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REGULATION (EEC)No2012/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of30July1974
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No1132/74as
regardsproductionrefundsonstarches
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1125/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(4);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1132/74(5)of29April1974onproductionrefundsin
thecerealsandricesectors,andinparticularArticle9
thereof;
HavingregardtotheTreatyconcerningtheaccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,andinparticularArticle63(1)ofthe
Act(6)annexedthereto;
WhereasArticle11(1)(c)and(d)ofRegulationNo
120/67/EECprovidesthataproductionrefundisto
begrantedonmaizegroatsandmealforusebythe
brewingindustryinthemanufactureofbeerorbythe
glucoseindustrywherethedirecthydrolysisprocessis
used;whereasthecharacteristics ofsuchproducts
and,inparticular,thequalityandpurityrequirements
whichtheymustsatisfyshouldbespecifiedingreater
detailinordertopreventproductionrefundsfrom
beinggrantedinerrorinrespectofproductswhich
looklikemaizegroatsormealbutwhichareinfact
composedofamixtureofsuchproductsandother
products,thusensuringthatthegrantingofrefundsis
basedonthesamecriteriathroughouttheCommu­
nity;
Whereasitshouldbespecifiedthattheproduction
refundistobepaidtoproducersofstarchfromgroats
andmealorbrokenriceandtoimportersofbroken
ricetobeusedbythestarchorbrewingindustry;
whereasitisdesirablethatthepersonentitledtothe
productionrefundshouldbeabletomakeuseofitat
theearliestpossibledate;whereasthiscanbe
achievedifthebasicproductisplacedunderofficialsupervisionandthecompetentagencypaysthe
productionrefundwithin30daysofthedayonwhich
theapplicationforplacingunderofficialsupervision
isaccepted;whereasitshouldalsobeprovidedthat
thisrefundwill,wherenecessary,beadjustedbyrefer­
encetothethresholdpriceforthebasicproduct
concernedforthemonthduringwhichprocessing
takesplace;
Whereascommonwheatstarchisusuallymanufac­
turedfromcommonwheatflour;whereastheproduc­
tionrefundiscalculatedonthebasisofthequantity
ofcommonwheatrequiredtoproduceagivenquan­
tityofstarch;whereasitisthereforenecessarytolay
downaconversionratefortheexpressionofcommon
wheatflourintermsofcommonwheat;
WhereasitisnecessarytospecifywhichMemberState
isresponsibleforpayingtheproductionrefund;
whereasforreasonsofadministrative facilitythis
shouldbetheMemberStateinwhichthebasic
productisprocessedorintowhichitisimported;
Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates,anyacces­
sioncompensatory amountapplicableshouldbetaken
intoaccountwhenpayingtheproductionrefund;
Whereassufficientproofthatthegroatsandmealor
brokenricehavebeenusedthestarchindustry
concernedcanbefurnishedbydocumentscertifying
thattheproducthasbeensoldtotheindustryinques­
tionandbythecontrolastouse;whereasprovision
shouldbemadeforasystemofadministrative coopera­
tionaffordingadequatesafeguardtohandlecases
wheretheproductinquestionisusedinaMember
StateotherthantheStaterequiredtopaytheproduc­
tionrefund;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatprocessingiscarried
outorthatthebasicproductplacedundersupervision
isusedforthepurposeintended,provisionshouldbe
madeforthepersonentitledtotherefundtolodgea
security;whereassuchsecuritywillbereleasedonly
whenthetraderconcernedhasfulfilledtheobliga­
tionsspecifiedinthisRegulation ;
WhereastheCommission mustbeinformedofthe
methodsofinspectionandanalysisappliedbythe
MemberStatesforpurposesofapplyingthisRegula­
tion;(2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.12.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.24.
(o)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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WhereascertainMemberStatesmightencounterad­
ministrative ortechnicaldifficultiesifthetimelimit
setfortheapplicationofthearrangements provided
forinthisRegulationweretooshort;whereasprovi­
sionshouldthereforebemadeforatransitionalperiod
inwhichprovisionsoperativebeforetheentryinto
forceofthisRegulationmaystillbeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :WhereasthefollowingCommissionRegulationshave
undergonenumerousamendments :
—(EEC)No559/68(x)of6May1968layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegulationNo
367/67/EECfixingproductionrefundsonmaize
groatsandmealandbrokenriceusedinthe
brewingindustry;aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No754/73(2);
—(EEC)No1060/68(3)of24July1968layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegulations
No367/67/EECandNo371/67/EECregarding
productionrefundsonmaizeprocessedintogroats
andmealandonmaizeandcommonwheat
processedintostarchandquellmehl,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No488/73(4);
—(EEC)No2085/68(5)of20December1968on
certaindetailedrulesforgrantingtheproduction
refundonbrokenrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(6);
—(EEC)No1011/70(7)of29May1970oncertain
qualityrequirements formaizegroatsandmeal
usedbytheCommunitybrewingindustry;and
—(EEC)No1796/70(8)of2September1970fixing
thestandardqualitiesofrawmaterialsqualifying
fortheproductionrefundonmanufacture of
maizegroatsandmealintendedforthebrewing
industry;
Wheteasitisdesirableforthesakeofclarityto
combinetheprovisionsofalltheseRegulationsina
singleRegulation ;
WhereasCommission Regulations (EEC)No
1009/73(9)of12April1973adoptinginrespectof
Denmarkspecialmeasuresformaizegroatsandmeal
usedinthemanufacture ofglucoseand(EEC)No
2755/73(l0)of10October1973onthecalculationof
theproductionrefundonmaizegroatsandmealused
inthemanufactureofglucoseinDenmarklaiddown,
inpursuanceofArticle63(1)oftheActofAccession,
transitionalprovisionsinrespectofDenmarkforthe
manufactureofglucosebydirecthydrolysis;whereas
Regulation (EEC)No1132/74establishedthesame
provisionsforthewholeoftheCommunity ;whereas
thoseprovisionsshouldthereforebeincorporated in
thisRegulation ,andRegulations (EEC)No1009/73
and(EEC)No2755/73shouldberepealed;Article1
1.ForthepurposeofthisRegulation ,'groatsand
meal'meansproductsobtainedinthemillingof
maizegrain.Theyaresharp-edged ,granularfragments
ofthegrainkernelandatleast70%areuniformin
size.
Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph3,
groatsandmealmaycontainnoproductsotherthan
thoseobtainedinthenormalmillingprocess,suchas
starch,whetherornotheat-modified ,andsimilar
products.
2.Maizegroatsandmeal:
(a)musthaveafatcontentcalculatedonthedry
matternotexceeding1-3%byweightandaraw
cellulosecontentcalculatedonthedrymatter;not
exceeding0-8%byweight;
(b)mustnotcomprisemorethan30%matterwhich
passesthrougha315-micronmeshsieve;and
(c)mustcompriselessthan5%matterwhichpasses
througha150-micronmeshsieve.
3.TheproductionrefundprovidedforinArticle4
ofRegulation (EEC)No1132/74shallbecalculated
ontheassumptionthatamaximumof180kgof
maizeareusedbythemaizeindustryinmanufac­
turing100kgofmaizegroatsandmealforusebythe
brewingindustryinthemanufactureofbeer.
(')OJNoL106,7.5.1968,p.6.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1973,p.11.
(3)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.38.
4)OJNoL48,21.2.1973,p.12.
(5)OJNoL307,21.12.1968,p.11.Article2
1.TheproductionrefundprovidedforinArticle11
(1)(a),(c)and(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/EECand
inArticle9ofRegulationNo359/67/EECshallbe
paid:(6)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(7)OJNoL117,30.5.1970,p.54.
(8)OJNoL196,3.9.1970,p.10.
(9)OJNoL100,14.4.1973,p.29.
I0)OJNoL284,11.10.1973,p.15.

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(a)toproducersofstarchfromcommonwheator
maize;
(b)toproducersofmaizegroatsandmealforuseby
thebrewingindustryinthemanufactureofbeeror
forthemanufactureofglucosebydirecthydro­
lysis;
(c)toproducersorimportersofbrokenriceforuseby
thestarchindustry,orbythebrewingindustryfor
themanufacture ofbeer,
—providedsuchproducersorimporters,hereinafter
called'personsentitledtotherefund',furnishproof
thatthebasicproductinquestionhasbeenplaced
undersupervisionbythecompetentagenciesofthe
MemberStatesandstatethattheyarepreparedto
supplyonrequestallinformationnecessaryforsuch
supervision .
Brokenriceimportedunprocessedandprocessedin
theCommunityshallbetreatedinthesamewayas
brokenriceproducedintheCommunity .When
commonwheattobeusedfortheproductionofflour
andthenofstarchisplacedunderofficialsupervision ,
aconversionrateof140kgofcommonwheatto100
kgofflourshallbeapplied.
Whencommonwheatflourtobeusedfortheproduc­
tionofstarchisplacedunderofficialsupervision ,a
conversionrateof140kgofcommonwheatto100kg
offlourshallbeapplied.
2.Theproductionrefundshallbepaidbythe
MemberStateonwhoseterritorythecommonwheat
ormaizestarch,themaizegroatsandmealorthe
brokenriceisproducedorintowhoseterritorythe
brokenriceisimported.
3.Itshallbecalculatedbyreferencetothe
thresholdpriceapplicableonthedayonwhichthe
applicationforthebasicproducttobeplacedunder
officalsupervisionwasacceptedandshallbepaid
within30daysfollowingacceptanceofsuchapplica­
tion.
Itshall,wherenecessary,beadjustedaposterioriby
referencetothethresholdpricevalidforonemonth
duringwhichprocessingtakesplace.Theamountof
suchadjustmentshallbe:
(a)paidbythecompetentagencytotheperson
entitledtotherefundifthethresholdpriceforthe
productconcernedvalidforthemonthduring
whichprocessingtakesplaceishigherthanthat
validonthedayonwhichtheapplicationforoffi­
cialsupervisionwasaccepted;or
(b)repaidbythepersonentitledtotherefundtothe
competentagencyifthethresholdpriceforthe
productconcernedvalidforthemonthduring
whichprocessingtakesplaceislowerthanthat
validonthedayonwhichtheapplicationforoffi­
cialsupervisionwasacceptednotmorethan30
daysafterthemonthduringwhichprocessing
takesplace.ForthenewMemberStates,theamounttobetaken
intoconsideration shallbethethresholdpriceofthe
basicproductlesstherelevantaccessioncompensatory
amount.Moreover,forthepurposesoftheadjustment
referredtointheprecedingparagraph,theaccession
compensatory amounttobedeductedfromthe
thresholdpricevalidforthemonthduringwhich
processingtakesplaceshallbethatvalidontheday
onwhichtheapplicationforofficialsupervisionis
accepted.
Article3
Ifthemaizegroatsandmealorthebrokenriceisfor
useinaMemberState:
(a)accountshallbetakenofanyaccessioncompensa­
toryamountapplied;
(b)proofoftheuseofmaizegroatsandmealinthe
brewingorglucoseindustryandofbrokenricein
thestarchorbrewingindustrymaybefurnished
onlybyproductionofthecontrolcopyprovided
forinArticle1oftheRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69.Onthatcopy:
(aa)Sections101,103and104shallbe
completed ;
(bb)Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingas
appropriateandenteringagainstthesecond
indenttherelevantformofthefollowing
endorsements :
—intendedforuseinthe'brewingindustry',
'glucoseindustrybydirecthydrolysis
process,'or'starchindustry'inaccordance
withtheRegulation (EEC)No;
—bestimmtzurVerwendung inder'Braue­
reiindustrie','Glukoseindustrie nach
direktemHydrolyseverfahren 'oder'Stärke­
fabrik'gemäßdenBestimmungen der
Verordnung (EWG)Nr;
—bestelttilanvendelse i'bryggerier','Gluko­
seindustrienefterdirektehydrolyse'eller
'stivelsesindustrie 'ihenholdtilbestem­
melserne iserneiforordning (E0F)
nr ;
—destineal'utilisationen'brasserie',en
'glucoseriesuivantleprocédéd'hydrolyse
directe'ouen'amidonneri',conform­
ementauxdispositionsdurèglement
(CEE)no;
—destinatoalia'fabbricazione dellabirra',
'glucosiesecondoprocessoidrolitico
diretto'o'industriadell'ammido',confor­
mementoallodisposizioni delregola­
mento(CEE)n;
—bestemdvoorverwerkinginde'brouwerij',
'glucose-industrie volgenshydrolyse­
procédé'of'zetmeelfabriek ',overeenkom­
stigdebepalingenvanVerordening (EEG)
nr ;

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(c)thequantityofmaizegroatsandmealactually
usedbythebrewingorglucoseindustryorthe
quantityofbrokenriceactuallyusedbythestarch
orbrewingindustryshallbeenteredintheSection
'Controlastouseand/ordestination'underthe
heading'Remarks'.4.Furthermore ,whereArticle2(3)(b)applies,the
securityshallbereleasedonlyafterrepaymentofthe
amountoftheadjustmentreferredtothereinbythe
personentitledtotherefund.
5.However,where,asaresultofforcemajeure ,the
basicproducthasnotbeenprocessedorusedwithin
theprescribedperiod,thecompetentagencyofthe
MemberStateshall,attherequestoftheperson
entitledtotherefund,decideinthelightofthe
circumstances evokedwhetherthesecurityshouldbe
releasedortheperiodsetforprocessingextended.
Ifthecompetentagencyfindsthatforcemajeure
exists,itsMemberStateshallforthwithnotifythe
Commission ,whichshallinformtheotherMember
States.
Article5
Detailsofthemethodsofinspectionandanalysis
necessaryfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshall
becommunicated byeveryMemberStatetothe
Commissionwithinthreemonthsfollowingtheentry
intoforceofthisRegulation .Anyalterationsmadeto
thosemethodsshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwith .Article4
1.ThegrantingoftherefundreferredtoinArticle
1shallbeconditionalonthelodgingbytheperson
entitledtotherefundofasecurityguaranteeingthe
processingand/oruseofthebasicproduct.
Thesecuritymaytakeformofaguaranteegivenbya
creditinstitutionoranyotheragencymeetingthe
criteriafixedbysuchMemberState.
2.Theamountofthesecurityshallbeequalto
5%oftheproductionrefundrequested .
3.Thesecurityshallnotbereleaseduntilthe
personentitledtotherefundhasfurnishedproofto
theagencyoftheMemberStateresponsiblefor
paymentthatatleast96%ofthequantityofthe
basicproductplacedundersupervisionhasbeen
processednotlaterthan90daysfollowingacceptance
oftheapplicationfortheproducttobeplacedunder
officialsupervision .
Moreover,inrespectofmaizeprocessedintogroats
andmealtobeusedeitherforthemanufacture of
beerorforthemanufactureofglucosebydirecthydro­
lysisandinrespectofbrokenriceforthemanufacture
ofstarchorofbeer,thesecurityshallnotbereleased,
exceptinthecasereferredtoinArticle3,untilthe
personentitledtotherefundhassubmittedtothe
competentauthorityanapplicationtowhichmustbe
appendedacopyofhisinvoiceofsaletoastarch
manufacturing undertaking ,toabrewery,ortoa
glucosemanufacturing undertakingusingdirecthydro­
lysis,statingthequantity,expressedinnetweight,of
themaizegroatsandmealorbrokenricesoldandthe
exactbusinessnameoftheundertakingconcerned .
Inaddition,theMemberStateonwhoseterritorythe
groatsandmealofmaizeorbrokenriceareusedshall
ensure,bymeansofappropriatechecks,thatthe
productconcernedhasbeenusedinbrewing,in
glucosemanufactureorinthemanufacture ofrice
starch.
ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateinques­
tionshall,takingeconomicandindustrialexigencies
intoaccount,stipulatewithinthatperiodtheproduct
inquestionmustbeusedbythebrewing,glucoseor
ricestarchindustry .Article6
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle7(2),Regulations
(EEC)No559/68,No(EEC)1060/68,(EEC)No
2085/68,(EEC)No1011/70,(EEC)No1796/70,
(EEC)No1009/73and(EEC)No2755/73arehereby
repealed.
Article7
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon:
—1August1974forproductscomingunderRegula­
tionNo120/67/EEC;
—1September1974forproductscomingunder
RegulationNo359/67/EEC.
2.However,withoutprejudicetotheamountofthe
productionrefund,MemberStatesmayduringatransi­
tionalperiodlastinguntil31December1974,
continuetoapplytheprovisionsoftheRegulations
referredtoinArticle6.Furthermore ,whereaMember
Stateavailsitselfofsuchoption,theprovisionsofthe
saidRegulations ,otherthanRegulation (EEC)No
1796/70,whichapplytomaizegroatsandmealfor
themanufactureofbeershallapplytomaizegroats
andmealforthemanufactureofglucosebythedirect
hydrolysisprocess.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI