NoL146/78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1704/86
of30May1986
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1351/86(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
thespecificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagivenproductaccording
tothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereastomatoes,sweetfreshoranges,freshlemons,
applesandpeachesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII.'Extra'ClassandClassI
hothousegrapesandopengroundgrapes,almondsand
hazelnuts,andunshelledwalnutsmayatpresentbe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantities;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforin
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No1577/85(*),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrulesto
thepresentmarketsituationandtoitsfuturetrends,and
inparticulartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegeta­
blesintheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundsshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle10(1)(b)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No2730/79of29
November1979layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofexportrefundsonagri­
culturalproducts(6),lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No568/85Q,mayberelaxedinthecaseofexportsto
non-membercountriesoutsideEurope;whereas,insuch
acase,Article23(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2730/79
maybeapplied;
Whereas,forSpainandPortugal,theActofAccession
introducetransitionalmeasuresbyphasesandstages
respectively ;whereas,inparticularasregardsthearrange­
mentsapplicabletoexportstoSpainfromtheCommu­
nityasconstitutedat31December1985,Article141
providesthat,duringthefirstphase,theCommunityis
notinprincipletograntexportrefunds;whereas,
pursuanttoArticle146,theKingdomofSpainistobea
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.45.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.nOINoL266.25.11.1972,d.7.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.
(«)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL65,6.3.1985,p.5.

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authorizedtomaintain,duringthefirstphase,forexports
tothirdcountries,thearrangements inforcebeforeits
accessionforsuchtrade,includinganyexportaidor
subsidies;whereasArticle275providesforaspecial
procedureforthegrantofrefundsonexportstoPortugal
fromtheCommunity asconstitutedat31December
1985;whereas,pursuanttoArticle283,thePortugueuse
Republicistobeauthorizedtomaintain,duringthefirst
stage,forexportstothirdcountries,thearrangementsin
forcebeforeitsaccessionforsuchtrade,includingany
exportaidorsubsidies;whereas,underthosecircum­
stances,refundsforsuchexportsshouldnotbeprovided
forinthisRegulation ;
Whereastherelevantmanagementcommitteeshavenot
deliveredopinionswithinthetimelimitssetbytheir
chairmen,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles10(l)(b)and23(l)(c)of
Regulation(EEC)No2730/79shallapplytoexportof
sweetoranges,lemons,opengroundtablegrapes,walnuts
inshell,shelledhazelnutsandapplesassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat30May1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30May1986fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvege­
tables
(ECUkgnet)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund(2)
ex07.01MTomatoes('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 4,50
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
ForexportofvarietiesBiondocomuneandSanguignocomune
('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)to:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEuropeandYugoslavia 8,00
—Otherdestinations 5,32
Forexportofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
to:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEuropeandYugoslavia
—Otherdestinations14,50
9,67

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CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund(2)
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEuropeandYugoslavia
—Otherdestinations-12,00
8,00
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground('Extra'ClassandClassI)
—Fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)4,84
19,34
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 9,67
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts 14,00
ex08.05GUnshelledhazelnuts 7,50
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,IraqandJordan
—CountriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthanthose
mentionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,countrieswitha
plannedeconomyincentralandeasternEurope,Yugoslavia,
Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,Ecuador,Colombia,
Iceland,Norway,Sweden,Austria,theFaroeIslands,Finland
andGreenland12,00
4,00
ex08.07BPeaches(otherthannectarines)incategoriesExtra,IandII:
—originatinginGreece:
—forexporttocountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomy
incentraloreasternEurope,Yugoslaviaandthecountries
oftheArabianpeninsula(')
—forexporttoallotherdestinationsotherthanSwitzerland
andAustria
—originatinginotherMemberStatesforexporttoalldestina­
tionsotherthanSwitzerlandandAustria5,00
3,32
5,00
(')ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsulaareconsideredtobe
thefollowing,includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,the
SultanateofOman,UnitedArabEmirates'(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQawain,
Fujairah,RasAlKhaimah),YemenArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocratic
RepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).
(2)TherefundsfixedinthisRegulationshallnotapplytoexports:
—toSpainandPortugalfromtheCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985,
—tothirdcountriesfromSpainandPortugal.