30.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL242/15
REGULATION (EEC)No2341/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of29August1973
fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitandvegetables
maymakeitnecessarytovarytherefundfora
givenproductaccordingtothedestinationofthat
product;
Whereaseconomically significantquantitiesof
'Extra'Class,ClassIandClassIItomatoes,fresh
lemons,applesandpeaches,of'Extra'Classand
ClassIhothouseandopengroundgrapes,ofshelled
hazelnutsandofunshelledwalnutscanbeexported
atthepresenttime;
Whereasexportsoftheseproductstocertaindestina­
tionscannotberoutedthroughtheSuezCanaland
whereastheconsequentdetourviatheCapeof
GoodHopeentailsadditionaltransportcosts;
whereastherefundcanthereforebejustifiably
increasedwhereexportshavetobetransportedvia
thelatterroute;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenor­
mally,refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowing
basis:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),and
inparticularArticle30(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthat,totheextentnecessaryto
alloweconomically significantquantitiestobe
exported,thedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradeandpricesintheCommunityforthe
productsreferredtointhatArticlemaybecovered
byanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2518/69(8)of9December1969layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsonfruit
andvegetablesandcriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefundsasamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2455/72(4)providesthat,whenrefundsarebeing
fixed,accountmustbetakenofthecurrentsitua­
tionorforeseeabledevelopments withregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesoffruitandvegetableson
theCommunitymarketontheonehandandprices
ininternational tradeontheother;whereas
accountmustalsobetakenofthecostsindicatedin
(b)ofthatArticleandoftheeconomicaspectsof
theproposedexports;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No2518/69,whenpricesontheCommunitymarket
arebeingdeterminedaccountmustbetakenofthe
priceswhicharemostfavourablefromthe
exportationpointofview;whereas,whenpricesin
internationaltradearebeingdetermined,theprices
andquotationsreferredtoinparagraph2ofthat
Articlemustbetakenintoaccount;—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%>,arateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketof
theprospectivedevelopment ofthissituation,
andinparticulartoquotationsandpricesfor
fruitandvegetablesintheCommunityandininter­
nationaltradethattherefundshouldbefixedas
indicatedbelow;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : Whereasthesituationwithregardtointernational
tradeorthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarkets
Article1
(»)OJNoL118of20.5.1972,p.1.
(■)OJNoL291of28.12.1972,p.147.
(•)OJNoL318of18.12.1969,p.17.
(4)OJNoL266,of25.11.1972,p.7.1.Theexportrefundsonfruitandvegetablesare
herebyfixedattheamountsindicatedintheAnnex.

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fruitandvegetables,assupplemented byRegulation
(EEC)No316/71(2),shallapplytotheunshelled
walnuts,applesandpeachessetoutintheAnnex.2.Ifapplesareshippedtotheirdestinationvia
theCapeofGoodHope,theamountindicatedin
theAnnexshallbeincreasedby4u.a./100kg.
3.TheprovisionsofArticle2bofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No497/70(*)of17March1970
onrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsonArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon31August
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
(«)OJNoL62,18.3.1970,p.15. (»)OJNoL36,13.2.1971,p.11.
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29August1973fixingtheexportrefundsonfruitand
vegetables
(u.a./100kgnet)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods Refund
:x07.01MII
ex08.02C
;x08.04AI
ex08.05B
ex08.05G
ex08.06AII
ex08.07BTomatoes('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)forexports
toAustria
Freshlemons('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)
Tablegrapes:
—fresh,openground('Extra'ClassandClassI)
—fresh,hothouse('Extra'ClassandClassI)
Unshelledwalnuts
Shelledhazelnuts
Apples('Extra'Class,ClassIandClassII)otherthan
ciderapples:
—forexportstocountriesandterritoriesofAfrica
(withtheexceptionofSouthAfrica),countriesofthe
Arabianpeninsula,Syria,Bulgaria,Hungary,Poland,
Romania,Czechoslovakia ,USSR,Yugoslavia,Austria,,
Brazil,VenezuelaandPeru
Peaches(excludingnectarines)('Extra'Class,ClassIand
ClassII)4·00
1·44
4·00
16·00
8·00
400
3·00
6·00