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REGULATION (EEC)No1514/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of18June1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
Class,ClassIandClassII,'ExtraClassandClassI
hothousegrapes,shelledhazelnuts,andshelledand
unshelledwalnutsmayatpresentbeexportedin
economicallysignificantquantities;
Whereastheproductionofwalnutswasespecially
importantduringtheseasonof1973/74;whereas
substantialstocksoftheseproductsstillremainatthe
presenttimeintheMemberStateswhoarethemain
producers;whereasthesestockscanonlybemarketed
intheformofshelledwalnutssincetheseasonis
alreadywelladvanced;whereasitisappropriatefor
thesereasonstograntarestitutionforshelledwalnuts
untilthenewharvest;
Whereasexportsoftheseproductstocertaindestina­
tionscannotberoutedthroughtheSuezCanaland
whereastheconsequentdetourviatheCapeofGood
Hopeentailsadditionaltransportcosts;whereasthe
refundcanthereforebejustifiablyincreasedwhere
exportshavetobetransportedviathelatterroute;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven-period,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetablesTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(!)of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69(3)of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonfruitandvegeta­
blesandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2455/72(4)
providesthat,whenrefundsarebeingfixed,account
mustbetakenofthecurrentsituationorforeseeable
developments withregardtopricesandavailabilities
offruitandvegetablesontheCommunitymarketon
theonehandandpricesininternationaltradeonthe
other;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthe
costsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticleandofthe
economicaspectsoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount;
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshlemons,applesand
peachesofthecommonqualitystandards'Extra'HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
(!)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.0OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(<)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

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2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationviathe
CapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedinthe
Annexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./100kg.
3.TheprovisionsofArticle2bofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No497/70(x)of17March1970on
rulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables,assupplemented byRegulation(EEC)No316/71(2),shallapplytothesweetoranges,unshelled
walnuts,applesandpeachessetoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19June
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18June1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(>)OJNoL62,18.3.1970,p.15. (2)OJNoL36,13.2.1971,p.11.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18June1974fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(iu.a.llOOkgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—OfthevarietiesMoro,Tarocco,Sanguinello,Ovale
Calabrese,ValenciaLate,('Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII)
—Ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)6-00
4-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope
—Otherdestinations2-50
1-44
ex08.04AI
08.05BTablegrapes,fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)
Walnuts
—Unshelled
—Shelled{*)16-00
8-00
15-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 4-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfrica(with
theexceptionofSouthAfrica),countriesofthe
ArabianPeninsula,Syria,countriesorStateswitha
plannedeconomyincentralandeasternEurope,
Austria,Sweden,Norway,Finland,Brazil,Venezuela
andPeru 3-00
ex08.07BPeaches(excludingnectarines)('Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII) 4-00
f1)Forwhichthecustomexportformalitieshavebeencompletedbefore1November1974.