1.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No665/77
of31March1977
fixingtheexportrefundsonproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3138/76(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(3),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
andArticle17ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providethatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthoseRegulationsandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975(4),andArticle2of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1431/76of21June
1976(5)layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncerealsandricerespectivelyandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,providethatwhen
refundsarebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenofthe
existingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregardto
pricesandavailabilitiesofcereals,riceandbrokenrice
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcereals,riceandbrokenriceontheworld
marketontheotherwhereasthesameArticles
providethatitisalsoimportanttoensureequilibrium
andthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesandtradeon
themarketsincerealsandriceand,furthermore ,to
takeintoaccounttheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexports,andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle6ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2744/75of29October1975ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
rice(6),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No832/76(7),definesthespecificcriteriatobetakeninto
accountwhentherefundontheseproductsisbeing
calculated ;
Whereas,onthebasisofthecriterialaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No2744/75,particularaccount
shouldbetakenofthepricesandquantitiesofbasic
productsusedtocalculatethevariablecomponentof
thelevy;whereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No
2744/75andArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC)No
1077/68(8),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2764/71(9),providethattheamountoftheexport
refundshould,forcertainproducts,bereducedbyan
amountequaltotheproductionrefundgrantedin
respectofthebasicproduct;
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
maymakeitpossible,incertaincases,toexportto
thirdcountriesatpriceswhicharelowerthanworld
marketprices;whereastherefundoncertainproducts
shouldthereforebelimitedtoanamountwhich,
whileallowingaccesstotheworldmarket,willensure
thattheaimsofthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsarerespected;
Whereastherefundtobegrantedinrespectofcertain
processedproductsshouldbegraduatedonthebasis
oftheash,crudefibre,tegument,protein,fatand
starchcontentoftheindividualproductconcerned,
thiscontentbeingaparticularlygoodindicatorofthe
quantityofbasicproductactuallyincorporatedinthe
processedproduct;')OJNoL281,I.11.1975,p.I.
-)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
})OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
■»)OJNoL281,I.11.1975,p.78.
5)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
6)OJNoL281,I.11.1975,p.65.(7)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.1.
(8)OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.1.oOJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.30.

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ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,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:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75andinArticle1
(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76andsubjectto
Regulation (EEC)No2744/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDFLACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL284,28.12..1971,p.9.

1.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31March1977fixingtheexportrefundsonproducts
processedfromcerealsandrice
(u.a./tonne)
Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
11.01C(I)Barleyflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/oweight62-69
11.01C(II)BarleyflournotincludedunderNo11.01C(I) 0
11.01D(I)Oatflour,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3%by
weight,ofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1*8°/oby
weight,ofamoisturecontentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydase
isvirtuallyinactivated71-70
11.01D(II)OatflournotincludedunderNo11.01D(I) 0
11.01E(I) Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3®/oby
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8%byweight72-77
11.01E(II)Maizeflour,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%butnot
exceeding 1-7°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1°/obyweight62-37
11.01E(III)MaizeflournotincludedunderNo11.01E(I)and(II) 45-22
11.01F Riceflour 55-06
11.02AIII(a)Barleygroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-9°/obyweight64-78
11.02AIII(b)BarleygroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIII(a) 0
11.02AIV(a)Oatgroatsandmeal,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
2-3%byweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%>,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated71-70
11.02AIV(b)OatgroatsandmealnotincludedunderNo11.02AIV(a) 0
11.02AV(a)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9%byweightandacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-6°/obyweight(*)103-95
11.02AV(b)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
1-3°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding0-8%byweight(*)72-77
11.02AV(c)Maizegroatsandmeal,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding
1-3°/obyweightbutnotexceeding1-7°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,
referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-0%weight(')62-37
11.02AVI Ricegroatsandmeal 55-06
11.02Bla)1(aa)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9°/obyweight(*)62-69
11.02BIa)1(bb)Hulled(shelledorhusked)barleynotincludedunderNo11.02BIa)1(aa)(·) 0
11.02BIa)2(aa)Clippedoats—
11.02BIa)2bb)(11)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3°/obyweight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0*5%ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding11%andofwhichtheperoxydaseisvirtually
inactivated (*)63'-74
11.02BI«)2bb)(22)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oats,notincludedunderNo11.02BIa)2bb)(U)(*) 0

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Number
innomenclature
usedforrefundsNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
11.02BIb)1(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding 1%byweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding0-9%byweight('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)62-69
11.02BIb)1(bb)Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley,notincludedunderNo11.02BIb)1(aa)
('Griitze'or'Grutten')(2)0
11.02Blb)2(aa)Hulledandslicedorkibbledoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,not
exceeding2-3%weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1%,ofamoisture
contentnotexceeding11%andofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)67-72
11.02BIb)2(bb)HulledandslicedorkibbledoatsnotincludedunderNo11.02BIb)2(aa)
('Grütze'or'Grutten')(2)0
11.02BIIa)(1)Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,notslicedorkibbled(*) 0
11.02CIII(a)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1°/oby
weight(withouttalc)—1stcategory(*)83-59
11.02CIII(b)Pearledbarley,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1%by
weight(withouttalc)—2ndcategory(®)66-87
11.02CIV Pearledoats(s)0
11.02DII Ryenototherwiseworkedthankibbled—
11.02EIb)1(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-9°/obyweight62-69
11.02EIb)1(bb)Flakedbarleynotincludedunder11.02EIb)1(aa)—
11.02EIb)2(aa)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3e/oby
weight,ofategumentcontentnotexceeding0-1°/o,ofamoisturecontentnot
exceeding12%andofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtuallyinactivated79-67
11,02EIb)2(bb)Flakedoats,ofanashcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding2-3°/oby
weight,ofategumentcontentexceeding0-1%butnotexceeding1-5%,ofa
moisturecontentnotexceeding12°/oandofwhichthePeroxydaseisvirtually
inactivated63-74
11.02EIb)2(cc)FlakedoatsnotincludedunderNos11.02EIb)2(aa)and11.02EIb)2(bb)—
ex11.02E11c)(1)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding0-9%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-7°/obyweight83-16
ex11.02EIIc)(2)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding1-3%by
weightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,notexceeding
0-8°/obyweight:67-57
ex11.02EIIc)(3)Flakedmaize,ofafatcontent,referredtodrymatter,exceeding1-3%butnot
exceeding1-7°/obyweightandofacrudefibrecontent,referredtodrymatter,
notexceeding1°/oweight
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice 55-06
11.02FIII Barleypellets—
11.02FIV Oatpellets—
11.02FV Maizepellets—
11.02GI"Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground 19-24
11.02GII Gemofcerealsotherthanwheat,whole,rolled,flakedorground 13-00

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(u.a.ltonne) 
Number 
ia nomenclature 
uied for refunds Nomenclature in simplified wording Refund 
11.08 AI Maize starch 7044 
11.08 AII Rice starch 61-59 
11.08 A III Wheat starch 144-17 
11.08 AIV Potato starch 70-44 
11.08 A V Starches other than maize, rice, wheat, or potato starch 70-44 
11.09 A Dried wheat gluten, of a protein content, referred to dry matter, not exceeding 
82 % by weight (N X 6-25) 262-12 
17.02 B II a) Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight 
of the pure product, in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not 
agglomerated (4) 91-88 
17.02 B II b) Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by 
weight of the pure product, other than glucose in the form of white crystalline 
powder, whether or not agglomerated (4) 70-44 
17.05 B I Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline powder, whether 
or not agglomerated 91-88 
17.05 B II Flavoured or coloured glucose and glucose syrup, other than in the form of 
white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated 70-44 
23.02 A I a) Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of 
maize or rice of a starch content not exceeding 35 °/o by weight 0 
23.02 AI b) 2 Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of 
maize or rice, of a starch content exceeding 35 °/o by weight, and not having 
undergone a denaturing process, or of a starch content exceeding 45 % by weight 
and having undergone denaturing process 0 
23.02 AII a) Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working 
of maize or rice, of a starch content not exceeding 28 % by weight and of 
which the percentage which passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0-2 mm 
does not exceed 10 % by weight or of which the sifted product has an ash 
content, calculated on dry matter, not exceeding 1-5 % by weight 0 
23.02 A II b) Brans, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of 
cereals other than maize or rice, not included under No 23.02 A II a) 0 
23.03 A I Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding concentrated 
steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on dry matter, not exceeding 
63 °/o by weight (N X 6-25) 87-501 
(•) The export refund is paid in respect of maize, groats and meal : 
— of which a percentage not exceeding 30 % passes through a sieve with an aperture of 315 microns, 
— of which a percentage not exceeding 5 % of product passes through a sieve with an aperture of 150 microns. 
(») "Hulled grains' are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (FEC) No 821/68 (OJ No L 149 29 6 1Ml 
p. 46). , . . , 
(•) 'Pearled grains' are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 (OJ No L 149, 29. t. IKS 
p. 46). ' 
(') Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 the product falling within subheading 17.02 B I enjoys the same export refund as the croduct falling 
Wltllin Mibneadinff 17.02 R IT. ^