4.9.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL241/7
REGULATION (EEC)No2278/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of3September1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
ClassII,'ExtraClassandClassIhothouseandopen
groundgrapes,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
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,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,
Whereasfreshlemons,applesandpeachesofthe
commonqualitystandards'Extra'Class,ClassIandHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1./1)titleI
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedat,theamountsindicatedintheAnnex.(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

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2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationviathe
CapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedinthe
Annexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./lOOkg.
3.TheprovisionsofArticle2bofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No497/70(')of17March1970on
rulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables,assupplemented byRegulation (EEC)No316/71(2),shallapplytothesweetoranges,unshelled
walnuts,applesandpeachessetoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4September
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3September1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(!)OJNoL62,18.3.1970,p.15. (2)OJNoL36,13.2.1971,p.11

4.9.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL241/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof3September1974fixingtheexportrefunds
vegetablesonfruitiand
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
forexportto:
—CountriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope
—Otherdestinations2-50
1-44
ex08.04AI
08.05BTablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground'ExtraClass'andClassI
—Fresh,hothouse'ExtraClass'andClassI
Walnuts
—Unshelled
—Shelled(*)4-00
16-00
8-00
15-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 4-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClass11)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) 6-00
(*)Forwhichthecustomexportformalitieshavebeencompletedbefore1November1974,