31967R0367

216 Official Journal of the European Communities

No 174/36 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 31.7.67

REGULATION No 367/67/EEC OF THE COUNCIL of 25 July 1967

fixing production refunds on maize groats and meal and broken rice used in the brewing industry

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , world market level and to prevent the financial bur­ den of production refunds from becoming excessive ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ Article 1 EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation of the market in cereals, and in particular Article 11 (3 ) thereof; 1 . Member States shall grant a production refund on maize used by the maize industry for the manufac­ ture of groats and meal for the brewing industry Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/ equal to the refund granted on the same date on EEC2 of 25 July 1967 on the common organisation of maize for starch manufacture. the market in rice, and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof ; 2. Member States shall grant a production refund on broken rice used in the brewing industry equal to Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; the difference per 100 kilogrammes between the threshold price for broken rice and 8*30 units of ac­ count. If, however, the c.i.f. price is higher than 8-30 Whereas the production refund on maize used by the units of account, the production refund shall be equal maize industry for the manufacture of groats and to the difference between the threshold price and the meal for the brewing industry and on broken rice for c.i.f. price for broken rice. the brewing industry should be fixed at such a level as to achieve a balance between the costs of supplying the brewing industry with maize starch on the one Article 2 hand and with-maize groats and meal and broken rice on the other ; whereas this object will be achieved by fixing the refund on maize for the manufacture of Member States shall take all necessary measures to groats and meal at the same level as the refund on ensure that the refunds mentioned in Article 1 are maize for the manufacture of starch, and by fixing limited to the quantities of maize groats and meal the refund on broken rice at a level which reduces and of broken rice actually used by the brewing in­ the price , to the brewing industry to 8-30 units of ac­ dustry in the. Community. count per 100 kilogrammes ; whereas, however, in view of the current state of the world market in broken rice, the refund on that product should be limited, Article 3 so long as prices on the market remain high, in such a way as to deter imports at prices below the Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted, as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p . 2269/67 . 120/67/EEC and in Article 26 of Regulation No 359/ 67/EEC. 2 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p . 1 .

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Article 4 Council Regulation No 138 /67/EEC1 of 13 June 1967 fixing the production refund for maize groats and This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September meal used by the brewing industry is hereby repealed 1967. with effect from the same date.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1967.

For the Council The President H. HOECHERL

1 OJ No 122, 22.6.1967, p . 2404/67.