28.4.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL116/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No864/78
of27April1978
fixingtherefundsapplicabletocerealsandwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastoncea
month;whereasitmaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
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(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2560/77(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16
(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
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle 1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28April
1978.
(■)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.(«)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

NoL116/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.4.78
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27April1978fixingtherefundsapplicabletocereals
andwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
10.01ACommonwheatandmeslin 0
10.01BDurumwheat 0
10.02 Rye:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 5500
—otherthirdcountries 6500
10.03 Barley:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 5000
—ZonesI,II,III,IVandVI 0
—otherthirdcountries 5500
10.04 Oats 0
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 9200
—ofanashcontentof521to600 92.00
—ofanashcontentof601to900 8200
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 8200
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 72.00
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 72.00
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700 45.00
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 45-00
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 45-00
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 45-00
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950 155-00
—ofanashcontentof951to1300 155.00
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500 155-00
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 92.00
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977).