NoL210/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.8.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1820/78
of31July1978
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1254/78(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccount
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuture
trendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheother;
whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimpor­
tanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingrulesandcriteriato
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2560/77(5),
providesthat,whenexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlythe
productsnormallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompoundfeedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybe
fixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandthe.
advancefixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs (6),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3116/75(7),providesthatcalculationofthe
exportrefundmustbebasedonthelevyapplicableto
maize;whereasthiscalculationmustalsotake
accountofthecerealproductscontent;whereas,there­
fore,intheinterestofsimplification ,compound
feedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategoriesandthe
refundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthebasis
ofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresentative ofthe
usualcerealproductscontentforthecategory
concerned ;whereas,futhermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsonthe
worldmarket,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(<>)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
(7)OJNoL309,29.11.1975,p.64.(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
(*)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31July1978fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadings
17.02Band21.07FIIormilkproducts(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,
04.02,04.03and04.04andsubheadings17.02Aand21.07FI):
ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofcerealproducts(')
contentbyweight:
3010—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding 15% 6.44
4010—Exceeding 15%butnotexceeding30% 1609
5010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50% 28.96
6010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding65% 38.61
7010—Exceeding65% 48-27
(!)'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.