20.12.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL341/19
REGULATION (EEC)No3197/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of19December 1974
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(5),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(*);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastoncea
month;whereasitmaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefunds,shouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(3)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1997/74(4),providesthatwhen
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 ;whereasHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exportedinthe
naturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex
tothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20
December1974.(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67. (5)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(6)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16. (4)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.3.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

20.12.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL34121
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof19December1974fixingtherefundsapplicabletocereals
andwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
(u.M./t!
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwhearandmesiin
10.01BDurumwheat —
10.02 Rye(')—
10.03 Barley—
10.04 Oats__
10.05BMaize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520—
—ofanashcontentof521to600—
—ofanashcontentof601to900—
—ofanashcontentof901to1100—
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650—
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900—
cx11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700—
—ofanashcontentof701to1150—
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600—
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000—
U.02AIaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950 —
—ofanashcontentof951to1300 —
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500 —
11.02AIbCommonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520
(')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegu­
lationNo120/67/ECC.
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587.'
67/EECis2u.a./ton.
N.B.Ifnoamountisfixedfortherefund,thecorrectiveamountforsuchrefundisnotfixed.