15.7.76 NoL191/11 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1701/76
of14July1976
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
whereastomatoes,freshlemonsandapplesand
peachesofthecommonqualitystandards'Extra'
Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'ClassandClassI
hothouseandopengroundgrapes,almonds,shelled
hazelnuts,andshelledwalnutsmayatpresentbe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantities;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthi$situation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow:WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonfruitandvegeta­
blesandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(3),a$amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2455/72(4),providesthat,whenrefundsarebeing
fixed,accountmustbetakenofthecurrentsituation
orforeseeabledevelopmentswithregardtopricesand
availabilitiesoffruitandvegetablesontheCommu­
nitymarketontheonehandandpricesininterna­
tionaltradeontheother;whereasaccountmustalso
betakenofthecostsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticle
andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheproposedexports;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATIONWhereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount; Article1
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.6.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex. (4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

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Article2 2.TheprovisionsofArticle6(1)(b)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17January1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts('J,as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2818/75(2),shall
applytoexportsofunshelledwalnuts,shelledhazel­
nuts,applesandpeachessetoutintheAnnex.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15July
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14July1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL280,31.10.1975,p.31.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14July1976fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a.HOOkgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex07.01MIITomatoes'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII 4-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope 2-50
—Otherdestinations 1-44
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—fresh,openground'Extra'ClassandClassI 4-00
—fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI 16-00
ex08.05AIIShelledalmondsotherthanbitteralmonds 8-00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 10-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 8-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttoBotswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,
Malawi,Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,
Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar,Comore
Islands,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,theFrenchterri­
toryoftheAfarsandIssas,thecountriesofthe
Arabianpeninsula (x)IranandIraq 7-00
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfricaother
thanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Iceland,Finland,NorwayandSweden 3-00
ex08.07BPeaches(excludingnectarins)'Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII 6-00
(')ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritories :ittachedthereto:SMKHArabia,B'hnmOprar.Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,United
ArabEmirates (AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,Ummal-Quaiwain ,Fujairah,RasA1Kaiman)Yemen
ArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).