23.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL330/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2868/77
of22December 1977
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
necessarytovarytherefundforagivenproduct
accordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothouseandoutdoor-grown grapes,shelled
almondsandhazelnuts,andwalnutsinshellmayat
presentbeexportedineconomicallysignificantquanti­
ties;
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)No1034/77(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
specificrequirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitWhereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarketthat
therefundshouldbefixedassetoutbelow;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle6(1)(b)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17
January1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofexportrefundsinrespectofagricultural
products(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1469/77(6),mayberelaxedinthecaseofexportsto
non-membercountriesoutsideEurope;whereas,in
suchacase,Article11(4)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No
192/75maybeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,(»)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(«OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.(5)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23
December1977.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex
hereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles6(1)(b)and11(4)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/75shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,table
grapesgrownoutdoors,walnutsinshell,shelledhazel­
nutsandapplesassetoutintheAnnex.Attherequestofthoseconcerned,Article11(4)(c)of
Regulation (EEC)No192/75shallapplytoexportsin
respectofwhichcustomsformalitieshavebeen
completedonorafter1October1976andwhichwere
subjecttoArticle6(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
192/75.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22December1977fixingtheexportrefunds
vegetablesonfruitand
(u.a.1100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Description Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—ofvarietiesBiondoComuneandSanguignoComune
('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
—ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)4-40
8-00"
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 3-50
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—fresh,openground'Extra'ClassandClassI
—fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI6-00
16-00
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 8-00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 10-00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 12-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
s—forexporttoBotswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,
Malawi,Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,
Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar ,Comoro
Islands,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,theRepublic
ofJibuti,thecountriesoftheArabianpeninsula('),
IranandIraq
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfricaother
thanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Iceland,Finland,Norway,Sweden,Austria
andtheFaroeIslands7-00
3-00
■MForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,Uniteo
ArabEmirates (AbuDhabi,Dubai,Shnrjah,Ajman,Ummal-Quaiwain ,Fujairah,RasA1Kaimnn),Yemer
ArabRepublic (NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).