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7.8.68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL195/1
REGULATION (EEC)No1180/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of5August1968
amendingRegulationNo633/67/EECasregardstheadvancefixingoftheexportrefund
oncerealsincasesofforcemajeureandondenaturedcommonwheat
ofexport,orinthelastmonthofvalidityofthe
licence,areappliedtothequantitiesofcerealswhich
shouldhavebeenexportedduringtheperiodaffected
bythecaseofforcemajeure,whereasitisnecssary
tochangethatsituationbyapplyingtosuch
quantitiesthecorrectiveamountwhichhadbeen
fixedinadvanceforthemonthduringwhichthe
exportwasenvisaged;
"WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulationNo172/67/
EEC6of27June1967ongeneralrulesgoverningthe
denaturingofwheatandryeofbread-making
qualityprovidesthattheexportrefundondenatured
commonwheatmustbecalculatedonthebasisof
theexportrefundonbarley;whereasitisnecessary
thereforetoprovidethattheadjustmenttobemade
totherefundondenaturedcommonwheatpursuant
tothefirstsubparagraph ofArticle16(4)ofRegu­
lationNo120/67/EECisthatresultingfromthe
variationinthethresholdpriceforbarley;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketincereals,andinparticularArticle
16(6)thereof;
WhereasArticle16ofthatRegulationprovidesthat,
inthecaseofadvancefixingoftherefund,this
mustbeadjustedforthethresholdpriceinforce
duringthemonthofexportationandthatacorrec­
tiveamountshallapplytoit;
WhereasCommissionRegulationNo633/67/EEC2
of27September1967ontheadvancefixingofthe
exportrefundoncereals,asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No427/683laysdowndetailedrulesforcal­
culatingthecorrectiveamountfortherefundfixed
inadvance;
Whereasowingtocertaincasesofforcemajeure
envisagedinCommissionRegulationNo473/67/
EEC4of21August1967onimportandexport
licencesforcereals,processedcerealproducts,rice,
brokenriceandprocessedriceproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1127/68,5cereals
forwhichtheexportrefundhasbeenfixedin
advancecannotbeexportedwithinthetimelimit
envisagedintheexporter'sexportprogrammebefore
thecaseofforcemajeurearose;whereasthecereals
cannotthereforebeexporteduntilthedisappearance
ofthecircumstances causedbythecaseofforce
majeure,thuspossiblycausingtheexportercon­
siderabledamageforwhichheisnotresponsibleif
thecorrectiveamountsoperativeintheactualmonthHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingArticle2ashallbeinsertedinRegu­
lationNo633/67/EEC:
'Article2a
1.Ifexportationtakesplaceduringtheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicenceorduringtheextension
thereof,butasaresultofoneofthecasesof
forcemajeurespecifiedinArticle9(2)ofRegu­
lationNo473/67/EEC,oritsconsequences ,ithas
beenmadeimpossibleduringthemonthenvis­
agedbytheexporter,thecorrectiveamount
applicabletothequantitiesofcerealsconcerned
shallwhereappropriate,bywayofderogation1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2OJNo233,28.9.1967,p.9.
3OJNoL488,9.4.1968,p.12.
4OJNo204,24.8.1967,p.16.
5OJNoL187,31.7.1968,p.8. 6OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2602/67.

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'Article2b
Wheretheexportrefundondenaturedcommon
wheatisfixedinadvance,theadjustment
providedforinthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle
16(4)ofRegulationNo120/67/EECshallbe
madeonthebasisofthethresholdpricefor
barleyrulingduringthemonthofexportofthe
denaturedcommonwheat.'fromArticle10(3)ofthatRegulation,bethat
whichhadbeenfixedinadvanceforthemonth
duringwhichtheexportshouldhavetaken
place.
2.Theprovisionsofparagraph 1shallapply
onlyiftheexportercanfurnishproofthatthe
exportshouldactuallyhavebeencarriedout
duringthemonthinwhichthecaseofforce
majeureoritsconsequences madeitimpossible .
3.MemberStatesshallforthwithnotifythe
Commissionofanyapplicationoftheprovisions
ofthisArticle.'Article3
Article2ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Article1shallapplyto
exportswhicharesubjecttolicencesissuedonor
after1January1968.Article2shallapplyfrom26
July1968.ThefollowingArticle2bshallinsertedinRegu­
lationNo633./67/EEC;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5August1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY