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30 . 12. 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 359/ 19

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3184/ 76 of 23 December 1976 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable from 1 January 1977 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 (a) the average costs incurred by processing industries 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by in obtaining supplies of the basic products in ques­ tion on the Community market and the prices Regulation (EEC) No 3138/76 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 1 6 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 conditions ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ (c) the need to ensure equality of competition for the tion of the market in rice (3), and in particular the first industries which use Community products and sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 17 (2) those which use third-country products under thereof, inward processing arrangements ;

Whereas Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72 Whereas Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No provides that, when the rate of the refund is being 2727/75 and Article 17 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No fixed, account should be taken, where appropriate, of 1418/76 provides that the difference between quota­ production refunds, aids or other measures having tions of prices on the world market for the products equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and accordance with the Regulation on the common the prices within the Community may be covered by organization of the market in the product in question an export refund ; 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 and broken rice under the conditions laid down in Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2682/72 of 12 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 of 29 October December 1972 laying down general rules for 1975 on production refunds in the cereals and rice granting export refunds on certain agricultural sectors (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No products exported in the form of goods not covered 1 862/76 (6) ; whereas, for the purposes of applying the by Annex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing provisions of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No the amount of such refunds (4), as last amended by 2682/72, the amount of the production refund appli­ Regulation ( EEC) No 3138/ 76 specifies the products cable during the month of exportation should be for which a rate of refund should be fixed , to be taken into account ; applied where these products are exported in the form of 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 ment Committee for Cereals, (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p . 1 . (*) OJ No I. 354, 24 . 12 . 1976, p . 1 . (>) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, p . 1 . ( 5 ) OJ No L 281 , I. 1 1 . 1975, p . 57 . (*) OJ No L 289, 27 . 12 . 1972, p . 13, (o) 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 January 1977 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 (EEC) No 1418/76, 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1976 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 December 1976 fixing the rates of the refunds appli­ cable from 1 January 1977 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./ l00 kg

10.01 A Common wheat, and mesiin (mixed wheat and rye) : — For the manufacture of starch 6-660 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 7-794 10.01 B Durum wheat 12-603 10.02 Rye 5-550 10.03 Barley 4-590 10.04 Oats 4-917 10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing : — For the manufacture of starch 4-514 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 5-323 10.06 A II Round grain husked rice 10-772 Long grain husked rice 13-513 10.06 B II Round grain milled rice 13-899 Long grain milled rice 19-584 10.06 C Broken rice : — For the manufacture of starch 4-311 — Other than for the manufacture of starch 5-428 11.01 A Wheat or mesiin flour 8-949 11.01 B Rye flour 8-799 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 19-535 1 1 .02 A I b) Common wheat groats and meal 8-949