31974R3241

24 . 12 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 346 / 21

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3241 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION

of 23 December 1974

fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN when export refunds on cereal-based compound COMMUNITIES , feedingstuffs are being fixed, only the products normally used in the manufacture of compound feedingstuffs for which a refund may be fixed should Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European be taken into account ; . Economic Community ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No 120 / Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ 1913/69 (7) of 29 September 1969 on the granting and tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ the advance fixing of the export refund on cereal­ lation ( EEC) No 1 996/74 (2), and in particular the first based compound feedingstuffs provides that calcula­ sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) tion of the export refund must be based on the levy thereof ; applicable to maize ; whereas this calculation must also take account of the cereal products content ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary whereas, therefore, in the interest of simplification, Committee ; compound feedingstuffs should be placed in catego­ ries and the refund for each category should be fixed on the basis of a quantity of maize which is representa­ Whereas Article 16 of Regulation No 120 /67/ EEC tive of the usual cereal products content for the cate­ provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in gory concerned ; whereas, furthermore, the amount of Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those the refund may also take into account the situation on products within the Community may be covered by the market in cereal products other than maize ;

an export refund ;

Whereas the world market situation or the specific Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 139 / requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ 67/ EEC (3) of 21 June 1967 laying down general rules sary to vary the refund for compound feedingstuffs for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for according to destination ; fixing the amount of such refunds, as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 997 / 74 (4), provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community refunds should be calculated on the following basis : market on the one hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on the other ; whereas the same — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Article provides that it is also important to ensure relation to each other, at any given moment, equilibrium and the natural development of prices within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based and trade on the cereal markets ; on their effective parity ;

Whereas it follows from applying rules and criteria to — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the the present situation on the market in cereal-based arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each compound feedingstuffs that the export refund should of these currencies recorded for a given period, in be fixed at an amount which wilt cover the difference relation to the Community currencies referred to between Community prices and world market prices ; in the previous subparagraph ;

Whereas Article 7 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation ( EEC) No Whereas the refund must be fixed once a month ; 968 / 68 (5 ) of 15 July 1968 on the system to be applied to cereal-based compound feedingstuffs, as amended whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; by Regulation ( EEC ) No 21 96/ 69 ( b), provides that,

(>) OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2269 / 67 . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (2 ) OJ No L 209 , 31 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 . are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ (') OJ No 125 , 26 . 6 . 1967, p . 2453 / 67 . ment Committee for Cereals, (4 ) OJ No L 209 , 31 . 7 . 1974, p. 3 . (5 ) OJ No L 166 , 17 . 7 . 1968 , p. 2 . (6) OJ No L 279 , 6 . 1 1 . 1969 , p. 1 . ( 7) OJ No L 246, 30 . 9 . 1969 , p. 1 1 .

No L 346 / 22 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 12 . 74

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation ( EEC) No 968 / 68 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation . Article 1 Article 2

The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1 975 . covered by Regulation No 120/67/ EEC and subject to

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

Done at Brussels , 23 December 1974.

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Nr. van het Bijzondere Bedrag gemeen­ onderverdeling van de voor de Vereenvoudigde naamlijst restitutie schappelijk douanetarief restitutie R. E. / 100 kg ( derde landen)

23.07 B I Veevoeder vallende onder Verordening ( EEG ) nr. 968/68 , bevattende hetzij afzonderlijk, hetzij te zamen , ook indien vermengd met andere produkten zetmeel , glucose (druivesuiker) of glucosestroop van de onderverdelingen 17.02 B en 17.05 B en zuivelprodukten (van de posten of onderverdelingen 04.01 , 04.02, 04.03 , 04.04, 17.02 A of 17.05 A ) :

met een gehalte aan zuivelprodukten ( l ) van minder dan 50 ge­ wichtspercenten en een gehalte aan graanprodukten (2 ) van :

3010 — meer dan 5 gewichtspercenten en minder dan of gelijk aan 15 gewichtspercenten — 4010 — meer dan 15 gewichtspercenten en minder dan of gelijk aan 30 gewichtspercenten — 5010 — meer dan 30 gewichtspercenten en minder dan of gelijk aan 50 gewichtspercenten — 6010 — meer dan 50 gewichtspercenten en minder dan of gelijk aan — 65 gewichtspercenten — meer dan 65 gewichtspercenten — 7010

(') Wanneer het veevoeder magere-melkpoeder van dc onderverdcling 04.02 A II b) 1 van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief bevat , worden bij uitvoer hiervan dc bed rage 11 geïnd die zijn vastgesteld in dc van kracht zijnde versie van Verordcning ( EEG ) nr . 757/71 . (2) Worden als graanprodukten beschouwd dc produktcn van hoofdstuk 10 en van de posten 11.01 en 11.02 ( met uitzondcring van ondervecdeling 11.02 G ) van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief .