28.9.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL271/7
REGULATION (EEC)No2617/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of27September1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraphofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;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;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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28
September1973.
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28..S.1973,p.8. (*)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
P)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67. (5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL271/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.9.73
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27September1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

28.9.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL271/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27September1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocereals
andcertaincategoriesofwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.c./t)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01 A
10.01 B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05 II
10.07 C
?x11.01 A
•MI1.01It
I1.02AI.i
II.02AlbCommonwheat('),andmeslin
Durumwheat
RyeH
Barley
Oats
Maize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)
Grainsorghum
Wheatflour(2):
—•ofanashcontentof0to520
—ofanashcontentof521to600
—■ofanashcontentof601to900
—ofanashcontentof901to1100
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650
—■ofanashcontentof1651to1900
Ryeflour:
—ofanashcontent of0to700
—ofanashcontent of701to1150
—ofanashcontent of1151to1600
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950
—ofanashcontentof951to1300
—•ofanashcontentof1301to1500
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to5200
(')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(.1)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
(')Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealmanufactured fromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECis2u.a./ton.