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REGULATION (EEC) No 1373 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 May 1973 altering the refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN case of the US dollar, on the change in parity COMMUNITIES, announced on 13 February 1973 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas it follows from applying the rules, criteria pean Economic Community ; and other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) Having regard to Council Regulation No No 1284/73 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at pre­ 120/67/EEC ( x ) of 13 June 1967 on the common or­ sent in force should be altered as shown in the ganization of the market in cereals, as last amended Annex to this Regulation ; by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular the second sentence of the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Article 1 Committee ; Whereas the export refunds on cereals and on wheat The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a), or rye flour, groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ (b) and (c) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, exported tion ( EEC ) No 1284/73 ( 4), amended by Regulation in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to amen­ ( EEC ) No 1339/73 ( 5 ) ; ded Regulation (EEC) No 1284/73 , are hereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation . Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the basis of an exchange rate which is based, in the case of cur­ Article 2 rencies which are floating or whose central rate differs from the official parity, on the effective rate This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 May or the central rate of these currencies and , in the 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 May 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(*) OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67 . (*) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 14 . (») OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . (4) O J No L 131 , 18.5 . 1973 , p . 7 . (5 ) O J No L 136, 23 . 5 . 1973 , p . 20 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 May 1973 altering the refunds applicable to cereals and certain categories of wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

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

10.01 A Common wheat (*), and mesiin : 1-00 10.01 B Durum wheat 1-00 10.02 Rye (*) 45-00 10.03 Barley : for exports to : — Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland 17-00 — other third countries 25-00 10.04 Oats 1-00 10.05 B Maize (other than hybrid maize for sowing) 1-00

10.07 C Grain sorghum 1 00

cx 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 34-00 — Zone IV 39-00 — Zones V b ), VI, VII, I c) and Nigeria 37-00 — other third countries 28-00 —■ of an ash content of 521 to 600 24-25 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 19-50 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 : — for exports to : — Zones V b), VI and VII 26-80 — other third countries 14-80 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 10-60 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 5-00

ex 11.01 B Rye flour : —· of an ash content of 0 to 700 5900 — 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 .11-00

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

11.02 Ala Durum wheat groats and meal : —· of an ash content of 0 to 950 : — for exports to : — Zones V b), VI, VII a) and I c) 37-00 — Zones I a) and V a) 34-00 —- other third countries 28-00 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 : — for exports to : — Zone V a ) 26-80 — other third countries 20-80 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 : — for exports to : — Zone V a) , 19-15 — other third countries 13-15

11.02 A Ih Common wheat groats and meal (2) : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 : — for exports to : — Zones V b), VI and I c) 37-00 — Zones I a) and V a) 34-00 — other third countries 28-00 (') 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 . (*) 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 ( OJ 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 .