29.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL273/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2253/78
of28September1978
fixingtherefundsoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
thesequantitieswerefixedinRegulationNo162/
67/EEC(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1607/71(5);
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcertainproductsaccording
todestination ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedatleastoncea
month;whereasitmaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
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)No1254/78(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle16
(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article 1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
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 ;whereasHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)
and(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75,exportedin
thenaturalstate,areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October
1978.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.(4)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2574/67.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28September1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28September1978fixingtherefundsoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(u.a./tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
10.01ACommonwheatandmeslin:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 5500
—theIberianpeninsula 6000
—otherthirdcountries 0
10.01BDurumwheat:
—forexportsto:
—Algeria 6000
—otherthirdcountries 0
10.02 Rye:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 6300
—otherthirdcountries 7400
10.03 Barley:
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 5500
—theIberianpeninsula 6500
—ZonesI,II,III,IV,VandVI 0
—otherthirdcountries 70.25
10.04 Oats
—forexportsto:
—Switzerland ,AustriaandLiechtenstein 4500
—otherthirdcountries 5500
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 108.00
—ofanashcontentof521to600 108.00
—ofanashcontentof601to900 9800
—ofanashcontentof901to1100 9800
—ofanashcontentof1101to1650 8800
—ofanashcontentof1651to1900 8800
ex11.01BRyeflour:
—ofanashcontentof0to700 10000
—ofanashcontentof701to1150 100.00
—ofanashcontentof1151to1600 100.00
—ofanashcontentof1601to2000 100.00
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to950 17100
—ofanashcontentof951to1300 17100
—ofanashcontentof1301to1500 17100
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal:
—ofanashcontentof0to520 108.00
N.B.ThezonesarethosedefinedinRegulation (EEC)No1124/77(OJNoL134,28.5.1977).