NoL53/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.2.73
REGULATION (EEC)No457/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of31January1973
fixingtheexportrefundsforwine
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,WhereaspursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No957/70,Communitymarketpricesmustbedeter­
minedonthebasisofthemostadvantageousexport
prices;whereasthepricesreferredtoinArticle3(2)
musebetakenintoaccountwhenthepricesininter­
nationaltradearebeingdetermined ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
Whereastheinternationaltradesituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessary
tovarytherefundacccordingtotheuseordestination
ofaspecificproduct;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(*)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2680/72(2),andinparticularArticle10(4)thereof;
WhereastablewinesofTypesRI,RII,AI,AIIand
AIIIdefinedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No945/
70(4)of26May1970,determiningthetypesoftable
winesmaynowbeexportedineconomicallysignificant
quantity;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70,totheextentnecessarytoenablethepro­
ductslistedinArticle1(2)ofthisRegulationtobe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantityonthe
basisofthepricesforthoseproductsontheworld
market,thedifferencebetweenthosepricesandthe
pricesintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;whereas,however,refundsmaybegranted
onlyfortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(2)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No957/70(3)of26May
1970,layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsonwineandcriteriaforfixingtheamount
ofsuchrefunds;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No325/71(5)of15February1971
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefunds
onwine,refundsmustbefixedatleastonceevery
threemonths;whereas,ifneedbe,theycanbeamended
intheintervalbetweenfixingdates;
Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementioned rules
tothepresentmarketsituationandinparticularto
thepricesofwinesintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketleadstothefixingofrefundsasindicated
above;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)
No957/70,theexistingstateandprobablefuturetrends
ofpricesandquantitiesavailableoftheproductson
theCommunitymarketontheonehand,andworld
marketpricesfortheseproductsontheother,must
betakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarebeingfixed;
whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthecostsrefer­
redtoinArticle2(b)andoftheeconomicaspectsof
theexportsintended;whereastheobjectivesdefined
inArticle2(c)andtheneedtoavoiddisturbanceswhich
mightleadtoimbalanceofsupplyanddemandonthe
Communitymarketmustalsobetakenintoaccount;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWines;
oOJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.1.
(3)OJNoL115,28.5.1970,p.1.(4)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
(5)OJNoL38,16.2.1971,p.16.

26.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL53/15
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theamountoftheexportrefundsfortheproducts
listedinArticle1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No957/70
shallbesetoutintheAnnex.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1February1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
CCT
headingNoDescriptionAmountof
refund
u.a./degree/hi
ex22.05CIRIandRIIi1)
CIIRedtablewine,otherthanredtablewineoftypeRIIIof
anactualalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan9-5°andnot
exceeding14°
Forexportto:
Finland,Sweden,Norway 0-19
ex22.05CIAIi1)
CIIWhitetablewine,otherthanwhitetablewinesofTypes
AIIandAIIIofanactualalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than9-5°andnotexceeding14°
Forexportto:
Finland,Sweden,Norway 0-30
Amountof
refundu.a./hi
ex22.05CIAIIandAIII
CII "WhitetablewinefromwinesoftheSylvaner,Miiller-Thur­
gauorRieslingvarieties
Forexportto:
Finland,Sweden,Norway 3-5
(*)Includingtablewineswhichstandincloseeconomicrelationshipwiththesetypesoftablewineinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2699/70of30December1970(OJNoL285,31.12.1970,p.71).