NoL34/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.2.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No306/83
of4February1983
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
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;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentmarketsituationandtoitsfuturetrends,
andinparticulartoquotationsandpricesforfruitand
vegetablesintheCommunityandininternational
tradethattherefundsshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle10(1)(b)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2730/79of29
November1979layingdowncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofexportrefundson
agriculturalproducts(s),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No202/82(6),mayberelaxedinthecaseof
exportstonon-member countriesoutsideEurope;
whereas,insuchacase,Article23(1)(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2730/79maybeapplied;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforFruitand
Vegetableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,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;
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL190,1.7.1982,p.7.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.(s)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
(6)OJNoL21,29.1.1982,p.23.

5.2.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL34/25
tablegrapesofopenground,walnutsinshell,shelled
hazelnutsandapplesassetoutintheAnnexhereto.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshall
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles10(1)(b)and23(1)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,lemons,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5February
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL34/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.2.83
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof4February1983fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(ECU/100kgnet)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex07.01MTomatoes('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 4-50
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
ForexportofvarietiesBiondocomuneandSanguignocomune
('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)to:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEurope
—Otherdestinations
Forexportofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
to:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEurope
—Otherdestinations8-00
5-32
14-50
9-67
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 7-25
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEurope
—Otherdestinations12-00
8-00
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground('Extra'ClassandClassI)
—Fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)7-00
19-34
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 9-67
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts 14-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 14-51
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthancider
apples:
Forexportto:
—Botswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,Malawi,Mozambique ,
Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,
Madagascar,Comoros,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,Jibuti,the
countriesoftheArabianpeninsula('),Iran,Iraq,Jordanand
Finland
—CountriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthanthose
mentionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,countrieswitha
plannedeconomyincentralandeasternEurope,Bolivia,
Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,Iceland,Norway,
Sweden,AustriaandtheFaroeIslands12-00
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).