31.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/27
REGULATION (EEC)No854/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30March1973
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No968/68(5)of15July1968onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2196/69(e),pro­
videsthat,whenexportrefundsoncereal-basedcom­
poundfeedingstuffsarebeingfixed,onlythepro­
ductsnormallyusedinthemanufactureofcom­
poundfeedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybefixed
shouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1913/69(7)of29September1969onthegranting
andtheadvancefixingoftheexportrefundon
cereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffsprovidesthat
calculationoftheexportrefundmustbebasedonthe
levyapplicabletomaize;whereasthiscalculation
mustalsotakeaccountofthecerealproductscon­
tent;whereas,therefore,intheinterestofsimplifica­
tion,compoundfeedingstuffsshouldbeplacedin
categoriesandtherefundforeachcategoryshould
befixedonthebasisofaquantityofmaizewhichis
representative oftheusualcerealproductscontent
forthecategoryconcerned;whereas,furthermore,
theamountoftherefundmayalsotakeintoac­
countthesituationonthemarketincerealproducts
otherthanmaize;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,intheoaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
the'officialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EECf1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEcono­
micCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourth
subparagraphofArticle16(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinion.oftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthosepro­
ductswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/67/
EEC(4)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteria
forfixing-theamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetaken
oftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwith
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cerealsandcerealproductsontheother;whereas
thesameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimportantto
ensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentof
pricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingrulesandcriteria
tothepresentsituationonthemarketincereal­
basedcompoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportre­
fundshouldbefixedatanamountwhichwillcover
thedifferencebetweenCommunitypricesandworld
marketprices;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals:(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(8)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(*)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(8)OJNoL166,17.7.1968,p.2.(«)OJNoL279,6.11.1969,p.1.
(7)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.

NoL85/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.73
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulationNo120/67/EECandsubjecttoRegulation (EEC)No968/68areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2 —
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1973.
'ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCTheading
NoSpecial
specification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100kç
(thirdcountries)
23.07BI Preparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredby
Regulation (EEC)No968/68,containingstarch,glucoseorglucose
syrupfallingwithinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05Bormilk
products(fallingwithinheadingsNos04.01,04.02,04.03and04.04
andsubheadings17.02Aand17.05A):
ofamilkpowder(*)contentoflessthan50°/obyweightandof
cerealproducts(2)contentbyweight:
3010 —Exceeding5%butnotexceeding15°/o 0-399
4010 —Exceeding15°/obutnotexceeding30% 0-997
5010 —Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50% ,1-794
6010-—Exceeding50°/obutnotexceeding65°/o 2-392
7010 —Exceeding65% 2-990
(')Ifthepreparationofakindusedinanimalfeedingcontainsskimmed-milkpowderfallingwithinsubheadingNo04.02AIIb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,theamountsfixedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No757/71initsversionnowinforcearechargedattheimportation .
(*)'Cerealproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithinChapter10andheadingsNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheadingNo11.02G)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.