6.11.82 NoL310/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2967/82
of5November 1982
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1738/82(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
tradeorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
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,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasonaccountofthedifferentproductionprices
forpeachesinGreeceandintheotherMemberStates,
thisdifferenceshouldbereflected,pursuanttothe
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No10/81(*),when
calculatingexportrefundsforthisproduct;whereas
applicationoftheabovecriteriaresultsinfixingthe
refundapplicableinGreeceatzero;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentmarketsituationandtoitsfuturetrends,
andinparticulartoquotationsandpricesforfruitand
vegetablesintheCommunityandininternational
tradethattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle10(1)(b)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2730/79of29
November1979layingdowncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofexportrefundson
agriculturalproducts(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3476/80Q,mayberelaxedinthecaseof
exportstonon-member countriesoutsideEurope;
whereas,insuchacase,Article23(1)(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2730/79maybeapplied;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforFruitand
Vegetableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
2OJNoL190,1.7.1982,p.7. f1)OJNoL1,1.1.1981,p.17.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17. 0OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
0OJNoL363,31.12.1980,p.71. HOJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

6.11.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL310/13
tablegrapesofopenground,walnutsinshell,almonds,
hazelnutsandapplesassetoutintheAnnexhereto.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article21.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshall
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles10(1)(b)and23(1)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2730/79shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,lemons,ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8November
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5November1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL310/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.11.82
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof5November1982fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(ECU/100kgnet)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex07.01MTomatoes('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 4-50
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—OfvarietiesBiondocomuneandSanguignocomune('Extra'
Class,ClassIandClassII)
—Ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)5-32
9-67
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 7-25
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEurope
—Otherdestinations6-04
4-23
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground('Extra'ClassandClassI)
—Fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)7-00
1934
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 20-00
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts 1400
ex08.05GUnshelledhazelnuts 15-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 30-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthanciderapples
Forexportto:
—Botswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,Malawi,Mozambique ,
Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,
Madagascar,Comoros,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,Jibuti,the
countriesoftheArabianpeninsula('),IranandIraq
—Indonesia,Malaysia,SingaporeandHongKong
—CountriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthanthose
mentionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,Jordan,countries
withaplannedeconomyincentralandeasternEurope,
Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,Iceland,
Finland,Norway,Sweden,AustriaandtheFaraoeIslands12-00
12-00
4-00
(')ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsulaareconsideredtobe
thefollowing,includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,the
SultanateofOman,UnitedArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQawain,
Fujairah,RasAlKhaimah),YemenArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocratic
RepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).