NoL90/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.4.73
REGULATION (EEC)No923/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of5April1973
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
inArticle4ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC;
whereas,furthermore,whentherefundonthese
productsisbeingcalculated,accountmustbetaken
ofthequantitiesofcerealsrequiredfortheir
manufacture ;whereasthesequantitieswerefixedin
RegulationNo162/67/EEC(5),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1607/71(6);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeit
necessarytovarytherefundforcertainproducts
accordingtodestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cerealsandinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketthattherefundshouldbefixedatthe
amountsshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
RegulationareinaccordancewiththeOpinionof
theManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommon
organization ofthemarketincereals,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthefourth
subparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslisted
inArticle1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productsintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/67/
EEC(4)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefundsprovidesthat
whenrefundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetaken
oftheexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithin
regardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcerealsonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cerealsandcerealproductsontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesamearticleprovidesthatit
isalsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthe
naturaldevelopmentofpricesandtradeoncereal
marketsand,furthermore,totakeintoaccountthe
economicaspectoftheproposedexportsandthe
needtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC
definesthespecificcriteriatobetakenintoaccount
whentherefundoncerealsisbeingcalculated;
Whereasthesespecificcriteriaaredefined,asfaras
wheatandryeflour,groatsandmealareconcerned,Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),
(b)and(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,exported
inthenaturalstate,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6April
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5April1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(«)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.(5)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(#)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

6.4.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL90/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof5April1973fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsand
certaincategoriesofwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.a./ton)
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
10.01 A
10.01 B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05 B
10.07 C
ex11.01 A
ex11.01 BCommonwheat(*),andmeslin:
forexportsto:
—Austria,LiechtensteinandSwitzerland
—ZoneV
—otherthirdcountries
Durumwheat
Rye(*)
Barley:
forexportsto:
—Austria,Liechtenstein andSwitzerland
—otherthirdcountries
Oats
Maize(otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing)
Grainsorghum
Wheatflour(l):
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneIa)andZoneVa)excludingNigeria
—ZoneIV
—ZonesVb),VI,VII,Ic)andNigeria
—otherthirdcountries
—■ofanashcontentof521to600
—ofanashcontentof601to900
—ofanashcontentof901to1100:
—■forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandVII
—>otherthirdcountries
—■ofanashcontentof1101to1650
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900
Ryeflour:
—ofanashcontent of0to700
—■ofanashcontent of701to1150
—ofanashcontent of1151to1600
—ofanashcontent of1601to200027-00
35-00
1-00
1-00
35-00
27-00
35-00
100
1-00
1-00
4400
49-00
47-00
38-00
34-25
29-50
36-80
24-80
20-60
15-00
59-00
52-25
39-75
31-00

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(u.a./tonJ
CCTheading
No Descriptionofproducts Refund
11.02Ala
11.02AIhDurumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VI,VIIa)andIc)
—ZonesIa)andVa)
—otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof951to1300:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)
—otherthirdcountries
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500:
—forexportsto:
—ZoneVa)
—otherthirdcountries
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal(2):
—ofanashcontentof0to520:
—forexportsto:
—ZonesVb),VIandIc)
—ZonesIa)andVa)
—otherthirdcountries47-00
44-00
38-00
36-80
30-80
29-15
23-15
47-00
44-00
38-00
(')TherefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatandryewhichhasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)
and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
(!)Therefundisgrantedsolelyinrespectofcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealmanufactured fromcommonwheatwhich
hasnotbeendenaturedpursuanttoArticle7(3)and(5)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
N.B.:ThezonesarethosedefinedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72(OJNoL107,6.5.1972).
TheamountbywhichtherefundmaybeincreasedpursuanttoArticle1ofRegulationNo587/
67/EECis2u.a./ton.