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REGULATION (EEC)No2550/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of7October1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
ClassII,'ExtraClassandClassIhothouseandopen
groundgrapes,shelledhazelnuts,andshelledand
unshelledwalnutsmayatpresentbeexportedin
economicallysignificantquantities;
Whereastheproductionofwalnutswasespecially
importantduringtheseasonof1973/74;whereas
substantialstocksoftheseproductsstillremainatthe
presenttimeintheMemberStateswhoarethemain
producers;whereasthesestockscanonlybemarketed
intheformofshelledwalnutssincetheseasonis
alreadywelladvanced;whereasitisappropriatefor
thesereasonstograntarestitutionforshelledwalnuts
untilthenewharvest;
Whereasexportsoftheseproductstocertaindestina­
tionscannotberoutedthroughtheSuezCanaland
whereastheconsequentdetourviatheCapeofGood
Hopeentailsadditionaltransportcosts;whereasthe
refundcanthereforebejustifiablyincreasedwhere
exportshavetobetransportedviathelatterroute;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—torothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(-),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
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;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount;
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereasfreshlemons,applesandpeachesofthe
commonqualitystandards'ExtraClass,Class.IandHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artuii1
(')0|No1.IIS,20.5.1972.p.I.
(-)OjNo1.2V|.2S.12.I^2.p.14"
(■')OlNo1.>IS,IS.12.IVfry,p.17.
(-)O'lNoI.266,25.II.1VI,p.I.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesarc
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.

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2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationviathe
CapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedinthe
Annexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./100kg.
3.TheprovisionsofArticle4(1)(b)ofCommission
RegulationNo1041/67/EEC(')of21December1967
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefunds
onproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2110/74(2),shall
applytoexportsofunshelledwalnuts,applesand
peachessetoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8October
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Fran^ois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNo314,23.12.1967,p.9. (-)OJNoL.220,10.S.19~4,p.I.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof7October1974fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
Cu.a.1100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
tòrexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope 2-50
—Otherdestinations 1-44
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground'ExtraClass'andClassI 4-00
—Fresh,hothouse'ExtraClass'andClassI 16-00
08.05BWalnuts
—Unshelled 800
—Shelled(') 15-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 4-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfrica(with
theexceptionofSouthAfrica),countriesofthe
ArabianPeninsula,Syria,countriesorStateswitha
plannedeconomyincentralandeasternEurope,
Brazil,VenezuelaandPeru 3-00
ex08.07BPeaches(excludingnectarines)('Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII) 6-00
(*)Forwhichthecustomexportformalitieshavebeencompletedbefore1November1974.