31976R2625

No L 299 / 30 29 . 10 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2625 / 76 of 28 October 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 (*); 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 1 1 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 in the previous subparagraph ; Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No ( EEC ) No 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined rules for granting export refunds on cereals and above to the present situation on the market in criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3 ), 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 Management Committee for Cereals has market on the other ; whereas the same article not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by provides that it is also important to ensure equili­ its chairman , 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 Artie c 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 , Art idc 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 29 October 1976 . (') 0 ( No L 2X1 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 . ( : ) O") No L I.W , 19 . v 1976 , p . 1 . (->) 0 [ No 128 , 27 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2574/ 67 . (->) O'l No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1 975 , p . 78 ( s ) O) 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 , 28 October 1976 .

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

No L 299 / 32 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 10 . 76

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 October 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 mesiin for export to : — Switzerland , Austria and Liechtenstein 1000 — other third countries 0 10.01 B Durum wheat 4500 10.02 Rye ( · ) 0 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 for export to : — Sri Lanka 7000 — other third countries 5700 — of an ash content of 521 to 600 5400 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 4900 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 4900 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 3900 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 3900 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 4800 — 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 1 2000 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 1 2000 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 1 2000 11.02 A I b Common wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 5700

(') 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 / 7 5 .

N.B. The zones are those defined in Regulation ( EEC) No 306/76 (OJ No L 38 , 13 . 2. 1976).