31975R3400

31 . 12 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 334/ 55

REGULATION (EEC) No 3400/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 19 December 1975 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable from 1 January 1976 to certain cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of COMMUNITIES, Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72, the rate of the refund per 100 kg for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Article, that rate must be determined with particular reference to : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 ( !) of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­ (a) the average costs incurred by processing industries ization of the market in cereals, as amended by Regu­ in obtaining supplies of the basic products in ques­ lation (EEC) No 3058/75 (2), and in particular the first tion on the Community market and the prices sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) ruling on the world market ; thereof ;

(b) the level of the refunds on exports of processed agricultural products covered by Annex II to the Treaty which are manufactured under similar Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ conditions ; 67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 668 /75 (4), and in particular the first (c) the need to ensure equality of competition for the sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) industries which use Community products and thereof ; those which use third-country products under inward processing arrangements ;

Whereas Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72 2727/75 and Article 17 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 359/ provides that, when the rate of the refund is being 67/EEC provides that the difference between quota­ fixed, account should be taken, where appropriate, of tions of prices on the world market for the products production refunds, aids or other measures having listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in the prices within the Community may be covered by accordance with the Regulation on the common an export refund ; organization of the market in the product in question to the basic products listed in Annex A to that Regula­ tion or to assimilated products ; whereas a production refund is granted in respect of common wheat, maize Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72 (5 ) of and broken rice under the conditions laid down in 12 December 1972 laying down general rules for Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (6) of 29 granting export refunds on certain agricultural October 1975 on production refunds in the cereals products exported in the form of goods not covered and rice sectors ; whereas, for the purposes of applying by Annex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the provisions of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No the amount of such refunds, specifies the products for 2682/72, the amount of the production refund appli­ which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied cable during the month of exportation should be where these products are exported in the form of taken into account : goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or in Annex B to Regulation No 359/67/EEC as appropriate ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation ( ! ) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ (2) OJ No L 306, 26 . 11 . 1975, p. 3 . ment Committee for Cereals, (3) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 . (4) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 . (5 ) OJ No L 289 , 27 . 12 . 1972, p . 13 . (6) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 57.

No L 334/ 56 31 . 12. 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or in Annex B to Regulation No Article 1 359/67/EEC respectively, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation . The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 January 1976 to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72 and listed either in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or in This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC, exported 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1975 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 19 December 1975 fixing the rates of the refunds appli­ cable from 1 January 1976 to certain cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty

CCT heading Rate of refund No Description of products in u.a./ 100 kg

10.01 A Common wheat and meslin ( mixed wheat and rye) — For the manufacture of starch 1-814 3-000 — Other than for the manufacture of starch Durum wheat 4-000 10.01 B 4-306 10.02 Rye 10.03 Barley 1-936 10.04 Oats 1-554 10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing : — For the manufacture of starch 2-394 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 3-055 ex 10.06 A Round grain husked rice Long grain husked rice 2-500 ex 10.06 B Round grain milled rice Long grain milled rice 3-500 10.06 C Broken rice : — For the manufacture of starch — Other than for the manufacture of starch 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 3-776 11.01 B Rye flour 3-776 11.02 Ala ) Durum wheat groats and meal 3-776 11.02 Alb ) Common wheat groats and meal 3-776