9.1.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL9/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No131/81
of8January1981
fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereas
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrules
setoutabovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefundsshouldbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
arein,accordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticular
thefirstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle
16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo(EEC)
No2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccount
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuture
trendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesamearticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsand,furthermore ,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports
andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated ;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75;whereas,
furthermore ,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75,
exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9January
1981.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17. (4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78. (5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL9/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.1.81
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8January1981.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission

9.1.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL919
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof8January1981fixingtheexportrefundsoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
10.01ACommonwheatandmesiin:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 3400
—theIberianpeninsula 4400
—ZoneV 5000
—USSR —
—otherthirdcountries 0
10.01BDurumwheat —
10.02 Rye
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 2000
—ZoneIIb) 2500
—USSR —
—otherthirdcountries 0
10.03 *Barley:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,Austria,LiechtensteinandtheIberianpeninsula 2000
—USSRandJapan—
—otherthirdcountries 0
10.04 Oats:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 0
—otherthirdcountries —
10.05B 1Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountriesi1) 72-00,
—ofanashcontentof521to600:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(') 68-25
// —ofanashcontentof601to900:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(x) 63-45
—ofanashcontentof901to1100:
—forexportstotheUSSR— -
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(!) 58-65
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(J) 54-35
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(') 48-65
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(') 35-00
—ofanashcontentof701to1150:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries 35-00
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(') 35-00
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(') 35-00
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to1500
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(') 55-00
11.02A1b)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportstotheUSSR—
—forexportstootherthirdcountries(') 72-00
(')AnddestinationsmentionedinArticle5ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79(OJNoL317,12.12.
1979,p.1).
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977).