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REGULATION (EEC)No2233/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of29August1975
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1052/68(9)of23July1968ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
rice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
980/75(10),definesthespecificcriteriatobetaken
intoaccountwhentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated ;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No1052/68,particularaccount
shouldbetakenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasic
productsusedtocalculatethevariablecomponentof
thelevy;whereas,therefore,asislaiddownforthe
determination ofthevariablecomponent ,account
shouldbetakenoftheaverageoftheleviesonthe
basicproductsconcernedduringarepresentative
period,namelythefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthemonthofexportation ;whereasthis
averageshouldbeadjustedforthethresholdpricefor
thesebasicproductswhichwillbeinforceduringthe
monthofexportation ;whereasArticle8ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1052/68andArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1077/68(n),amendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2764/71(12),providethattheamountofthe
exportrefundshould,forcertainproducts,bereduced
byanamountequaltotheproductionrefundgranted
inrespectofthebasicproduct;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(-"')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/75(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
andArticle17ofRegulationNo359/67/EECprovide
thatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorpriceson
theworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
ofthoseRegulationsandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(5)of21June1967,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No87/75(fa),andArticle2ofCouncil
RegulationNo366/67/EEC(7)of25July1967laying
downgeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
cerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No478/75(8),providethatwhenrefunds
arebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexisting
situationandthefuturetrendwithregardtoprices
andavailabilities ofcereals,riceandbrokenriceon
theCommunitymarketontheonehandandprices
forcereals,riceandbrokenriceontheworldmarket
ontheother;whereasthesameArticlesprovidethat
itisalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopment ofpricesandtradeonthe
marketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
productsprocessedfromcerealsandricethatthe
exportrefundshouldbefixedatanamountwhich
willcoverthedifferencebetweenCommunityprices
andworldmarketprices;
Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterials
usedtodeterminethevariablecomponentofthe
levy;whereasthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedfor
certainprocessedproductsmayvaryaccordingtothe
enduseoftheproduct;whereas,dependingonthe
manufacturing processused,productsotherthanthe
mainproductareobtained,thequantityandvalueof
whichmayvarywiththenatureandqualityofthe
mainproductsbeingmanufactured ;whereascumula­
tionoftherefundsonthevariousproductsmanufac­
turedbyasingleprocessfromthesamebasicproduct(')0[No117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(-)'OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(-•)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
(s)O)No125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(")O'lNoL11,16.1.1975,p.3.
(7)0|No174,31.7.1967,p.34.OOJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(I0)OJNoL95,17.4.1975,p.1.
(")OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.
('-)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30. (s)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.34.

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—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-2.5%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,maymakeitpossible,incertaincases,toexportto
thirdcountriesatpriceswhicharelowerthanworld
marketprices;whereastherefundoncertainproducts
shouldthereforebelimitedtoanamountwhich,
whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,willensure
thattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasis
oftheash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatand
starchcontentoftheindividualproductconcerned,
thiscontentbeingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthe
quantityofbasicproductactuallyincorporatedinthe
processedproduct;
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom ,giventheeconomicaspect
ofpotentialexportsandinparticularthenatureand
originoftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproducts
processedfromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommu­
nityparticipation inworldtrademakesitunnecessary
tofixanexportrefundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2806/71(')laysdown
additionalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsforcertain
productsprocessedfromcerealsandrice;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/EECandinArticle1(1)
(c)ofRegulationNo359/67/EECandsubjecttoRegu­
lation(EEC)No1052/68areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29August1975.
FurtheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.9.

No.L229/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.8.75
ANNEX
Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./l000kg
thirdcountries)
11.01C(I)
11.01C(II)
11.01D(I)
11.01D(II)
11.01E(I)
11.01E(II)
11.01E(III)
11.01F
11.01H
11.02AIII(a)
11.02AIII(b)
11.02AIV(a)
11.02AIV(b)
VI.02AV(a)
11.02AV(b)
11.02AV(c)
11.02AVI
11.02BIa)1(aa)
11.02BIa)1(bb)
11.02BIa)2(aa)
11.02BIa)2bb)(1
11.02BIa)2bb)(22)Barleyflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9°/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/oweight
BarleyflournotincludedunderNo11.01C(I)
Oatflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3°/oby
weight,ofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-8°/oby
weight,ofamoisturecontentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydase
isvirtuallyinactivated
OatflournotincludedunderNo11.01D(I)
Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3°/«by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8%byweight
Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%butnot
exceeding1-7°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1°/obyweight
MaizeflournotincludedunderNo11.01E(I)and(II)
Riceflour
Milletflour
Barleygroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-9°/obyweight
BarleygroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIII(a)
iOatgroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
2-3%byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
!OatgroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIV(a)
iMaizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%byweightandacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-6°/obyweight(')
'Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1-3%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-8%byweight^1)
Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding
1-3°/obyweightbutnotexceeding1-7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,
referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-0%weight(!)
|Ricegroatsandmeal
Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9°/obyweight(2)
Hulled(shelledorhusked)barleynotincludedunderNo11.02BIa)1(aa)(*)
Clippedoats
1)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3%byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-5°/oofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtually
inactivated (2)
2)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,notincludedunderNo11.02BIa)2bb)(11)(*)—

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./l000kg
(thirdcountries)
11.02Bib)1(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding 1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9°/obyweight('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)—
11.02Bib)1(bb)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,notincludedunderNo11.02BIb)1(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)—
11.02Bib)2(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3%weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1°/o,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)
11.02Bib)2(bb)Hulledandsliced'orkibbledoatsnotincludedunderNo11.02BIb)2(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)—
11.02BIIa)(1)Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,notslicedorkibbled(2)—
11.02CIII(a)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1°/oby
weight(withouttalc)—1stcategory(3)—
11.02CIII(b)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1%by
weight(withouttalc)—2ndcategory(3)
11.02CIV Pearledoats(3)—
11.02DII Ryenototherwiseworkedthankibbled—
11.02Elb)1(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1°/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/obyweight—
11.02Elb)1(bb)Flakedbarleynotincludedunder11.02EIb)1(aa)—
11.02EIb)2(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3°/oby
weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisturecontentnot
exceeding12°/oandofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated—
11.02Elb)2(bb)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3%by
weight,ofategumentcontentexceeding0-1%butnotexceeding1-5%,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding12%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtually
inactivated
11.02Elb)2(cc)FlakedoatsnotincludedunderNos11.02EIb)2(aa)and11.02EIb)2(bb) —
ex11.02Elie)(1)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-7%byweight—
ex11.02Elie)(2)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3°/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8%byweight
ex11.02EHe)(3)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%butnot
exceeding1-7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding 1%weight
11.02EIIc)1Flakedrice—
11.02FIII Barleypellets—
11.02FIV Oatpellets--
11.02FV Maizepellets—
11.02GI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground—
11.02GII Germofcerealsotherthanwheat,whole,rolled,flakedorground—
11.07AIa)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour —

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./l000kg
(thirdcountries)
11.07AIb)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheformofflour
11.07Alia)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour—
11.07AIIb)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheform
offlour—
11.07B Roastedmalt —
11.08AI Maizestarch —
11.08AIII Wheatstarch —
11.08AIV Potatostarch —
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheat,orpotatostarch —
11.09A Driedwheatgluten,ofaproteincontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
82°/obyweight(NX6-25)—
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormorebyweight
ofthepureproduct,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (4)
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormoreby
weightofthepureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheformofwhitecrystalline
powder,whetherornotagglomerated (4)—
17.05BI Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whether
ornotagglomerated—
17.05BII Flavouredorcolouredglucoseandglucosesyrup,otherthanintheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornotagglomerated—
23.02AIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorriceofastarchcontentnotexceeding35%byweight—
23.02AIb)1Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35%butnotexceeding45%by
weight,andhavingundergoneadenaturingprocess—
23.02AIb)2Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35°/obyweight,andnothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orofastarchcontentexceeding45%byweight
andhavingundergonedenaturingprocess
23.02AIIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworking
ofmaizeorrice,ofastarchcontentnotexceeding28%byweightandof
whichthepercentagewhichpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof0-2mm
doesnotexceed10%byweightorofwhichthesiftedproducthasanash
content,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding1-5°/obyweight
23.02Allb)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
cerealsotherthanmaizeorrice,notincludedunderNo23.02AIIa)—
23.03AI Residuesfromthemanufactureofstarchfrommaize(excludingconcentrated
steepingliquors),ofaproteincontent,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding
63Vobyweight(NX6-25)
(')Theexportrefundispaidinrespectofmaizegroatsandmeal:
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding30%passesthroughasievewithanapertureof315microns,
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding5%ofproductpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof150microns.
[■)'Hulledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1968,
p.46).
;•)'Pearledgrains'aregrainscorresponding lothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1968,
p.46).
,')PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EECtheproductfallingwithinsubheading17.02BIenjoysthesameexportrefundastheproductfalling
withinsubheading17.02BII.