NoL72/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.3.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No551/79
of22March1979
fixingtheexport.refundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/710;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonctamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrules
setoutabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1254/78(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraphofArticle16
(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
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,
exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23March
1979.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67. (*)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78. (5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22March1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

NoL72/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.3.79
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22March1979fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(if.ii./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
10.01ACommonwheatandmeslin:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 67-00
—thePeople'sRepublicofChina 78-25
—ZonesI,II,III,IV,V,VIandVIIa)andb) 0
—otherthirdcountries 7000
10.01BDurumwheat 0
10.02 Rye:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 71-50
—otherthirdcountries 81-50
10.03 Barley:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesI,II,III,IV,VandVI 0
—otherthirdcountries 73-00
10.04 Oats 64-00
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07CGrainsorghum I-
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 11()■()()
—ofanashcontentof521to600 110-00
—ofanashcontentof601to900 100-00
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 100-00
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 90-00
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 90-00
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700 103-00
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 103-00
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 103-00
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 103-00
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950 165-00
—ofanashcontentof951to1300 165-00
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500 165-00
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 110-00
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977).