25.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL49/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No398/76
of24February1976
fixingtheexportrefundsforwine
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,minedonthebasisofthemostadvantageousexport
prices;whereasthepricesreferredtoinArticle3(2)
mustbetakenintoaccountwhenthepricesininterna­
tionaltradearebeingdetermined ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1932/75(2),andinparticularArticle10(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)
No816/70,totheextentnecessarytoenablethe
productslistedinArticle1(2)ofthisRegulationtobe
exportedineconomicallysignificantquantityonthe
basisofthepricesforthoseproductsontheworld
market,thedifferencebetweenthosepricesandthe
pricesintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;whereas,however,refundsmaybe
grantedonlyfortheproductsreferredtoinArticle
1(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No957/70of26
May1970layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonwineandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3);Whereastheinternational tradesituationorthe
specificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeit
necessarytovarytherefundaccordingtotheuseor
destinationofaspecificproduct;
WhereastablewinesoftypesRI,RII,AI,AIIand
AIIIdefinedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No945/70
of26May1970determiningthetypesoftable
wines(4),maynowbeexportedineconomicallysignif­
icantquantity;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No325/71of15February1971on
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundson
wine(5),refundsmustbefixedatleastonceevery
threemonths;whereasifneedbe,theycanbe
amendedintheintervalbetweenfixingdates;
Whereasiftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollQwingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastheapplicationoftheabovementioned rules
tothepresentmarketsituationandinparticularto
thepricesofwinesintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketleadstothefixingofrefundsasindi­
catedbelow;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
No957/70,theexistingstateandprobablefuture
trendsofpricesandquantitiesavailableofthe
productsoftheCommunitymarketontheonehand,
andworldmarketpricesfortheseproductsonthe
other,mustbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsare
beingfixed;whereasaccountmustalsobetakenof
thecostsreferredtoinArticle2(b)andofthe
economicaspectsoftheexportsintended;whereas
theobjectivesdefinedinArticle2(c)andtheneedto
avoiddisturbanceswhichmightleadtoimbalanceof
supplyanddemandontheCommunitymarketmust
alsobetakenintoaccount:
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No957/70,Communitymarketpricesmustbedeter­WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
(!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.I.
(2)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.19.
(J)OJNoL115,28.5.1970,p.1.(4)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
(5)OJNoL38,16.2.1971,p.16.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1976.Theamountsoftheexportrefundsfortheproducts
listedinArticle1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No957/70
shallbeassetoutintheAnnex.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCT
headingNoDescriptionAmountof
refund
u.a./degree/hi
ex22.05CI
C»Whitetablewine,otherthanwhitetablewineoftypes
AIIandAIIIofanactualalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than9-5°andnotexceeding14°
—Forexporttoallthirdcountrieswiththeexception
ofthirdcountriesoftheAmericancontinentincluding
thpseislandspoliticallylinkedthereto,aswellas
thosethirdcountrieslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2223/70andGreece 0-65
ex22.05CI
CIIRedtablewine,otherthanredtablewineoftypeRIII
ofanactualalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan9·5°and
notexceeding14°
—Forexporttoallthirdcountrieswiththeexception
ofthirdcountriesoftheAmericancontinentincluding
thoseislandspoliticallylinkedthereto,aswellas
thosethirdcountrieslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2223/70andGreece 065
ex22.05CI
CIIWhitetablewineoftypesA11andAIII
{WhitetablewineexclusivelyfromtheSylvaner,Miiller­
ThurgauorRieslingvinevarietytype)
-—Forexporttoallthirdcountrieswiththeexception
ofthirdcountriesoftheAmericancontinentincluding
thoseislandspoliticallylinkedthereto,aswellas
thosethirdcountrieslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2223/70andGreeceAmountof
refund
u.a./hl
3-50