NoL85/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.73
REGULATION (EEC)No853/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30March1973
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(8)ontheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEco­
nomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andtinparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourth
subparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC(4)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
ActannexedtotheTreatyontheAccessionofnew
MemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity,
signedatBrusselson22January1972,andin
particularthefirstsentenceofthefourthsubpara­
graphofArticle17(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
andArticle17ofRegulationNo359/67/EECpro­
videthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinAr­
ticle1ofthoseRegulationsandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecovered
byanexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/67/
EEC(5)of21June1967andArticle2ofCouncil
RegulationNo366/67/EEC(6)of25July1967lay­
ingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefunds
oncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriaforfix­
ingtheamountofsuchrefunds,asamendedbyReg­
ulationNo1019/67/EEC(7),providethatwhenre­
fundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofcereals,riceand
brokenriceontheCommunitymarketontheone
handandpricesforcereals,riceandbrokenriceon
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
Articlesprovidethatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofprices
andtradeonthemarketsincerealsandriceand,fur­thermore,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspect
oftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoiddistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1052/68(8)of23July1968ontheimportandex­
portsystemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsand
fromrice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2728/71(9),definesthespecificcriteriatobetaken
intoaccountwhentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No1052/68,particularaccount
shouldbetakenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasic
productsusedtocalculatethevariablecomponent
ofthelevy;whereas,therefore,asislaiddownfor
thedetermination ofthevariablecomponent,ac­
countshouldbetakenoftheaverageofthelevies
onthebasicproductsconcernedduringarepresenta­
tiveperiod,namelythefirsttwenty-fivedaysofthe
monthprecedingthemonthofexportation ;whereas
thisaverageshouldbeadjustedforthethreshold
priceforthesebasicproductswhichwillbein
forceduringthemonthofexportation ;whereasArt­
icle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1052/68andArticle
1ofRegulation (EEC)No1077/68(10),amendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2764/71(n),providethat
theamountoftheexportrefundshould,forcertain
products,bereducedbyanamountequaltothepro­
ductionrefundgrantedinrespectofthebasicpro­
duct;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcri­
teriatothepresentsituationonthemarketinpro­
ductsprocessedfromcerealsandricethattheexport
refundshouldbefixedatanamountwhichwill
coverthedifferencebetweenCommunitypricesand
worldmarketprices;
Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedac­
countshouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmate­
rialsusedtodeterminethevariablecomponentof
thelevy;whereasthequantitiesofrawmaterials
usedforcertainprocessedproductsmayvaryaccord­
ingtotheenduseoftheproduct;whereas,depend­
ingonthemanufacturing processused,products
otherthanthemainproductareobtained,thequan­
tityandvalueofwhichmayvarywiththenature
andqualityofthemainproductsbeingmanufac­
tured;whereascumulationoftherefundsonthe
variousproductsmanufactured byasingleprocess
fromthesamebasicproductmaymakeitpossible, (1)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(«)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(9)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.34.
(7)OJNo311,21.12.1967,p.13.(8)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(9)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.15.
(10)OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.
(»)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.

31.3.73 OffioialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/23
forcertainproductsprocessedfromcerealsand
rice;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,intheoaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle
1(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/EECandinArticle
1(1)(c)ofRegulationNo359/67/EECandsubject
toRegulation (EEC)No1052/68areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1973.incertaincases,toexporttothirdcountriesatprices
whicharelowerthanworldmarketprices;whereas
therefundoncertainproductsshouldthereforebe
limitedtoanamountwhich,whileallowingaccess
totheworldmarket,willensurethattheaimsofthe
commonorganizationofthemarketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcer­
tainprocessedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthe
basisoftheash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fat
andstarchcontentoftheindividualproductcon­
cerned,thiscontentbeingaparticularlygoodindica­
torofthequantityofbasicproductactuallyincor­
poratedintheprocessedproduct;
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubers
orfloursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomic
aspectofpotentialexportsandinparticularthe
natureandoriginoftheseproducts;whereas,forcer­
tainproductsprocessedfromcereals,theinsignifi­
canceofCommunityparticipation inworldtrade
makesitunnecessarytofixanexportrefundatthe
presenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccord­
ingtodestination;
WhereatRegulation (EEC)No2806/71(*)lays
downadditionalrulesforgrantingexportrefunds
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(*)OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.9.

NoL85/24 OffioialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.73
ANNEX
Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100kç
(thirdcountries)
11.01C(I)Barleyflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9°/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/oweight4-685
11.01C(II)BarleyflournotincludedunderNo11.01C(I) 3-186
11.01D(I)Oatflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2*3°/oby
weight,ofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-8%by
weight,ofamoisturecontentnotexceeding11%>andofwhichthePeroxydase
isvirtuallyinactivated3-634
11.01D(II)OatflournotincludedunderNo11.01D(I) 2-059
11.01E(I) Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8°/obyweight5-582
11.01E(II)Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%butnot
exceeding1-7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1°/obyweight4-784
11.01E(III)MaizeflournotincludedunderNo11.01'E(I)and(II) 3-469
11.01F Riceflour —
11.01H Milletflour 3-269
11.02AIII(a)Barleygroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%byweight4-841
11.02AIII(b)BarleygroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIII(a) 3-186
11.02AIV(a)Oatgroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
2-3Vobyweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisturecon­
tentnotexceeding11°/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated3-634
11.02AIV(b)OatgroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIV(a) 2-059
11.02AV(a)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%byweightanda*crudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-6°/obyweight(*)7-177
11.02AV(b)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1-3°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0·8%by.weight5-582
11.02AV(c)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding
1*3Vobyweightbutnotexceeding1-7°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,
referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-0%weight(*)4-784
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal—
11.02BIa)1(aa)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9°/obyweight(2)4-685
11.02BIa)1(bb)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barleynotincludedunderNo11.02BIa)1(aa)(*) 3-186
11.02BIa)2(aa)Clippedoats—
11.02BIa)2bb)(11)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3%byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-5°/o,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceedingll°/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtually
inactivated (2)3-230
11.02BIa)2bb)(22)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,notincludedunderNo11.02BIa)2bb)(11)(')2-059

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100k$
(thirdcountries)
11.02BIb)1(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0*9%>byweight('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)4-685
'11.02BIb)1(bb)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,notincludedunderNo11.02BIb)1(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)3-186
11.02BIb)2(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3°/oweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1°/o,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11°/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(*)3-432
11.02BIb)2(bb)HulledandslicedorkibbledoatsnotincludedunderNo11.02BIb)2(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)2-059
11.02BIIa)(1)Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,notslicedorkibbled(2) 4-943
11.02CIII(a)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1%by
weight(withouttalc)—1stcategory(3)6-246
11.02CIII(b)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1°/oby
weight(withouttalc)—2ndcategory(3)4-997
11.02CIV Pearledoats(3) 2-059
11.02DII Ryenototherwiseworkedthankibbled 3-570
11.02EIb)1(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1°/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%byweight4-685
11.02EIb)1(bb)Flakedbarleynotincludedunder11.02EIb)1(aa) 3-186
11.02EIb)2(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2*3°/oby
weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1°/o,ofamoisturecontentnot
exceeding12%>andofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated4-038
11.02EIb)2(bb)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3%>by
weight,ofategumentcontentexceeding0·1°/obutnotexceeding1-5°/o,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding12°/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtually
inactivated3-230
11.02EIb)2(cc)FlakedoatsnotincludedunderNos11.02EIb)2(aa)and11.02EIb)2(bb) 2-059
ex11.02EIIc)(1)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0·9%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-7°/obyweight6-375'
ex11.02EIIc)(2)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3°/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0·8°/obyweight5-183
ex11.02EIIc)(3)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1*3°/obutnot
exceeding1-7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1%weight4-386
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice —
11.02Fm Barleypellets 3-570
11.02FIV Oatpellets —
11.02FV Maizepellets —
11.02GI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground 1-212
11.02GII Germofcerealsotherthanwheat,whole,rolled,flakedorground 0-997
11.07AIa)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour 8-626

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100kç
(thirdcountries)
11.07AIb)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheformofflour 6-445
11.07AIIa)Unroastedmalt,jotherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour 5-559
11.07AIIb)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheform
offlour4-154
11.07B Roastedmalt 4-841
11.08AI Maizestarch 0-382
11.08AIII Wheatstarch —
11.08AIV Potatostarch 0-382
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheat,orpotatostarch 0-382
11.09A Driedwheatgluten,ofaproteincontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
82%byweight(NX6-25)—
17.02BIIa);Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormorebyweight
ofthepureproduct,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (4)0-498
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,inthedrystate,99°/oormoreby
weightofthepureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheformofwhitecrystalline
powder,whetherornotagglomerated (4)0-382
17.05BI Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whether
ornotagglomerated0-498
17.05BII Flavouredorcolouredglucoseandglucosesyrup,otherthanintheformofwhite
crystallinepowder,whetherornotagglomerated0-382
23.02AIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorriceofastarchcontentnotexceeding35°/obyweight0-957
23.02AIb)1Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35%butnot,exceeding45%by
weight,andhavingundergoneadenaturingprocess0-957
23.02AIb)2Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35%byweight,andnothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orofastarchcontentexceeding45%byweight
andhavingundergonedenaturingprocess0-957
23.02AIIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworking
ofmaizeorrice,ofastarchcontentnotexceeding28%byweightandof
whichthepercentagewhichpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof0·2mm
doesnotexceed10%byweightorofwhichthesiftedproducthasanash
content,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding1-5%byweight0-957
23.02AIIb)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
cerealsotherthanmaizeorrice,notincludedunderNo23.02AIIa)0-957
23.03AI Residuesfromthemanufactureofstarchfrommaize(excludingconcentrated
steepingliquors),ofaproteincontent,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding
63%byweight(NX6-25)0-474
(')Theexportrefundispaidinrespectofmaize,groatsandmeal:
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding30°/opassesthroughasievewithanapertureof315microns,
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding5°/oofproductpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof150microns.
(*)'Hulledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1968,
p.46).
(')'Pearledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1968,
p.46).
(*)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EECtheproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIenjoysthesameexportrefundastheproductfal­
lingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BII.