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25 . 8 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 234/ 17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2017 /78 of 24 August 1978 fixing the refunds on cereals and on 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 1254/78 (2), and in particular the month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 1 6 period ; (2) thereof, Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on provides that the difference between quotations or 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 measures provided for in this Regulation market on the other ; whereas the same article are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ provides that it is also important to ensure equili­ ment Committee for Cereals, 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 ;

Article 1 Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 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, Article 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 25 August 1978 . (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 156, 14. 6 . 1978 , p . 1 . (4) OJ No 128 , 27 . 6 . 1967, p. 2574/ 67 . (}) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 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, 24 August 1978 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 24 August 1978 fixing the refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal (u.a. / tonne) CCT heading Description Refund No

10.01 A Common wheat and meslin : — for exports to : — Switzerland , Austria and Liechtenstein 50.00 — the Iberian peninsula 60.00 — other third countries 0 10.01 B Durum wheat : — for exports to : — Algeria 6000 — other third countries 0 10.02 Rye : — for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 55-00 — other third countries 65-00 10.03 Barley : — for exports to : — Switzerland , Austria and Liechtenstein 5500 — the Iberian peninsula 6500 — other third countries 0 10.04 Oats — for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 40-00 — other third countries 5000 10.05 B — Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 10.07 C — Grain sorghum ex 1 1 .0 1 A Wheat flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 103.00 — of an ash content of 521 to 600 103.00 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 93.00 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 9300 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 8300 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 83-00 ex 11.01 B Rye flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 700 8000 — of an ash content of 701 to 1 150 80.00 — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600 8000 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 80-00 1 1 .02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 950 15500 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 155-00 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 1 55-00 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 103.00

N.B. The zones are those defined in Regulation EEC Nn 1124 / 77 /ni NJ ^ T 1 ^.A 28 c 1977