutintheAnnexhereto.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshall
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles10(1)(b)and23(1)(c)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2730/79shallapplytoexports
ofsweetoranges,mandarins,lemons,tablegrapesofArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25October
1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24October1984.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL281/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.10.84
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof24October1984fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(ECU/100kgnet)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex07.01MTomatoes('Extra'Class,GlassIandClassII) 4,50
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
ForexportofvarietiesBiondocomuneandSanguignocomune
('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)to:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEuropeandYugoslavia
—Otherdestinations
Forexportofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
to:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEuropeandYugoslavia
—Otherdestinations8,00
5,32
14,50
9,67
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 7,25
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentrafor
easternEuropeandYugoslavia
—Otherdestinations12,00
8,00
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground('Extra'ClassandClassI)
—Fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)10,50
19,34
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 9,67
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts 14,00
ex08.05GUnshelledhazelnuts 7,50
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 14,51
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthancider
apples:
Forexportto:
—Botswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,Malawi,Mozambique ,
Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,
Madagascar,Comoros,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,Jibuti,the
countriesoftheArabianpeninsula('),Iran,IraqandJordan 12,00
—HongKong,Singapore,MalaysiaandIndonesia
—CountriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthanthose
mentionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,countrieswitha
plannedeconomyincentralandeasternEurope,Yugoslavia,
Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,Colombia,
Iceland,Norway,Sweden,Austria,theFaroeIslandsand
Finland12,00
4,00
(')ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsulaareconsideredtobe
thefollowing,includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,UnitedArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQawain,
Fujairah,RasAlKhaimah),YemenArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocratic
RepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).