NoL246/34 OfficialjournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.9.75
REGULATION (EEC)No2402/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of19September1975
fixingtheexportrefundsforwine
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;minedonthebasisofthemostadvantageousexport
prices;whereasthepricesreferredtoinArticle3(2)
mustbetakenintoaccountwhenthepricesininterna­
tionaltradearebeingdetermined ;
Whereastheinternational tradesituationorthe
specificrequirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeit
necessarytovarytherefundaccordingtotheuseor
destinationofaspecificproduct;
WhereastablewinesoftypesRI,RII,AI,AIIand
AIIIdefinedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
945/70(4)of26May1970,determiningthetypesof
tablewines,maynowbeexportedineconomically
significantquantity;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(*)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1932/75(2),andinparticularArticle10(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No325/71(5)of15February1971on
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundson
wine,refundsmustbefixedatleastonceeverythree
months;whereas,ifneedbe,theycanbeamendedin
theintervalbetweenfixingdates;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)
No816/70,totheextentnecessarytoenablethe
productslistedinArticle1(2)ofthisRegulationtobe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantityonthe
basisofthepricesforthoseproductsontheworld
market,thedifferencebetweenthosepricesandthe
pricesintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;whereas,however,refundsmaybe
grantedonlyfortheproductsreferredtoinArticle
1(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No957/70(3)of26
May1970,layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonwineandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds;Whereasiftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2*25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementioned rules
tothepresentmarketsituationandinparticularto
thepricesofwinesintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketleadstothefixingofrefundsasindi­
catedbelow;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
No957/70,theexistingstateandprobablefuture
trendsofpricesandquantitiesavailableofthe
productsontheCommunitymarketontheonehand,
andworldmarketpricesfortheseproductsonthe
other,mustbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsare
beingfixed;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenof
thecostsreferredtoinArticle2(b)andofthe
economicaspectsoftheexportsintended;whereas
theobjectivesdefinedinArticle2(c)andtheneedto
avoiddisturbanceswhichmightleadtoimbalanceof
supplyanddemandontheCommunitymarketmust
alsobetakenintoaccount;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No957/70,Communitymarketpricesmustbedeter­WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.19.
(3)OJNoL115,28.5.1970,p.1.(4)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
(5)OJNoL38,16.2.1971,p.16.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theamountsoftheexportrefundsfortheproducts
listedinArticle1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No957/70
shallbeassetoutintheAnnex.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom22September1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19September1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCT
headingNoDescriptionAmountof
refund
u.a./degree/hl
ex22.05CI
CIIWhitetablewine,otherthanwhitetablewineoftypes
AIIandAIIIofanactualalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than9.5°andnotexceeding14°
—Forexporttoallthirdcountrieswiththeexception
ofthirdcountriesoftheAmericancontinentincluding
thoseislandspoliticallylinkedthereto,aswellasthose
thirdcountrieslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2223/70 0-65
ex22.05CI
CIIRedtablewine,otherthanredtablewineoftypeRIII
ofanactualalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan9-5°and
notexceeding14°
—Forexporttoallthirdcountrieswiththeexception
ofthirdcountriesoftheAmericancontinentincluding
thoseislandspoliticallylinkedthereto,aswellasthose
thirdcountrieslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2223/70 0-65
ex22.05CIWhitetablewineoftypesAIIandAIIIAmountof
refund
u.a./hl
CII (WhitetablewinefromtheSylvaner,Müller-Thurgau or
Rieslingvinevarietytype)
—Forexporttoallthirdcountrieswiththeexception
ofthirdcountriesoftheAmericancontinentincluding
thoseislandspoliticallylinkedthereto,aswellasthose
thirdcountrieslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2223/70 3-50