14.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL295/31
REGULATION (EEC)No2977/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of13November 1975
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2482/75(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereastomatoes,sweetfreshoranges,freshmanda­
rins,freshlemonsandapplesofthecommonquality
standards'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'
ClassandClassIhothouseandopengroundgrapes,
almonds,shelledhazelnuts,andshelledwalnutsmay
atpresentbeexportedineconomically significant
quantities;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forother-currenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,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;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount; Article1
(»)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL254,1.10.1975,p.3.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.h)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.

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2.TheprovisionsofArticle6(1)(b)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No192/75(l)of17January1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2818/75(2),shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,tablegrapesofopenground,unshelledwalnuts,shelled
hazelnutsandapplessetoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14
November1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13November1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL280,31.10.1975,p.31.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof13November1975fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex07.01MIITomatoes'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII 4-00
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—ofthevarietiesBiondoCortuneandSanguignoCo­
mune('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 4-00
—ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
torexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope 2-50
—Otherdestinations 1-44
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—fresh,openground'Extra'ClassandClassI 6-00
—fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI 16-00
ex08.05AIIShelledalmondsotherthanbitteralmonds 8-00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 10-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 8-00
ex08.06AllApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttoBotswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,
Malawi,Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,
Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar ,Comore
Islands,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,theFrenchterri-
toryoftheAfarsandIssas,thecountriesofthe
Arabianpeninsula(*)IranandIraq 10-00
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfricaother
thanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,
Iceland,FinlandandNorway 5-00
(')ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,United
ArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ummal-Quaiwain ,Fujairah,RasA1Kaiman),YemenArabRepu­
blic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).