30.12.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL370/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3118/78
of29December 1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January1979tocertaincereal
andriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(l),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1254/78(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraphofArticle16
(2)thereof,Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1260/78(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76providesthatthedifferencebetweenquota­
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)No2742/75of29October
1975onproductionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sectors(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1127/78(8);whereas,forthepurposesofapplyingthe
provisionsofArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2682/72,theamountoftheproductionrefundappli­
cableduringthemonthofexportationshouldbe
takenintoaccount;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2682/72of12
December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No707/78(6),specifiestheproducts
forwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobe
appliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76asappropriate ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.11.
(5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
(6)OJNoL94,8.4.1978,p.7.(7)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.
(8)OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.24.

NoL370/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.78
exportedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBto
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegu­
lation(EEC)No1418/76respectively,areherebyfixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1979.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January
1979tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAto
Regulation(EEC)No2682/72andlistedeitherin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29December1978fixingtheratesoftherefundsappli­
cablefrom1January1979tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformof
goodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a./100kg)
CCTheading
NoDescription Rateofrefund
10.01ACommonwheat,andmeslin(mixedwheatandrye):
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 5.572
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 8.001
10.01BDurumwheat 11.900
10.02 Rye 8.499
10.03 Barley 8.845
10.04 Oats 8.113
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 6-250
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 7-950
10.06AIIRoundgrainhuskedrice 12.036
Longgrainhuskedrice 14.222
10.06BIIRoundgrainwhollymilledrice 15-530
Longgrainwhollymilledrice 20.612
10.06CBrokenrice:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 3.381
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 5-470
11.01AWheatormeslinflour 9-986
11.01BRyeflour 13.047
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 18-445
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 9.986