30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL169/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.7.68
REGULATION (EEC)No988/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of15July1968
onthefinancingofinterventionexpenditureandrefundsinrespectoffruitandvegetables
responsibility bytheFundshouldbelimitedtocompen­
sationgrantedforproductswithdrawnfromthemarket
whichhavebeenputtothoseuses:
Whereas,inordertocalculatetheamountreimbursedby
theFundinrespectofcompensation grantedbyMember
Statestoproducerorganizations inpursuanceof
Article6(2)ofRegulationNo159/66/EEC,account
shouldbetakenofthetotalamountofreceipts,ifany,
obtainedbysuchorganizationsbymeansoftheproducts
withdrawnfromthemarket;
Whereas,sincethefourthsubparagraphofArticle12(4)
ofRegulationNo159/66/EECprovidesforthecalcula­
tionofrefundsforMemberStatesotherthantheItalian
Republic,detailedrulesshouldbelaiddownforreim­
bursingtheexpenditurebornebythatMemberState:
Whereas,sincerefundscalculatedataflatrateshould
notexceedtheactualexpenditurebornebyMember
States,thefactorsinvolvedincalculatingtheactualex­
penditure'shouldbedetermined.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity :
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo17/64/EEC1
of5February1964ontheconditionsforgrantingaid
fromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaran­
teeFund,andinparticularArticles2(1)and5(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission :
Whereas,inordertoapplythemethodknownasthe
basicproductsmethodreferredtoinArticle2ofRegula­
tionNo17/64/EECtothereimbursement ofthere­
fundsonexportstothirdcountriesfortheperiod1Janu­
aryto30June1967.thebasicproductsforthemarketin
fruitandvegetablesshouldbedetermined :
Whereasinthismarkettheimportchargeiscalculated
forallproductsaccordingtoindividualcriteriaandnot
inrelationtotheimportchargeforanotherproduct:
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tionNo159/66/EEC2of25October1966layingdown
additionalprovisionsforthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfruit-andvegetables,theactionsarising
fromtheapplicationofArticles6and7ofthatRegula­
tionareinterventions onthedomesticmarkettheaim
and(operationofwhichisidenticalwiththatofrefunds
onexportstothirdcountrieswithinthemeaningof
Article5(1)ofRegulationNo17/64/EEC;
Whereas,inaccordancewitlvArticle 5(2)ofRegulation
No17/64/EEC.detailedrulesshouldbelaiddownfor
grantingaidfromtheGuaranteeSectionoftheFundfor
thoseinterventionswhichhavebeenthefinancialrespon­
sibilityoftheCommunitysince1January1967:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthepurposesofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetableseachoftheproductslisted
inAnnexesIIandIIItoRegulationNo159/66/EEC
shallbeconsideredtobeabasicproduct.
Article2
Whereastheuseswhichmaybemadeofproductswhich
MemberStateshaveagreedtobuyinmustbedeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle7(4)ofRegulationNo
159/66/EEC;whereasthebenefitsoftheassumptionofThefinancialcompensation providedforinArticle6of
RegulationNo159/66/EECshallbebornebythe
GuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuid­
anceandGuaranteeFundonly:
-insofarastheproductsbenefitingfromsuchcompen­
sationareputtooneoftheusesdescribedinthe
provisionsadoptedinpursuanceofArticle7(4)ofthe
abovementioned Regulation:
-uptotheamountresultingfromapplicationofthe
withdrawalpricetothequantityofproductswith­
drawnfromthemarket,thatamountbeingreducedby
thetotalnetamountofreceipts,ifany.obtainedby
meansofthoseproducts.1OJNo34.27.2.1964.p.586/64.
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Article3 Article4
Underthetermsofthefifthsubparagraph ofArticle
12(4)ofRegulationNo1'59/66/EEC.'actualexpendi­
turebornebyMemberStatesmeans:
-theamountoffinancialcompensationgrantedtopro­
ducerorganizations ,calculatedinaccordanccwith
theprovisionsofArticle6ofRegulationNo159/66/
EEC.andArticle2ofthisRegulation:
-thesumsassignedtopaymentforproductsboughtin
accordancewithArticle7ofRegulationNo159/66/
EEC.lessthenetamountofreceipts,ifany.obtained
bymeansofthose..products.Uptoanamountof40millionunitsofaccountperac­
countingperiod,theamountoftherefundofexpenditure
bornebytheItalianRepublicfortheoperationsprovided
forinArticles6and7ofRegulationNo159/66/EEC
shallbedeterminedaccordingtothesamemethodas
thatlaiddownfortheotherMemberStatesinthefourth
andfifthsubparagraphs ofArticle12(4)ofthatRegula­
tion,thebuying-inpricetobetakenintoaccountforcal­
culatingsuchamountbeingthatfixedbytheItalian
RepublicinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle8
ofthatRegulation.
If.forthesameaccountingperiod,theexpenditureborne
bytheItalianRepublicfortheoperationsprovidedforin
Article6and7ofRegulationNo159/66/EECresults
inthereimbursement ofanamountofmorethan40mil­
lionunitsofaccount,andiftheamountoftheexpendi­
tureofthefiveotherMemberStatestobereimbursed
remainsatlessthan20millionunitsofaccount,the
reimbursement oftheadditionalexpenditureborneby
theItalianRepublicshallbeeffected,withinthelimitsof
theavailableportionofthe20millionunitsofaccount:
inaccordanccwiththetermslaiddownfortheother
MemberStatesinthefourthandfifthsubparagraphsof
Article12(4)oftheabovementioned Regulation.Article5
ThebodiesresponsibleineachMemberStateforpay
mentoftheinterventionexpenditurearisingfromthe
applicationofArticles6and7ofRegulationNo159/66/
EECshallbeobligedtokeepuntil30Juneoftheyear
followingthatduringwhichtheCommissiondecidedon
aidfromtheGuaranteeSectionoftheFund:
-proofoftherequiredinspectionsforquantityand
quality:
-proofoftheusemadeoftheproductswhichwerethe
subjectofinterventionswithinthemeaningofArticles
6and7ofthatRegulation.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates­
DoneatBrussels.15JuIv1%S.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHDATI