31976R0440

28 . 2. 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 53/37

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 440/76 of 27 February 1976 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable from 1 March 1976 to certain cereal 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 organiza­ tion of the market in cereals (!), as amended by Regula­ (a) the average costs incurred by processing industries tion (EEC) No 3058/75 (2), and in particular the first in obtaining supplies of the basic products in ques­ sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (2) tion on the Community market and the prices thereof, ruling on the world market ;

(b) the level of the refunds on exports of processed agricultural products covered by Annex II to the Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC Treaty which are manufactured under similar of 25 July 1967 on the common organization of the conditions ; market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (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 2727/75 and Article 17 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 359/ Whereas Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72 67/ EEC provides that the difference between quota­ provides that, when the rate of the refund is being tions of prices on the world market for the products fixed, account should be taken, where appropriate, of listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and production refunds, aids or other measures having the prices within the Community may be covered by equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in an export refund ; accordance with the Regulation on the common 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 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72 of 12 refund is granted in respect of common wheat, maize December 1972 laying down general rules for and broken rice under the conditions laid down in granting export refunds on certain agricultural Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 of 29 October products exported in the form of goods not covered 1975 on production refunds in the cereals and rice by Annex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing sectors (6) ; whereas, for the purposes of applying the the amount of such refunds (5), as amended by Regula­ provisions of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No tion (EEC) No 3058/75, 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 ( 1 ) 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, P) 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.

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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 March 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 March 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, 27 February 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 27 February 1976 fixing the rates of the refunds appli­ cable from 1 March 1976 to certain cereal 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 mesiin (mixed wheat and rye) : — For the manufacture of starch 1-692 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 3-322 10.01 B Durum wheat 5-599 10.02 Rye 5-379 10.03 Barley 2-663 10.04 Oats 1-648 10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing : — For the manufacture of starch 2-612 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 3-612 ex 10.06 A Round grain husked rice 5-031 Long grain husked rice 10-745 ex 10.06 B Round grain milled rice 9-796 Long grain milled rice 21-682 10.06 C Broken rice : — For the manufacture of starch 1-614 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 2-844 11.01 A Wheat or mesiin flour 4-165 11.01 B Rye flour 5-222 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 5-834 11.02 A I b) Common wheat groats and meal 4-165