31975R3367

30 . 12 . 75 No L 333/ 17 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3367 /75 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 December 1975 fixing for certain products processed from fruit and vegetables the export refunds provided for in Article 3a of Regulation ( EEC) No 865/68

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN point of view of exportation ; whereas when prices in COMMUNITIES , international trade are being determined account is to be taken of the prices referred to in paragraph 2 of the said Article ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas peeled tomatoes, tomato concentrate and tomato, orange and lemon juice are economically Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No important products not containing added sugar, while 865/ 68 (') of 28 June 1968 on the common organiza­ in the case of cherries in syrup no refund such as tion of the market in products processed from fruit would permit exportation has been fixed pursuant to and vegetables , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 ; whereas No 1 420 / 75 (2 ), and in particular the first sentence of under these circumstances it is necessary to fix for Article 3a (4) thereof ; these products the refund provided for in Article 3a of Regulation (EEC) No 865/ 68 ;

Whereas Article 3a of Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 Whereas it follows from applying these rules and provides that, where required in order to permit the criteria to the present situation on the market, and in exportation on the basis of prices ruling in interna­ particular to prices within the Community and on the tional trade of economically important products not world market for products processed from fruit and containing added sugar being products listed in vegetables, that the refund should be fixed as indi­ Article 1 , the difference between the aforesaid prices cated below ; and Community prices may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas the Management Committee for products processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered Whereas Article 3a ( 5) of the said Regulation provides an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman , that, where the refund fixed pursuant to Article 3 is not sufficient to permit exports of the products containing added sugar covered by Regulation ( EEC) No 865/ 68 , the provisions of Article 3a rather than HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : those of Article 3 shall apply to such products ;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No Article 1 1426 / 71 (-') of 2 July 1971 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on products processed 1 . The export refunds provided for in Article 3a of from fruit and vegetables and criteria for fixing the Regulation ( EEC) No 865/ 68 shall be as specified in amount of such refunds provides that refunds are to the Annex hereto . be fixed taking into account the existing situation and future trends with regard , on the one hand , to prices 2 . The provisions of Article 6 (1) (b) of Commission and availabilities on the Community market of Regulation (EEC) No 1 92/ 75 (4) of 17 January 1975 products processed from fruit and vegetables and , on laying down detailed rules for the application of the other hand , to prices ruling in international trade ; whereas account also has to be taken of the costs export refunds in respect of agricultural products shall apply to exports of tomato concentrate of the kinds referred to in (b) of the said Article and of the specified in the Annex hereto . economic aspect of the proposed exports ;

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( HFC) No 1426 / 71 Article 2 provides that when prices on the Community market are being determined account shall be taken of the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day ruling prices which are most favourable from the following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (') O | No L I 5 1. 7 . 1968 , p . H. ( : ) O | No L 141 , V 6 . 197 5 , p . I. O OJ No L 151 , 7 . 7 . 1971 , p . (■») OJ No L 25 , M. 1 . 1975 , p. 1 .

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1975 . For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

CCT Amount in u.a./ 100 kg heading Description of goods of product No (including immediate pack­ ings)

ex 20.02 C Peeled tomatoes 7-00 (!)

ex 20.02 C Tomato concentrate : — Dry extract content : — 12 % and over, but less than 18 % 8-04 (') — 18 % and over, but less than 28 % 1 2-32 (») — 28 % and over, but less than 36 % 1 5-00 (1 ) — 36 % and over, but less than 95 % 19-30 (!) — 95 % and over 51-00 (•) ex 20.06 B Cherries in syrup (weight of fruit, not of juice, not less than 50 % of total weight, not including immediate packing) 4-80 (2) ex 20.07 Tomato juice 2-00 ex 20.07 Pure orange juice, with no other substances added : — Not concentrated (between 10 and 12 degrees Brix value) 1-74 — Concentrated : — Per unit of concentration ( 11 degrees Brix value) 1-74 ex 20.07 Pure lemon juice, with no other substances added : — Not concentrated (between 7 and 1 1 degrees Brix value) 0-74 — Concentrated : — Per unit of concentration (9 degrees Brix value) 0-74

( 1 ) For exports to all third countries, with the exception of North America . (2 ) This refund replaces that provided for in Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 865/68 .