23.11.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL322/13
REGULATION (EEC)No3163/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of22November 1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2*25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cerealsandinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketthattherefundshouldbefixedatthe
amountsshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(3)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheworldmarketontheother;
whereasthesamearticleprovidesthatitisalsoimpor­
tanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeoncerealmarketsand,
furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspect
oftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoiddistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC;whereas,
furthermore ,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exportedinthe
naturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex
tothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23
November1973.
(MOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8. (4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67. (5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22November1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

23.11.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL322/15
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22November1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocereals
andcertaincategoriesofwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.a./t)
CCTbeading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwheat(*),andmeslin
10.01BDurumwheat
10.02 Rye(') 0
10.03 Barley
Forexportsto:
—Austria,LiechtensteinandSwitzerland 0
—Otherthirdcountries 5-00
10.04 Oats
10.05BMaize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)
10.07CGrainsorghum
ex11.01AWheatflour(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520
—ofanashcontentof521to600
—ofanashcontentof601to900
—ofanashcontentof901to1100
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentofO1to700 0
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 0
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 0
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 0
11.02AlaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950
—ofanashcontentof951to1300
—ofanashcontentof'1301to1500
11.02AlbCommonwheatgroatsandmeal(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520
(')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
(')Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealmanufactured fromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECis2u.a./ton.