16.7.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL186/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2121/88
of15July1988
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
necessarytovarytherefundforagivenproductaccording
tothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereastherefundapplicabletoexportsoftomatoesto
Swedenshouldbereducedduringtheperiod1Julyto30
Septemberpursuanttotheundertakingsenteredintowith
thatcountryunderthe1980agreement(*);
Whereastomatoes,freshlemons,applesandpeachesof
thecommonqualitystandards'Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII,'Extra'ClassandClassItablegrapes,almonds
andhazelnuts,andunshelledwalnutsmayatpresentbe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantities;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastindentofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/870;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentmarketsituationandtoitsfuturetrends,and
inparticulartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegeta­
blesintheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundsshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1117/88(2),andinparticularArticle
30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thedifference
betweenpricesininternationaltradefortheproducts
referredtointhatArticleandpricesfortheproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneralrules
forthegrantingofrefundsonexportsoffruitandvegeta­
blesandcriteriaforfixingtheiramounts(3),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2455/72(4),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixed,accountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandfuturetrendswithregardtoprices
andavailabilitiesoffruitandvegetablesontheCommu­
nitymarketontheonehandandpricesininternational
tradeontheother;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenof
thecostsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticleandofthe
economicaspectsoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No
2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarketare
beingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenoftheprices
whicharemostfavourablefromtheexportationpointof
view;whereas,whenpricesininternationaltradeare
beingdetermined,thequotationsandpricesreferredtoin
paragraph2ofthatArticlemustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernationaltradeor
thespecificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitWhereastheobligationsunderArticle10(1)(b)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No2730/79of29
November1979layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofexportrefundsonagri­
culturalproducts(8),amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1180/87(9)mayberelaxedinthecaseofexportstonon­
membercountriesoutsideEurope;whereas,insucha
case,Article23(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2730/79
maybeapplied;
0OJNoL194,28.7.1980,p.12.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.
(8)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL113,30.4.1987,p.27.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,28.4.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.Whereas,forSpainandPortugal,theActofAccession
introducetransitionalmeasuresbyphasesandstages
respectively ;whereas,inparticularasregardsthearrange­
mentsapplicabletoexportstoSpainfromtheCommu­
nityasconstitutedat31December1985,Article141
providesthat,duringthefirstphase,theCommunityis
notinprincipletograntexportrefunds;whereas,
pursuanttoArticle146,theKingdomofSpainistobea
authorizedtomaintain,duringthefirstphase,forexports
tothirdcountries,thearrangements inforcebeforeits
accessionforsuchtrade,includinganyexportaidor
subsidies;whereasArticle275providesforaspecial
procedureforthegrantofrefundsonexportstoPortugal
fromtheCommunityasconstitutedat31December
1985;whereas,pursuanttoArticle283,thePortuguese
Republicistobeauthorizedtomaintain,duringthefirst
stage,forexportstothirdcountries,thearrangements in
forcebeforeitsaccessionforsuchtrade,includingany
exportaidorsubsidies;whereas,underthosecircum­
stances,refundsforsuchexportsshouldnotbeprovided
forinthisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforFruitandVegetables,2.TheprovisionsofArticles10(l)(b)and23(l)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No2730/79shallapplytoexportsof
lemons,walnutsinshell,shelledhazelnutsandapplesas
setoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16July1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

NoL186/2916.7.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationofISJuly1988fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvege­
tables
(ECU/100kgnet)
Productcode Destinationofrefund(') Amountofrefund(2)
07020010100 4,50(3)
07020010900— —
07020090100l 4,50(3)
07020090900— —
08021290000 9,67
08022100000I11,30
08022200000I21,80
08023100000\14,00
08052050100— —
08052050900— —
08053010100 01 15,00
09 10,00
08053010900— —
08061011100l4,84
08061011300l4,84
08061011900— —
08061015100l4,84
08061015300l4,84
08061015900— —
08061019100ll4,84
08061019300Il4,84
08061019900— —
08081091100— —
08081091910 02 12,00
03 4,00
08081091990— —
08081093100— —
08081093910 02 12,00
03 4,00
08081093990— —
08081099100— —
08081099910 02 12,00
03 4,00
08081099990— —
08093000110 04 5,00
08093000190— —
08093000900—

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Notes: '
(')Thedestinationsareasfollows:
01CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentraloreasternEuropeandYugoslavia,
02Botswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,Malawi,Mozambique,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda,
Somalia,Madagascar,Comoros,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,Djibouti,thecountriesoftheArabianpeninsu­
laincludingtheterritoriesattachedthereto(SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,Oman,UnitedArab
Emirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQaiwain,FujairahandRasalKhaimah),YemenArab
RepublicandPeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen),Iran,IraqandJordan,
03CountriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,countrieswitha
plannedeconomyincentraloreasternEurope,Yugoslavia,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,
Colombia,Iceland,Norway,Sweden,Austria,theFaroeIslands,FinlandandGreenland,
04AlldestinationsexcludingSwitzerlandandAustria,
09Otherdestinations .
(2)TherefundsfixedinthisRegulationshallnotapplytoexports:
—toSpainandPortugalfromtheCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985,
—tothirdcountriesfromSpainandPortugal.
(3)ForexportstoSwedenintheperiod1Julyto30September1988,therefundisreducedto0,81ECU/100kg.