1.11.77 NoL279/27 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2401/77
of31October1977
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(^aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1386/77(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccount
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuture
trendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheother;
whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimpor­
tanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingrulesandcriteriato
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),
providesthat,whenexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsarebeingfixed,onlythe
productsnormallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompoundfeedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybe
fixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandthe
advancefixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs (5),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3116/75(6),providesthatcalculationofthe
exportrefundmustbebasedonthelevyapplicableto
maize;whereasthiscalculationmustalsotake
accountofthecerealproductscontent;whereas,there­
fore,intheinterestofsimplification ,compound
feedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategoriesandthe
refundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthebasis
ofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresentative ofthe
usualcerealproductscontentforthecategory
concerned ;whereas,futhermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsonthe
worldmarket,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,0)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL158,29.6.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.(5)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
(6)OJNoL309,29.11.1975,p.64.

NoL279/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.77
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1977fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal­
basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
(u.dJtonne)
CCT Special
heading specification Nomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
No forrefund
23.07BI Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadings
17.02Band17.05Bormilkproducts(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,
04.03and04.04andsubheadings17.02Aand17.05A):
ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofcerealproducts(')
contentbyweight:
3010—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding 15% 648
4010—Exceeding 15%butnotexceeding30% 16-20
5010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50% 29-16
6010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding65% 38-87
7010—Exceeding65% 48-59
(*)'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.