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REGULATION (EEC)No1009/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of12April1973
adoptinginrespectofDenmarkspecialmeasuresformaizegroatsandmealusedin
themanufactureofglucose
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,sarytotakeprovisionalmeasurestoenablethe
industrytobenefitfromaproductionrefundunder
thesameconditionsasthoseunderwhichglucose
manufacturers usingthetraditionalmethodbenefit
indirectly;
Whereastheamountofthatrefundshouldbefixed
atalevelwhichwillcreatearealbalancebetween
thetwomanufacturing processes;whereas,inorder
toachievethisandtopreventthefinancialburden
ofthisrefundbecomingexcessive,theMember
Stateconcernedwillhavetotakeallnecessary
measurestomakesurethattheaforesaidrefundis
grantedonlyinrespectofthequantitiesofmaize
groatsandmealactuallyusedbytheindustryin
question;
Whereascriteriaofqualityandpurityshouldbe
laiddownforthemaizegroatsandmealfrom
whichtheglucoseistobeproducedinorderto
avoidinparticulartheirbeingmixedwiththe
remainderofproductsforwhichaproduction
refundhasalreadybeenpaid;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(*)concerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22
January1972,andinparticularArticle63(1)ofthe
Act(2)annexedthereto,hereinaftercalledthe'Act';
WhereasArticle11(1)ofCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC(3)of13June1967onthecommon
organization ofthemarketincereals,aslast
amendedbytheAct,providesforaproduction
refundtobegrantedformaizeusedintheCommu­
nityforthemanufacture ofstarch;whereassince
glucoseistraditionallymadefromstarchitbenefits
indirectlyfromthatrefund;
Whereas,however,amanufacturing process—
knownasthedirecthydrolysisprocess—;susedin
Denmark,bywhichglucoseisobtaineddirectly
frommaizegroatswithoutpassingthroughthe
'starch'stage;whereas,sinceCommunitylegislation
makesnoprovisionforaproductionrefundfor
glucoseassuch,glucoseobtainedbydirecthydro­
lysisstandsinaneconomicallyunfavourableproduc­
tionsituationincomparisonwithglucosemanufac­
turedbythetraditionalmethod;
Whereasthisstateofaffairsresultsinadistortion
ofcompetition betweenglucosemanufacturers
accordingtowhichmanufacturing processthey
use;whereasthisproblemhasbecomeveryacute
sincetheaccessionofDenmarktotheCommunity ,
sinceglucosemanufacturers usingthedirecthydro­
lysisprocessbenefitedfrommeasuresdesignedto
securesuppliesofrawmaterialsatworldmarket
prices;whereasthechangeoverfromthatsystemto
theonelaiddownbythecommonorganizationof
themarketincereals,whichimpliestheabolitionof
such -measures,riskscreatingseriousdifficultiesfor
theindustry;whereas,therefore,itappearsneces­Whereasitisequallynecessarytolaydownwhich
MemberStateshallberesponsibleforpayingthe
refund;whereas,inthatrespectandforreasonsof
alignment,theruleestablished >inCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No559/68(4)of6May1968laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegula­
tionNo367/67/EECfixingproductionrefundson
maizegroatsandmealandbrokenriceusedinthe
brewingindustry,whichstipulatesthattheMember
Stateonwhoseterritorythemaizeisprocessedshall
paytheproductionrefund,shouldbeusedinthe
presentcase;whereas,ifthatMemberStateshould
betheUnitedKingdomorIreland,thecompensa­
toryamountapplicableshouldbetakeninto
accountwhenthatrefundispaid;
WhereastheMemberStatewhicheffectspayment
oftheproductionrefundshouldbecertainthatthe
maizegroatsandmealareactuallyusedinthe
glucosemanufacturing industryemployingthe
directhydrolysisprocess -,whereassuchcertainty
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
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Article3 canbeachievedbytheproductionofdocuments
testifyingtothesaleoftheproducttotheglucose
manufacturing plant;whereas,wherethatMember
StateisnotDenmark,asystemofadministrative
cooperation offeringthenecessaryguarantees
shouldbesetup;
W'hereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
managementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article11.Theproductionrefundonmaizegroatsand
mealforthemanufactureofglucosebythedirect
hydrolysisprocessshallbepaidbytheMember
Statesonwhoseterritorythegroatsandmealare
manufactured ,andifthatMemberStatehasascer­
tainedbychecksthatthemaizegroatsandmeal
haveactuallybeenusedforthemanufacture of
glucosebythedirecthydrolysisprocess.
2.Inordertoreceivepaymentoftherefund,the
maizegroatsproducershallsubmittothecompe­
tentauthorityanapplicationtowhichmustbe
appendedhlisinvoicetotheglucosemanufacturing
plant,oratruecopy,statingthequality,thequan­
tity,expressedinnetweight,ofmaizegroatsand
mealsoldandindicatingtheexactbusinessnameof
theglucosemanufacturing plant.
3.Moreover,ifthemaizegroatsandmealare
manufactured inaMemberStateotherthan
Denmark,proofoftheiruseinthemanufactureof
glucosebythedirecthydrolysisprocessmayonlybe
givenbyproductionofthecontrolcopyreferredto
inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69:
(a)SectionsNos101,103and104onthecontrol
copyshallbecompleted .
(b)SectionNo104shallbecompletedbydeleting
thestatementswhichdonotapplyandadding
underthesecondindentoneofthefollowing
statements :Until31January1974MemberStatesshallgranta
productionrefundonmaizegroatsandmealforthe
manufactureofglucosesubheading17.02BIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(*)inDenmarkbythe
processknownas'directhydrolysis.'
Thisproductionrefundshallbeequal,per100kilo­
grammesofmaizegroatsandmeal,tothediffer­
ence,per100kilogrammes ,betweenthethreshold
priceformaizeless,whereappropriate ,theappli­
cablecompensatory amountand6-8unitsofaccount
multipliedbythecoefficient1-23.
Article2
—destinéàl'utilisationauDanemarkengluco­
serie(procédéd'hydrolysedirecte)confor­
mémentauxdispositionsdurèglement (CEE)
n°1009/73:1.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'groats
andmeal'meansproductsobtainedinthemillingof
maizegrain.Theyaresharpnedged ,granularfrag­
mentsofgrainkernelandatleast70°/oareuniform
insize.
Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph2,
groatsandmealshallcontainnoproductsother
thanthoseobtainedinthenormalmillingprocess—
forinstanceheat—modifiedstarch,quellmehlor
similarproducts.—bestemttilanvendelse iDanmarkigluko­
seindustrien (direktehydrolyse)ihenholdtil
bestemmelserne iforordning (EØF)nr.
1009/73;
2.Maizegroatsandmeal:
—bestimmtzurVerwendung inDänemarkin
derGlukoseindustrie (direkteHydrolyse),
gemäßdenBestimmungen derVerordnung
(EWG)Nr.1009/73;(a)musthaveafatcontentcalculatedonthedry
matternotexceeding1-3°/obyweightanda
rawcellulosecontentcalculatedonthedry­
matternotexceeding0-8°/obyweight,
(b)mustnotcomprisemorethan30°/omatter
whichpassesthrougha315-micronmeshsieve;
and
(c)mustcompriselessthan5°/omatterwhich
passesthrougha150-micronmeshsieve.—destinatoallafabbricazione ,inDanimarca,
delglucosio (processoidroliticodiretto)
conformemente alleidisposizionidelregola­
mento(CEE)n.1009/73;
—bestemdvoorverwerkinginDenemarken in
deglucose-industrie (rechtstreekshydrolyse­
procédé)overeenkomstig debeschikkingen
vanVerordening (EEG)nr.1009/73;
(l)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproducts
fallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIshallbe
subjecttothesametreatmentasproductsfalling
withinsubheading17.02BIF.—intendedforuseinDenmarkintheglucose
industry(directhydrolysisprocess)inaccor­

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dancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No1009/73;
(c)Thequantityofmaizegroatsandmealactually
usedinthemanufacture ofglucoseshallbe
enteredinthesectionreservedforcontrolofthe
useand/ordestinationoftheproduct,underthe
heading'Remarks'.ofmaizegroatsandmealactuallyusedinitsterri­
toryinthemanufactureofglucosebythedirect
hydrolysisprocess.
2.Themethodsofcontrolandanalysiswhich
arenecessaryfortheimplementation ofthisRegula­
tionshallbecommunicated withoutdelaybythat
MemberStatetotheCommission .
Article4 Article5
1.TheMemberStatesconcernedshalltakeall
necessarymeasurestoensurethattherefunds
mentionedinArticle1arelimitedtothequantitiesThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12April1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI