3.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL215/7
REGULATION (EEC)No2118/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of2August1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cerealsandinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketthattherefundshouldbefixedatthe
amountsshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(^of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(3)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsontheCommunity
marketontheonehandandpricesforcerealsand
cerealproductsontheworldmarketontheother;
whereasthesamearticleprovidesthatitisalsoimpor­
tanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeoncerealmarketsand,
furthermore ,totakeintoaccounttheeconomicaspect
oftheproposedexportsandtheneedtoavoiddistur­
bancesontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated ;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC;whereas,
furthermore ,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exportedinthe
naturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex
tothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3August
1973.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
Q)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67. (5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2August1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

3.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL215/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof2August1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsand
certaincategoriesofwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
{u.c./t;
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01ACommonwheat(M,andmeslin:
Forexportsto:
—Senegal,Cameroon,Gabon,UpperVolta,IvoryCoastand
Chad 15-50
—Otherthirdcountries
Durumwheat
Rye(')
Barley
Oats10.01B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05B
10.07C
ex11.01AMaize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)
Grainsorghum
Wheatflour(2):
—•oranashcontentof0to520
Forexportsto:
15-00
10-00
exI1.01IV—ZoneI
—Otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof521to600
—ofanashcontentof601to900
—ofanashcontentof901to1100
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900
Ryeflour:
—-ofanashcontentof0to700
—ofanashcontentof701to1150
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600
—ofanashcontentofI601to2000
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950
—■ofanashcontentof951to1300
—ofanashcontentofI301toI500
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal(-):
—ofanashcontentof0to520!1.02A1a
11.02A1b
Forexportsto:
—ZoneI
—Otherthirdcountries15-00
10-00
(')Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandrvewhichhasnorbeen'denaturedpursuanttoArticle7(i;
and(5)ofRegulationNo12067EEC.
TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwhealHour.groatsandmealmanufactured tromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle~and5ofRegulationNo12067EEC.'.
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle IofRegulationNo587
67EECis2u.a.ton.