9.2.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL34/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No242/79
of8February1979
fixingtherefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastoncea
month;whereasitmaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattherefundsshouldbefixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals(l),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1254/78(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraphofArticle16
(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo(EEC)
No2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccount
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuture
trendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheworld
marketontheother;whereasthesamearticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsand,furthermore ,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports
andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,in
Article4ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereas,
furthermore,whentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated,accountmustbetakenofthequanti­
tiesofcerealsrequiredfortheirmanufacture ;whereasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9February
1979.
(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
I2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
MOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78. (5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

9.2.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL34/29
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof8February1979fixingtherefundsoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
10.01ACommonwheatandmeslin:
—forexportsto:I
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 6500
—thePeople'sRepublicofChina
—ZonesI,II,III,IV,V,VIandVIIa)andb)8000
0
—otherthirdcountries 74-00
10.01BDurumwheat 0
10.02 Rye:
—forexportsto:I
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 7000
—otherthirdcountries 80-00
10.03 Barley:l
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 70-00
—ZonesI,II,III,IV,VandVI 0
—otherthirdcountries 8000
10.04 Oats 60-00
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:I
—ofanashcontentof0to520 114-00
—ofanashcontentof521to600 114-00
—ofanashcontentof601to900 104-00
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 104-00
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 94-00
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 94-00
ex11.01BRyeflour:I
—ofanashcontentof0to700 103-00
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 103-00
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 103-00
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 103-00
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:l
—ofanashcontentof0to950 180-00
—ofanashcontentof951to1300 180-00
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500 180-00
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:l
—ofanashcontentof0to520 114-00
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation (EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977).