22.2.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL50/5
REGULATION (EEC)No431/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of21February1974
fixingthecorrectiveamountapplicabletotherefundoncereals
whereasthecifforwarddeliverypriceisthatdeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle3(2)ofRegulation
No140/67/EEC(5),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2435/70(6),based,inrespectofeachmonthfor
whichtheexportlicenceisvalid,onthecifprice
calculatedonthebasisofoffersforshipmentduring
themonthofexportation ;
Whereasthecorrectiveamountsofixedwillbealtered
ifapplicationofthecalculationproceduredescribed
aboveentailsachangeinthatamountofmorethan
0-125unitofaccount;
Whereas,however,Article2ofRegulationNo633/
67/EECprovidesthatthecorrectiveamountappli­
cabletotheamountoftherefundfixedinadvanceon
exportstobeeffectedafterthethirdmonthfollowing
thatduringwhichthelicencewasissuedshouldbe
fixedonthebasisofforeseeablemarkettrends;
whereastothisendaccountshouldbetakenofavail­
abilitiesandforeseeabletrendsontheCommunity
marketandofforwardtrendsontheworldmarket,in
particularonthosemarketswhosespecificrequire­
mentshavemadeitnecessarytovarytherefund;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(!)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularthe
thirdsentenceofthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle16
(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle16(4)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthattheexportrefundapplicabletocereals
onthedayonwhichapplicationforanexportlicence
ismade,adjustedforthethresholdpriceinforce
duringthemonthofexportation,mustbeappliedon
requesttoexportstobeeffectedduringtheperiodof
validityoftheexportlicence;whereas,inthiscase,a
correctiveamountmustbeappliedtotherefund;
WhereasRegulationNo633/67/EEC(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1461/72(4),lays
downdetailedrulesfortheadvancefixingofthe
exportrefundoncereals;
WhereasthatRegulationprovidesthattherefund
applicableonthedayonwhichapplicationforan
exportlicenceismademust,whentherefundisfixed
inadvance,bereducedbynotmorethatthediffer­
encebetweenthecifforwarddeliverypriceandthecif
pricewheretheformerexceedsthelatterbymore
thanoneunitofaccountpermetricton;whereas,on
theotherhand,therefundmustbeincreasedbynot
morethanthedifferencebetweenthecifpriceand
thecifforwarddeliverypricewheretheformer
exceedsthelatterbymorethanoneunitofaccount
permetricton;
Whereasthecifpriceisthatdeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle13ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC;Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thatthecorrectiveamountmustbefixedasshownin
theTableannexedtothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionx>ftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNo233,28.9.1967,p.9. (5)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2456/67.
(4)OJNoL155,11.7.1972,p.35. (6)OJNoL262,3.12.1970,p.3.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1herebyfixedasshownintheTableannexedtothis
Regulation .
Article2
ThecorrectiveamountreferredtoinArticle16(4)of
RegulationNo120/67/EECwhichisapplicableto
exportrefundsfixedinadvanceinrespectofcerealsisThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22February
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21February1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21February1974fixingthecorrectiveamountappli­
cabletotherefundoncereals
(u.a.iton)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
■Current
21st
period
32nd
period
43rd
period
54th
period
65th
period
76th
period
8
10.01ACommonwheat,andmes­
iin
10.01BDurumwheat — — — — — — —
10.02 Rye — — — — — — —
10.03 Barley — — — — — — —
10.04 Oats — — — — — — —
10.05BMaiizeotherthanhybrid
maizeforsowing _ _ _
10.07CGrainsorghum