106 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL106/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.5.68
REGULATION (EEC)No559/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of6May1968
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegulationNo367/67/EECfixing
productionrefundsonmaizegroatsandmealandbrokenriceusedinthebrewingindustry
andbrokenriceontheother,itisnecessaryto
ensurethattheprocedureforthepaymentofthe
productionrefundonmaizeandbrokenricefor
thebrewingindustrycorrespondsascloselyas
possiblewiththatapplyingtomaizeforthemanu­
factureofstarch;whereas,therefore,asinthecase
ofstarch,theMemberStateinwhichmaizeis
processedmustpaytheproductionrefund;
Whereastheseproblemsariseatpresentonlyin
respectofmaizegroatsandmeal,asbrokenrice
doesnotqualifyforaproductionrefundbecause
itspriceontheworldmarketishigherthanthe
Communityprice;
Whereasitwouldappearthattheproofthatmaize
groatsandmealisactuallyusedbythebrewing
industryintheCommunitymaybeobtainedfrom
documentscertifyingthesaleoftheproductto
abrewery,aswellasfromsupervisionofitsactual
use;whereas,wheremaizegroatsandmealareused
inaMemberStateotherthanthatwhichisrequired
topaytherefund,amethodofadministrative
co-operationshouldbeestablishedwhichwillprovide
thenecessarysafeguards;
Whereas,undertheCommunityprovisionslaiddown
inthisRegulation,MemberStatesshouldtakeany
additionalmeasuresnecessarytoensurethesuper­
visionrequiredbyArticle2ofRegulationNo367/
67/EEC;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetimelimitset
byitsChairman;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo367/67/
EEC1of25July1967fixingproducionrefundson
maizegroatsandmealandbrokenriceusedinthe
brewingindustry,andinparticularArticle3thereof;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo367/67/EEC
requiresMemberStatestotakeallnecessary
measurestoensurethattheabove-mentioned refunds
arelimitedtothequantitiesofmaizegroatsand
mealandofbrokenriceactuallyusedbythebrewing
industryintheCommunity ;whereassuchmeasures
shouldaccordwithanyrulesofapplicationlaid
downinpursuanceofArticle3ofthatRegulation;
whereasitisthereforenecessarytoadoptsuchrules
aswillensurethatthepaymentoftherefundand
theeffectivenessofcontrolarenothinderedby
divergentmeasurestakenbyMemberStates;
Whereas,moreover,aCommunityruleshoulddes­
ignatetheMemberStateresponsibleforthepay­
mentoftherefund,wheretransactionsinvolvethe
territoryofseveralMemberStates,soastoprevent
thedivergenceofprovisionsinforceinthoseStates
fromdeprivingthepartiesconcernedofthebenefit
oftherefund;whereassuchrefundwasfixedfor
processedmaizegroatsandmealandbrokenrice
forthebrewingindustryinordertomakesuch
productscompetitivewithmaizestarchwhichin
respectofallusesqualifiesfqrtheproductionrefund
onmaizeforthemanufacture ofstarch;whereas
thelatterwashithertopaidbytheMemberState
inwhoseterritorymaizeisactuallyusedbythe
starchindustryforthemanufacture ofstarch;
whereas,inviewofthecompetitiveness between
starchontheonehandandmaizegroatsandmealHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theproductionrefundonmaizeusedbythemaize
industrytomanufacturegroatsandmealforthe
brewingindustry,providedforinArticle1of
RegulationNo367/67/EEC.shallbepaidbythe 1OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.36.

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MemberStateonwhoseterritorygroatsandmealare
manufactured .
Theproductionrefundshallbepaidonlyifthat
MemberStatehasascertainedthatthemaizegroats
andmealhaveactuallybeenusedbythebrewing
industry.
Article2—inpartB,thestampofthecompetentauth­
orityoftheMemberStatewhichissuedthe
certificate,certifyingthedeclarationofthe
exporter;
(b)theproductshallbeplacedunderasystemof
customscontrolorasystemofadministrative
supervisionprovidingequivalentsafeguardsas
soonasitenterstheMemberStateonwhose
territorytheuserbreweryissituatedanduntil
thetimeofprocessing;
(c)assoonasthegroatsandmealcoveredbythe
certificatehavebeenusedbythebrewery,con­
firmationthattheyhavebeensousedshallbe
enteredinthesection'RequestforVerification'
ofmovementcertificateDD4andthiscertificate
shallbereturnedforverificationtothecustoms
authoritiesoftheMemberStatewhichissuedit,
whichshallforwardittotheagencyresponsible
forpayment;
(d)eachMemberStateshallimmediatelyinformthe
otherMemberStatesandtheCommisionofthe
authoritieswhich,inadditiontothecustoms
authorities,aretoapplythisArticle.1.Inordertoreceivepaymentoftherefund,the
maizegrowershallsubmittothecompetentauth­
oritiesanapplicationtowhichmustbeappended
hisinvoicetoabrewery,oratruecopy,statingthe
quantity,expressedinnetweight,ofmaizegroats
andmealsoldandindicatingtheexactbusinessname
ofthebrewery.
Moreover,ifthemaizegroatsandmealareforuse
inaMemberStateotherthantheStaterequired
topaytheproductionrefund:
(a)themovementcertificateDD4issuedforthis
productshouldinclude:
—inpartA,adeclarationbytheexporter
statingthenetweightoftheproductand
thatitisintendedforbreweryuse;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6May1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY