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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)217 final
Brussels,13May1976
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Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2742/76on
produktionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sectors
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.This amendment toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2742/75onproduction refunds
inthecereals andrice sectors isproposed inorder toincrease therates
ofrefund applicable from thestarch ofthe1976/77marketing year .
2.TheCouncil decided atits2/5March session that inaddition tomaintaining
thepresent production refunds,' supplementary measures should "betaken to
compensate starch producers fornomore than 50%°f "theincrease inthe
price ofmaize andthat thebalance should bemaintained between thedifferent
sectors .
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3.Based ontheCommission 'sproposals concerning cereals threshold prices for
1976/77itheaverage maize threshold price islikely torise byabout 11,70
ua/tcompared with 1975/76.Thus ,themaximum compensation tobegranted in
linewith theCouncil 'sdecision is5»85 ua/t.
4*TheCommission 'sproposal provides foranincrease of5ua/t,which would
result inatotal production refund onmaize forstarch of15ua/t.This
supplement iswithin themaximum setbytheCouncil andrepresents an
increase of50$ontherefunds applicable in1975/76.
5.Increased rates ofproduction refund onbroken rice used forstarch andon
potato starch have been' derived from that formaize soastomaintain the
balance between thedifferent sectors .Noincrease hasbeen proposed for
wheat starch since processors should beable tosupply themselves ator
around theintervention price forfeed wheat . :
6.Inpresenting this proposal forincreased rates in1976/77theCommission
also invites theCouncil todecide that starch production refunds will be
phased outcompletely over thenext twoyears byreducing therates of
refund by50^>in1977/78,to7t50 ua/tformaize ,forexample ,andtozero
forallproducts forthebeginning ofthe1978/79marketing year .
7.•Toraise production refunds totherates shown intheattached proposal
should increase expenditure byabout 25mio .uainafull marketing year .

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)NO/76
of
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2742/75onproductionrefundsinthe
cerealsandricesectors
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2727/7529October1975°n
thecommonorganisation ofthemarketincereals aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3058/75andinparticularArticle11(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No359/67/EECof25July1967onthe
commonorganisationofthemarketinrice"^,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No668/75andinparticularArticle9(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)HO2742/75of29October1975
onproductionrefundsinthe
5)cerealsandricesectorsfixestheamountsoftheproductionrefund;
whereasanassessmentofthesituationlikelytoexistasfromthebeginning
ofthe1976/77marketingyear,particularlyasaresultoftheapplication
ofthatmarketingyear'scommonpricesforcerealsandrice,indicatesthat
productionrefundsshouldbeincreased;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
1).0JNoL281,
2)OJNoL306,
3)OJNo174,
4)OJNoL72,
5)OJNoL281.1.11.1975,P.1;'
26.11.1975,p.35
31.7.1967,p.1;
20.3.1975,P.18;
1.11.197S.ru«S7,

Article ].
Regulation (EEC)No2742/75shall beamended asfollows :
1.InArticles 1,2and 4"theamount "10,00 units ofaccount "shall bereplaced
by"15,00 units ofaccount ".
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2.InArticle 1theamount "12,units ofaccount "shall bereplaced by
"18,45 units ofaccount ".
3.InArticle 3theamount "162,00 units ofaccount "shall bereplaced by
"173,00 units ofaccount ".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force
-on1August 1976 forproducts covered byRegulation (EEC)No2727/75»
-on1September 1976 forproducts covered byRegulation No359/67/EEC.
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inall
Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
The President

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATEL5.5.1976
1.BUDGETLINECOHCLTUJEDj60IIand6012(productionfefunds,cerealssector)#
2»ACTIONsProposalforaCouncilRegulationamendingRegulationNo2742/75011
productionrefundsinthecerealsandricesectors.
3.LECALBASIS:CouncilRegulation2727/75»Article11
359/67»"9
4.OBJECTIVES 1Toincreaseproductionrefundsforthe1976/77marketingyearwithinthelimitauthorised "bytheCouncilatits2/5March1975
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
5.0EXPENDITURE
–CHARGEDTOTHEECBUDCET
(REFUMS/LNTERVENTIONS)
–CHARGEDTONATIONALADMINISTR.
-CHARCEDTOOTHERNATIONAL CROUPS
5.1RECEIPTS
-OVFFLRESOURCES OPT!!EEC
(LEVIES/CU3T0KSDUTIES)
-NATIONALFORTHEMARKETING YEARCURRENTFINANCIAL YEAR
) :FOLLOWINGFINANCIALYEARI
)
25mioua8,3mioua(l)I6.7mioua
YEAR YEAR YEAR
5.0.1PLURIANNUALPATTERNOFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1PLURIANNUALPATTERNOFRECEIPTSsession.
5.2KETiiODOFCALCULATIONIncreaseof50%intherefund
1976*applicablefrom1.8to31*12(lessonemonthsdelayin
payment)
197717months+1month(delayinpayment)
6.0FINANCINGPOSSIBLEWITHCREDITSINSCRIBEDINRELEVANTCHAPTEROFCURRENTBUDCET? YES/FFL
6.1FINANCINGPOSSIBLEBYTRANSFERBETWEENCHAPTERSOFCURRENTBUDGET?YES/NO
6.2NECESSITY FORASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET?YES/NO
6.3CREDITSTOBEWRITTENINTOFUTUREBUDCETS?YES/NO
COMMENTS 1
(l)Thisproposalarisesfromtheannualprioefixingdecisions.Promthe
financialstandpointitdoesnotentailmyincidenceotherthanthose
alreadytakenintoconsideration withintheframeworkoftheprioe
decisions.