31978R1538

4. 7 . 78 No L 181 / 5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1538 /78 of 3 July 1978 fixing, for certain products processed from fruit and vegetables, the export refunds provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN international trade are being determined account is to COMMUNITIES, 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 concentrates, tomato juice, orange juice and stalked and stoned cher­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No ries preserved in a sulphurous solution are economi­ 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organiza­ cally important products to which no sugar has been tion of the market in products processed from fruit added ; and vegetables ^), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 11 52/78 (2), and in particular the fourth subpara­ Whereas it follows from applying these rules and graph of Article 6 (2) thereof, criteria to the present situation on the market, and in particular to prices within the Community and on the Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 world market for products processed from fruit and provides that, where required in order to permit the vegetables, that the refund should be fixed as indi­ exportation on the basis of prices ruling in interna­ cated below ; tional trade of economically important products not containing added sugar being products listed in Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Article 1 , the difference between the aforesaid prices are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ and Community prices may be covered by an export ment Committee for Products Processed from Fruit refund ; and Vegetables, Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 519/77 of 14 March 1977 laying down general rules HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : for granting export refunds on products processed Article 1 from fruit and vegetables and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3) provides that refunds are to 1 . The export refunds provided for in Article 6 of be fixed taking into account the existing situation and Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 shall be as specified in future trends with regard, on the one hand, to prices the Annex hereto . and availabilities on the Community market of products processed from fruit and vegetables and, on 2. The provisions of Article 6 ( 1 ) (b) of Commission the other hand, to prices ruling in international trade ; Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 of 17 January 1975 whereas account also has to be taken of the costs laying down detailed rules for the application of referred to in (b) of the said Article and of the export refunds in respect of agricultural products (4), as economic aspect of the proposed exports ; last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2838/77 (5), shall apply to exports of tomato concentrate of the Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 519/77 kinds specified in the Annex hereto. provides that when prices on the Community market are being determined account shall be taken of the Article 2 ruling prices which are most favourable from the point of view of exportation ; whereas when prices in This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 July 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 1978 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(») OJ No L 73, 21 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 144, 31 . 5. 1978 , p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 73, 21 . 3 . 1977, p. 24. (5) OJ No L 327, 20 . 11 . 1977, p. 23.

No L 181 /6 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 7. 78

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 3 July 1978 fixing, for certain products processed from fruit and vegetables, the export refunds provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/ 77

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

ex 08.11 E Stalked and stoned cherries preserved in a sulphurous solution 4.00 (!) ex 20.02 C 10.00 (•) Peeled tomatoes from the 1977 crop (2) ex 20.02 C Tomato concentrate from the 1977 crop (2): — Dry extract content : — 1 2 % and over, but less than 1 8 % 1 1.26 C 1 ) — 18 % and over, but less than 28 % 17-25 i1) — 28 % and over, but less than 36 % 21-00 ( i ) — 36 % and over, but less than 95 % 27-02 J1) — 95 % and over 71-40 J1)

ex 20.07 Tomato juice from the 1977 crop (2) 5.00 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

(') For exports to all third countries, with the exception of North America. (2) Applicable until 20 August 1978 .