5.2.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL33/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No297/81
of4February1981
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables^),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothousegrapesandopengroundgrapes,
shelledalmondsandhazelnuts,andunshelledwalnuts
mayatpresentbeexportedineconomicallysignifi­
cantquantities;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentmarketsituationandtoitsfuture
trends,andinparticulartoquotationsandpricesfor
fruitandvegetablesintheCommunityandininter­
nationaltradethattherefundsshouldbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto;WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeforthe
productsreferredtointhatArticleandpricesforthe
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforthegrantingofrefundsonexportsoffruit
andvegetablesandcriteriaforfixingtheiramounts(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2455/72(4),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixed,account
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandfuture
trendswithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesoffruit
andvegetablesontheCommunitymarketontheone
handandpricesininternationaltradeontheother;
whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthecostsindi­
catedin(b)ofthatArticleandoftheeconomic
aspectsoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined,thequotationsandprices
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount:WhereastheobligationsunderArticle10(1)(b)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79of29
November1979layingdowncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofexportrefundson
agriculturalproducts(5),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1475/80(6),mayberelaxedinthecaseof
exportstonon-membercountriesoutsideEurope;
whereas,insuchacase,Article23(1)(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2730/79maybeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(>)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(<)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.(5)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
(*)OJNoL147,13.6.1980,p.15.

NoL33/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.2.81
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,lemons,
tablegrapesofopenground,walnutsinshell,shelled
hazelnuts,andapplesassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article21.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesshall
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.TheprovisionsofArticles10(1)(b)and23(1)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79shallThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5February
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

5.2.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL33/13
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof4February1981fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(ECU/100kgnet)
CCTheading
NoDescription Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—OfvarietiesBiondocomuneandSanguignocomune
('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
—Ofothervarieties("Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)5-32
9-67
ex08.02BFreshmandarins ("Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 7-25
ex08.02CFreshlemons("Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Forexportto:
—countriesorStateswithaplannedeconomyincentralor
easternEurope
—otherdestinations6-04
4-23
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—Fresh,opengroundfExtra'ClassandClassI)
—Fresh,hothouse("Extra'ClassandClassI)7-00
19-34
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 9-67
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts 14-00
ex08.05G Shelledhazelnuts 14-51
ex08.06AIIApplesCExtra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthancider
apples
Forexportto:
—Botswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,Malawi,Mozam­
bique,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda,
Somalia,Madagascar,Comoros,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethi­
opia,Jibuti,thecountriesoftheArabianpeninsula(l),
IranandIraq
—Indonesia,Malaysia,SingaporeandHongKong(2)
—countriesandterritoriesofAfricaotherthanthose
mentionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,Jordan,coun­
trieswithaplannedeconomyincentralandeastern
Europe,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Panama,
Ecuador,Iceland,Finland,Norway,Sweden,Austriaand
theFaroeIslands12-00
12-00
3-63
(*)ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsulaareconsideredtobe
thefollowing,includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,the
SultanateofOman,UnitedArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQawain,
Fujairah,RasAlKhaimah),YemenArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocratic
RepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).
(2)Forwhichthecustomexportformalitieshavebeencompletedon28February1981atthelatest.