NoL247/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.9.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2406/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of31August1973
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1September1973tocertaincerealand
riceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindus­
triesinobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproducts
inquestionontheCommunitymarketandthe
pricesrulingontheworldmarket;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilarcon­
ditions;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(x)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticular
thefirstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph of
Article16(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act(4)annexedtotheTreaty(5)concerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof;
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECandArticle17(1)ofRegulationNo359/67!
EECprovidesthatthedifferencebetweenquotations
orpricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslisted
inArticle1ofeachofthoseRegulationsandthe
priceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2682/72(6)
of12December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalpro­
ductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds,specifiestheproductsfor
whicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeap­
pliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulationNo120/67/
EECorinAnnexBtoRegulationNo359/67/EEC
asappropriate ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,the
rateoftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72providesthat,whentherateofitherefundis
beingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereappro­
priate,ofproductionrefunds,aidsorothermeasures
havingequivalenteffectapplicableinallMember
StatesinaccordancewiththeRegulationonthecom­
monorganizationofthe-marketintheproductin
questiontothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAto
thatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;whereas
aproductionrefundisgrantedinrespectofcom­
monwheat,maizeandbrokenriceunderthecondi­
tionslaiddowninCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC(7)of25July1967fixingproductionrefunds
onstarchesandquellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2273/70(8);whereas,forthepur­
posesofapplyingtheprovisionsofArticle4(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72,theamountofthe
productionrefundapplicableduringthemonthof
exportationshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforCereals;
(MOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(«)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(6)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.(7)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(H)OJNoL246,12.11.1970,p.1.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1tionNo359/67/EECrespectively,areherebyfixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthepro­
ductsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
September1973tothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No2682/72andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulationNo120/67/EECor
inArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC,ex­
portedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBto
RegulationNo120/67/EECorinAnnexBtoRegula­Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1973fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1September1973tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CCTheading
No DescriptionofproductsRateofrefund
inu.a./100kg
10.01A
10.01B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05B
ex10.06A
ex10.06B
10.06C
11.01A
11.01B
11.02Ala)
11.02Alb)Commonwheat,andmesiin:
—Otherthanforthemanufactureofstarch
Durumwheat
Rye
Barley
Oats
Maizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—forstarchproduction
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch
Round-grained huskedrice
Long-grained huskedrice
Round-grained milledrice
Long-grained milledrice
Brokenrice:
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch
Wheatormesiinflour
Ryeflour
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal—