Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of the Council of 28 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on beef and veal and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds

REGULATION (EEC) No 885/68 OF THE COUNCIL  of 28 June 1968  laying down general rules for granting export refunds on beef and veal and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 805/68 1 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal, and in particular Article 18 (4) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas export refunds on products subject to the common organisation of the market in beef and veal must be fixed in accordance with certain criteria which would make it possible to cover the difference between prices for those products within the Community and on the world market, while respecting the general aims of the common organisation ; whereas to this end the supply situation for beef and veal and prices for these products within the Community and the price situation on the world market must be taken into account ; whereas provision should be made for the coefficients referred to in Article 12 (2) and in Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 to be taken into account when the refund on meat is being calculated;
Whereas if price trends are to be noted, prices must be determined in accordance with general principles ; whereas to this end, as far as prices on the world market are concerned, prices on third country markets and in countries of destination, producer prices recorded in third countries and free-at-Community-frontier prices should be taken into account ; whereas prices ruling on the representative markets of the Community and prices ruling on exportation should be used as a basis in determining Community prices;
Whereas provision must be made for varying the amount of the refund according to the destination of the products, since special conditions apply to imports in certain countries of destination;
Whereas to ensure Community exporters some stability in the amount of the refund and certainty with regard to the list of products eligible for a refund, it should be possible for the list and the amounts to remain valid for a relatively long period, which would be determined in accordance with normal trade practice;
Whereas to avoid distortions of competition between Community traders, the administrative conditions under which they operate must be identical through-out the Community ; whereas there does not, as a general rule, appear to be any justification for granting a refund where the products in question are imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries;