352 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL179/38 _OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.7.68
REGULATION (EEC)No1060/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of24July1968
adoptingcertaindetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegulationsNos367/67/EECand
371/67/EECregardingproductionrefundsonmaizeprocessedintogroatsandmealand
onmaizeandcommonwheatprocessedintostarchandquellmehl
worldmarketpricebeinghigherthantheCommunity
price;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
Having"regardtoCouncilRegulationNo367/67/
EEC1of25July1967fixingproductionrefundson
themaizegroatsandmealandbrokenriceusedin
thebrewingindustry,andinparticularArticle3
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC2of25July1967fixingproductionrefundson
starchesandquellmehl,andinparticularArticle5
thereof;
WhereasRegulationNo371/67/EECprovidedthat,
onaccountoftheconnectionbetwee^theproduc­
tionpricesoftherawmaterialsusedinthemanufac­
tureofcerealandpotatostarchesandofthein­
terchangeability ofthesetwoproducts,abalanced
relationshipshouldbemaintainedbetweentheprices
oftheseproducts;whereasinaccordancewithRegu­
lationNo367/67/EECthisbalancemustalsobe
soughtbetweentheabove-mentioned productsand
maizegroatsandmealandbrokenriceusedin
brewing;
Whereasasystemofadvancepaymentofthepro­
ductionrefundhasbeenprovidedforinrespectof
potatostarch;whereas,therefore,inordernotto
favouroneindustrymorethananother,thesystem
ofadvancesoftheproductionrefundshouldbe
madegeneral;whereas,however,withregardtothe
rawmaterialsforstarchmanufactureandforbrew­
ing,thisproblematpresentarisesonlyinrespect
ofcommonwheatandmaize,asbrokenricedoes
notqualifyforaproductionrefundowingtoitsWherethemanufacturer ofmaizegroatsandmeal,
orthemanufacturer ofstarchorquellmehlwhois
holdingmaizeforthemanufactureofmaizegroats
andmealforthebrewingindustry,ormaizeor
commonwheatforthemanufacture ofstarchor
quellmehl,sorequests,andwherehefurnishesproof
thattheabove-mentioned cerealsareonhispremises
orunderofficialsupervision,theMemberState
responsibleforgrantingtheproductionrefundshall
advanceittohiminanamountnotexceedingthe
difference,per100kgofcereals,betweenthe
thresholdpriceforthatcerealatthestartofthemar­
ketingyearand6.80unitsofaccount.
Theabove-mentioned proofshallbefurnishedbythe
manufacturertotheagencyresponsibleforpayment,
atthetimewhen,notmorethanonceamonth,
advancesarebeingappliedfor.
Article2
1.ThegrantingoftheadvancementionedinAr­
ticle1shallbesubjecttothelodgingofadeposit
bythemanufacturer ofmaizegroatsandmeal,
starchorquellmehlguaranteeing -theprocessingof
themaize,eitherintogroatsandmealforbrewingor
intostarchorquellmehl,orofthecommonwheat
intostarchorquellmehl.
Thedepositmaytaketheformofaguaranteegiven
byacreditinstitutionoranyotheragencymeeting
thecriteriafixedbyeach1MemberState.1OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.36.
2OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.

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mealorstarchorquellmehlnotlaterthanthirtydays
fromthedateon*whichhefurnishestheproofmen­
tionedinArticle1.
Article3
Theproductionrefundshallbepaidtothemanu­
facturer,accountbeingtakenofthethresholdprice
forthecerealvalidforthemonthofitsprocessing,
withinthirtydaysfromthedateonwhichhefur­
nishesproofthatthecerealhasbeenprocessedor,in
thecaseofmaizegroatsormeal,thattheyhavebeen
usedinthebrewery.2.Theamountofthedepositshallbeequaltothe
amountoftheadvancerequested,plus5°/o.
3.Thedepositshallbereleasedwhenthemanu­
facturerhasfurnishedprooftotheagencyofthe
MemberStateresponsibleforpaymentoftherefund
thatthecerealshavebeenprocessednotlaterthan
ninetydaysfollowingthedateofpaymentofthe
advance.Ifsuchproofisnotfurnishedthedeposit
shallbeforfeited.
However,where,asaresultofforcemajeure,the
cerealshavenotbeenprocessedwithintheprescribed
period,thisperiodmaybeextendedattherequest
ofthemanufacturer foraperiodconsideredneces­
sarybythecompetentagencyinviewofthespecified
circumstances .
However,thedepositformaizeprocessedinto
groatsandmealforthebrewingindustryshallbe
releasedonlywhenproofhasbeengivenoftheuse
oftheseproductsinthebrewery.
4.MemberStatesshallpaytheadvancesmentioned
inArticle1tothemanufacturer ofmaizegroatsandArticle4
AttheendofeachmarketingyearMemberStates
shallcommunicate totheCommission allinformation
concerningtheapplicationofthisRegulation .
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1968.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24July1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY