28.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL53/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No440/76
of27February1976
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March1976tocertaincereal
andriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(!),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3058/75(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof,Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarket;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/EEC
of25July1967onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No668/75(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andArticle17(1)ofRegulationNo359/
67/EECprovidesthatthedifferencebetweenquota­
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(6);whereas,forthepurposesofapplyingthe
provisionsofArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72,theamountoftheproductionrefundappli­
cableduringthemonthofexportationshouldbe
takenintoaccount:WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2682/72of12
December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(5),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3058/75,specifiestheproductsfor
whicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeapplied
wheretheseproductsareexportedintheformof
goodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulationNo359/67/EEC
asappropriate ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(1)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.
P)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
(5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13. (6)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1intheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulationNo
359/67/EECrespectively,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation.^Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March
1976tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAto
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72andlistedeitherin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC,exportedArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27February1976fixingtheratesoftherefundsappli­
cablefrom1March1976tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CCTheading
NoDescriptionofproductsRateofrefund
inU.a./100kg
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin(mixedwheatandrye):
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 1-692
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 3-322
10.01BDurumwheat 5-599
10.02 Rye 5-379
10.03 Barley 2-663
10.04 Oats 1-648
10.05BMaizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 2-612
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 3-612
ex10.06ARoundgrainhuskedrice 5-031
Longgrainhuskedrice 10-745
ex10.06BRoundgrainmilledrice 9-796
Longgrainmilledrice 21-682
10.06CBrokenrice:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 1-614
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 2-844
11.01AWheatormesiinflour 4-165
11.01BRyeflour 5-222
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 5-834
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 4-165