31975R0739

No L 73 /42 21 . 3 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 739/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 20 March 1975 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 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1607/71 (&); 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 vary 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 at least once a lation ( EEC) No 85/75 (2), and in particular the first month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) period ; thereof ; Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Committee ; — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Whereas Article 16 of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC relation to each other, at any given moment, provides that the difference between quotations or within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based prices on the world market for the products listed in on their effective parity ; Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the products in the Community may be covered by an arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each export refund ; of these currencies recorded for a given period, in relation to the Community currencies referred to Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 139/ in the previ^is subparagraph ; 67/ EEC (3 ) of 21 June 1967 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined fixing the amount of such refunds, as last amended by above to the present situation on the market in Regulation (EEC) No 87/75 (4), provides that when cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for refunds are being fixed account must be taken ofthe these products within the Community and on the existing situation and the future trend with regard to world market, that the refunds, should be fixed as prices and availabilities of cereals on the Community shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; 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 tant to ensure equilibrium and the natural develop­ ment Committee for Cereals , 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 139 /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 21 March 1 975 . (') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67. (2) OJ No L 11 , 16. 1 . 1975, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No 125, 26. 6 . 1967, p. 2453 /67 . (5) OJ No 128 , 27 . 6 . 1967, p . 2574/67. (4) OJ No L 11 , 16 . 1 . 1975, p. 3 . (6) OJ No L 168 , 27 . 7. 1971 , p . 16.

21 . 3 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 73/43

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 1975.

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

No L 73 /44 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 3 . 75

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 20 March 1975 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour groats and meal (u.a . /metric ton) CCT heading Description of products Refund No

10.01 A Common wheat ( x ) and meslin

for exports to : — Zones I and V 25.00 — other third countries 20-00

10.01 B Durum wheat —

10.02 Rye H 12.00

10.03 Barley 12.00

10.04 Oats 5 "00

10.05 B Maize (other than hybrid maize for sowing) 0

10.07 C Grain sorghum 0

ex 11.01 A Wheat flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 520

for exports to : — Zone VII 3500 — other third countries 30 - CO — of an ash content of 521 to 600 28.00 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 26-00 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 20-00 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 20-00 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 20-00 ex 11.01 B Rye flour : l

— of an ash content of 0 to 700 20-00 — of an ash content of 701 to 1 150 20-00 — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600 20-00 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 20-00

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 I b Common wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 30.00

(') The refund is granted solely in respect of common wheat and rye which has not been denatured pursuant to Article 7 (3) and (5) 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./metric ton . N.B. The zones are those defined in Regulation ( EEC ) No 941/72 (OJ No L 107, 6. 5 . 1972).