16.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL69/7
REGULATION (EEC)No724/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15March1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
inArticle4ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC;
whereas,furthermore ,whentherefundonthese
productsisbeingcalculated,accountmustbetaken
ofthequantitiesofcerealsrequiredfortheir
manufacture ;whereasthesequantitieswerefixedin
RegulationNo162/67/EEC(5),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1607/71(6);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeit
necessarytovarytherefundforcertainproducts
accordingtodestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cerealsandinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketthattherefundshouldbefixedatthe
amountsshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
RegulationareinaccordancewiththeOpinionof
theManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommon
organization ofthemarketincereals,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourth
subparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslisted
inArticle1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/67/
EEC(4)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetaken
oftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithin
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cerealsandcerealproductsontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesamearticleprovidesthatit
isalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeoncereal
marketsand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandthe
needtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommunity
market;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated ;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exported
inthenaturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16March
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(■)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(s)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.(5)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(«)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL69/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.3.73
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15March1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsand
certaincategoriesofwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
fu.a./ton)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01 A
10.01 B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05 B
10.07 C
ex11.01 A
ex11.01 BCommonwheat(1),andmeslin:
forexportsto:
—Austria,LiechtensteinandSwitzerland
—otherthirdcountries
Durumwheat
Rye0)
Barley
Oats
Maize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)
Grainsorghum
Wheatflour(2):
—■ofanashcontentof0to520:
—•forexportsto:
—ZoneIa)andZoneVa)excludingNigeria
—ZoneIV
—ZonesVb),VI,VII,Ic)andNigeria
—otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof521to600
—ofanashcontentof601to900
—■ofanashcontentof901to1100:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandVII
—■otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650
—■ofanashcontentof1651to1900
Ryeflour:
— ■ofanashcontent of0to700
— ■ofanashcontent of701to1150
—ofanashcontent of1151to1600
—ofanashcontent of1601to200010·00
1·00
1·00
25·00
1·00
1·00
1·00
1·00
44·00
49·00
47·00
38·00
34·25
29·50
36·80
24·80
20·60
15·00
59·00
52·25
39·75
31·00

16.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL69/9
(u.aJton)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
11.02AlaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—•ofan.ashcontentof0to950:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VI,VIIa)andIc)
—ZonesIa)andVa)
—■otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof951to1300:
—■forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)
—otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500:
—•forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)
—otherthirdcountries
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—■forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandIc)
—ZonesIa)andVa)
—otherthirdcountries47·00
44·00
38·00
36·80
30·80
29·15
23·15
47·00
44·00
38·0011.02AIb
')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
(!)Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealmanufactured fromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
N.B.;ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72(OJNoL107,6.5.1972).
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECis2u.a./ton.