NoL319/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.11.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2789/76
of18November 1976
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarkets
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundforagiven
productaccordingtothedestinationofthatproduct;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
Whereassweetfreshoranges,freshmandarins,fresh
lemonsandapplesofthecommonqualitystandards
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII,'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothouseandopengroundgrapes,almonds,
shelledhazelnuts,andshelledwalnutsmayatpresent
beexportedineconomicallysignificantquantities;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularArticle30(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof225%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,totheextentnecessarytoalloweconom­
icallysignificantquantitiestobeexported,thediffer­
encebetweenpricesininternationaltradeandprices
intheCommunityfortheproductsreferredtointhat
Articlemaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketofthe
prospectivedevelopmentofthissituation,andinparti­
culartoquotationsandpricesforfruitandvegetables
intheCommunityandininternationaltradethatthe
refundshouldbefixedasindicatedbelow;WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69of9December1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonfruitandvegeta­
blesandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2455/72(4),providesthat,whenrefundsarebeing
fixed,accountmustbetakenofthecurrentsituation
orforeseeabledevelopments withregardtopricesand
availabilitiesoffruitandvegetablesontheCommu­
nitymarketontheonehandandpricesininterna­
tionaltradeontheother;whereasaccountmustalso
betakenofthecostsindicatedin(b)ofthatArticle
andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheproposedexports;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromtheexportation
pointofview;whereas,whenpricesininternational
tradearebeingdetermined ,thepricesandquotations
referredtoinparagraph2ofthatArticlemustbe
takenintoaccount; Artidi'1
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972 ,p. 1.
(-)OJNoL93,8.4.1976 ,p.6.
(3)OJNoL318 ,18.12.1969 ,p.17.1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex. OOJNoL266,25.II.1972,p.7.

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2.TheprovisionsofArticle6(1)(b)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No192/75of17January1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts('),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2818/75(2),shall
applytoexportsofsweetoranges,mandarins,tablegrapesofopenground,unshelledwalnutsandapples
setoutintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19
November1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.I.
(2)OJNoL280,31.10.1975,p.31.

NoL319/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.11.76
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18November1976fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(iu.a.1100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
ex08.02AISweetfreshoranges:
—ofthevarietiesBiondoComuneandSanguigno
Comune('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 4.40
—ofothervarieties('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6.60
ex08.02BFreshmandarins('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 6.00
ex08.02CFreshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII) 3.50
ex08.04AITablegrapes:
—fresh,openground'Extra'ClassandClassI 6.00
—fresh,hothouse'Extra'ClassandClassI 16.00
ex08.05AIIShelledalmondsotherthanbitteralmonds 8.00
ex08.05BWalnutsunshelled 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,Comore
Islands,Mauritius,Sudan,Ethiopia,theFrenchterri­
toryoftheAfarsandIssas,thecountriesofthe.
Arabianpeninsula(*),IranandIraq 7.00
—forexporttocountriesandterritoriesofAfricaother
thanthosementionedaboveandSouthAfrica,Syria,
Jordan,countrieswithaplannedeconomyincentral
andeasternEurope,Bolivia,Brazil,Venezuela,Peru,
Panama,Iceland,Finland,NorwayandtheFaroe
Islands 3.00
p)ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthe'countriesoftheArabianpeninsula'areconsideredtobethefollowing,
includingtheterritoriesattachedthereto:SaudiArabia,Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,theSultanateofOman,United
ArabEmirates (AbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,Ajman,Ummal-Quaiwain ,Fujairah,RasA1Kaiman),Yemen
ArabRepublic(NorthYemen)andthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen(SouthYemen).