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REGULATION (EECNo3280/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of4December 1973
establishingasystemfortheadvancefixingofaccessioncompensatory amounts
andlayingdowndetailedrulesforitsapplicationinrespectofcerealandrice
products
pricesystem,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1796/73(6);
Whereas,asfarasthenewMemberStatesare
concerned,amovetowardsalignmentonthe
commonpricesistobemadeatthebeginningof
eachmarketingyear;whereasthispricealignment
meansthatcompensatory amountsarefixedatalower
leveleachyear;whereas,toensurethatcompensatory
amountsarenotfixedinadvanceforpurelyspecula­
tivepurposes,theratefixedinadvanceshouldnot
exceedtheratefixedforthenewmarketingyear
wheretheperiodofvalidityofthecertificatecovers
twomarketingyears;
Whereastherateofcompensatoryamountapplicable
intradebetweenMemberStatesvarieswiththe
productconcerned ;whereasforadministrative
reasonsitshouldbespecifiedthattheadvancefixing
certificateisvalidonlyintheMemberStateofissue
andonlyforaspecificorigin;
Whereasiftransactions betweenMemberStatesand
transactions betweenMemberStatesandthirdcoun­
triesaretobeplacedonanequalfooting,theperiod
ofvalidityofadvancefixingcertificatesusedintrade
betweenMemberStatesshouldbeidenticaltothatof
theimportlicenceapplicabletotherelevantproduct
intradewiththirdcountries ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(!)concerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedinBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
229/73(2)of31January1973layingdowngeneral
rulesforthesystemofcompensatory amountsfor
cerealsandfixingtheseamountsforcertainproducts,
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1967/73(3),and
inparticularArticle6(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
243/73(4)of31January1973layingdowngeneral
rulesforthesystemofcompensatory amountsforrice
andfixingtheseamountsforcertainproducts,andin
particularArticle4(2)thereof;
WhereasArticle6(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No229/73
andArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No243/73make
provisionfortheintroductionofarrangements forthe
advancefixingofthecompensatory amountshould
theneedarise;
Whereastoensureinuniformconditionsofcompeti­
tionfortraders,asystemfortheadvancefixingof
compensatory amountsshouldbeintroducedfor
productsforwhichtheimportlevyisfixedin
advance;
Whereasarrangementsalreadyexistforfixingthelevy
orrefundinadvanceintradewiththirdcountries;
whereasforadministrative reasons,the'accession'
compensatory amountshouldasfaraspossiblebe
fixedaccordingtothesamerules,inparticularthose
laiddowninCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1373/70(5)of10July1970layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
importandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesforagriculturalproductssubjecttoacommonHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThecompensatoryamountsintroducedbyArticle55
oftheActofAccessionor,whereappropriate,the
amountsapplicablebywayofacompensatoryamount
inpursuanceofArticle56ofthesaidAct(hereinafter
called'Accession'compensatory amounts),shallbe
fixedinadvancefortheproductslistedintheAnnex
undertheconditionslaiddowninthisRegulation .(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
I2)OJNoL27,1.2.1973,p.25.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.8.
(4)OJNoL29,1.2.1973,p.26.
(5)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1. (6)OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.

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SECTION I
TradebetweenthenewMemberStatesandthird
countries
Article2
1.Wheretheimportlevyortheexportrefundis
fixedinadvance,theaccessioncompensatoryamount
inforceonthedayonwhichtheapplicationforthe
importorexportlicenceislodgedshallbeapplicable .
2.Wheretheperiodofvalidityofthelicence
coverstwomarketingyears,the'accession'compensa­
toryamountfixedinadvanceapplicableifthelicence
isusedinthenewmarketingyearmaynotexceedthe
'accession'compensatory amountfixedforthenew
marketingyear.3.Section13oftheapplicationforanadvance
fixingcertificateapplicabletoimports,andofthe
certificateitself,shallspecifytheexportingMember
State.Thecertificateshallmakeitobligatoryto
importfromthatMemberState.
4.Theadvancefixingcertificateshallrequireeither
theimportationortheexportation ,underthecertifi­
cate,ofthespecifiednetquantityofproductduring
theperiodofvalidityofthecertificate.
5.Wherethequantityimportedorexportedisnot
morethan7%lowerthanthequantityspecifiedon
thecertificatetheobligationtoimportorexportshall
beconsideredtohavebeenfulfilled.
6.Theadvancefixingcertificateshallbevalidfrom
itsdateofissuewithinthemeaningofArticle8(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1373/70foraperiodwhichis
identicaltotheperiodofvalidityoftheimport
licenceapplicabletotheproductinquestionintrade
withthirdcountries.
7.Theamountofthesecurityfortheadvance
fixingcertificateshallbe3unitsofaccountpermetric
ton.SECTIONII
TradebetweentheMemberStatesofthe
Community asoriginallyconstitutedandthe
newMemberStatesandtradebetweenthenew
MemberStates
Article6
Article3
TheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70,with
theexceptionofArticles
—1,ForthepurposesofthisSection,withtheexceptionof
Article8(3),(4),(5)and(6)theMemberStatesofthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedshallbetreated
asasingleMemberState.-2(1),(2),(3)and(5),
—4,-«(2),
Article4—12a,
—15(1),(2),(3)and(5),
—16,
—17,
shallapplytotheadvancefixingcertificate.
Article71.The'accessioncompensatory amountinforce
onthedayonwhichtheapplicationforthecertificate
referredtoinArticle5islodgedshall,providedthe
personconcernedsorequestswhenapplyingforthe
certificate,beappliedtoatransactiontobeeffected
duringtheperiodofvalidityofthatcertificate .
2.Wheretheperiodofvalidityofthecertificate
coverstwomarketingyears,the'accession'compensa­
toryamountfixedinadvanceapplicableifthelicence
isusedinthenewmarketingyearmaynotexceedthe
'accession'compensatoryamountfixedforthisnew
marketingyear.
Article5Advancefixingcertificatesshallbedrawnupatleast
induplicate,thefirstcopyofwhich,called'Titular
Holder'sCopy',andmarked'No1',shallbeissued
withoutdelaytotheapplicantandthesecond,called
'IssuingAgency'sCopy',andmarked'No2'shallbe
retainedbytheissuingagency.
CopyNo1ofthecertificateshallbesubmittedtothe
officeresponsibleforcompleting :
(a)inthecaseofanadvancefixingcertificateappli­
cabletoimports,importcustomsformalities ;
(b)inthecaseofanadvancefixingcertificateappli­
cabletoexports,exportcustomsformalities .
Afterattributionofthequantityandendorsementby
theofficereferredtointheprecedingparagraph,
CopyNo1oftheadvancefixingcertificateshallbe
returnedtothepartyconcerned .1.Alltransactionsinproductstowhichthesystem
fortheadvancefixingof'accession'compensatory
amountappliesshallbesubjecttotheproductionof
anadvancefixingcertificatewhichshallbeissuedby
theMemberStatestoanyapplicantirrespectiveofthe
placeofhisestablishment withintheCommunity .
2.Theadvancefixingcertificateshallbevalidin
theMemberStateofissueonly.

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Article8
1.Asregardstheperiodofvalidityofadvance
fixingcertificates :
(a)theobligationtoimportshallbeconsideredto
havebeenfulfilledandtherighttoimport
pursuanttothecertificateshallbeconsideredto
havebeenexercisedonthedaywhentheimport
customsformalitiesrelatingtotheproduct
concernedarecompleted ;
(b)theobligationtoexportshallbeconsideredto
havebeenfulfilledandtherighttoexport
pursuanttothecertificateshallbeconsideredto
havebeenexercisedonthedaywhentheexport
customsformalitiesrelatingtotheproductare
completed ;fiedbythecompetentauthority,ofthecontrol
copyorcopiesprovidedforinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2315/69(1),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No690/73(2),andendorsedasindi­
catedinArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No
269/73(3),amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1466/73(4),shallbereturnedorSjenttotheparty
concernedwithoutdelayforproductiontothe
agencyissuingtheadvancefixingcertificate.
Wheretheissueoftheadvancefixingcertificateand
completionoftheexportcustomsformalitiesboth
takeplacewithinthesameMemberStatesthat
MemberStatemayprovidethatthecopyor
photocopyshallbesubmittedtotheagencyissuing
theadvancefixingcertificatethroughofficialchan­
nels.
4.Thesecurityshallbereleasedassoonasthe
proofreferredtoinparagraphs2and3hasbeen
furnished .
5.SubjecttotheapplicationofArticle18ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1373/70,wheretheobligationto
importorexporthasnotbeenfulfilledthesecurity
shallbeforfeitforanamountequaltothedifference
between :
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedintheadvance
fixingcertificate;and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyimportedorexported.
However,ifthenetquantityimportedorexported
amountstolessthan7%ofthenetquantityindi­
catedintheadvancefixingcertificate,thewholeof
thesecurityshallbeforfeit.Moreover,ifforanyone
certificatetheamounttobeforfeitislessthan2units
ofaccount,theMemberStatemayreleasetheentire
security.
6.Onapplicationbythetitularholderofthedocu­
ment,MemberStatesmayreleasepartofthesecurity
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductsforwhich
theproofreferredtoinparagraphs2and3ofthis
Articlehasbeenfurnished,provideditisshownthata
quantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquantityindi­
catedintheadvancefixingcertificatehasbeen
importedorexported.2.Releaseofthesecurityshallbesubjecttoproduc­
tionofproof:
(a)asregardsimports,ofcompletionoftheimport
customsformalitiesrelatingtotheproduct
concerned ;
(b)asregardsexports,ofcompletionoftheexport
customsformalitiesrelatingtotheproduct
concernedandproofthatthatproducthasleftthe
geographicalterritoryoftheMemberStatein
whichtheseformalitieswerecompleted.
Article9
1.Oneofthefollowingendorsements shallbetype­
writtenorunderlined inredinSection12ofthe
advancefixingcertificate :
'certificatesvalidfortheapplicationof'accession'
compensatory amountsintradebetweenMember
States',3.Theproofrequiredunderparagraph2shallbe
furnishedasfollows:
(a)incasesreferredtoinparagraph2(a)ofthis
Articleproofshallbefurnishedbyproductionof
CopyNo1oftheadvancefixingcertificateand,
whereappropriate ,ofCopyNo1oftheextractor
extractsofadvancefixingcertificatesendorsedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle7;
(b)incasesreferredtoinparagraph2(b)ofthis
Articleproofshallbefurnished—byproduction
ofCopyNo1oftheadvancefixingcertificateand,
whereappropriate ,ofCopyNo1oftheextractor
extractsofadvancefixingcertificatesendorsedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle7—by
productionofadditionalproofandsuchproof
shallbelefttothechoiceoftheauthoritywhich
issuestheadvancefixingcertificatewherethe
issueofthecertificate,thecompletionofexport
formalitiesanddeparturefromthegeographical
territoryinwhichthecertificateofadvancefixing
maybeusedtakeplacewithinthesameMember
State.Inothercases,acopyoraphotocopy,certi­attestertilbrugvedanvendelsen aftiltrædelses­
udligningsbeløb isamhandelenmellemmedlemssta­
ter'
Vorausfestsetzungsbescheinigungen gültigfürdie
AnwendungderBeitrittsausgleichsbeträge imHandel
zwischenMitgliedstaaten '
(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.
(3)OJNoL30,1.2.1973,p.73.
(4)OJNoL146,4.6.1973,p.13.

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'certificatsvalablespour1applicationdesmontants
compensatoires adhésiondansleséchangesentreÉtats
membres'montantlimiteaumontantcompensatoire adhésion
applicablepourlanouvellecampagne'
'importolimitatoallimportocompensativo adesione
applicabileperlanuovacampagna''certificativalidiper1applicazione degliimporti
compensativi adesionenegliscambitragliStati
membri' bedragbeperkttothetcompenserend bedrag
toetredingvantoepassingvoorhetnieuweverkoopsei­
zoen'.certificatengeldigvoordetoepassingvandecompen­
serendebedragentoetredinginhethandelsverkeer
tussenLid-Staten'.Wheretheadvancefixingcertificateorextractthere­
fromisusedforanimportintoGermanyorItaly,the
competentauthoritiesinthoseMemberStatesmay
requirethatitspecifytheadjustedrateorratesof
'accession'compensatory amount.Inthiseventthe
rateorratesshall,attherequestofthetitularholder
ortransferee,beinsertedinSection19bytheagency
whichissuedtheadvancefixingcertificateassoonas
therateof'accession'compensatory amountappli­
cableinthenewmarketingyearisknown.The
agencyshalldateandstampthecertificate.2.InSection17oftheadvancefixingcertificate
theword'levy'or'refund',asthecasemaybe,shallbe
deletedandreplacedbythewords"accession'compen­
satoryamount'.
3.InSection19oftheadvancefixingcertificate
applicabletoimports,therateof'accession'compensa­
toryamountapplicableshallbeenteredforeach
monthconcerned .Moreover,iftherateof'accession'
compensatory amountapplicableinthenew
marketingyearisnotknownatthetimeofadvance
fixing,oneofthefollowingendorsements shallappear
inSection20,precededbyanasteriskcorresponding
totherateorratesshowninSection19:
'amountlimitedtothe'accession'compensatory
amountapplicableinthenewmarketingyear.'Article10
'dettebeløbmaikkeoverstigedettiltrædelses­
udligningsbeløb ,somskalanvendesfordetnyeafsæ­
tningsår'ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Article2(1)shallapplyonlytocertificateswhosedate
ofissuewithinthemeaningofArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1373/70islaterthanthedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulation .'BetragbegrenztaufdenimneuenWirtschaftsjahr
geltendenBeitrittsausgleichsbetrag '
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
I.Basicproducts—cereals
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods
10.01A Commonwheatandmesiin
10.01B Durumwheat
10.02 Rye
10.03 Barley
10.04 Oats
10.05B Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing
10.07A Buckwheat
10.07B Millet
10.07C Grainsorghum
11.01A Wheatormesiinflour
II.Basicproducts—rice
CCT'
headingNo Descriptionofgoods
10.06 Rice:
A.Paddyrice;huskedrice:
I.Paddyrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
II.Huskedrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
B.Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice:
I.Semi-milled rice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
II.Whollymilledrice:
a)Roundgrained
b)Longgrained
C.Brokenrice

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III.Productsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
CCT
headingNoNomenclature insimplifiedwording
07.06AManioc,arrowroot,salepandothersimilarrootsandtuberswith
highstarchcontent,excludingsweetpotatoes
11.06ADenaturedfloursandmealofsagoandofmanioc,arrowroot,salep
andotherrootsandtubersfallingwithinheadingNo07.06,forthe
manufacture ofstarches
11.07Ala) Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour
11.07Alb) Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheatotherthanintheformof
flour
11.07AIIa) Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,intheform
offlour
11.07Allb) Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,intheform
offlour
11.07B Roastedmalt
23.02Ala) Brans,sharps,andotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,milling
orworkingofmaizeorrice,withastarchcontentnotexceeding
35%byweight
23.02AIb)1 Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,milling
orworkingofmaizeorrice,withastarchcontentexceeding35°/o
butnotexceeding45%byweight,andhavingundergonea
denaturingprocess
23.02A-1b)2 Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,milling
orworkingofmaizeorrice,withastarchcontentexceeding35°/o
butnotexceeding45%byweight,nothavingundergonea
denaturingprocess,orwithastarchcontentexceeding45°/oby
weight
23.02AIIa) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingor
workingofcerealsotherthanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarch
contentdoesnotexceed28°/obyweight,andofwhichthe
percentagewhichpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof0-2
mmdoesnotexceed10°/obyweightorofwhichthesieved
producthasanashcontent,calculatedonthedryproduct,of
1*5%ormorebyweight
23.02AIIb) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,milling
orworkingofcerealsotherthanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithin
subheadingNo23.02AIIa)