1.11.74 NoL294/27 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No2755/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of31October1974
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlytheproducts
normallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompound
feedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixedshould
betakenintoaccount:
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1913/69(7)of29September1969onthegrantingand
theadvancefixingoftheexportrefundoncereal­
basedcompoundfeedingstuffsprovidesthatcalcula­
tionoftheexportrefundmustbebasedonthelevy
applicabletomaize;whereasthiscalculationmust
alsotakeaccountofthecerealproductscontent;
whereas,therefore,intheinterestofsimplification ,
compoundfeedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincatego­
riesandtherefundforeachcategoryshouldbefixed
onthebasisofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresenta­
tiveoftheusualcerealproductscontentforthecate­
goryconcerned ;whereas,furthermore ,theamountof
therefundmayalsotakeintoaccountthesituationon
themarketincerealproductsotherthanmaize;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(3)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1997/74(4),providesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofprices
andtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingrulesandcriteriato
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
968/68(5)of15July1968onthesystemtobeapplied
tocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs ,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2196/69(6),providesthat,Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
(»)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(*)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(<)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.3.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
(*)OJNoL166,17.7.1968,p.2.
(')OJNoL279,6.11.1969,p.1. (7)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.

NoL294/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.74
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulationNo120/67/EECandsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No968/68areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCTheading
NoSpecial
specificano !-
forrcfun:'Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100kg
(thirdcountries ;
23.07BI
\Preparations ofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredby
Regulation (EEC)No968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucose
syrupfallingwithinsubheadingNos17.02Band17.05Bormilk
products(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04
andsubheadingNos17.02Aand17.05A):
ofamilkpowder(*)contentoflessthan50%byweightandof
cerealproducts(2)contentbyweight:
3010 —Exceeding5°/obutnotexceeding15°/o—
4010 —Exceeding15°/obutnotexceeding30°/o —
5010 —Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50%—
6010 —Exceeding50ft/obutnotexceeding65°/o—
7010 —Exceeding65°/o —
(*)Ifthepreparationofakindusedinanimalfeedingcontainsskimmed-milk powderfallingwithinsubheadingNo04.02AIIb)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,theamountsfixedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC;No757/71initsversionnowinforcearechargedattheimportation .
(*)'Cerealproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheadingNo11.02G)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.