31974R1415

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REGULATION (EEC) No 1415/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 6 June 1974 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN these quantities were fixed in Regulation No 162/ COMMUNITIES, 67/EEC (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1607/71 (5); Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the world market situation or the specific Economic Community ; requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ sary to vaiy the refund for certain products according Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ to destination ; 67/EEC (^ of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ Whereas the refund must be fixed once a week ; lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2), and in particular the first whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) thereof ; Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other, at any given moment, within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based Whereas Article 16 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC on their effective parity ; provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each products in the Community may be covered by an of these currencies recorded for a given period, in export refund ; relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous subparagraph ; Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 139/ Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined 67/EEC (3) of 21 June 1967 laying down general rules above to the present situation on the market in for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for fixing the amount of such refunds provides that when these products within the Community and on the refunds are being fixed account must be taken ofthe world market, that the refunds, should be fixed as existing situation and the future trend with regard to sho^n in the Annex to this Regulation ; prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community market on the one hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on the world market on the other ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation whereas the same article provides that it is also impor­ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals, tant to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­ ment of prices and trade on cereal markets and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid distur­ bances on the Community market ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 139/67/EEC Article 1 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund on cereals is being calculated ; The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, exported in the Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in to this Regulation. Article 4 of Regulation No 1 39/67/EEC ; whereas, furthermore, when the refund on these products is Article 2 being calculated, account must be taken of the quanti­ ties of cereals required for their manufacture ; whereas This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 June 1974. (») OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2269/67. M OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5. 1973, p. 8. (4) OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2574/67 . (») OJ No 125, 26. 6. 1967, p. 2453/67. (5) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p. 16.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 June 1974.

For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 6 June 1974 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour, groats and meal [u.a ./t)

CCT heading No Description of products Refund

10.01 A Common wheat (*) and meslin

10.01 B Durum wheat

10.02 0 Rye (*)

10.03 0 Barley

10.04 Oats '

10.05 B Maize (other than hybrid maize for sowing)

10.07 C Grain sorghum

ex 11.01 A Wheat flour :

— of an ash content of 0 to 520 0 — of an ash content of 521 to 600 0 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 0 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 0 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 0 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 0

ex 11.01 B Rye flour :

— of an ash content of 0 to 700 0 — of an ash content of 701 to 1 150 0 — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600 0 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 0

11.02 Ala Durum wheat groats and meal :

— of an ash content of 0 to 950 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500

11.02 A lb Common wheat groats and meal :

— of an ash content of 0 to 520 0

(') The refund is granted solely in respect of common wheat and rye which have not been denatured pursuant to Article 7 Hi and (5) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC .

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