30.4.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL117/35
REGULATION (EEC)No1026/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of29April1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(!)of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof;Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshlemonsandapples
ofthecommonqualitystandards'Extra'Class,ClassI
andClassII,'Extra'ClassandClassIhothousegrapes,
shelledhazelnuts,andshelledandunshelledwalnuts
mayatpresentbeexportedineconomically signifi­
cantquantities;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ; Whereasexportsoftheseproductstocertaindestina­
tionscannotberoutedthroughtheSuezCanaland
whereastheconsequentdetourviatheCapeofGood
Hopeentailsadditionaltransportcosts;whereasthe
refundcanthereforebejustifiablyincreasedwhere
exportshavetobetransportedviathelatterroute;WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
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;—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternational tradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount;
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,

NoL117/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.4.74
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article13.TheprovisionsofArticle2bofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No497/70(!)of17March1970on
rulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables,assupplemented byRegulation(EEC)No
316/71(2),shallapplytothesweetoranges,unshelled
walnutsandapplessetoutintheAnnex.1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.
2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationviathe
CapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedinthe
Annexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./100kg.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30April
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
(>)OJNoL62,18.3.1970,p.15.
(2OJNoL36,13.2.1971,p.11.
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29April1974fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02 AI
ex08.02 C
ex08.04 AI
08.05 B
ex08.05 G
ex08.06 AIISweetfreshoranges:
—OfthevarietiesMoro,Tarocco,Sanguinello,Ovale
Calabrese,ValenciaLate,('Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII)
—Ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Freshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope
—Otherdestinations
Tablegrapes,fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)
Walnuts
—Unshelled
—Shelled
Shelledhazelnuts
Apples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfrica(with
theexceptionofSouthAfrica),countriesofthe
ArabianPeninsula,Syria,countriesorstateswitha
plannedeconomyincentralandeasternEurope,
Austria,Sweden,Norway,Finland,Iceland,Brazil,
VenezuelaandPeru6.00
4.00
2.50
1.44
16.00
8.00
15.00
4.00
3.00