1.5.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL119/29
REGULATION (EEC)No1044/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of30April1974
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffsarebeingfixed,onlytheproducts
normallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompound
feedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixedshould
betakenintoaccount;.
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1913/69(6)of29September1969onthegrantingand
theadvancefixingoftheexportrefundoncereal­
basedcompoundfeedingstuffsprovidesthatcalcula­
tionoftheexportrefundmustbebasedonthelevy
applicabletomaize;whereasthiscalculationmust
alsotakeaccountofthecerealproductscontent;
whereas,therefore,intheinterestofsimplification ,
compoundfeedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincatego­
riesandtherefundforeachcategoryshouldbefixed
onthebasisofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresenta­
tiveoftheusualcerealproductscontentforthecate­
goryconcerned ;whereas,furthermore ,theamountof
therefundmayalsotakeintoaccountthesituationon
themarketincerealproductsotherthanmaize;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(3)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheother;whereasthesame
Articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopment ofprices
andtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingrulesandcriteriato
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
968/68(4)of15July1968onthesystemtobeapplied
tocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs ,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2196/69(5),providesthat,Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.0OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(<)OJNoL166,17.7.1968,p.2.
(5)OJNoL279,6.11.1969,p.1. (6)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.

NoL119/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .5.74
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulationNo120/67/EECandsubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No968/68areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30April1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCTheading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100k|
(thirdcountries)
23.07BI
■Preparation's ofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredby
Regulation (EEC)No968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucose
syrupfallingwithinsubheadingNos17.02Band17.05Bormilk
products(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04
andsubheadingNos17.02Aand17.05A):
ofamilkpowder(')contentoflessthan50%byweightandof
cerealproducts(2)contentbyweight:
3010 —Exceeding5%butnotexceeding15°/o 0
4010 —Exceeding15°/obutnotexceeding30°/o 0
5010 —Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50% 0
6010 —Exceeding50%butnotexceeding65°/o 0
7010 —Exceeding65°/o 0
(l)Ifthepreparationofakindusedinanimalfeedingcontainsskimmed-milk powderfallingwithinsubheadingNo04.02AIIb)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,theamountsfixedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC/No757/71initsversionnowinforcearechargedattheimportation .
(*)'Cerealproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheadingNo11.02G)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.