1.9.76 NoL240/17 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2141/76
of31August1976
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(•),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1143/76(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16
(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccount
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuture
trendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheother;
whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimpor­
tanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingrulesandcriteriato
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2743/75of29October1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),
providesthat,whenexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlythe
productsnormallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompoundfeedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybe
fixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandthe
advancefixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs (5),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3116/75(6),providesthatcalculationofthe
exportrefundmustbebasedonthelevyapplicableto
maize;whereasthiscalculationmustalsotake
accountofthecerealproductscontent;whereas,there­
fore,intheinterestofsimplification ,compound
feedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategoriesandthe
refundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthebasis
ofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresentative ofthe
usualcerealproductscontentforthecategory
concerned ;whereas,futhermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsonthe
worldmarket,theneedtoavoiddisturbances onthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally ,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(■)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.60.(5)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
(6)OJNoL309,29.11.1975,p.64.

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toRegulation .(EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation (EEC)No2727/75andsubjectThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCTheading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./metricton
(thirdcountries )
23.07BI Preparations ofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredby
Regulation (EEC)No2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucose
syrupfallingwithinsubheadings17.02Band17.05Bormilk
products(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04
andsubheadings17.02Aand17.05A):
ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50°/obyweightandof
cerealproducts(*)contentbyweight:
3010 —Exceeding5°/obutnotexceeding15·/o 2-96
4010 —Exceeding15°/obutnotexceeding30®/o 7-40
5010 —Exceeding30°/obutnotexceeding50°/o 13-32
6010 —·Exceeding50%butnotexceeding65*/o 17-77
7010 —■Exceeding65% 22-21
*)'Cerealproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading 11.02G)ofth'
CommonCustomsTariff.