12.1.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunicies NoL11/7
REGULATION (EEC)No55/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of11January1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,
inArticle4ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC;
whereas,furthermore,whentherefundonthese
productsisbeingcalculated,accountmustbetaken
ofthequantitiesofcerealsrequiredfortheir
manufacture ;whereasthesequantitieswerefixedin
RegulationNo162/67/EEC(4),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeit
necessarytovarytherefundforcertainproducts
accordingtodestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cerealsandinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketthattherefundshouldbefixedatthe
amountsshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
RegulationareinaccordancewiththeOpinionof
theManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommon
organisation ofthemarketincereals,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2429/72(2),and
inparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourth
subparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslisted
inArticle1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/67/
EEC(3)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetaken
oftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithin
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cerealsandcerealproductsontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesamearticleprovidesthatit
isalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeoncereal
marketsand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandthe
needtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommunity
market;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exported
inthenaturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12January
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11January1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(l)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1. (4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67. (5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL11/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.1.73
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11January1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsand
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.a./ton)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01 A
10.01 B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05 B
10.07 C
ex11.01 ACommonwheat(*),andmeslin:
—forexportsto:
—theUnitedKingdom
—Ireland,Denmark
—Austria,Liechtenstein andSwitzerland
—otherthirdcountries
—•forexportsofaproductwhich,priortoimportationintothe
countryofdestinationandafterdeparturefromtheterritory
oftheCommunityorplacementundercustomscontrol,has
undergonetreatmentrenderingitunsuitableforhumancon­
sumptionto:
—theUnitedKingdom
—Ireland,Denmark
—otherthirdcountries
Durumwheat
Rye0)
Barley
Oats
Maize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing):
Grainsorghum
Wheatflour(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneIa)andZoneVa)excludingNigeria
—ZoneIV
—ZonesVb),VI,VII,Ic)andNigeria
—otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof521to600
—ofanashcontentof601to900
—ofanashcontentof901to1100:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandVII
—otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650
—■ofanashcontentof1651to190010·00
1·00
10·00
1·00
10·00
1·00
1·00
1·00
25.00
1·00
1·00
1·00
1·00
44·00
49.00
47·00
38·00
34·25
29·50
36·80
24.80
20.60
15·00

NoL11/912.1.73 OfficialJournalofdueEuropeanCommunities
(u.a./ton)
CCTheading
No DescriptionofproductsRefund
ex11.01B
11.02AIa
11.02AltRyeflour:
—ofanashcontent of0to700
—ofanashcontent of701to1150
—ofanashcontent of1151to1600
—ofanashcontent of1601to2000
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—>ofanashcontentof0to950:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VI,VIIa)andIc)
—ZonesIa)andVa)
*—■otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontent of951 to1300 :
—forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)
—•otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)
—otherthirdcountries
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal(2):
—•ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandIc)
—ZonesIa)andVa)
—otherthirdcountries59·00
52·25
39·75
31.00
47·00
44·00
38·00
36·80
30.80
29·15
23.15
47·00
44·00
38·00
(')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
(s)Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealmanufactured fromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
N.B.:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72(OTNoL107,6.5.1972).
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECis2u.a./ton.