NoL196/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.773.
REGULATION (EEC)No1909/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of16July1973
fixingtheexportrefundsonfisheryproducts
sarytovarytherefundaccordingtothedestination
oftheproductsinquestion;
WhereasproductsofCommunityoriginwhichare
landed,directfromthefishinggrounds,inportssitu­
atedoutsidethecustomsterritoryoftheCommu­
nitydonotqualifyforrefunds;
Whereaseconomicallyimportantquantitiesofdried
andsaltedcodandcoalfishcanbeexportedatthe
presenttime;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheabove­
mentionedrulesandcriteriatothepresentsituation
onthemarketandinparticulartopricesforfishery
productsintheCommunityandontheworldmarket
thattherefundshouldbefixedasshowninthe
Annex;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculated 1onthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2.25°/o,atrateofexchange
based 1ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforFisheryProducts;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(*)of20October1970onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No220/73(2),
andinparticularthefirstsentenceofArticle21(4)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle21ofRegulation (EEC)2142/70
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoenableecon­
omicallyimportantexportsoftheproductslisted
inArticle1(2)ofthatRegulationtobeeffectedon
thebasisofpricesfortheseproductsontheworld
market,thedifferencebetweenthesepricesand
priceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
165/71(8)of26January1971layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonfisherypro­
ductsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refundsprovidesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixed
accountmustbetakenontheonehandoftheexist-;
ingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesoffisheryproductsonthe
Communitymarketandpricesforfisheryproducts
ontheworldmarketontheother;whereasaccount
mustalsobetakenofthecostsreferredtoin(c)of
thatArticle,oftheeconomicsignificanceofthepro­
posedexportsandoftheaimsofthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinfisheryproducts;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No165/71
providesthat,whenpricesontheCommunitymar­
ketarebeingdetermined,accountmustbetakenof
therulingpriceswhicharemostfavourablefrom
theexportationpointofview;whereas,whenprices
ontheworldmarketarebeingdetermined,account
mustbetakenofthepricesindicatedinparagraph2
ofthatArticle;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecesHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsreferredtoinArticle1(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70areherebyfixedat
theamountsshownintheAnnex.
Article2
(*)OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
(*)OJNoL27,1.2.1973,p.1.
(•)OJNoL23,29.1.1971,p.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfol­
lowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
03.02 Fish,dried,saltedorinbrine,smokedfish,whetheror
notcookedbeforeorduringthesmokingprocess:
exAlb)Cod,driedandsalted,whole,headlessorin
pieces:
forexportsto:
—Brazil
—Jamaica,Trinidad,Barbados,Windward
andLeewardIslands
exAIf)Coalfish,driedandsalted,whole,headlessor
inpieces:
forexportsto:
—Congo-Brazzaville ,Zaire,Jamaica,Trini­
dad,Barbados,WindwardandLeewardIs­
lands,Panama10.00
8.00
15.00