30.11.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL330/7
REGULATION (EEC)No3222/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of29November 1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
thesequantitiesweretixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
-—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof225%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cerealsandinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketthattherefundshouldbefixedatthe
amountsshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarkettortheproductslistedin
Article IofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitvmaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(■')of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheworldmarketontheother;
whereasthesamearticleprovidesthatitisalsoimpor­
tanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeoncerealmarketsand,
furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspect
oftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoiddistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated ;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheat'andryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned ,in
Article4ofRegulationNo1i9/<S7/EHC;whereas,
furthermore ,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenotthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredforthenmanulacture ;whereasHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ArticleI
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exportedinthe
naturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex
tothisRegulation .
Artiec2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30
November 1973.
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/6".
I1)OJNoL141,28.5.197.?,p.8. (4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.24S.V6? (5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
/MemberoftheCommission

30.11.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL330/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocereals
andcertaincategoriesofwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
lu.aJti
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwheat('),andmesiin
10.01BDurumwheat—
10.02Rye(')0
10.03Barley—
10.04 Oats—
10.05BMaize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520—
—ofanashcontentof521to600—
—ofanashcontentof601to900—
—ofanashcontentof901to1100—
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650—
—ofanashcontentof1651toI900—
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to7000
—ofanashcontentof701to11500
—ofanashcontentof1151to16000
—ofanashcontentofI601to20000
11.02AIaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal:-
—ofanashcontentof0to950—
—ofanashcontentof951to1300—
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500—
11.02AIb(lommonwheatgroatsandmeal(-):
—ofanashcontentof0to520
(')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
(')Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealmanufactured fromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECis2u.a./ton.