NoL269/40 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.10.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2317/77
of20October1977
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastoncea
month;whereasitmaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefunds,shouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1386/77(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16
(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo(EEC)
No2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccount
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuture
trendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesamearticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsand,furthermore ,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports
andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75;whereas,
furthermore ,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION .
Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21October
1977.
(■)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL158,29.6.1977,p.1.
P)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20October1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20October1977fixingtherefundsapplicabletocereals
andwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwheatandmesiin: 0
10.01BDurumwheat 0
10.02 Rye 0
10.03 Barley:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland,AustriaandLiechtenstein 5000
—IberianPeninsula 6000
—otherthirdcountries 0
10.04 Oats 0
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentòf0to520 9800
—ofanashcontentof521to600 9800
—ofanashcontentof601to900 8800
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 8800
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 7800
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 7800
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700 4500
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 4500
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 4500
—of«nashcontentof1601to2000 4500
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950 15500
—ofanashcontentof951to1300 15500
—-ofanashcontentof1301to1500 155-00
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 9800
NB.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977).