5.1.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanComimixnicies NoL5/7
REGULATION (EEC)No17/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of4January1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No
120/67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommon
organisation ofthemarketincereals,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2429/72(2),and
inparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourth
subparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslisted
inArticle1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/67/
EEC(3)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetaken
oftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithin
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cerealsandcerealproductsontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesamearticleprovidesthatit
isalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopment ofpricesandtradeoncereal
marketsand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandthe
needtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommunity
market;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated ;Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,
inArticle4ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC;
whereas,furthermore,whentherefundonthese
productsisbeingcalculated,accountmustbetaken
ofthequantitiesofcerealsrequiredfortheir
manufacture ;whereasthesequantitieswerefixedin
RegulationNo162/67/EEC(4),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeit
necessarytovarytherefundforcertainproducts
accordingtodestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cerealsandinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketthattherefundshouldbefixedatthe
amountsshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
RegulationareinaccordancewiththeOpinionof
theManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exported
inthenaturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5January
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4January1973.
FortheCommission
TheVice-Prcsident
CarloSCARASCIA MUGNOZZA
(MOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OjNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(»)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(»)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL5/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.1.73
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof4January1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsand
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.a.lton)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwheat^),andmesiin:
—forexportsto:
—theUnitedKingdom
—Ireland,Denmark
—Austria,Liechtenstein andSwitzerland
—otherthirdcountries10-00
1-00
10-00
1-00
—forexportsofaproductwhich,priortoimportationintothe
countryofdestinationandafterdeparturefromtheterritory
oftheCommunityorplacementundercustomscontrol,has
undergonetreatmentrenderingitunsuitableforhumancon­
sumptionto:
"—theUnitedKingdom 10-00
—Ireland,Denmark 1-00
—otherthirdcountries 1-00
10.01BDurumwheat 1-00
10.02 Rye(») 30-00
10.03 Barley 1-00
10.04 Oats 1-00
10.05BMaize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing): 1-00
10.07CGrainsorghum 1-00
εχ11.01AWheatflouri2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneIa)andZoneVa)excludingNigeria
—ZoneIV
—ZonesVb),VI,VII,1c)andNigeria
—-otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof521to600
—ofanashcontentof601to900
—ofanashcontentof901to1100:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandVII
—otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650
—ofanashcontentof1651to190049-00
54-00
52-00
43-00
39-25
34-50
41-80
29-80
25-60
20-00

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(u.a.lton)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700 64-00
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 57-25
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 44-75
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 36-00
11.02AlaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—■ofanashcontentof0to.950:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VI,VIIa)andIc)52-00
—ZonesIa)andVa)49*00
—otherthirdcountries 43-00
—ofanashcontentof951to1300:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)41-80
—■otherthirdcountries 35-80
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)34-15
—otherthirdcountries 28-15
11.02AlbCommonwheatgroatsandmeal(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandIc) 52-00
—Zonesïa)andVa) 49-00
J—otherthirdcountries43-00
(')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC. ;
(2)Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealmanufactured fromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
N.B.:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72(CMNoL107,6.5.1972).
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECis2u.a./ton.