No L 73/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.3.77 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 519/77 of 14 March 1977 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/ 77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the export refunds provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 must be fixed in accordance with certain criteria which would make it possible to cover the difference berween prices within the Community for products processed from fruit and vegetables and prices ruling in international trade; whereas to this end the supply situation and prices for products processed from fruit and vegetables within the Community and, also, the price situation in international trade must be taken into account; Whereas, given the disparity between the prices at which products processed from fruit and vegetables are offered, costs incurred in placing those products on the market must be raken into account if the difference berween the prices in international trade and those ruling in the Community is to be covered; Whereas, if price trends are to be noted, prices must be derermined in accordance with general principles; whereas, to that end, prices on third country markets and offer prices at the Community frontier should be taken into account when prices in international trade are being determined; whereas the ruling prices which appear most favourable from the point of view (1) See page 1 of this Official Journal. of exportation should be used as a basis for deter- mining prices within the Community; Whereas provision should be made for the possibility of varying the amount of the refunds according to the destination of the products, since special conditions apply to imports in certain countries of destination; Whereas, to avoid distortions of competition, the administrative conditions to which transactions are subject must be identical throughout the Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 This Regulation lays down general rules for fixing and granting export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77. Article 2 The following shall be taken into account when refunds are being fixed: {a) the existing situation and future trends with regard to: — prices and availabilities on the Community market of products processed from fruit and vegetables, — prices ruling in international trade; (b) minimum marketing and transport costs from the Community markets to ports or other points of export in the Community, as well as costs incurred in placing the products on the markets of the countries of destination; — z the economic aspeat of the proposed exports.