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REGULATION (EEC)No2026/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of4August1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No1955/75as'
regardsproductionrefundsonstarches
Whereascommonwheatstarchisusuallymanufac­
turedfromcommonwheatflour;whereastheproduc­
tionrefundiscalculatedonthebasisofthequantity
ofcommonwheatrequiredtoproduceagivenquan­
tityofstarch;whereasitisthereforenecessarytolay
downaconversionratefortheexpressionofcommon
wheatflourintermsofcommonwheat:
WhereasitisnecessarytospecifywhichMemberState
isresponsibleforpayingtheproductionrefund;
whereasforreasonsofadministrative facilitythis
shouldbetheMemberStateinwhichthebasic
productisprocessedorinto"whichitisimported;
Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates,anyacces­
sioncompensatoryamountapplicableshouldbetaken
intoaccountwhenpayingtheproductionrefund;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967on.thecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/75(4);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1955/75(5)of22July1975onproductionrefundsin
thecerealsandricesectors,andinparticularArticle8
thereof;
WhereasArticle11(1)(c)ofRegulationNo120/
67/EECprovidesthataproductionrefundistobe
grantedonmaizegroatsandmealforusebythe
glucoseindustrywherethedirecthydrolysisprocessis
used;whereasthecharacteristics ofsuchproducts
and,inparticular,thequalityandpurityrequirements
whichtheymustsatisfyshouldbespecifiedingreater
detailinordertopreventproductionrefundsfrom
beinggrantedinerrorinrespectofproductswhich
looklikemaizegroatsormealbutwhichareinfact
composedofamixtureofsuchproductsandother
products,thusensuringthatthegrantingofrefundsis
basedonthesamecriteriathroughouttheCommu­
nity;
Whereasitshouldbespecifiedthattheproduction
refundistobepaidtoproducersofstarch,ofgroats
andmealorofbrokenriceandtoimportersofbroken
ricetobeusedbythestarchindustry;whereasitis
desirablethatthepersonentitledtotheproduction
refundshouldbeabletomakeuseofitattheearliest
possibledate;whereasthiscanbeachievedifthe
basicproductisplacedunderofficialsupervisionand
thecompetentagencypaystheproductionrefund
within30daysofthedayonwhichtheapplicationfor
placingunderofficialsupervisionisaccepted;Whereassufficientproofthatthegroatsandmealfor
brokenricehavebeenusedbytheindustryconcerned
canbefurnishedbydocumentscertifyingthatthe
producthasbeensoldtotheindustryinquestionand
bythecontrolastouse;whereasprovisionshouldbe
madeforasystemofadministrative cooperation
affordingadequatesafeguardstohandlecaseswhere
theproductinquestionisusedinaMemberState
otherthantheStaterequiredtopaytheproduction
refund;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatprocessingiscarried
outorthatthebasicproductplacedundersupervision
isusedforthepurposeintended,provisionshouldbe
madeforthepersonentitledtotherefundtolodgea
security;whereassuchsecuritywillbereleasedonly
whenthetraderconcernedhasfulfilledtheobliga­
tionsspecifiedinthisRegulation ;
Whereasitisdesirableforthesakeofclarityto
producetheprovisionsrelatingtoproductionrefunds
inanewRegulation ;
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
(«)OJNoL200,31.7.1975,p.1.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
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placedundersupervisionisacceptedshallbepaidby
theMemberStateonwhoseterritorythecommon
wheatormaizestarch,themaizegroatsandmealor
brokenriceisproducedorintowhoseterritorythe
brokenriceisimported.Itshallbepaidwithin30
daysofthatonwhichtheapplicationforthebasic
producttobeplacedundersupervisionwasaccepted.
2.WheretheproductionrefundsfixedinArticles
ofRegulation (EEC)No1955/75arealteredbetween
thedayonwhichtheapplicationforthebasicproduct
tobeplacedunderofficialsupervisionisacceptedand
thedayofprocessing,theproductionrefundshallbe
adjustedfor1metrictonofthebasicproductin
proportiontothisalteration.
Theamountofsuchadjustmentshall,within30days
followingthedayofprocessing,be:
(a)repaidbythepersonentitledtotheproduction
refundtothecompetentagency,wheretheadjust­
mentnecessitatesareductionintheproduction
refund;or
(b)shallbepaidbythecompetentagencytothe
personentitledtotherefund,wheretheadjust­
mentnecessitatesanincreaseintheproduction
refund.
Article4
Ifthemaizegroatsandmealorthebrokenriceisfor
useinaMemberStateotherthanintheStaterequired
topaytherefund:
(a)accountshallbetakenofanyaccessioncompensa­
toryamountapplied;
(b)proofoftheuseofmaizegroatsandmealinthe
glucoseindustryandofbrokenriceinthestarch
industrymaybefurnishedonlybyproductionof
thecontrolcopyprovidedforinArticle1ofthe
Regulation(EEC)No2315/69.Onthatcopy:
(aa)sections101,103and104shallbe
completed ;
(bb)section104shallbecompletedbydeletingas
appropriateandenteringagainstthesecond
indenttherelevantformofthefollowing
endorsements :
—intendedforuseinthe'glucoseindustry
bydirecthydrolysisprocess',or'starch
industry'inaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No2026/75;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthepurposeofthisRegulation,'groatsand
meal'meansproductsobtainedinthemillingof
maizegrain.Theyaresharp-edged,granularfragments
ofthegrainkernelandatleast70%areuniformin
size.
Groatsandmealmaycontainnoproductsotherthan
thoseobtainedinthenormalmillingprocess,suchas
starch,whetherornotheat-modified ,andsimilar
products.
2.Maizegroatsandmeal:
(a)musthaveafatcontentcalculatedonthedry
matternotexceeding 1-3%byweightandaraw
cellulosecontentcalculatedonthedrymatter;not
exceeding0-8%byweight;
(b)mustnotcomprisemorethan30%matterwhich
passesthrougha315-micronmeshsieve;and
(c)mustcompriselessthan5%matterwhichpasses
througha150-micronmeshsieve.
3.Brokenriceimportedunprocessedandprocessed
intheCommunityshallbetreatedinthesamewayas
brokenriceproducedintheCommunity .
4.Whencommonwheattobeusedfortheproduc­
tionofflourandthenofstarchisplacedunderofficial
supervision ,aconversionrateof1-40metrictonsof
commonwheatto1-00metrictonofflourshallbe
applied.
5.Whencommonwheatflourtobeusedforthe
productionofstarchisplacedunderofficialsupervi­
sion,aconversionrateof1-40metrictonsofcommon
wheatto1-00metrictonofflourshallbeapplied.
Article2
TheproductionrefundprovidedforinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No1955/75shallbepaid:
(a)toproducersofstarchfromcommonwheator
maize;
(b)toproducersofmaizegroatsandmealforthe
manufactureofglucosebydirecthydrolysis;and
(c)toproducersorimportersofbrokenriceforuseby
thestarchindustry;
providedsuchproducersorimporters,hereinafter
calledpersonsentitledtotherefund,furnishproof
thatthebasicproductinquestionhasbeenplaced
undersupervisionbythecompetentagenciesofthe
MemberStatesandstatethattheyarepreparedto
supplyonrequestallinformationnecessaryforsuch
supervision .
Article3
1.Theproductionrefundvalidonthedayon
whichtheapplicationforthebasicproducttobe—bestimmtzurVerwendunginder'Gluko­
seindustrienachdirektemHydrolysever­
fahren'oder'Stärkefabrik'gemäßden
Bestimmungen derVerordnung (EWG)
Nr.2026/75;
—bestemttilanvendelse i'glukoseindustri
efterdirektehydrolyse'eller'stivelsesin­
dustri'ihenholdtilbestemmelserne i
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—destinéà1utilisationen'glucoserie
suivantleprocédéd'hydrolysedirecte'ou
en'amidonneri',conformément auxdispo­
sitionsdurèglement(CEE)n02026/75;
—destinatoallaglucosiesecondoprocesso
idroliticodiretto'o'industriadell'am­
mido',conformemento allodisposizioni
delregolamento (CEE)n.2026/75;
—bestemdvoorverwerkingindeglucose­
industrievolgenshydrolyseprocédé 'of
'zetmeelfabriek ',overeenkomstig debepa­
lingenvanVerordening (EEG)nr.
2026/75;
(c)thequantityofmaizegroatsandmealactually
usedbytheglucoseindustryorthequantityof
brokenriceactuallyusedbythestarchindustry
shallbeenteredinthesection'Controlastouse
and/ordestination'undertheheading'Remarks'.mustbeappendedacopyofhisinvoiceofsaletoa
starchmanufacturing undertaking ,ortoaglucose
manufacturing undertakingusingdirecthydrolysis,
statingthequantity,expressedinnetweight,ofthe
maizegroatsandmealorbrokenricesoldandthe
exactbusinessnameoftheundertakingconcerned.
Inaddition,theMemberStateonwhoseterritorythe
groatsandmealofmaizeorbrokenriceareusedshall
ensure,bymeansofappropriatechecks,thatthe
productconcernedhasbeenusedinglucosemanufac­
tureorinthemanufacture ofricestarch.
ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateinques­
tionshall,takingeconomicandindustrialexigencies
intoaccount,stipulatewithinwhatperiodtheproduct
inquestionmustbeusedhytheglucoseorricestarch
industry.
Thesecurityorpartthereofnotreleasedinaccordance
withthisArticleshallbeforfeitandappliedbywayof
reimbursement oftherefundpaid.
4.However,where,asaresultofforcemajeure,the
basicproducthasnotbeenprocessedorusedwithin
theprescribedperiod,thecompetentagencyofthe
MemberStateshall,attherequestoftheperson
entitledtotherefund,decideinthelightofthe
circumstances evokedwhetherthesecurityshouldbe
releasedortheperiodsetforprocessingextended.
Ifthecompetentagencyfindsthatforcemajeure
exists,itsMemberStateshallforthwithnotifythe
Commission ,whichshallinformtheotherMember
States.
Article6
Detailsofthemethodsofinspectionandanalysis
necessaryfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshall
becommunicated byeveryMemberStatetothe
Commissionwithinthreemonthsfollowingtheentry
intoforceofthisRegulation .Anyalterationsmadeto
thosemethodsshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwith .Article5
1.ThegrantingoftherefundreferredtoinArticle
2shallbeconditionalonthelodgingbytheperson
entitledtotherefundofasecurityguaranteeingthe
processingand/oruseofthebasicproduct.
Thesecuritymaytakeformofaguaranteegivenbya
creditinstitution -oranyotheragencymeetingthe
criteriafixedbysuchMemberState.
2.Theamountofthesecurityshallbeequalto
105%oftheproductionrefundrequested.
3.Thesecurityshallbereleasedwhen:
(a)thepersonentitledtotherefundhasfurnished
prooftothecompetentagencythataleast96%
ofthequantityofthebasicproductplacedunder
supervisionhasbeenprocessednotlaterthan90
daysfollowingacceptanceoftheapplicationfor
theproducttobeplacedunderofficialsupervision .
However,whenaquantityequaltolessthan96%
oftheamountofthebasicproducthasbeen
processed,thesecurityshallbereleasedinrespect
ofanamountequaltothatoftheproduction
refundpayableonthequantityofthebasic
productwhichhasbeenprocessed.
(b)whereapplicable,theamountreferredtoinsubpa­
ragraph(a)oftheArticle3(2)hasbeenrepaid.
Moreover,inrespectofmaizeprocessedintogroats
andmealtobeusedforthemanufactureofglucoseby
directhydrolysisandinrespectofbrokenriceforthe
manufacture ofstarch,thesecurityshallnotbe
released,exceptinthecasereferredtoinArticle4
untilthepersonentitledtotherefundhassubmitted
tothecompetentauthorityanapplicationtowhichArticle7
Regulation (EEC)No2012/74isherebyrepealed.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon:
—thedayofitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities forproducts
comingunderRegulationNo120/67/EEC,
—1September1975forthoseproductscoming
underRegulationNo359/67/EEC.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4August1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission