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21.12.68 NoL307/11 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No2085/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of20December1968
oncertaindetailedrulesforgrantingtheproductionrefundonbrokenrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo367/67/
EEC1of25July1967fixingproductionrefundson
maizegroatsandmealandbrokenriceusedinthe
brewingindustry,andinparticularArticle3thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC2of25July1967fixingproductionrefundson
starchesandquellmehl,andinparticularArticle5
thereof;
WhereasRegulationsNos367/67/EECand371/67/
EECfixtheproductionrefundsforbrokenriceused
inthemanufactureofstarchorquellmehlorinthe
brewingindustrywherealevyisimposedonthat
product;whereas,sincealevyhasbeenchargedsince
6December1968,theproductionrefundmustbe
granted;whereas,therefore,uniformmeasures
shouldbetakenconcerningboththepointintime
tobeusedforfixingtheamountoftherefundand
theproceduresforensuringthatitisproperly
applied;
Whereasbrokenriceisinaspecialpositionasa
resultofmovementsinworldmarketpricesforthat
productinrelationtothepricesfixedbyCommunity
rulesandinparticulartothethresholdpriceandto
theminimumsupplypriceintheCommunityfixed
at8-30unitsofaccountperquintal;whereasthe
productionrefundthereforevarieswithinthelimits
ofthesetwoprices;whereas,inviewofthispar­
ticularityofproductionrefundsonbrokenrice,the
samepointintimeshouldbeusedinallMember
Statesforcalculatingtherefund;
Whereas,iftheimporterhasmadeknownhisinten­
tiontodelivertheimportedbrokenricetothe
industriesconcerned,therefundingtohimoftheamountofthelevypaidbyhimonthedayof
importationmeansthatthebrokenriceusedby
thoseindustrieswillnotbeaffectedbythelevyso
longasthec.i.f.priceliesbetweenthethreshold
priceand8-30unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ;
Whereasaccountshouldalsobetakenoftheuseto
whichtheproducerputsCommunity-produced
brokenriceand,therefore,ofthedeliveryofbroken
ricetooneoftheindustriesconcerned;
Whereas,moreover,Communityrulesmustalso
designatetheMemberStateresponsibleforthe
paymentoftherefundwheretransactionsinvolvethe
territoryofseveralMemberStates,soastoprevent
thedivergenceofprovisionsinforceinthoseStates
fromdeprivingtheinterestedpartiesofthebenefitof
therefund;whereastheprocedureforpayingthe
productionrefundonbrokenriceintendedforusein
thebrewingindustryshouldcorrespondascloselyas
possibletothatapplyingtomaizeforthemanu­
factureofstarchandofgroatsandmeal;whereas,
therefore,asinthecaseofstarchandofmaize
groatsandmealusedinthebrewingindustry,the
MemberStateimportingorproducingthebroken
ricemustpaytheproductionrefund;
Whereasitwouldappearthatthe.proofthatbroken
riceisactuallyusedbytheCommunitybrewing
industrymaybeobtainedfromdocumentscertifying
thesaleoftheproducttoabreweryaswellas
fromsupervisionofitsuse;whereas,wherebroken
riceisusedinaMemberStateotherthanthatwhich
isrequiredtopaytherefund,amethodofadminis­
trativeco-operationshouldbeestablishedwhichwill
providethenecessarysafeguards;
Whereas,undertheCommunityprovisionslaiddown
inthisRegulation,MemberStatesshouldtakeall
appropriatemeasurestoensurethesupervision
providedforbyArticle2ofRegulationNo367/67/
EEC;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;1OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.36.
2OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.

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Article4 HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theamountoftheproductionrefundfor
importedbrokenriceusedforthemanufactureof
starchorquellm'ehlorinthebrewingindustryshall
bethesameasthatinforceonthedayonwhich
thebrokenriceisimported.
2.Theamountoftheproductionrefundfor
Communityproducedbrokenriceshallbethatin
forceonthedayofdeliverytothestarch,quellmehl
orbrewingindustry.
3.Brokenriceimportedunprocessedandprocessed
intheCommunityshallbetreatedinthesameway
asthebrokenricereferredtoinparagraph2.
Article2IfthebrokenriceisintendedforuseinaMember
StateotherthantheStaterequiredtopaythepro­
ductionrefund:
(a)themovementcertificateDD4issuedforthis
productshouldinclude:
—inpartAadeclarationbytheexporterstating
thenetweightoftheproductandthatitis
intendedforuseinoneoftheindustries
referredtoinArticle2,
—inpartBthestampofthecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStatewhichissuedthe
certificate,certifyingthedeclarationofthe
exporter;
(b)theproductshallbeplacedundercustomsor
equivalentadministrative controlassoonasit
enterstheStateinwhoseterritorythemanu­
facturingindustryissituatedanduntilthetime
ofprocessing;
(c)assoonasthebrokenricecoveredbythe
certificatehasbeenusedbyoneoftheindustries
referredtoinArticle2,confirmationthatithas
beensousedshallbeenteredinthe'Requestfor
verification 'sectionofthemovementcertificate
DD4andthiscertificateshallbereturnedfor
verificationtothecustomsauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatewhichissuedit,whoshallforward
ittotheagencyresponsibleforpayment;
(d)eachMemberStateshallimmediatelyinformthe
otherMemberStatesandtheCommission ofthe
authoritiesinadditiontothecustomsauthorities
whicharetoapplythisArticle.Theproductionrefundonbrokenriceusedinthe
manufactureofstarchorquellmehlorinthebrewing
industryshallbepaidbytheMemberStateinwhose
territorythebrokenriceisimportedorproduced.
Theproductionrefundshallbepaidonlyifthat
MemberStatehasascertainedthatthebrokenrice
hasactuallybeenusedinoneoftheindustriesre­
ferredtointheprecedingsubparagraph .
Article3
1.Inordertoreceivepaymentoftherefund,the
importershalldeclareatthetimeofimportation
thatheintendstodeliverthebrokenricetooneof'
theindustriesreferredtoinArticle2.
2.Inordertoreceivepaymentoftherefund,the
producerofbrokenriceshallsubmittothecompetent
authoritiesanapplicationtowhich'mustbeappended
hisinvoicetooneoftheindustriesreferredtoin
Article2showingthedateofdeliveryoratrue
copystatingthequantityofbrokenricesoldand
indicatingtheexactbusinessnameoftheunder­
takinginquestion.Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1968.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
JeanREY