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REGULATION (EEC)No969/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of15July1968
amendingRegulationNo120/67/EEConthecommonorganisationofthemarketincereals
CustomsTariffonlyprepareddehydratedsoupsand
broths;whereas,consequently,exportsofsoupsand
brothsinliquidformdonotqualifyfortherefund,
althoughsuchexclusionisnotjustifiedoneconomic
grounds;
WhereasinArticle4(1)(b)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No643/683of29May1968amendingRegu­
lationNo120/67/EEConthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketincereals,inparticularasregardsthe
specialmeasureslaiddownforItaly,anerroroc­
curredinthedraftingofthattextwithregardtothe
productionrefundforpotatostarch;whereasthe
textshouldthereforebecorrected;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 1;
WhereasArticle16(4)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EEC?providesthattherefundfixedinadvance
shouldbeadjustedbyacorrectiveamounttheob­
jectofwhich,asforthepremiumrelatingtothelevy
fixedinadvance,istotakeaccountofconditions
onfuturemarkets;whereasitfollowsthatthecor­
rectiveamountshouldbefixedatthesametimeand
inthesamewayasthepremium;whereasinaccor­
dancewithArticle15(5)ofRegulationNo
120/67/EECthescaleofpremiumsisfixedbythe
Commission ;whereasthesamefactorsareusedto
calculatethecorrectiveamount;whereas,therefore,
thecorrectiveamountshouldalsobefixedbythe
Commission ;whereas,however,giventheeffectof
thecorrectiveamountontheamountoftherefund,
provisionshouldbemadeforfixingthecorrective
amountatthesametimeandinaccordancewiththe
sameprocedureastherefund;
Whereasfortheexportofcerealsasystemofad­
vancefixingoftherefundhasbeenintroduced;
whereasprovisionwasmadeforthissystemtoapply
toproductsprocessedfromcerealslistedinArticle
1(c)and(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC;whereas
thisprovisionshouldbeextendedtoexportersof
productswhicharelistedinArticle1ofthatRegula­
tionandwhichtaketheformofgoodslistedin
AnnexBtothatRegulationandnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty;
WhereasAnnexBtoRegulationNo120/67/EEC
includesunderheadingNoex21.05oftheCommonThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthelast
sentenceofthefirstsubparagraphofArticle16(4)of
RegulationNo120/67/EEC:
'Inthatcaseacorrectiveamount,fixedbythe
Commissionatthesametimeasthepremium
providedforbyArticle15(2),shallbeappliedto
therefund.
However,ontheperiodicfixingoftherefund,
thecorrectiveamountshallbefixedatthesame
timeastherefundandinaccordancewiththe
sameprocedure.'
Article2
Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle16(4)ofRegulationNo
120/67/EEC:
'Theprovisionsoftheprecedingsubparagraph
maybeapplied,inwholeorinpart,toanyof
theproductslistedinArticle1(c)and(d)and
toArticle1productsexportedintheformof
goodslistedinAnnexB.'
1OJNoC66,2.7.1968,p.40. 3OJNoL122,30.5.1968,p.1.
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Article3 asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No643/68the
words'usedintheCommunity'shallbedeleted.InAnnexBtoRegulationNo120/67/EEC,inheading
Noex21.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,the
words'inliquid,solidorpowderform'shallbe
substitutedfortheword'dehydrated'inthecolumn
'Descriptionofgoods'.Article5
Article4ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities . InArticle11(1)(b)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1968.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SEDATI