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REGULATION (EEC)No2878/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of18November 1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothouseandopen-ground grapes,shelled
hazelnuts,andshelledwalnutsmayatpresentbe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantities ;
Whereasexportsoftheseproductstocertaindestina­
tionscannotberoutedthroughtheSuezCanaland
whereastheconsequentdetourviatheCapeofGood
Hopeentailsadditionaltransportcosts;whereasthe
refundcanthereforebejustifiablyincreasedwhere
exportshavetobetransportedviathelatterroute;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforFruitand
Vegetableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitsChairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2518/69(3)of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonfruitandvegeta­
blesandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2455/72(4)
providesthat,whenrefundsarebeingfixed,account
mustbetakenofthecurrentsituationorforeseeable
developments withregardtopricesandavailabilities
offruitandvegetablesontheCommunitymarketon
theonehandandpricesininternationaltradeonthe
other;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenofthe
costsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticleandofthe
economicaspectsoftheproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount;
Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirements ofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.
2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationviathe
CapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedinthe
Annexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./lOOkg.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(4)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.

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grapesofopenground,unshelledwalnutsandapples
setoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19
November1974.3.TheprovisionsofArticle4(1)(b)ofCommission
RegulationNo1041/67/EEC(J)of21December1967
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefunds
onproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem,aslast
AmendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2110/74(2),shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,table
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNo.314,23.12.1967,p.9.V)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.1

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18November1974fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./lOOkgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoodst
Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—ofthevarietiesBiondoComuneandSanguigno
Comune('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
—ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
(ExtraClass,ClassIandClassII)4-00
6-00
ex08.02BFreshmanderins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6-00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
iorexportto:
—Countriesorstateswithaplannedeconomyincen­
tralandeasternEurope
—Otherdestinations2-50
1-44
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—Fresh,openground'ExtraClass'andClassI
—Fresh,hothouse'ExtraClass'andClassI6-00
16-00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 8-00'
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 4-00
cx08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfrica(with
theexceptionofSouthAfrica),countriesofthe
ArabianPeninsula,Syria,Iran,countriesorstates
withaplannedeconomyincentralandeastern
Europe,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,Iceland,Swedenand
Finland 3-00