Regulation (EEC) No 2518/69 of the Council of 9 December 1969 laying down general rules for the granting of refunds on exports of fruit and vegetables and criteria for fixing their amounts

REGULATION (EEC) No 2518/69 OF THE COUNCIL  of 9 December 1969  laying down general rules for the granting of refunds on exports of fruit and vegetables and criteria for fixing their amounts
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 159/66/EEC (1) of 25 October 1966 laying down additional provisions on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2515/69 (2) of 9 December 1969, and in particular Article 11 (a) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas refunds on exports of products subject to the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables must be fixed in accordance with certain criteria providing for the difference between the prices of these products in the Community and on the world market to be covered ; whereas, to that end, account should be taken of the situation regarding the supply of fruit and vegetables and the prices of these products in the Community and of the situation regarding the prices ruling in international trade;
Whereas local handling charges should be taken into account in view of the different prices at which fruit and vegetables are offered and in order to cover the difference between the prices ruling in world trade and those ruling in the Community;
Whereas the observation of price trends requires that prices shall be fixed in accordance with general principles ; whereas, to that end and having regard to ruling prices on world markets, consideration should be given to quotations recorded on the markets of third countries, ruling prices in the importing countries concerned, producer prices recorded in third countries and Community free-at-frontier prices ; whereas prices within the Community should be fixed in consideration of those ruling prices which are shown to be the most favourable from the point of view of export;
Whereas there should be provision for possible variation of amounts of refunds according to product destination and in consideration of particular conditions for imports ruling in certain countries of destination;
Whereas, to avoid unfair competition, traders should be subject to the same administrative rules throughout the Community;