31975R3301

19 . 12 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 327 /27

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3301 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 December 1975 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 67/ EEC (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No COMMUNITIES, 1607/71 (4 ) ;

Whereas the world market situation or the specific Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ Economic Community ; sary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (') of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­ Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a ization of the market in cereals, and in particular the month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 period ; (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, Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based provides that the difference between quotations or on their effective parity ; prices on the world market for the products listed in 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 in the previous subparagraph ; Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No (EEC) No 2746/75 (2) of 29 October 1975 laying down Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined general rules for granting export refunds on cereals above to the present situation on the market in and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds, cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for provides that when refunds are being fixed account these products within the Community and on the must be taken of the existing situation and the future world market, that the refunds , should be fixed as trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; on the Community market on the one hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on the world Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation market on the other ; whereas the same article are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ provides that it is also important to ensure equili­ ment Committee for Cereals, brium and the natural development 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 disturbances on the Commu­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : nity market ;

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2746/75 A rticle 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 (EEC) No 2727/75, exported in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in the Whereas these specific criteria are defined , as far as Annex to this Regulation . wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned , in Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas, Article 2 furthermore , when the refund on these products is being calculated , account must be taken of the quanti­ ties of cereals required for their manufacture ; whereas This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 these quantities were fixed in Regulation No 162/ December 1975 .

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No 1 28 , 27. 6 . 1967, p . 2574/67. (-) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p . 78 . (4 ) OJ No L 168 , 27 . 7. 1971 , p. 16 .

No L 327/28 19 . 12 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1975 . For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 18 December 1975 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour groats and meal

(u.a. / metric ton)

CCT Description of products Refund heading No

10.01 A Common wheat (') and meslin for export to : — Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Norway 8 00 — other third countries 0 10.01 B Durum wheat 0 10.02 Rye (') 0 10.03 Barley for export to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 500 — other third countries 0 10.04 Oats for export to : — Switzerland , Austria and Liechtenstein 8 00 — other third countries 0 10.05 B Maize (other than hybrid maize for sowing) 10.07 C 0 Grain sorghum ex 1 1 .0 1 A Wheat flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 3500 — of an ash content of 521 to 600 3500 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 3000 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 3000 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 2000 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 2000 ex 11.01 B Rye flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 700 3500 — of an ash content of 701 to 1 150 3500 — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600 3500 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 3500 11.02 A I a Durum wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 950 3500 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 3500 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 3500 11.02 A I b Common wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 3500

(') 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 (EEC) No 2727/ 75.

N.B. The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 941 /72 (OJ No L 107, 6. 5. 1972).