21.2.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL44/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No321/79
of20February1979
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
necessarytovarytherefundforagivenproduct
accordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothousegrapes,shelledalmondsandhazel­
nuts,andwalnutsinshellmayatpresentbeexported
ineconomicallysignificantquantities;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(x),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1766/78(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,that
therefundshouldbefixedassetoutbelow:WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesontheworldmarketandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforthegrantingofrefundsonexportsoffruit
andvegetablesandcriteriaforfixingtheiramounts(3),
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2455/72(4),
providesthattherefundsaretobefixedinthelightof
thecurrentsituationorforeseeabledevelopmentswith
regardtobothpricesandavailabilitiesoffruitand
vegetablesontheCommunitymarketandtoprices
ontheworldmarkets;whereasaccountmustalsobe
takenofthecostsreferredtoin(b)ofthesaidArticle
andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheintendedexports;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2518/69
providesthatpricesontheCommunitymarketshall
befixedinthelightoftherulingpricesmostfavou­
rableforexports;whereaspricesonworldmarkets
shallbedeterminedinthelightofthepricesand
quotationsreferredtoinparagraph2ofthesaid
Article;
Whereasthesituationonworldmarketsorthe
specificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitWhereastheobligationsunderArticle6(1)(b)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17
January1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofexportrefundsinrespectofagricultural
products(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2145/77(6),mayberelaxedinthecaseofexportsto
non-membercountriesoutsideEurope;whereas,in
suchacase,Article11(4)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No
192/75maybeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,(»)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.12.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(<OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.(5)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL249,30.9.1977,p.12.

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applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,lemons,
walnutsinshell,shelledhazelnutsandapplesasset
outintheAnnexhereto.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex
hereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles6(1)(b)and11(4)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/75shallArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21February
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20February1979fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Description Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—OfvarietiesBiondocomuneandSanguignocomune
('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
—Ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)4-40
8-00
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Forexportto:
—countriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentral
oreasternEurope
—otherdestinations5-00
3-50
ex08.04AITablegrapes,fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI16-00
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 8-00
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts 10-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 12-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples
Forexportto:
—Botswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,Malawi,
Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,Burundi,
Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar ,Comoros,Mauritius,
Sudan,Ethiopia,Jibuti,thecountriesoftheArabian
peninsula('),IranandIraq
—countriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthan
thosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Iceland,Finland,Norway,Sweden,Austria
andtheFaroeIslands7-00
3-00
!')ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing ,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,Unites
ArabEmirates (AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQawain,Fujairah,RasA1Khaimah),Yemen
ArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).