14.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL344/5
REGULATION (EEC)No3361/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of13December 1973
fixingthecorrectiveamountapplicabletotherefundoncereals
whereasthecifforwarddeliverypriceisthatdeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle3(2)ofRegulation
No140/67/EEC(5),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2435/70(6),based,inrespectofeachmonthfor
whichtheexportlicenceisvalid,onthecifprice
calculatedonthebasisofoffersforshipmentduring
themonthofexportation ;
Whereasthecorrectiveamountsofixedwillbealtered
ifapplicationofthecalculationproceduredescribed
aboveentailsachangeinthatamountofmorethan
0.125unitofaccount;
Whereas,however,Article2ofRegulationNo633/
67/EECprovidesthatthecorrectiveamountappli­
cabletotheamountoftherefundfixedinadvanceon
exportstobeeffectedafterthethirdmonthfollowing
thatduringwhichthelicencewasissuedshouldbe
fixedonthebasisofforeseeablemarkettrends;
whereastothisendaccountshouldbetakenofavail­
abilitiesandforeseeabletrendsontheCommunity
marketandofforwardtrendsontheworldmarket,in
particularonthosemarketswhosespecificrequire­
mentshavemadeitnecessarytovarytherefund;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularthe
thirdsentenceofthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle16
(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16(4)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthattheexportrefundapplicabletocereals
onthedayonwhichapplicationforanexportlicence
ismade,adjustedforthethresholdpriceinforce
duringthemonthofexportation ,mustbeappliedon
requesttoexportstobeeffectedduringtheperiodof
validityoftheexportlicence;whereas,inthiscase,a
correctiveamountmustbeappliedtotherefund;
WhereasRegulationNo633/67/EEC(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1461/72(4),lays
downdetailedrulesfortheadvancefixingofthe
exportrefundoncereals;
WhereasthatRegulationprovidesthattherefund
applicableonthedayonwhichapplicationforan
exportlicenceismademust,whentherefundisfixed
inadvance,bereducedbynotmorethatthediffer­
encebetweenthecifforwarddeliverypriceandthecif
pricewheretheformerexceedsthelatterbymore
thanoneunitofaccountpermetricton;whereas,on
theotherhand,therefundmustbeincreasedbynot
morethanthedifferencebetweenthecifpriceand
thecifforwarddeliver)'pricewheretheformer
exceedsthelatterbymorethanoneunitofaccount
permetricton;
Whereasthecifpriceisthatdeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle13ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC;Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2.25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thatthecorrectiveamountmustbefixedasshownin
theTableannexedtothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNo233,28.9.1967,p.9.
(4)OJNoL155,11.7.1972,p.35.(5)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2456/67.
(6)OJNoL262,3.12.1970,p.3.

NoL344/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities14.12.73
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : herebyfixedasshownintheTableannexedtothis
Regulation .
Article1
Article2
ThecorrectiveamountreferredtoinArticle16(4)of
RegulationNo120/67/EECwhichisapplicableto
exportrefundsfixedinadvanceinrespectofcerealsisThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14
December1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof13December1973fixingthecorrectiveamountappli­
cabletotherefundoncereals
fu.a./tonJ
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsCurrent
121st
period
12nd
period
23rd
period
34th
period
45th
period
56th
period
6
Commonwheat,andmes­
lin10.01A
10.01B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05»Durumwheat
Rye
Barley
Oats
Maizeotherthanhybrid
maizeforsowing
10.07CGrainsorghum