31979R0551

No L 72/28 23 . 3 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 551 /79 of 22 March 1979 fixing the export . 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 0 ; 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 ( J ), as last amended by Whereas the refund must be fixed onct a month ; Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (2), and in particular the whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16 (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 a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 their effective parity ; provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each products in the Community may be covered by an of these currencies recorded for a given period in export refund ; relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No (EEC) No 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules rules for granting export refunds on cereals and set out 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 as set out in trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals the Annex hereto ; 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 The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 when the refund on cereals is being calculated ; (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as Annex hereto . 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 23 March 1979 . (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 156, 14. 6. 1978 , p . 1 . (4) OJ No 128 , 27. 6 . 1967, p. 2574/67. (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 78 . (5) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p. 16.

23 . 3 . 79 No L 72/29 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 1979 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

No L 72/30 23 . 3 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 March 1979 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal (if. i i. / tonne ) CCT heading Description Refund No

10.01 A Common wheat and meslin : — for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 67-00 — the People's Republic of China 78-25 0 — Zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII a) and b) — other third countries 7000 10.01 B Durum wheat 0 10.02 Rye : — for exports to : — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein 71-50 — other third countries 81-50 10.03 Barley : — for exports to : — Zones I, II, III , IV, V and VI 0 — other third countries 73-00 10.04 Oats 64-00 10.05 B — Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 10.07 C Grain sorghum Iex 11.01 A Wheat flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 1 1 ()■()() — of an ash content of 521 to 600 110-00 — of an ash content of 601 to 900 100-00 — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100 100-00 — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650 90-00 — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900 90-00 ex 11.01 B Rye flour : — of an ash content of 0 to 700 103-00 — of an ash content of 701 to 1 150 103-00 — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600 103-00 — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000 103-00 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 950 165-00 — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 165-00 — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 165-00 1 1 .02 A I b) Common wheat groats and meal : — of an ash content of 0 to 520 1 10-00

N.B. The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28 . 5 . 1977).