NoL178/16 1.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1492/78
of30June1978
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(•),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1254/78(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),as
amended ,byRegulation (EEC)No2560/77(5),
providesthat,whenexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlythe
productsnormallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompoundfeedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybe
fixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandthe
advancefixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs (6),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3116/75(7),providesthatcalculationofthe
exportrefundmustbebasedonthelevyapplicableto
maize;whereasthiscalculationmustalsotake
accountofthecerealproductscontent;whereas,there­
fore,intheinterestofsimplification ,compound
feedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategoriesandthe
refundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthebasis
ofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresentative ofthe
usualcerealproductscontentforthecategory
concerned ;whereas,futhermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsonthe
worldmarket,theneedtoavoiddisturbances onthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.
(5)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(b)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.II.
(7)O'lNo1.309,29.II.1975,p.64.

1.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL178/17
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andsubjecttoRegulation (EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1978fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI
3010
4010
5010
6010
7010Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRegulation(EEC)No
2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadings
17.02Band21.07FIIormilkproducts(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,
04.02,04.03and04.04andsubheadings17.02Aand21.07FI):
ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofcerealproducts(')
contentbyweight:
—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding 15%
—Exceeding15%butnotexceeding30%
—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50%
—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding65%
—Exceeding65%6.80
16.97
30.56
40.74
50-93
(l)'CerealproductsmeanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.