31.5.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL144/7
REGULATION (EEC)No1428/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30May1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
furthermore ,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereas
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(5),.asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(6);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthecentral
rateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseoftheUS
dollar,onthechangeinparityannouncedon13
February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cerealsandinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketthattherefundshouldbefixedatthe
amountsshownintheAnnextothisRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourthsub­
paragraphofArticle16(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(4)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheworldmarketontheother;
whereasthesamearticleprovidesthatitisalsoimpor­
tanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeoncerealmarketsand,
furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspect
oftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoiddistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated ;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC;whereas,Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exportedinthe
naturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex
tothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon31May
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(^)OJNoL7.?,27.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL7.\27.3.1972,p.5.
(■»)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.(s)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(o)OJNoL168,-27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL144/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.73
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30May1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsand
certaincategoriesofwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.aJton)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwheat(*),andmeslin:
10.01BDurumwheat
10.02Rye(*)
10.03Barley
10.04Oats
10.05BMaize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)
10.07CGrainsorghum
ex11.01A
ex11.01B
11.02AlaWheatflour(2):
—ofanashcontent of0to520
—ofanashcontent of521 to600
—ofanashcontent of601to900
—ofanashcontent of901to1100
—ofanashcontent of1101to1650
—ofanashcontent of1651to1900
Ryeflour :
—ofanashcontent of0to700
—•ofanashcontent of701to1150
—ofanashcontent of1151to1600
—ofanashcontent of1601to2000
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950
—ofanashcontentof951to1300
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500
11.02AlbCommonwheatgroatsandmeal(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520
(l)TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
P)Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealmanufactured fromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECit2u.a./ton.