31976R1668

9 . 7 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 182/ 27

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1668 / 76 of 8 July 1976 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 (4 ), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1607/71 (5 ) ; 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 ( EEC) No to destination ; 2727/ 75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­ ization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a Regulation ( EEC) No 11 43/76 (2 ), 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, 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 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 Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No ( EEC) in the previous subparagraph ; No 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on cereals and Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), above to the present situation on the market in provides that when refunds are being fixed account cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for must be taken of the existing situation and the future these products within the Community and on the trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals world market, that the refunds, should be fixed as on the Community market on the one hand and shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; prices for cereals and cereal products on the world market on the other ; whereas the same article Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has provides that it is also important to ensure equili­ not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by brium and the natural development of prices and its Chairman , 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 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 ( EEC) No 2727/75, exported in Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in the wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in Annex to this Regulation . Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2746/75 ; 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 9 July 1976 . (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976, p. 1 . («) OJ No 128 , 27 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2574/ 67 . P ) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p. 78 . 5 OJ No L 168 , 27 . 7 . 1971 , p . 16 .

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 1976 .

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

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 8 July 1976 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 (') and meslin for export to : —' Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 1000 — other third countries 0 10.01 B Durum wheat 4500 10.02 0 Rye (') 10.03 Barley 0 10.04 Oats 0 10.05 B — Maize (other than hybrid maize for sowing) 10.07 C — Grain sorghum ex 11.01 A Wheat flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 4000 — of an ash content of 521 to 600 40 00 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 3200 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 3200 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 2200 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 2200 ex 11.01 B Rye flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 700 48.00 — of an ash content of 701 to 1 150 48 00 — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600 48 00 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 48 00 1 1 .02 A I a Durum wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 950 7000 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 7000 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 70 00 11 .02 A I b Common wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 4000

( l ) 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 306/ 76 (OJ No L 38 , 13 . 2 . 1976).