NoL290/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.11.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2541/79
of16November 1979
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1301/79(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeforthe
productsreferredtointhatArticleandpricesforthe
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforthegrantingofrefundsonexportsoffruit
andvegetablesan^lcriteriaforfixingtheiramounts(}),
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2455/72(4),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixed,account
mustbetakenoftheexiatingsituationandfuture
trendswithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesoffruit
andvegetablesontheCommunitymarketontheone
handandpricesininternationaltradeontheother;
whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthecostsindi­
catedin(b)ofthatArticleandoftheeconomic
aspectsoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thequotationsandprices
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount;
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothousegrapesandopengroundgrapes,
shelledalmondsandhazelnuts,andunshelledwalnuts
mayatpresentbeexportedineconomicallysignifi­
cantquantities;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentmarketsituationandtoitsfuture
trends,andinparticulartoquotationsandpricesfor
fruitandvegetablesintheCommunityandininter­
nationaltradethattherefundsshouldbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto;
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;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)fao652/79of29
March1979(7)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
(!)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(AOJNoL162,30.6.1979,p.26. (5)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL249,30.9.1977,p.12.
(7)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(<)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.
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17.11.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL290/21
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshall
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles6(1)(b)and11(4)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/75shallapplytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,lemons,
walnutsinshell,shelledhazelnuts,andapplesasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17
November1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16November1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

NoL290/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.11.79
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof16November1979fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(ECU/100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Description Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—OfvarietiesBiondocomuneandSanguignocomune
('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
—Ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)5.32
9.67,
ex08.02B
ex08.02CFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Freshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClass11)
Forexportto:
—countriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentral
oreasternEurope
—otherdestinations7.25
6.04
4.23
ex08.04AI
ex08.05A11
ex08.05B
ex08.05GTablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground('Extra'ClassandClassI)
—Fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)
Shelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds
Unshelledwalnuts
Shelledhazelnuts4.84
19.34
9.67
12.09
14.51
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples
Forexportto:
—Botswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,Malawi,
Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,Burundi,
Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar ,Comoros,Mauritius,
Sudan,Ethiopia,Jibuti,thecountriesoftheArabian
peninsula('),IranandIraq
—countriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthan
thosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Ecuador,Iceland,Finland,Norway,Sweden,
AustriaandtheFaroeIslands13.50
3.63
•»)ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,United
ArabEmirates (AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQawain,Fujairah,RasAlKhaimah),Yemen
ArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).