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No 174/40 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 31.7.67

REGULATION No 371 /67/EEC OF THE COUNCIL of 25 July 1967 fixing production refunds on starches and quellmehl

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , amount that the price of this product is brought down- to 8-30 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ; however, in the event of appreciable and persistent Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ variations in world prices of maize and common pean Economic Community; wheat and in view of the current state of the world . market in broken rice, the refunds should be limited, Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ so long as world market prices remain high, in such a EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation way as to deter imports at prices below the world of the market in cereals, and in particular Article market level and to prevent the financial burden of 11 (3 ) thereof; production refunds from becoming excessive ;

Whereas , on account of the connection between the Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/ production prices of the raw materials used in the EEC2 of 25 July 1967 on the common organisation of manufacture of cereal and potato starches and of the the market in rice, and in particular Article 9 (2 ) interchangeability of these two products, a balanced thereof; relationship should be maintained between the prices of these products ; whereas the refund granted should Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; therefore be the same in both cases ; the refund paid to producers of potato starch should be such as to as­ Whereas, because of the special situation on the mar­ sure Community potato producers of a price allow­ ket in starches and, in particular, the need for that in­ ing them a fair income, while the market conditions dustry to keep starch prices competitive with those for cereals used in starch manufacture and the com­ for substitute products, Regulations Nos 120/67/EEC mon market organisations governing them are suf­ and 359/67/EEC have provided for the granting of a ficient to ensure that their price is in fact held at the production refund in order that the basic products re­ level of the threshold price ; provision should, there­ quired for use by that industry may be made avail­ fore, be made to ensure that potato producers able at a lower price than that which would result eventually benefit from the refund paid to producers from the application of the system of levies and com­ of potato starch ; mon prices ; Whereas the above-mentioned measures ought not to Whereas a precise assessment of the situation result­ disturb the markets in third countries ; whereas, there­ ing from the level of common prices and from the fore, in case of an appreciable and persistent increase competition between on the one hand maize starch, in prices on these markets provision should be made rice starch and potato starch and on the other hand for compensatory measures, consisting of the charg­ the substitute chemical products indicates that the re­ ing of a levy on exported products with a view to re­ fund should be fixed at such an amount that the ducing the advantages of Community manufacturers price of maize used in starch manufacture is brought to an appropriate level ; * down to 6-80 units of account per 100 kilogrammes whereas this price of 6-80 units of account for com­ Whereas the transition from the system of discretion­ mon wheat ensures a proper balance between the use ary national refunds provided in Regulation No 142/ of this product and the use of maize ; whereas, in or­ 64/EEC3 to the system of obligatory Community re­ der to obtain the same balance in the use of rice , the funds established by Regulations Nos 120/67/EEC refund for broken rice should be fixed at such an and 359/67/EEC should be effected as smoothly as possible ; 1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p . 2269/67. 2 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p . 1 . 8 OJ No 169, 27.10.1964, p . 2673/64 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation No 120/67/EEC and in Article 26 of Regu­ lation No 359/67/EEC. Article 1

1 . From 1 July 1967 Member States shall grant a Article 3 production refund on maize and common wheat for the manufacture of starch and quellmehl equal to the 1 . The price to be paid to the producer at the de­ difference per 100 kilogrammes between the thresh­ livered-to-factory stage for the quantity of potatoes old price of each of these products and - 6-80 units of required to manufacture 100 kilogrammes of potato account . starch shall be equal to the amount of the production refund mentioned in Article 1 ( 2 ), increased by an The production refund on maize for the manufacture amount not less than 8-18 units of account. of starch shall be increased in Italy by 0-30 units of account per 100 kilogrammes of maize . 2 . The production refund shall be calculated on the basis of the quantity of potatoes delivered to This increase shall not, however, apply if recourse is starch manufacturers, account being • taken of the had to the provisions of Article 23 ( 2 ) of Regulation starch content of the potatoes at the time of delivery . No 120/67/EEC .

2 . From 1 July 1967 Member States shall grant a It shall be paid in full to the starch manufacturer if production refund per 100 kilogrammes of potato he furnishes proof: starch, calculated at a flat rate in accordance with the provisions of Articles 3 and 5 , which shall be equal to — of the quantity of potatoes delivered to him and the average amount of the refund granted during the their starch content at the time of delivery ; same marketing year per 161 kilogrammes of maize for starch manufacture . — of payment to the producer of an amount not less than the price fixed in paragraph 1 , account being 3 . From 1 September 1967 Member States shall taken of the starch content of the potatoes . grant a production refund on broken rice for the manufacture of starch and quellmehl equal to the Where the price paid to the producer is less than the difference per 100 kilogrammes between the thresh­ minimum referred to in the second indent of the pre­ old price for broken rice and 8-30 units of account. ceding paragraph, the refund paid to the starch manu­ facturer shall be reduced by the difference in ques­ If the c.i.f. price is higher than 8-30 units of account', tion . the production refund to be granted shall be equal to the difference between the threshold price and the c.i.f. price for broken rice. Article 4

Member States shall inform the Commission not later Article 2 than four months after the end of the marketing year of the quantity of products for which production re­ 1 . If prices of the basic products mentioned in funds have been paid. Article 1 show appreciable and persistent variations on the world market in relation to the amounts speci­ fied in that Article of 6*80 units of account for maize Article 5 and common wheat and 8-30 units of account for broken rice, these amounts may be altered by the Council, acting in accordance with the voting pro­ Detailed rules , for the application of this Regulation cedure laid down in Article 43 (2 ) of the Treaty on a shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure proposal from the Commission. laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC and Article 26 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC, in particular as regards : 2. If world market prices for the basic products appreciably and persistently exceed the amounts which have been fixed, an export levy to offset the ( a) the calculation, in accordance with a scale drawn difference between prices within the Community and up in terms of the starch content of the product, on the world market may be introduced in accord­ of the quantity of potatoes required to manufac­ ance with the procedure provided in Article 26 of ture 100 kilogrammes of starch ;

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(b) the conditions under which potatoes are accepted The provisions in respect of broken rice, however, and paid for and the conditions under which the shall apply from 1 September 1967. proof mentioned in Article 3 (2 ) must be fur-r nished.

Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August Regulation No 178/67/EEC1 is hereby repealed with 1967 . effect from 1 August 1967 .

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 130, 28.6.1967, p . 2617/67.