1.3.79 NoL50/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No404/79
of28February1979
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(J),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;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2560/77(5),
providesthat,whenexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsarebeingfixed,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,theneedtoavoiddisturbances onthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relation,totheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(•)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
5OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(<>)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
7OJNoL309,29.11.1975,p.64.

1.3.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL50/17
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation (EEC)No2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation (EEC)No2743/75shallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof28February1979fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal­
basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
(u.a./ton)
CCT
heading
NoSpecial
specification
torreturn!Nomenclature 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%byweightandofcereal
products(')contentbyweight:
3010—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding 15% 8-15
4010—Exceeding15%butnotexceeding30% 20-37
5010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50% 36-66
6010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding65% 48-88
7010—Exceeding65% 61-10
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)ottheCommonCustomsTariff.