29.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL360/53
REGULATION (EEC)No3531/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of28December1973
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January1974tocertaincerealsand
riceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindus­
triesinobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproducts
inquestionontheCommunitymarketandthe
pricesrulingontheworldmarket;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufacturedundersimilarcon­
ditions;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticular
thefirstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph of
Article16(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act(4)annexedtotheTreaty(5)concerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthe
fourthsubparagraphofArticle17(2)thereof;
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECandArticle17(1)ofRegulationNo359/67/
EECprovidesthatthedifferencebetweenquotations
orpricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslisted
inArticle1ofeachofthoseRegulationsandthe
priceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2682/72(6)
of12December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalpro­
ductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds,specifiestheproductsfor
whicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeap­
pliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulationNo120/67/
EECorinAnnexBtoRegulationNo359/67/EEC
asappropriate ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,the
rateoftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72providesthat,whentherateoftherefundis
beingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereappro­
priate,ofproductionrefunds,aidsorothermeasures
havingequivalenteffectapplicableinallMember
StatesinaccordancewiththeRegulationonthecom­
monorganizationofthemarketintheproductin
questiontothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAto
thatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;whereas
aproductionrefundisgrantedinrespectof
softwheat,maizeandbrokenriceunderthecondi­
tionslaiddowninCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC(7)of25July1967fixingproductionrefunds
onstarchesandquellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2273/70(8);whereas,forthepur­
posesofapplyingtheprovisionsofArticle4(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72,theamountofthe
productionrefundapplicableduringthemonthof
exportationshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforCereals,
(»)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(•)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(»)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(<)OINoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(•)O'JNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(«)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.C)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(8)OJNoL246,12.11.1970,p.1.

NoL360/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.12.73
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
January1974tothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No2682/72andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulationNo120/67/EECor
inArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC,ex­
portedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBto
RegulationNo120/67/EECorinAnnexBtoRegula­tionNo359/67/EECrespectively,areherebyfixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthepro­
ductsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28Decem'ber1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1973fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1January1974tocertaincerealsandriceproductsexportedinformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CCTheading
No DescriptionofproductsRateofrefund
inu.a./100kg
10.01ASoftwheat,andmesiin(mixedwheatandrye):
—Otherthanforthemanufactureofstarch
10.01BDurumwheat —
10.02 Rye 0
10.03 Barley —
10.04 Oats —
10.05BMaizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch —
cx10.06ARound-grained huskedrice—
Long-grainedhuskedrice—
ex10.06BRound-grained milledrice—
Long-grainedmilledrice—
10.06CBrokenrice:
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch
11.01AWheatormesiinflour —
11.01BRyeflour 0
11.02Ala)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal—
11.02AIb)Softwheatgroatsandmeal