9.6.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL141/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1140/79
of8June1979
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
whereassweetfreshoranges,freshlemons,applesand
peachesofthecommonqualitystandards'Extra'
Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'ClassandClassI
hothousegrapes,shelledalmondsandhazelnuts,and
walnutsinshellmayatpresentbeexportedin
economicallysignificantquantities;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No912/79(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
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
thecurrentsituationorforeseeabledevelopments with
regardtobothpricesandavailabilitiesoffruitand
vegetablesontheCommunitymarketandtoprices
ontheworldmarkets;whereasaccountmustalsobe
takenofthecostsreferredtoin(b)ofthesaidArticle
andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheintendedexports;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2518/69
providesthatpricesontheCommunitymarketshall
befixedinthelightoftherulingpricesmostfavou­
rableforexports;whereaspricesonworldmarkets
shallbedeterminedinthelightofthepricesand
quotationsreferredtoinparagraph2ofthesaid
Article;
Whereasthesituationonworldmarketsorthe
specificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeit
necessarytovarytherefundforagivenproduct
accordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,that
therefundshouldbefixedassetoutbelow;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle6(1)(b)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17
January1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofexportrefundsinrespectofagricultural
products(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2145/77(6),mayberelaxedinthecaseofexportsto
non-member countriesoutsideEurope;whereas,in
suchacase,Article11(4)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No
192/75maybeapplied;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(7)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL116,11.5.1979,p.1.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.(5)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL249,30.9.1977,p.12.
MOJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1. (4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

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applytoexportsofsweetoranges,lemons,walnutsin
shell,shelledhazelnuts,applesandpearsassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex
hereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles6(1)(b)and11(4)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/75shallArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9June1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8June1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof8June1979fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(ECU/100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Description Refund
ex08.02A1Sweetfreshoranges:
—OfvarietiesBiondocomuneandSanguignocomune
('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 5.32
—Ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 9.67
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Forexportto:
—countriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentral
oreasternEurope 6.04
—otherdestinations 4-23'
ex08.04AITablegrapes,fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI19.34
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 9.67
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts 12.09
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 14.51
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(1),IranandIraq 8.46
—countriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthan
thosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Iceland,Finland,Norway,Sweden,Austria
andtheFaroeIslands 3.63
ex08.07BPeaches(excludingpectorins),'Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII 7.25
(l)ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,United
ArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQawain,Fujairah,RasA1Khaimah),Yemen
ArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).