31.12.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL334/55
REGULATION (EEC)No3400/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of19December 1975
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January1976tocertaincereals
andriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75(!)of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals,asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3058/75(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarket;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/75(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)
thereof;
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andArticle17(1)ofRegulationNo359/
67/EECprovidesthatthedifferencebetweenquota­
tionsofpricesontheworldmarketfortheproducts
listedinArticle1ofeachofthoseRegulationsand
thepriceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereappropriate ,of
productionrefunds,aidsorothermeasureshaving
equivalenteffectapplicableinallMemberStatesin
accordancewiththeRegulationonthecommon
organizationofthemarketintheproductinquestion
tothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAtothatRegula­
tionortoassimilatedproducts;whereasaproduction
refundisgrantedinrespectofcommonwheat,maize
andbrokenriceundertheconditionslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2742/75(6)of29
October1975onproductionrefundsinthecereals
andricesectors;whereas,forthepurposesofapplying
theprovisionsofArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72,theamountoftheproductionrefundappli­
cableduringthemonthofexportationshouldbe
takenintoaccount:WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2682/72(5)of
12December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds,specifiestheproductsfor
whicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeapplied
wheretheseproductsareexportedintheformof
goodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulationNo359/67/EEC
asappropriate ;
(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
(5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13. (6)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.

NoL334/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.75
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January
1976tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAto
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72andlistedeitherin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC,exportedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulationNo
359/67/EECrespectively ,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof19December1975fixingtheratesoftherefundsappli­
cablefrom1January1976tocertaincerealsandriceproductsexportedintheformof
goodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Rateofrefund CCTheading
No Descriptionofproductsinu.a./100kg
10.01A
1-814
3-000
4-000
4-306
1-93610.01B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05B1-554
2-394
3-055
2-500
3-500ex10.06ACommonwheatandmeslin(mixedwheatandrye)
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch
Durumwheat
Rye
Barley
Oats
Maizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch
Roundgrainhuskedrice
Longgrainhuskedrice
Roundgrainmilledrice
Longgrainmilledrice
Brokenrice:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch
Wheatormeslinflour
Ryeflour
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal
Commonwheatgroatsandmealex10.06B
10.06C
11.01A
11.01B3-776
3-776
3-776
3-77611.02Ala)
11.02Alb)