23.5.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/9
REGULATION (EEC)No1280/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of22May1974
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefunds,shouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23May
1974.
(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL140/10 23.5.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22May1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

23.5.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/11
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22May1974fixingtherefundsapplicabletocereals
andwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(m.M./t)
CCTbeading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin 0
10.01BDurumwheat —
10.02 RyeC) 0
10.03 Barley0
10.04 Oats—
10.05BMaize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
e*11.01A"Wheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 0
—ofanashcontentof521to600 0
—ofanashcontentof601to900 0
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 0
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 0
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 0
ex11.01BRyeflourt
—ofanashcontentof0to700 0
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 0
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 0
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 0
11.02AlaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950 —
—ofanashcontentof951to1300 —
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500 —
11.02AlbCommonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 0
(')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulation
No120/67/EEC.
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECis2u.a./ton.