NoL340/50 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.12.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2923/77
of27December 1977
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January1978tocertaincereal
andriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1386/77(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16
(2)thereof,Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(3),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1158/77(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76providesthatthedifferencebetweenquota­
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(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2139/77(8);whereas,forthepurposesofapplyingthe
provisionsofArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72,theamountoftheproductionrefundappli­
cableduringthemonthofexportationshouldbe
takenintoaccount;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2682/72of12
December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3138/76(6),specifiesthe
productsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedinthe
formofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76asappropriate ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL158,29.6.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.13.
(5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13. (7)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.
(8)OJNoL249,30.9.1977,p.1. (6)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.

29.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL340/51
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January
1978tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAto
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72andlistedeitherin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75orin
Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76,exportedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBto
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegu­
lation(EEC)No1418/76respectively ,areherebyfixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1977.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27December1977fixingtheratesoftherefundsappli­
cablefrom1January1978tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformof
goodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(U.it.j100kil)
CCTheading
NoDescriptionofproductsRateoírefund
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin(mixedwheatandrye):
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 6-189
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 7-756
10.01BDurumwheat 11-514
10.02 Rye 6097
10.03 Barley 6-733
10.04 Oats 5-578
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 5-600
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 6-570
10.06AllRoundgrainhuskedrice 4-720
Longgrainhuskedrice 7-947
10.06BIIRoundgrainwhollymilledrice 6090
Longgrainwhollymilledrice11-517
10.06CBrokenrice:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 4-793
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 6-194
11.01AWheatormesiinflour 9-759
11.01BRyeflour 9-569
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 17-847
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 9-759