16.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL44/7
REGULATION (EEC)No405/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15February1973
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,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
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
subparagraph ofArticle16(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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16February
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15February1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(<)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.(#)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(•)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL44/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.2.73
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15February1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsand
certaincategoriesofwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.a.Iton)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwheat(1),andmeslin:
forexportsto:
—Austria,LiechtensteinandSwitzerland
—otherthirdcountries10.00
1.00
10.01BDurumwheat 1.00
10.02 Rye(*) 25.00
10.03 Barley 1.00
10.04 Oats 1.00
10.05BMaize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing) 1.00
10.07CGrainsorghum 1.00
ex11.01AWheatflour(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneIa)andZoneVa)excludingNigeria
—ZoneIV
—ZonesVb),VI,VII,Ic)andNigeria
—•otherthirdcountries44.00
49.00
47.00
38.00
—•ofanashcontentof521to600 34.25
—ofanashcontent of601to900 29.50
—ofanashcontentof901to1100:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandVII
—otherthirdcountries36.80
24.80
—ofanashcontent of1101to1650 20.60
—■ofanashcontentof1651to1900 15.00
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700 59.00
—ofanashcontent of701 to1150 52.25
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 39.75
—ofanashcontent of1601to2000 31.00

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(u.a./ton)
CCTheading
NoRefundDescriptionofproducts
11.02AIaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—■ofanashcontentof0to950:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VI,VIIa)andIc)
—ZonesIa)andVa)
—otherthirdcountries47.00
44.00
38.00
—ofanashcontentof951to1300:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)
—otherthirdcountries36.80
30.80
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)
—otherthirdcountries29.15
23.15
11.02AIbCommonwheatgroatsandmeal(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandIc)
-—ZonesIa)andVa)
—otherthirdcountries47.00
44.00
38.00
4)TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
(l)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.