NoL85/60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.73
REGULATION (EEC)No869/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30March1973
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1April1973tocertaincerealandrice
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindus­
triesinobtainingsuppliesoft?hebasicproducts
inquestionontheCommunitymarketandthe
pricesrulingontheworldmarket;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilarcon­
ditions;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,and
inparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourthsub­
paragraphofArticle16(2)thereof;
Havingregard'toCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC(4)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)
thereof;
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECandArticle17(1)ofRegulationNo359/67/
EECprovidesthatthedifferencebetweenquotations
orpricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslisted
inArticle1ofeachofthoseRegulationsandthe
priceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2682/72(5)
of12December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalpro­
ductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds,specifiestheproductsfor
whicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeap­
pliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulationNo120/67/
EECorinAnnexBtoRegulationNo359/67/EEC
asappropriate ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,the
rateoftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth:WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72providesthat,whentherateof(therefundis
beingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereappro­
priate,ofproductionrefunds,aidsorothermeasures
havingequivalenteffectapplicableinallMember
StatesinaccordancewiththeRegulationonthecom­
monorganizationofthemarketintheproductin
questiontothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAto
thatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;whereas *
aproductionrefundisgrantedinrespectofcom­
monwheat,maizeandbrokenriceunderthecondi­
tionslaiddowninCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC(6)of25July1967fixingproductionrefunds
onstarchesandquellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2273/70(7);whereas,forthepur­
posesofapplyingtheprovisionsofArticle4(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72,theamountofthe
productionrefundapplicableduringthemonthof
exportationshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforCereals;
(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(8)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1. (6)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13. (7)OJNoL246,12.11.1970,p.1.

31.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/61
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
April1973tothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No2682/72andlisted
eitherinArticle1ofRegulationNo120/67/EECor
inArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC,ex­
portedin-theformofgoodslistedinAnnexBto
RegulationNo120/67/EECorinAnnexBtoRegula­tionNo359/67/EECrespectively,areherebyfixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noiratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthepro­
ductsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30March1973fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1April1973tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CCTheading
No DescriptionofproductsRateofrefund
inu.a./100kg
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin:
—Otherthanforthemanufactureofstarch 4-846
10.01BDurumwheat 4-362
10.02 Rye 3-932
10.03 Barley 3-123
10.04 Oats 2-019
10.05BMaizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Formanufacture ofstarch 0-237
—Otherthanforthemanufactureofstarch 3-987
ex10.06ARound-grained huskedrice—
Long-grainedhuskedrice—
ex10.06BRound-grained milledrice 1-457
Long-grainedmilledrice 1-946
10.06CBrokenrice:
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch —
11.01AWheatormesiinflour 6-129
11.01BRyeflour 6-542
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 7-657
11.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 6-129