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REGULATION (EEC) No 55/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 11 January 1973 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as COMMUNITIES, wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in Article 4 of Regulation No 139/67/EEC ; whereas, furthermore, when the refund on these Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their Having regard to Council Regulation No manufacture ; whereas these quantities were fixed in 120/67/EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common Regulation No 162/67/EEC (4 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 1607/71 (5 ); organisation of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429 /72 (2 ), and Whereas the world market situation or the specific in particular the first sentence of the fourth requirements of certain markets may make it subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof; necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination ; Whereas Article 16 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC provides that the difference between quotations or Whereas the refund must be fixed once a week ; prices on the world market for the products listed whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those Whereas it follows from applying these rules and products in the Community may be covered by an criteria to the present situation on the market in export refund ; cereals and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 139/67/ world market that the refund should be fixed at the EEC (3) of 21 June 1967 laying down general rules amounts shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds provides that Whereas the measures provided for in this when refunds are being fixed account must be taken Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of of the existing situation and the future trend within the Management Committee for Cereals ; regard to prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community market on the one hand and prices for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : cereals and cereal products on the world market on the other ; whereas the same article provides that it Article 1 is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on cereal The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a), markets and, furthermore, to take into account the ( b ) and ( c) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, exported economic aspect of the proposed exports and the in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in need to avoid disturbances on the Community the Annex to this Regulation . market ; Article 2 Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 139/67/EEC defines the specific criteria to be taken into account This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January when the refund on cereals is being calculated ; 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 11 January 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

( l ) OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2269/67 . (2 ) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972 , p . 1 . (4 ) OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p . 2574/67. (3) OJ No 125 , 26 . 6. 1967, p . 2453 /67. (5) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p . 16.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 11 January 1973 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

( u.a. / ton ) CCT heading No Description of products Refund

10.01 A Common wheat (*), and meslin : — for exports to : — the United Kingdom 10·00 — Ireland , Denmark 1·00 — Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland 10·00 — other third countries 1·00 —• for exports of a product which, prior to importation into the country of destination and after departure from the territory of the Community or placement under customs control , has undergone treatment rendering it unsuitable for human con­ sumption to : — the United Kingdom 10·00 — Ireland , Denmark 1·00 — other third countries 1·00

10.01 B Durum wheat 1·00

10.02 Rye 0 ) 25.00

10.03 Barley 1·00

10.04 Oats 1·00

10.05 B Maize ( other than hybrid maize for sowing) : 1·00

10.07 C Grain sorghum 1·00

ex 11.01 A Wheat flour (2 ) : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 : — for exports to : — Zone I a ) and Zone V a ) excluding Nigeria 44·00 — Zone IV 49.00 — Zones V b ), VI , VII , I c ) and Nigeria 47·00 — other third countries 38·00 — of an ash content of 521 to 600 34·25 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 29·50 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 : — for exports to : — Zones V b ), VI and VII 36·80 — other third countries 24.80 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 20.60 —■ of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 15·00

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(u.a. /ton) CCT heading Refund No Description of products

ex 11.01 B Rye flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 700 59·00 — of an ash content of 701 to 1 150 52·25 — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600 39·75 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 31.00

11.02 A I a Durum wheat groats and meal : —> of an ash content of 0 to 950 : — for exports to : 47·00 — Zones V b ), VI, VII a ) and I c) 44·00 — Zones I a) and V a) * —■ other third countries 38·00 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 : — for exports to : 36·80 — Zone V a) —• other third countries 30.80 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 : — for exports to : — Zone V a ) 29·15 — other third countries 23.15

11.02 Alt Common wheat groats and meal (2) : —• of an ash content of 0 to 520 : — for exports to : — Zones V b ), VI and I c) 47·00 — Zones I a ) and V a ) 44·00 — other third countries 38·00

(') The refund is granted solely in respect of common wheat and rye which has not been denatured pursuant to Article 7 (3) and (5) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC . (s) The refund is granted solely in respect of common wheat flour, groats and meal manufactured from common wheat which has not been denatured pursuant to Article 7 (3 ) and (5 ) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC . N.B. : The zones are those defined in the Annex to Regulation (EEC ) No 941/72 ( OT No L 107, 6. 5 . 1972).

The amount by which the refund may be increased pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation No 587/ 67/EEC is 2 u.a. /ton .