31982R0332

12. 2. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 41 /37

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 332/82

of 10 February 1982

fixing the export refunds on fishery products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the world market situation or the specific COMMUNITIES, requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to the destination of the products in question ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas products of Community origin which are landed, direct from the fishing grounds, in ports Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 situated outside the customs territory of the Commu­ of 19 January 1976 on the common organization of nity do not qualify for refunds ; the market in fishery products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3443/80 (2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 23 (2) thereof, Whereas economically important quantities of frozen whole mackerel, frozen fillets of mackerel, dried and salted coalfish and mackerel, dried, salted or in brine Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary can be exported at the present time ; Committee,

Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) Whereas Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 No 686/78 of 6 April 1978 laying down additional provides that, to the extent necessary to enable econo­ provisions as regards the granting of export refunds on mically important exports of the products listed in fishery products (4), for the purposes of the export Article 1 (2) of that Regulation to be effected on the refund system, fishery products of Community origin basis of prices for these products on the world market, frozen and/or processed on board a vessel registered or the difference between these prices and prices within recorded in a third country and flying the flag of a the Community may be covered by an export refund ; third country shall be considered to be products which are not of Community origin ; Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 110/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down general rules Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules for granting export refunds on fishery products and to the present market situation, and in particular to criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), prices for fishery products in the Community and on provides that when refunds are being fixed account the world market, that the refunds should be as set out must be taken on the one hand of the existing situa­ in the Annex hereto ; tion and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of fishery products on the Community market and prices on the world market on the other ; Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, whereas account must also be taken of the costs refunds should be calculated on the following basis : referred to in subparagraph (c) of that Article and of the economic significance of the proposed exports and — in the case of currencies which are maintained in of the aims of the common organization of the market relation to each other at any given moment within in fishery products ; a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate ; Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 110/76 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the provides that, when prices on the Community market arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of are being determined, account must be taken of the these currencies recorded for a given period in ruling prices which are most favourable from the relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; exportation point of view ; whereas, when prices on the world market are being determined, account must be taken of the prices indicated in paragraph 2 of that Whereas the Management Committee for Fishery Article : Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, (>) OJ No L 20, 28 . 1 . 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 359, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 13 . (3) OJ No L 20 , 28 . 1 . 1976, p. 48 . 0 OJ No L 93, 7. 4. 1978, p. 12.

No L 41 /38 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 2. 82

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2

Article1¶

The export refunds referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regu­ lation (EEC) No 100/76 shall be as set out in the This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February Annex hereto . 1982.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 February 1982.

For the Commission Giorgios CONTOGEORGIS Member of the Commission

12. 2. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 41 /39

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 10 February 1982 fixing the export refunds on fishery products

(ECU/100 kg net) CCT heading Description Refund No

03.01 Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen : B. Saltwater fish : I. Whole, headless or in pieces : m) Mackerel : 1 . bb) Frozen : For exports to all destinations with the excep­ tion of Sweden, Norway, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland and the USSR 4-75 2, bb) Frozen : For exports to all destinations with the excep­ tion of Sweden , Norway, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland and the USSR 4-75 II . Fillets : b) Frozen : 6 . Of mackerel : For exports to all destinations with the exception of Sweden, Norway, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland and the USSR 310

03.02 Fish, dried, salted or in brine, smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process : ex A. I. f) — Coalfish, dried and salted, whole, headless or in pieces : For exports to Puerto Rico, the People's Republic of the Congo, Zaire , Gabon, Cameroon, Angola, Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Windward and Leeward Islands, Panama, Surinam and the Domi­ nican Republic 16-50 — Mackerel, dried, salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces : For exports to Jamaica, Trinidad and Windward and Leeward Islands 4-00