1.6.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL147/25
REGULATION (EEC)No1357/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of31May1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act(4)anriexedtotheTreaty(5)ontheAccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourthsub­
paragraphofArticle17(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
andArticle17ofRegulationNo359/67/EECprovide
thatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorpriceson
theworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
ofthoseRegulationsandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(6)of21June1967andArticle2ofCouncil
RegulationNo366/67/EEC(7)of25July1967laying
downgeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
cerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds,asamendedbyRegulation
No1019/67/EEC(s),providethatwhenrefundsare
beingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexistingsitu­
ationandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesand
availabilities ofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,riceandbrokenriceontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesameArticlesprovidethatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
development ofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports,andthe
needtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommunity
market;
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1052/68(9)of23July1968ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
rice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
881/73(10),definesthespecificcriteriatobetaken
intoaccountwhentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No1052/68,particularaccount
shouldbetakenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasic
productsusedtocalculatethevariablecomponentof
thelevy;whereas,therefore,asislaiddownforthe
determination ofthevariablecomponent ,account
shouldbetakenoftheaverageoftheleviesonthe
basicproductsconcernedduringarepresentative
period,namelythefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthemonthofexportation ;whereasthis
averageshouldbeadjustedforthethresholdpricefor
thesebasicproductswhichwillbeinforceduringthe
monthofexportation ;whereasArticle8ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1052/68andArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1077/68C1),amendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2764/71(l2),providethattheamountofthe
exportrefundshould,forcertainproducts,bereduced
byanamountequaltotheproductionrefundgranted
inrespectofthebasicproduct;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
productsprocessedfromcerealsandricethatthe
exportrefundshouldbefixedatanamountwhich
willcoverthedifferencebetweenCommunityprices
andworldmarketprices;
Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterials
usedtodeterminethevariablecomponentofthe
levy;whereasthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedfor
certainprocessedproductsmayvaryaccordingtothe
enduseoftheproduct;whereas,dependingonthe
manufacturing processused,productsotherthanthe
mainproductareobtained,thequantityandvalueof
whichmayvarywiththenatureandqualityofthe
mainproductsbeingmanufactured ;whereascumula­
tionoftherefundsonthevariousproductsmanufac­(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(-)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(->)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(■»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(5)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(b)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.OOJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(10)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.
(")OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.
(11)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.OOJNo174,31.7.1967,p.34.
(s)OJNo311,21.12.1967,p.13.

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turedbyasingleprocessfromthesamebasicproduct
maymakeitpossible,incertaincases,toexportto
thirdcountriesatpriceswhicharelowerthanworld
marketprices;whereastherefundoncertainproducts
shouldthereforebelimitedtoanamountwhich,
whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,willensure
thattheaimsofthecommonorganization ofthe
marketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasis
oftheash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatand
starchcontentoftheindividualproductconcerned,
thiscontentbeingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthe
quantityofbasicproductactuallyincorporatedinthe
processedproduct;
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspect
ofpotentialexportsandinparticularthenatureand
originoftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproducts
processedfromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommu­
nityparticipationinworldtrademakesitunnecessary
tofixanexportrefundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2806/71(')laysdown
additionalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsforcertain
productsprocessedfromcerealsandrice;Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/EECandinArticle1(1)
(c)ofRegulationNo359/67/EECandsubjecttoRegu­
lation(EEC)No1052/68areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.9.

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ANNEX
Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100k;
(thirdcountries)
11.01C(I) Barleyflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9®/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/oweight0-333
11.01C(II)BarleyflournotincludedunderNo11.01C(I) 0-22Ó
11.01D(I)Oatflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2·3β/οby
weight,ofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-8°/oby
weight,ofamoisturecontentnotexceeding11%andofwhichthePeroxydase
isvirtuallyinactivated1-210
11.01D(II)OatflournotincludedunderNo11.01D(I)0-685
11.01E(I) Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1*3*/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8°/obyweight0-750
11.01E(II)Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%butnot
exceeding1-7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1°/obyweight0-643
11.01E(III)MaizeflournotincludedunderNo11.01E(I)and(II) 0-466
11.01F Riceflour—
11.01H Milletflour 1-192
11.02AHI(a)Barleygroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/obyweight0-344
11.02AIII(b)BarleygroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIII(a) 0-226
11.02AIV(a)Oatgroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
2-3%byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisturecon­
tentnotexceeding11°/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated1-210
11.02AIV(b)OatgroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIV(a) 0-685
11.02AV(a)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/obyweightandacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-6°/obyweight(*)0-965
11.02AV(b)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1-3°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-8°/obyweight(')0-750
11.02AV(c)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding
1·3%>byweightbutnotexceeding1*7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,
referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1·0°/οweighti1)0-643
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal—
11.02BIa)1(aa)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9%byweight(')0-333
11.02BIa)1(bb)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barleynotincludedunderNo11.02BIa)1(aa)(') 0-226
11.02BIa)2(aa)Clippedoats—
11.02BIa)2bb)(11)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3%byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-5°/o,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding 11%>andofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtually
inactivated(')1-210
11.02BIa)2bb)(22)|Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,notincludedunderNo11.02BIa)2bb)(U)f)0-685

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100kç
(thirdcountries)
11.02BIb)1(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9°/obyweight('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)0-333
11.02BIb)1(bb)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,notincludedunderNo11.02BIb)1(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(*)0-226
11.02BIb)2(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3°/oweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11°/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)1-142
11.02BIb)2(bb)HulledandslicedorkibbledoatsnotincludedunderNo11.02BIb)2(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(*)0-685
11.02BIIa)(1)Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,notslicedorkibbled(*) 0-522
11.02CIII(a)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1*/oby
weight(withouttalc)—1stcategory(s)0-444
11.02CIII(b)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1e/oby
weight(withouttalc)—2ndcategory(s)0-355
11.02CIV Pearledoats(s) 0-685
11.02DII Ryenototherwiseworkedthankibbled 0
11.02EIb)1(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1®/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/obyweight0-333
11.02EIb)1(bb)Flakedbarleynotincludedunder11.02EIb)1(aa) 0-226
11.02EIb)2(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3®/oby
weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%>,ofamoisturecontentnotexceeding12%andofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated1-344
11.02EIb)2(bb)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3%by
weight,ofategumentcontentexceeding0-1°/obutnotexceeding1-5°/o,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding12%>andofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtually
inactivated1-075
11.02EIb)2(cc)FlakedoatsnotincludedunderNos11.02EIb)2(aa)and11.02EIb)2(bb) 0-685
ex11.02EIIc)(1)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-7°/obyweight0-858
ex11.02EIIc)(2)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1·3°/οby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0·8°/obyweight0-697
ex11.02EIIc)(3)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3°/obutnot
exceeding1*7°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1°/oweight0-590
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice —
11.02FIII Barleypellets 0
11.02FIV Oatpellets —
11.02FV Maizepellets —
11.02GI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground 0-128
11.02GII Germofcerealsotherthanwheat,whole,rolled,flakedorground 0-134
11.07A11)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour —

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100k;
(thirdcountnet!
11.07Alb)Unroastcdmalt,obtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheformofflour
11.07AIIa)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour —
11.07Allb)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheform
offlour—
11.07B Roastedmalt —
11.08AI Maizestarch —
11.08AIII Wheatstarch —
11.08AIV Potatostarch —
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheat,orpotatostarch —
11.09A Driedwheatgluten,ofaproteincontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
82%byweight(NX6·25)—
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthedrystate,99%>ormorebyweight
ofthepureproduct,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*)—
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,inthedrystate,99°/oormoreby
weightofthepureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheformofwhitecrystalline
powder,whetherornotagglomerated (4)~
17.05BI Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whether
ornotagglomerated—
17.05BII Flavouredorcolouredglucoseandglucosesyrup,otherthanintheformofwhite
crystallinepowder,whetherornotagglomerated—
23.02AIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorriceofastarchcontentnotexceeding35%byweight0-102
23.02AIb)1
23.02AIb)2Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35°/obutnotexceeding45°/oby
weight,andhavingundergoneadenaturingprocess
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35%byweight,andnothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orofastarchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight
andhavingundergonedenaturingprocess0-102
0-102
23.02AIIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworking
ofmaizeorrice,ofastarchcontentnotexceeding28%byweightandof
whichthepercentagewhichpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof0·2mm
doesnotexceed10%byweightorofwhichthesiftedproducthasanash
content,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding1-5°/obyweight0-102
23.02AIIb)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
cerealsotherthanmaizeorrice,notincludedunderNo23.02AIIa)0-102
23.03AI Residuesfromthemanufactureofstarchfrommaize(excludingconcentrated
steepingliquors),ofaproteincontent,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding
63%byweight(NX6-25)
(»)Theexportrefundispaidinrespectofmaize,groatsandmeal:
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding30•/•passesthroughasievewithanapertureof315microns,
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding5'/iofproductpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof150microns.
(•)'Hulledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.t.iWI,
p.46).
(•)'Pearledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.tf.IMS.
p.46).
(4)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EECtheproductfallingwithinsubheading17.02BIenjoysthesameexportrefundastheproductfalling
withinsubheading17.02BU.