28.2.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No400/78
of27February1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March1978tocertaincereal
andriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(1),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2560/77(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraphofArticle16
(2)thereof,Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(3),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1158/77(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76providesthatthedifferencebetweenquota­
tionsofpricesontheworldmarketfortheproducts
listedinArticle1ofeachofthoseRegulationsand
thepriceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereappropriate,of
productionrefunds,aidsorothermeasureshaving
equivalenteffectapplicableinallMemberStatesin
accordancewiththeRegulationonthecommon
organizationofthemarketintheproductinquestion
tothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAtothatRegula­
tionortoassimilatedproducts;whereasaproduction
refundisgrantedinrespectofcommonwheat,maize
andbrokenriceundertheconditionslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2742/75of29October
1975onproductionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sectors(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2560/77;whereas,forthepurposesofapplyingthe
provisionsofArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72,theamountoftheproductionrefundappli­
cableduringthemonthofexportationshouldbe
takenintoaccount;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2682/72of12
December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No152/78(6),specifiestheproducts
forwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobe
appliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76asappropriate ;
(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.13.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
(5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
(<>)OJNoL23,28.1.1978,p.1. OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.

NoL58/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.2.78
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theratesof.therefundsapplicablefrom1March
1978tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAto
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72andlistedeitherin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76,exportedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBto
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegu­
lation(EEC)No1418/76respectively ,areherebyfixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27February1978fixingtheratesoftherefundsappli­
cablefrom1March1978tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a./100kg)
CCTheading
NoDescription Rateofrefund
10.01ACommonwheat,andmeslin(mixedwheatandrye):
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 6.543
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 8.075
10.01BDurumwheat 11.691
10.02 Rye 6.952
10.03 Barley 7.312
10.04 Oats 6.700
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 6.091
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 7-012
10.06AIIRoundgrainhuskedrice 6-504
Longgrainhuskedrice .7.766
10.06BIIRoundgrainwhollymilledrice 8.392
Longgrainwhollymilledrice 11-255
10.06CBrokenrice:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 4-870
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 6.263
11.01AWheatormeslinflour 10.149
11.01BRyeflour 10.791