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REGULATION No17S/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of27June1967
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoneggsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds
Whereasprovisionmustbemadeforvaryingthe
amountoftherefundaccordingtothedestinationof
theproducts,sincemarketsinthecountriesofdesti­
nationareatvaryingdistancesfromCommunity
marketsandspecialconditionsapplytoimportsin
certaincountriesofdestination;
"WhereastoensureCommunityexporterssomestab­
ilityintheamountoftherefundandcertaintywith
regardtothelistofproductseligibleforarefund,it
shouldbepossibleforthelistandtheamountstore­
mainvalidforarelativelylongperiod;
Whereas,toavoiddistortionsofcompetitionbetween
individualCommunitytraders,theadministrative
conditionsunderwhichtheyoperatemustbeidentical
throughouttheCommunity ;whereastheredoes
notappeartobeanyjustificationforgrantingare­
fundwheretheproductsinquestionareimported
fromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries;
whereasthereimbursement ,undercertainconditions,
ofthelevycollectedonimportationissufficientto
allowtheseproductstobeplacedontheworldmarketagain;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo122/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketineggs,andinparticularthefourth
subparagraphofArticle9(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasexportrefundsonproductssubjecttothe
commonorganisationofthemarketineggsmustbe
fixedinaccordancewithcertaincriteriawhichwould
makeitpossibletocoverthedifferencebetween
pricesforthoseproductswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarket;whereastothisendthesupply
situationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communityandthepricesituationontheworld
marketmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereasthedifferencebetweenpriceswithinthe
Communityandpricesontheworldmarketforthe
quantityoffeedgrainrequiredfortheproductionof
onekilogrammeofeggsinshellandforthepro­
ductionofoneeggforhatchingmustalsobetaken
intoaccount;whereasfortheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(b)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECthe
coefficientsreferredtoinArticle5(2)ofthatRegu­
lationshouldbetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,ifpricetrendsaretobenoted,pricesmust
bedeterminedinaccordancewithgeneralprinciples;
whereastothisendpricesonthirdcountrymarkets
andincountriesofdestination,producerpricesre­
cordedinthirdcountriesandiree-at-Community ­
frontierpricesshouldbetakenintoaccountwhen
pricesontheworldmarketarebeingdetermined ;
whereas,intheabsenceofrepresentativemarketsfor
eggproducts,pricesrulingatthevariousmarketing
stagesandonexportationshouldbeusedasabasis
indeterminingCommunityprices;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdownrulesforfixingandgrant­
ingexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC.
Article2
Thefollowingshallbetakenintoaccountwhen
refundsarebeingfixed:
(a)theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwith
regardto:
—pricesandavailabilitiesofeggproductson
theCommunitymarket;
—pricesforeggproductsontheworldmarket; 1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.

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grantedandtheamountofsuchrefundshallbefixed
atleastonceeverythreemonths.
Article6(b)theneedtoavoiddisturbanceswhichmightlead
toaprolongedimbalancebetweensupplyand
demandontheCommunitymarket;and
(c)theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports.
WhentherefundontheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECisbeingcalcu­
lated,accountshallalsobetakenofthedifferencebe­
tweenpriceswithintheCommunityandpricesonthe
worldmarketforthequantityoffeedgraindeter­
minedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle
4(1)ofthatRegulation,thecoefficientsreferredto
inArticle5(2)ofthatRegulationalsobeingtaken
intoaccountinthecaseofderivedproducts.1.Therefundshallbepaiduponproof:
—thattheproductshavebeenexportedfromthe
Community,and
—thattheproductsareofCommunityorigin,
exceptwhereArticle7applies.
2.WhereArticle4applies,therefundshallbepaid
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,
provideditisprovedthattheproducthasreachedthe
destinationforwhichtherefundwasfixed.
Exceptionsmaybemadetothisruleinaccordance
withtheprocedurereferredtoinparagraph3,
providedconditionsarelaiddownwhichoffer
equivalentguarantees.
3.Additionalprovisionsmaybeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
17ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC.Article3
Article71.Thefollowingshallbetakenintoaccountwhen
thepriceontheCommunitymarketisbeingdeter­
mined:
(a)pricesrulingatthevariousmarketingstagesin
theCommunity ;
(b)pricesrulingonexportation .
2.Thefollowingshallbetakenintoaccountwhen
thepriceontheworldmarketisbeingdetermined:
(a)pricesrulingonthirdcountrymarkets;
(b)themostfavourableimportpricesinthird
countriesofdestinationforthirdcountry
imports;
(c)producerpricesrecordedinexportingthird
countries,accountbeingtaken;where
appropriate,ofsubsidiesgrantedbythose
countries;and
(d)free-at-Community-frontier offerprices.Noexportrefundshallbegrantedonproductslisted
inArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECwhich
areimportedfromthirdcountriesandre-exportedto
thirdcountries,unlesstheexporterproves:
—thattheproducttobeexportedandtheproduct
previouslyimportedareoneandthesame,and
—thatthelevywascollectedonimportation .
Insuchcasestherefundoneachproductshallbe
equaltothelevycollectedonimportationwherethis
levyislowerthantherefundapplicableonthedayof
exportation ;therefundshallbeequaltotherefund)
applicableonthedayofexportationwherethelevy
collectedonimportationishigherthanthisrefund.Article4
Wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary,
therefundfortheCommunitymaybevaried
accordingtothedestinationoftheproductslistedin
Article1(1)ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities . Article5
ThelistofproductsonwhichanexportrefundisItshallapplyfrom1July1967.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27June1967.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HEGER