23.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL328/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2721/78
of22November 1978
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
necessarytovarytherefundforagivenproduct
accordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
Whereastomatoes,sweetfreshoranges,freshmanda­
rins,freshlemonsandapplesofthecommonquality
standards'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'
ClassandClassIhothouseandoutdoor-grown grapes,
shelledalmondsandhazelnuts,andwalnutsinshell
mayatpresentbeexportedineconomically signifi­
cantquantities ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthe'followingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin •
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon-,
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe.
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach:
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferred,to
intheprevioussubparagraph ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1766/78(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
specificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitWhereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe'
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
withintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,that
therefundshouldbefixedassetoutbelow;
WhereastheobligationsunderArticle6(1)(b)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17
January1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofexportrefundsinrespectofagricultural
products(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2145/77(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)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.12.
P)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.17.
(«)OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.7.(5)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL249,30..9.1977,p.12.

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applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,open
groundtablegrapes,walnutsinshell,shelledhazel­
nutsandapplesassetoutintheAnnexhereto.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex
hereto. .
2.TheprovisionsofArticles6(1)(b)and11(4)(c)
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/75shallArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23
November1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22November1978;
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

23.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL328/19
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22November1978fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./100kgnet}
CCTheading
No Description Refund
ex07.01MTomatoes('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 4.00
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'ClassandClassI)6.00
16.00
ex08.05AIIShelledalmonds,otherthanbitteralmonds 8.00
ex08.05BUnshelledwalnuts . 10.00
ex08.05GShelledhazelnuts 12-00
ex08.06AIIApples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—ForexporttoBotswana,Lesotho,Swaziland,Zambia,
Malawi,Mozambique ,Tanzania,Kenya,Rwanda,
Burundi,Uganda,Somalia,Madagascar ,Comoros,
Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,Jibuti,thecountriesof
theArabianpeninsula(x),IranandIraq
—ForexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfricaother
thanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Iceland,Finland,Norway,Sweden,Austria
andtheFaroeIslands7*00
3.00
(1)ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,Unites
ArabEmirates(AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,UmmalQawain,Fujairah,RasA1Khaimah),Yemen
ArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).