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REGULATION (EEC)No3240/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of23December 1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1052/68(9)of23July1968ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
rice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
881/73(10),definesthespecificcriteriatobetaken
intoaccountwhentherefundontheseproductsis
beingcalculated ;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No1052/68,particularaccount
shouldbetakenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasic
productsusedtocalculatethevariablecomponentof
thelevy;whereas,therefore,asislaiddownforthe
determination ofthevariablecomponent ,account
shouldbetakenoftheaverageoftheleviesonthe
basicproductsconcernedduringarepresentative
period,namelythefirst25daysofthemonth
precedingthemonthofexportation ;whereasthis
averageshouldbeadjustedforthethresholdpricefor
thesebasicproductswhichwillbeinforceduringthe
monthofexportation ;whereasArticle8ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1052/68andArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1077/68(u),amendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2764/71(12),providethattheamountofthe
exportrefundshould,forcertainproducts,bereduced
byanamountequaltotheproductionrefundgranted
inrespectofthebasicproduct;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(!)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
andArticle17ofRegulationNo359/67/EECprovide
thatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorpriceson
theworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
ofthoseRegulationsandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(5)of21June1967,asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1997/74(6),andArticle2ofCouncil
RegulationNo366/67/EEC(7)of25July1967laying
downgeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
cerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds,asamendedbyRegulation
No1019/67/EEC(8),providethatwhenrefundsare
beingfixedaccountmustbetakenoftheexistingsitu­
ationandthefuturetrendwithregardtopricesand
availabilities ofcereals,riceandbrokenriceonthe
Communitymarketontheonehandandpricesfor
cereals,riceandbrokenriceontheworldmarketon
theother;whereasthesameArticlesprovidethatitis
alsoimportanttoensureequilibriumandthenatural
development ofpricesandtradeonthemarketsin
cerealsandriceand,furthermore ,totakeintoaccount
theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports,andthe
needtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommunity
market;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
productsprocessedfromcerealsandricethatthe
exportrefundshouldbefixedatanamountwhich
willcoverthedifferencebetweenCommunityprices
andworldmarketprices;
Whereaswhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccount
shouldbetakenofthequantitiesofrawmaterials
usedtodeterminethevariablecomponentofthe
levy;whereasthequantitiesofrawmaterialsusedfor
certainprocessedproductsmayvaryaccordingtothe
enduseoftheproduct;whereas,dependingonthe
manufacturing processused,productsotherthanthe
mainproductareobtained,thequantityandvalueof
whichmayvarywiththenatureandqualityofthe
mainproductsbeingmanufactured ;whereascumula­
tionoftherefundsonthevariousproductsmanufac­
turedbyasingleprocessfromthesamebasicproduct(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(6)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.3.OOJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(10)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.
(")OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.
12)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.(7)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.34.
(8)OJNo311,21.12.1967,p.13.

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—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,maymakeitpossible,incertaincases,toexportto
thirdcountriesatpriceswhicharelowerthanworld
marketprices;whereastherefundoncertainproducts
shouldthereforebelimitedtoanamountwhich,
whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,willensure
thattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasis
oftheash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatand
starchcontentoftheindividualproductconcerned,
thiscontentbeingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthe
quantityofbasicproductactuallyincorporatedinthe
processedproduct;
Whereasthereisnoneedatpresenttofixanexport
refundformanioc,othertropicalrootsandtubersor
floursobtainedtherefrom,giventheeconomicaspect
ofpotentialexportsandinparticularthenatureand
originoftheseproducts;whereas,forcertainproducts
processedfromcereals,theinsignificance ofCommu­
nityparticipationinworldtrademakesitunnecessary
tofixanexportrefundatthepresenttime;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2806/71(')laysdown
additionalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsforcertain
productsprocessedfromcerealsandrice;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/EECandinArticle1(1)
(c)ofRegulationNo359/67/EECandsubjecttoRegu­
lation(EEC)No1052/68areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL284,2K.12.1971,p.9.

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ANNEX
Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./lOOkg
;thirdcountries)
11.01C(I) Barleyflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9°/oby—
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%weight
11.01C(II)BarleyflournotincludedunderNo11.01C(I) —
11.01D(I)Oatflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3°/oby—
weight,ofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-8°/oby
weight,ofamoisturecontentnotexceeding11°/oandofwhichtheperoxydase
isvirtuallyinactivated
11.01D(II)OatflournotincludedunderNo11.01D(I)
11.01E(I) Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3%by—
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8°/obyweight
11.01E(II)Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3°/obutnot—
exceeding1-7°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1°/obyweight
11.01E(III)MaizeflournotincludedunderNo11.01E(I)and(II)
11.01F Riceflour
11.01H Milletflour
11.02AIII(a)Barleygroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-9%byweight
11.02AIII(b)BarleygroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIII(a)"
11.02AIV(a)Oatgroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
2-3°/obyweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
11.02AIV(b)OatgroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIV(a)
11.02AV(a)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding .
0-9%byweightandacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-6%byweight(*)
11.02AV(b)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1-3°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-8°/obyweight0)
11.02AV(c)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding
1-3%byweightbutnotexceeding1-7°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,
referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-0°/oweight(*)
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal —
11.02BIa)1(aa)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not—
exceeding1%>byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9%byweight(2)
11.02BIa)1(bb)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barleynotincludedunderNo11.02BIa)1(aa)(2) —
11.02BIa)2(aa)Clippedoats —
11.02BIa)2bb)(11)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not—
exceeding2-3°/obyweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-5%>ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding11%>andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtually
inactivated (2)
11.02BIa)2bb)(22)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,notincludedunderNo11.02BIa)2bb)(11)(*)—

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
u.a./100kg
(thirdcountries)
11.02BIb)1(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9°/obyweight('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)—
11.02BIb)1(bb)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,notincludedunderNo11.02BIb)1(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)—
11.02Blb)2(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledoats,ofanashcontent,referredtJ1drymatter,not
exceeding2-3%weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1°/o,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)
11.02BIb)2(bb)HulledandslicedorkibbledoatsnotincludedunderNo11.02BIb)2(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)—
11.02BIIa)(1)Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,notslicedorkibbled(2) —
11.02CIII(a)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1%by
weight(withouttalc)—1stcategory(3)—
11.02CIII(b)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1°/oby
weight(withouttalc)—2ndcategory(3)—
11.02CIV Pearledoats(3) —
11.02DII Ryenototherwiseworkedthankibbled —-
11.02EIb)1(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1°/oby­
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%byweight—
11.02EIb)1(bb)Flakedbarleynotincludedunder11.02EIb)1(aa) —
11.02EIb)2(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3%by
weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%>,ofamoisturecontentnot
exceeding12%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated—
11.02£Ib2(bb)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3%by
weight,ofategumentcontentexceeding0-1%butnotexceeding1-5°/o,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding12%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtually
inactivated—
11.02EIb)2(cc)FlakedoatsnotincludedunderNos11.02EIb)2(aa)and11.02EIb)2(bb) —
ex11.02EIIc)(1)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9°/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-7%byweight—
ex11.02EIIc)(2)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1*3°/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8°/obyweight—
ex11.02EIIc)(3)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%>butnot
exceeding1-7%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding 1%weight—
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice —
11.02FIII Barleypellets —
11.02FIV Oatpellets —
11.02FV Maizepellets—
11.02GI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground—
11.02GII Germofcerealsotherthanwheat,whole,rolled,flakedorground—
11.07AIa)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwordingRefundin
•u.a./100kg
(thirdcountries)
11.07AIb)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheformofflour
11.07AIIa)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,intheformofflour —
11.07AIIb)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfromwheat,otherthanintheform
offlour '—
11.07B Roastedmalt —
11.08AI Maizestarch —
11.08AHI Wheatstarch —
11.08AIV Potatostarch __
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheat,orpotatostarch —
11.09A Driedwheatgluten,ofaproteincontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
82°/obyweight(NX6·25)—
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthedrystate,99°/oormorebyweight
ofthepureproduct,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (4)—
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormoreby
weightofthepureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheformofwhitecrystalline
powder,whetherornotagglomerated (4)—
17.05BI Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,whether
ornotagglomerated—
17.05BII Flavouredorcolouredglucoseandglucosesyrup,otherthanintheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornotagglomerated—
23.02AIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorriceofastarchcontentnotexceeding35°/obyweight—
23.02AIb)1Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35°/obutnotexceeding45°/oby
weight,andhavingundergoneadenaturingprocess__
23.02AIb)2Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
maizeorrice,ofastarchcontentexceeding35°/obyweight,andnothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orofastarchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight
andhavingundergonedenaturingprocess
23.02AIIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworking
ofmaizeorrice,ofastarchcontentnotexceeding28%byweightandof
whichthepercentagewhichpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof0-2mm
doesnotexceed10°/obyweightorofwhichthesiftedproducthasanash
content,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding1-5%byweight
23.02AIIb)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
cerealsotherthanmaizeorrice,notincludedunderNo23.02AIIa)—
23.03AI Residuesfromthemanufactureofstarchfrommaize(excludingconcentrated
steepingliquors),ofaproteincontent,calculatedondrymatter,notexceeding
63%byweight(NX6-25)
(l)Theexportrefundispaidinrespectofmaize,groatsandmeal:
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding30%passesthroughasievewithanapertureof315microns,
—ofwhichapercentagenotexceeding5%ofproductpassesthroughasievewithanapertureof150microns.
(')'Hulledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1968,
p.46).
(')'Pearledgrains'aregrainscorresponding tothedefinitiongivenintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No821/68(OJNoL149,29.6.1968,
p.46).
(4)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EECtheproductfallingwithinsubheading17.02B1enjoysthesameexportrefundastheproductfalling
withinsubheading17.02BII.