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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2547/79

OF 16 NOVEMBER 1979

FIXING THE EXPORT REFUNDS ON WINE

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 129 ON THE VALUE OF THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT AND THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2397/79 ( 4 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 20 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE MONETARY COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 20 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF THAT REGULATION TO BE EXPORTED IN AN ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY ON THE BASIS OF THE PRICES FOR THOSE PRODUCTS ON THE WORLD MARKET , THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE PRICES AND THE PRICES IN THE COMMUNITY MAY BE COVERED BY AN EXPORT REFUND ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , REFUNDS MAY BE GRANTED ONLY FOR THE PRODUCTS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 345/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING EXPORT REFUNDS ON WINE AND CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH REFUNDS ( 5 ) ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 345/79 , REFUNDS ARE TO BE FIXED HAVING REGARD TO THE EXISTING SITUATION AND FUTURE TRENDS WITH REGARD TO ( I ) PRICES AND AVAILABILITIES OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET AND ( II ) WORLD MARKET PRICES FOR THESE PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS ACOUNT MUST ALSO BE TAKEN OF THE COSTS REFERRED TO IN THAT ARTICLE , OF THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSED EXPORTS , OF THE OBJECTIVES DEFINED IN THE SAID ARTICLE AND OF THE NEED TO AVOID DISTURBANCES ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 345/79 , COMMUNITY MARKET PRICES MUST BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS EXPORT PRICES ; WHEREAS THE PRICES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THE PRICES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ARE BEING DETERMINED ;

WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE SITUATION OR THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN MARKETS MAY MAKE IT NECESSARY TO VARY THE REFUND ACCORDING TO THE USE OR DESTINATION OF A SPECIFIC PRODUCT ;

WHEREAS TABLE WINES OF TYPES R I , R II , A I , A II AND A III AS DEFINED IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 340/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ( 6 ) , MAY NOW BE EXPORTED IN ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3002/76 OF 10 DECEMBER 1976 ON DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXPORT REFUNDS ON WINE ( 7 ) , REFUNDS MUST BE FIXED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS ; WHEREAS , IF NEED BE , THEY CAN BE AMENDED IN THE INTERVAL BETWEEN FIXING DATES ;

WHEREAS IF THE REFUND SYSTEM IS TO OPERATE NORMALLY , REFUNDS SHOULD BE CALCULATED ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS :

- IN THE CASE OF CURRENCIES WHICH ARE MAINTAINED IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER , AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT , WITHIN A MAXIMUM SPREAD OF 2,25 % , A RATE OF EXCHANGE RESULTING FROM THE CENTRAL RATE ;

- FOR OTHER CURRENCIES , AN EXCHANGE RATE BASED ON THE ARITHMETIC MEAN OF THE SPOT MARKET RATES OF EACH OF THESE CURRENCIES RECORDED OVER A GIVEN PERIOD IN RELATION TO THE COMMUNITY CURRENCIES REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING INDENT ;

WHEREAS APPLYING THE ABOVEMENTIONED RULES TO THE PRESENT MARKET SITUATION , IN PARTICULAR TO THE PRICES OF WINES IN THE COMMUNITY AND ON THE WORLD TRADE MARKET , THE REFUNDS SHOULD BE FIXED AS SHOWN IN THE ANNEX HERETO ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE AMOUNT OF THE EXPORT REFUNDS FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 345/79 SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 15 NOVEMBER 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , P . 2553/62 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 275 , 1 . 11 . 1979 , P . 4 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 69 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 60 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 342 , 11 . 12 . 1976 , P . 18 .

ANNEX

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*AMOUNT OF REFUND ECU / % VOL/HL*

EX 22.05 C I , C II*WHITE TABLE WINE , OTHER THAN WHITE TABLE WINE OF TYPES A II AND A III OF AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF NOT LESS THAN 9,5 % VOL AND NOT EXCEEDING 14 % VOL : **

* - FOR ALL EXPORTS EXCEPT TO THIRD COUNTRIES OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT , INCLUDING THOSE ISLANDS POLITICALLY LINKED THERETO , AND THOSE THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2223/70 AND GREECE*1,05*

EX 22.05 C I , C II*RED OR ROSE TABLE WINE , OTHER THAN RED TABLE WINE OF TYPE R III OF AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF NOT LESS THAN 9,5 % VOL AND NOT EXCEEDING 14 % VOL : **

* - FOR ALL EXPORTS EXCEPT TO THIRD COUNTRIES OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT , INCLUDING THOSE ISLANDS POLITICALLY LINKED THERETO , AND THOSE THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2223/70 AND GREECE*1,05*

**AMOUNT OF REFUND ECU/HL*

EX 22.05 C I , C II*WHITE TABLE WINE OF TYPES A II AND A III ( WHITE TABLE WINE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE SYLVANER , MUELLER-THURGAU OR RIESLING VINE VARIETY TYPE ) : **

* - FOR ALL EXPORTS EXCEPT TO THIRD COUNTRIES OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT , INCLUDING THOSE ISLANDS POLITICALLY LINKED THERETO , AND THOSE THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2223/70 AND GREECE*5,50