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No174/40 OFFICIALJOURNALOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES 31.7.67
REGULATION No371/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of25July1967
fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesandquellmehl
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketincereals,andinparticularArticle
11(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC2of25July1967onthecommonorganisationof
themarketinrice,andinparticularArticle9(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,becauseofthespecialsituationonthemar­
ketinstarchesand,inparticular,theneedforthatin­
dustrytokeepstarchpricescompetitivewiththose
forsubstituteproducts,RegulationsNos120/67/EEC
and359/67/EEChaveprovidedforthegrantingofa
productionrefundinorderthatthebasicproductsre­
quiredforusebythatindustrymaybemadeavail­
ableatalowerpricethanthatwhichwouldresult
fromtheapplicationofthesystemofleviesandcom­
monprices;
Whereasapreciseassessmentofthesituationresult­
ingfromthelevelofcommonpricesandfromthe
competitionbetweenontheonehandmaizestarch,
ricestarchandpotatostarchandontheotherhand
thesubstitutechemicalproductsindicatesthatthere­
fundshouldbefixedatsuchanamountthatthe
priceofmaizeusedinstarchmanufacture isbrought
downto6-80unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes
whereasthispriceof6-80unitsofaccountforcom­
monwheatensuresaproperbalancebetweentheuse
ofthisproductandtheuseofmaize;whereas,inor­
dertoobtainthesamebalanceintheuseofrice,the
refundforbrokenriceshouldbefixedatsuchanamountthatthepriceofthisproductisbrought
down-to8-30unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ;
however,intheeventofappreciableandpersistent
variationsinworldpricesofmaizeandcommon
wheatandinviewofthecurrentstateoftheworld
.marketinbrokenrice,therefundsshouldbelimited,
solongasworldmarketpricesremainhigh,insucha
wayastodeterimportsatpricesbelowtheworld
marketlevelandtopreventthefinancialburdenof
productionrefundsfrombecomingexcessive;
Whereas,onaccountoftheconnectionbetweenthe
productionpricesoftherawmaterialsusedinthe
manufactureofcerealandpotatostarchesandofthe
interchangeability ofthesetwoproducts,abalanced
relationshipshouldbemaintainedbetweentheprices
oftheseproducts;whereastherefundgrantedshould
thereforebethesameinbothcases;therefundpaid
toproducersofpotatostarchshouldbesuchastoas­
sureCommunitypotatoproducersofapriceallow­
ingthemafairincome,whilethemarketconditions
forcerealsusedinstarchmanufacture andthecom­
monmarketorganisations governingthemaresuf­
ficienttoensurethattheirpriceisinfactheldatthe
levelofthethresholdprice;provisionshould,there­
fore,bemadetoensurethatpotatoproducers
eventuallybenefitfromtherefundpaidtoproducers
ofpotatostarch;
Whereastheabove-mentioned measuresoughtnotto
disturbthemarketsinthirdcountries;whereas,there­
fore,incaseofanappreciableandpersistentincrease
inpricesonthesemarketsprovisionshouldbemade
forcompensatory measures,consistingofthecharg­
ingofalevyonexportedproductswithaviewtore­
ducingtheadvantagesofCommunitymanufacturers
toanappropriatelevel; *
Whereasthetransitionfromthesystemofdiscretion­
arynationalrefundsprovidedinRegulationNo142/
64/EEC3tothesystemofobligatoryCommunityre­
fundsestablishedbyRegulationsNos120/67/EEC
and359/67/EECshouldbeeffectedassmoothlyas
possible;
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RegulationNo120/67/EECandinArticle26ofRegu­
lationNo359/67/EEC.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article3
1.Thepricetobepaidtotheproduceratthede­
livered-to-factory stageforthequantityofpotatoes
requiredtomanufacture100kilogrammesofpotato
starchshallbeequaltotheamountoftheproduction
refundmentionedinArticle1(2),increasedbyan
amountnotlessthan8-18unitsofaccount.1.From1July1967MemberStatesshallgranta
productionrefundonmaizeandcommonwheatfor
themanufactureofstarchandquellmehlequaltothe
differenceper100kilogrammesbetweenthethresh­
oldpriceofeachoftheseproductsand-6-80unitsof
account.
Theproductionrefundonmaizeforthemanufacture
ofstarchshallbeincreasedinItalyby0-30unitsof
accountper100kilogrammesofmaize.
Thisincreaseshallnot,however,applyifrecourseis
hadtotheprovisionsofArticle23(2)ofRegulation
No120/67/EEC.
2.From1July1967MemberStatesshallgranta
productionrefundper100kilogrammesofpotato
starch,calculatedataflatrateinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticles3and5,whichshallbeequalto
theaverageamountoftherefundgrantedduringthe
samemarketingyearper161kilogrammesofmaize
forstarchmanufacture .
3.From1September1967MemberStatesshall
grantaproductionrefundonbrokenriceforthe
manufactureofstarchandquellmehlequaltothe
differenceper100kilogrammesbetweenthethresh­
oldpriceforbrokenriceand8-30unitsofaccount.
Ifthec.i.f.priceishigherthan8-30unitsofaccount',
theproductionrefundtobegrantedshallbeequalto
thedifferencebetweenthethresholdpriceandthe
c.i.f.priceforbrokenrice.2.Theproductionrefundshallbecalculatedon
thebasisofthequantityofpotatoesdeliveredto
starchmanufacturers ,accountbeing•takenofthe
starchcontentofthepotatoesatthetimeofdelivery.
Itshallbepaidinfulltothestarchmanufacturer if
hefurnishesproof:
—ofthequantityofpotatoesdeliveredtohimand
theirstarchcontentatthetimeofdelivery;
—ofpaymenttotheproducerofanamountnotless
thanthepricefixedinparagraph1,accountbeing
takenofthestarchcontentofthepotatoes.
Wherethepricepaidtotheproducerislessthanthe
minimumreferredtointhesecondindentofthepre­
cedingparagraph,therefundpaidtothestarchmanu­
facturershallbereducedbythedifferenceinques­
tion.
Article4
Article2MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionnotlater
thanfourmonthsaftertheendofthemarketingyear
ofthequantityofproductsforwhichproductionre­
fundshavebeenpaid.
Article51.Ifpricesofthebasicproductsmentionedin
Article1showappreciableandpersistentvariations
ontheworldmarketinrelationtotheamountsspeci­
fiedinthatArticleof6*80unitsofaccountformaize
andcommonwheatand8-30unitsofaccountfor
brokenrice,theseamountsmaybealteredbythe
Council,actinginaccordancewiththevotingpro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatyona
proposalfromtheCommission .
2.Ifworldmarketpricesforthebasicproducts
appreciablyandpersistentlyexceedtheamounts
whichhavebeenfixed,anexportlevytooffsetthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketmaybeintroducedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedureprovidedinArticle26ofDetailedrules,fortheapplicationofthisRegulation
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle26ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECandArticle26ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC,in
particularasregards:
(a)thecalculation,inaccordancewithascaledrawn
upintermsofthestarchcontentoftheproduct,
ofthequantityofpotatoesrequiredtomanufac­
ture100kilogrammesofstarch;
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Theprovisionsinrespectofbrokenrice,however,
shallapplyfrom1September1967.(b)theconditionsunderwhichpotatoesareaccepted
andpaidforandtheconditionsunderwhichthe
proofmentionedinArticle3(2)mustbefur-r
nished.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1967.RegulationNo178/67/EEC1isherebyrepealedwith
effectfrom1August1967.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1967
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.HOECHERL
1OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2617/67.