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NoL179/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.7.68
REGULATION (EEC)No1058/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of24July1968
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegulationNo371/67/EECinrespect
oftheproductionrefundonpotatostarch
Whereastheinspectionofpotatoesrequiredinpar­
ticularforassessmentoftheirstarchcontentcalls
forfacilitieswhichonlystarchworksarelikelyto
have;whereasthisoperationshouldthereforebe
effectedatthestarchworksorattheirdelivery
centres;
WhereasthreemethodsareusedinMemberStates
forascertainingthenetweightofpotatoes,and
experiencehasshownthattheygiveequallysatis­
factoryresults;whereasthesethreemethodsmaybe
usedconcurrently ;
Whereastheproductionrefundshouldnotbegranted
forpotatoesthatarecompletelyunsuitableforstarch
manufacture ;whereas,forpotatoesoftoosmalla
sizetogiveanormalyieldinprocessing,thereshould
besomereductioninthenetweightusedforcalcu­
latingtheminimumpricepayablebythestarch
manufacturer asshownintheAnnextoRegulation
No451/67/EEC3of14August1967determiningthe
quantityofpotatoesrequiredforthemanufacture
of100kgofstarch;
Whereasthemainparticularsofdeliveriesshouldbe
recordedbystarchmanufacturers onareceiptform
andsummarised inastatementofsettlementdrawn
upbythesupplierinordertoprovidethein­
formationneededforpaymentoftherefundandfor
verifyingtheentitlement;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;THECOMMISSION OFxTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketincereals;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC2of25July1967fixingproductionrefundson
starchesandquellmehl,andinparticularArticle5
thereof;
WhereasArticle5(b)ofRegulationNo371/67/EEC
laiddownthat,toenabletheproductionrefundon
potatostarchtobeadministered ,theconditions
underwhichpotatoesareacceptedandpaidforby
thestarchmanufacturer andtheconditionsunder
whichthelatterfurnishesproofofthequantitiesof
potatoesthathavebeendeliveredtohim,with
detailsoftheirstarchcontent,andofthepayment
totheproduceroftheminimumpricetobereceived
byhim,shouldbethesubjectofCommunity
measures;whereas,inviewoftheadministrative pro­
ceduresandcontrolsinvolved,provisionshouldbe
madeforthestarchmanufacturer toreceivereim­
bursementoftherefundwhich',hehasadvancedone
monthafterhehasfurnishedtheabove-mentioned
proof;
Whereas,withoutwaitingforsuchreimbursement ,
inordernottoobligehimtopaytheamountofthe
refundduetotheproducerinadvance,suchadvance
shouldbegrantedtothestarchmanufacturerbythe
MemberStateassoonasheshowsthathehaspaid
totheproducertheminimumpricedue;whereas,
toavoiddistortionsofcompetitionbetweenCom­
munitypotatostarchworks,auniformsystemof
paymentofsuchadvancesshouldbeinstitutedby
thesixMemberStates;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thedeliveryofpotatoestostarchmanufacturers
shalltakeplaceatmanufacturers 'worksorattheir
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deliverycentres.TheprocedurelaiddowninArticles
2to4shallbeundertakenatthetimeofdeliveryand
undertheauthorityofaninspectordulyappointed
bytheMemberState.ofthefollowingparticularsasarisefromoperations
effectedinaccordancewiththeprecedingArticles,
andshallretainitsothatitmayifnecessarybe
submittedtotheagencyresponsibleforthesuper­
visionofproductionrefunds,atthesametime
supplyingaduplicatetotheproducerorhisagent: Article2
—dateofdelivery;
—deliveryNo;
—nameandaddressofproducer;1.Thegrossweightofthepotatoesshallbedeter­
minedforeachloadatthetimeofdelivery,where
applicationofoneofthemethodsdescribedinthe
Annexsorequires,bycomparativeweighingsor
measurements ofthemeansoftransportused,loaded
andempty.
2.Thenetweightofthepotatoesshallbedeter­
minedbyoneofthemethodsdescribedinthe
Annex.—weightordimensionsofthemeansoftransport
usedonitsarrivalatthestarchworksordelivery
centre;
—weightordimensionsofthemeansoftransport
usedafterunloadingandremovalofresidual
earth;
Article3—grossweightofthedelivery;
1.Theproductionrefundshallbegrantedinrespect
ofpotatoesofsoundandfairmarketablequality.
2.Wherethebatchesdeliveredcontain25%or
moreofpotatoesthatcanpassthroughascreen
withasquaremeshof28mm(hereinaftercalled
'tailings'),thenetweightusedfordetermination of
theminimumpricetobepaidbythestarchmanu­
facturer,asshownintheAnnextoRegulation
No451/67/EEC,shallbereducedasfollows:—reductionforextraneousmatterorweightof
waterabsorbedduringwashing,expressedasa
percentageandappliedtothegrossweightofthe
delivery;
—reductionforextraneousmatter,expressedin
weightandappliedtothegrossweightofthe
delivery;
—percentageoftailings;
—totalnetweightofthedelivery(grossweightless
thereduction);
—starchcontent,expressedasapercentageor
under-waterweight.
2.Thereceiptformshallbemadeoutunder-the
jointresponsibility ofthestarchmanufacturer and
thedulyappointedinspector.Percentageof Percentageof
tailings reduction
26-30% 10%
31-40% 15%
41-50% 20%Article6
Thestarchmanufacturer shall,foreachsupplier
(producer),drawupastatementofsettlementcon­
tainingthefollowingparticulars :Ifthebatchescontainmorethan50°/ooftailings,
theyshallbetradedbymutualagreementandthere
shallbenoproductionrefund.
Thepercentageoftailingsshallbedeterminedatthe
sametimeasthenetweight.—businessnameofthestarchworks;
—nameandaddressofproducer;
—productioncontractnumber,ifapplicable;
Article4—dateandnumberofreceiptforms;
—netweightofeachdeliveryafteranyreductions
asmentionedinArticle5;Thestarchcontentofpotatoesshallbedetermined,
inaccordancewithRegulationNo451/67/EEC,on
thebasisofanunder-waterweightof5050g.
Thewaterusedmustbecleanandwithoutadditive,
anditstemperaturemustbebetween9and18°C.—unitpriceperdelivery;
—refundcorresponding tounitpriceperdelivery;
—totalpriceperdelivery;Article5
—totalrefundperdelivery;1.Whenadeliverytakesplacethestarchmanu­
facturershallmakeoutareceiptformincludingsuch—totalsumduetotheproducer;

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—amountspaidtotheproduceranddateof
payments ;
—signatureandstampofthestarchmanufacturer .theMemberState,inaccordancewithArticle3(2)
ofRegulationNo371/67/EEC.
4.TheMemberState,attherequestofthestarch
manufacturer ,shallpayhimtheadvancesmentioned
inthisArticlewithinthirtydaysfromthedateon
whichhefurnishesproofofthepaymentmentioned
inparagraph1.Article7
Article81.Wherethetotalorpartialpaymentofthe'mini­
mumpricetobepaidbythestarchmanufacturer '
totheproduceriseffectedinaccordancewiththe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle11(2)ofRegulation
No120/67/EEC,theMemberStatewhichgrantsthe
productionrefundshalladvancethistothestarch
manufacturerproratatothepartofthe'above-men­
tionedminimumpriceactuallypaidtotheproducer.
Theamountofthisadvanceshallbepaidoverto
theproducerbythemanufacturerwithinthirtydays
fromthepaymentbytheMemberState.
2.Thegrantingoftheadvancementionedinpara­
graph1shallbesubjecttothelodgingofadeposit
bythestarchmanufacturerguaranteeingpaymentto
theproduceroftheminimumpricetobereceived
byhim,inaccordancewiththesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle11(2)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.'
Thedepositmaytaketheformofaguaranteebya
creditinstitutionoranyotheragencymeetingthe
criteriafixedbyeachMemberState.
3.Theamountofthedepositshallbeequaltothe
amountoftheadvancerequestedontheproduction
refund,plus5°/o.
Itshallbereleasedwhenthestarchmanufacturer has
receivedfullpaymentoftheproductionrefundfromTheproductionrefundshallbepaidtothestarch
manufacturer withinthirtydaysfollowingthaton
whichhefurnishesproofofpaymenttotheproducer
oftheminimumpricetobereceivedbyhim,in
accordancewithArticle11(2)ofRegulationNo120/
67/EEC.
Theproductionrefundmaybeclaimedbythestarch
manufacturer onlyduringthemarketingyearin
questioncommencingon1Augustandendingon
31Julyofthefollowingyear.
Suchproofshallbefurnishedbysubmissionofthe
statementprovidedforinarticle6,completedeither
bycertificationofpaymentbytheproducerorby
avoucher,issuedbythefinancialagencythatmade
thepaymentontheorderofthestarchmanufacturer ,
certifyingthatsuchpaymenthasbeenmade.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1968.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24July1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY

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ANNEX
MethodA
Thenetweightofthepotatoesisdeterminedbytakingsamples.Thesamplingiseffectedinseveral
partsofthemeansoftransportusedandatthreedifferentlevels,namelytheupper,middleand
lowerlevels.
Theresidualearthisdischargedbeforethemeansoftransportusedisweighedempty.
Samplestakenforweightcheckingshouldweighnotlessthan20kg.
Thetubersarewashed,theextraneousmatterremoved,andreweighed .
Therecordedweightisreducedby2%toallowforthequantityofwaterabsorbedduringwashing.
Theresultconstitutesthetotalreductiontobeappliedto100kgofpotatoes.
MethodB
Potatoesfromasingleproducerarecollectedinsilos.
Thepotatoesarewashed,theextraneousmatterisremovedandthetotalactualweightofthepo­
tatoesinthesilosisdeterminedallowing2%forabsorbedwater.
MethodC
1.Thismethodofdeterminingtheactualweightofthepotatoesshallapplywherebatchesof
potatoesfromdifferentproducersarecollectedwithinthesamesilo,providedtheproducershave
firstagreedtousethemethod.
Beforethetotalactualweightofthebatchesisdeterminedthenetweightofeachbatchmustbe
determinedbymeansofMethodA.
2.Thepotatoescollectedinthesiloarethenwashed,theextraneousmatterisremovedand
theirtotalactualweightisdeterminedallowing2%forabsorbedwater.
3.Ifthetotalweightofthebatchesofwashedpotatoesisdifferentfromthesumoftheweights
obtainedbymeansofMethodA,thefollowingcorrectionisapplied:thetotalweightmentioned
at2aboveismultipliedbythenetweightobtainedbymeansofMethodAforeachbatchin^urn.
EachresultisdividedbythetotalnetweightofthebatchescalcinatedbymeansofMethodA.