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28.5.70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL115/1
REGULATION .(EEC)No957/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of26May1970
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundsonwineandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds
pricesrecordedinthirdcountriesandCommunity
free-at-frontier offerprices.shouldbetakeninto
accountwhenpricesininternationaltradearebeing
determined;whereasthemostadvantageousexport
pricesshouldbetakenasabasisindetermining
Communityprices;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadeforvaryingthe
amountoftherefundaccordingtothedestinationof
theproducts,sincespecialconditionsapplyto
importsincertaincountriesofdestination;
Whereas,toensureCommunityexporterssome
stabilityintheamountoftherefundandwithregard
tothelistofproductseligibleforarefund,itshould
bepossiblefortherefundstobefixedatintervals
basedontradepractices;
Whereas,toavoiddistortionsofcompetition ,the
administrative systemtowhichtradersaresubject
mustbeidenticalthroughouttheCommunity ;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinwine,andinparticularArticle10(1)and
(3)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasexportrefundsonproductssubjecttothe
commonorganisationofthemarketinwineshould
befixedinaccordancewithcertaincriteriawhich
would,makeitpossibletocoverthedifference
betweenpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communityandininternationaltrade;whereasto
thisendthesupply'situationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunityandtheprice
situationontheworldmarketmustbetakeninto
account;
Whereasthegrantingofrefundsmaybelimitedto
exportsofcertainoftheproductslistedinArticle
1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70;whereasit
shouldbelimitedtotheproductslistedinArticle
1(2)(a)and(b)ofthatRegulationbecauseoftheir
specialeconomicimportance ;
Whereas,giventhedifferenceinthepricesatwhich
theproductsinquestionareoffered,accountshould
betakenofcostsofshipmentinordertocoverthe
differencebetweenthepricesrulingininternational
tradeandthosewithintheCommunity ;
Whereaspricesmustbedeterminedinaccordance
withcertainprinciplestoenablepricetrendstobe
noted;whereastothisendpricesonthirdcountry
marketsandincountriesofdestination,producerHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1 <
1.ThisRegulationlaysdownrulesforfixingand
grantingexportrefundsontheproductslistedin
Article1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
2.Refundsmaybegrantedonlyforthefollowing
products:
CCT
heading
No•Descriptionofgoods
(a).22.04
22.05Grapemust,infermentationorwith
fermentation arrestedotherwisethan
bytheadditionofalcohol
Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemust
withfermentation arrestedbythe
additionofalcohol
(b)08.04AII
ex22.10Freshgrapesotherthantablegrapes
Ediblewinevinegars
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Article2 Article5
Thefollowingshallbetakeninto•accountwhenTheintervalsatwhichthelistofproductsforwhich
refundsarebeingfixed: arefund^isactuallygrantedaretobefixedandthe
amountatwhichthatrefundistobefixedshallbe
(a)theexistingsituationandfuturetrendswithdeterminedaccordingtotheprocedureprovidedfor
regardto: inArticle7ofRegulationNo241ontheprogressive
establishment ofacommonorganisation ofthe
—pricesandavailabilitiesoftheproductslistedmarketinwine.
inArticle1(2)ontheCommunitymarket;
—worldmarketpricesforthoseproducts:
Article6
(b)themostadvantageousmarketingandtransport
costsfromtheCommunitymarketstotheports1.Therefundshallbepaiduponproof:
orotherexportpointsoftheCommunity ,aswell
asthecostsofshipmenttothecountryof(a)thattheproductshavebeenexportedfromthe
destination; Community;and
(c)theobjectivesofthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinwine,whicharetoensurestabilityfor
themarketandanaturaldevelopmentinrespect
ofpricesandtrade;
(d)theneedtoavoiddisturbanceswhichmightlead
toanimbalancebetweensupplyanddemandon
theCommunitymarket;and
(e)theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports.(b)thattheproductsareofCommunityorigin,
exceptwhereArticle7applies.
2.WhereArticle4appliestherefundshallbepaid
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1ofthis
Article,provideditisprovedthattheproducthas
beenusedforthepurposeorhasreachedthe
destinationforwhichtherefundwasfixed.
Exceptionsmaybemadetothisruleinaccordance
withtheprocedurereferredtoinparagraph3ofthis
Article,providedequivalentconditionsarelaiddown.Article3
3.Additionalprovisionsmaybeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulationNo24.
Article71.tCommunitymarketpricesshallbedetermined
onthebasisofthemostadvantageousexportprices.
2.Thefollowingshallbetakenintoaccountwhen
thepricesininternationaltradearebeingdetermined :
(a)prices,recordedonthirdcountrymarkets;
(b)themostadvantageouspricesinthirdcountries
ofdestinationforthirdcountryimports;
.(c)producerpricesrecordedinexportingthird
countries,accountbeingtaken,where
appropriate,ofsubsidiesgrantedbythose
countries;and
(d)free-at-Community-frontier offerprices.Noexportrefundshallbegranted,onproductslisted
inArticle1(2)whichareimportedfromthird
countriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries,unless
theexporterproves:
(a)thattheproducttobeexportedandtheproduct
previouslyimportedareoneandthesame,and
(b)thatcustomsdutiesand,whereappropriate,the
countervailing chargehavebeencollectedon
importation .
Insuchcasestherefundoneachproductshallbe
Article4 equaltocustomsdutiesandthecountervailingcharge
collectedonimportationwherethesumofthesetwo
"Wheretheinternationaltradesituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary,
theCommunityrefundmaybevariedaccordingto
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Article8 leviesislowerthantherefundapplicableontheday
ofexportation ;therefundshallbeequaltothe
refundapplicableonthedayofexportationwhere
thatsumishigherthanthisrefund.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June
1970.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HÉGER
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