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No L 300 / 20 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 10 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2644/76 of 29 October 1976 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable from 1 November 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 (a) the average costs incurred by processing industries tion of the market in cereals ( !), as last amended by in obtaining supplies of the basic products in ques­ Regulation (EEC) No 11 43/76 (*), and in particular the tion on the Community market and the prices first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 ruling on the world market ; (2) 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 (EEC) No conditions ; 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in rice (3), 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 (EEC) No provides that, when the rate of the refund is being 1418/76 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 of 12 and broken rice under the conditions laid down in December 1972 laying down general rules for Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 of 29 October granting export refunds on certain agricultural 1975 on production refunds in the cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered sectors (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No by Annex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing 1 862/76 (7) ; whereas, for the purposes of applying the the amount of such refunds (4), as amended by Regula­ provisions of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No tion (EEC) No 3058 /75 (5), 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 (EEC) No 1418 /76 as appropriate ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . ment Committee for Cereals, (2) OJ No L 130, 19 . 5. 1976, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p . 1 . (4) OJ No L 289, 27 . 12. 1972, p. 13. (6) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 57. 0 OJ No L 306, 26. 11 . 1975, p . 3 . ( 7) OJ No L 206, 31 . 7. 1976, p. 3 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : exported in the form of goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or in Annex B to Regu­ Article 1 lation (EEC) No 1418/76 respectively, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 November 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 November Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76, 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 1976 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 October 1976 fixing the rates of the refunds appli­ cable from 1 November 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 ./ 1 00 kg

10.01 A Common wheat, and mesiin (mixed wheat and rye) : — For the manufacture of starch 4-952 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 6-257 10.01 B Durum wheat 10-577 10.02 Rye 4-892 10.03 Barley 2-946 10.04 Oats 2-751 10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing : — For the manufacture of starch 3-230 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 4-167 10.06 A II Round grain husked rice 12-561 Long grain husked rice 1 2-254 10.06 B II Round grain milled rice 16-208 Long grain milled rice 17-759 10.06 C Broken rice : — For the manufacture of starch 4-254 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 5-377 11.01 A Wheat or mesiin flour 7-252 11.01 B Rye flour 7-853 11 .02 A I a ) Durum wheat groats and meal 16-394 11.02 A I b) Common wheat groats and meal 7-252