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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)885 final
Brussels ,19June 1974
i
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHE !COUNCIL
amending Regulation No139/67/EEConthefixing ,
andgranting ofexport refunds oncereals
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
CQM(74 )885final

EXPLANATORY STAT^'llTTT
1.According tothefirst sub-paragraph ofArticle 16(4)ofCouncil Regu­
lation No120/67/EEC ,theexport refunds forthebasic cereals maybe
subject toadvance fixing .Inthat case ,therefund must beadjusted
onthebasis ofthethresh Idprice inforce inthemonth ofexport .
However ,there maybeapplied toitacorrective amount which isfixed
independent ly.
Thesecond sub-paragraph ofArticle 16(4 )provides forthepossibility
ofapplying theprovisions cited above ,wholly orpartially ,tocereal
b^sed processed products .Percertain flours ,groats andmeals advance
fixing hasbean partly introduced byArticle 4(l)ofRegulation Ho
1J9/67/E2C.How ,forthese products ithasproved necessary inpractice
toestablish asystem ofcorrectives similar tothat forthebasic ce- -
reals .Inthis way ,particularly forflour ,better account canbetaken
ofthe future development ofthemarkets .
Theattached draft aims atapplying ,from nowon,alltherules governing
advance fixing totheproducts listed inArticle l(c)ofRegulation Ho
120/67/ESC .
2.TheCommission ,initsMemorandum totheCouncil of31October 1973 ,
proposed some improvement totheCommon Agricultural Policy .Among
these improvements ;there figured ,asregards cereals ,thesetting u.p
ofasystem oftendering fortheexport refunds inorder toincrease the
flexibility ofmanagement ofthemarket .Intheattached proposal the
Commission istalcing thefirst step toward theapplication ofsuch a
system ;such asystem ismoreover inforce forthefixing oftheexport
levy .
3.Article 8ofRegulation Ho139/67/SECprovides forweekly fixing ofthe
export refunds under management Committee (Cereals )procedure .This
provision hasproved toorigid inpractice ,particularly when vrorld
market prices have clearly exceeded Community prices over along period .
Inorder toavoid sofaraspossible tailing decisions which have no
economic consequence ,itisproposed toreplace theexisting periodicity
byonemore adaptable todifferent situations .

Proposalfor.a
REGULATION(EE0>-OFTHSCCUNCIL <
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amendingRegulation No139/^7/EEConthefixingandgrantingof
exportrefundsoncereals
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotlieTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity!
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNoI20/67/EECof13June1967onthe
commonorganisation ofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby"Regulation
(EEC)NO/74s,andinparticularArticle16(5)thereof5
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;•
WhereasArticle16(4)ofRegulationNoI20/67/HHCprovidesforthepossibility
ofapplyingtheprovisionsgoverningtheadvancefixingofexportrefunds,
whollyorinpart,toprocessedproductsbasedoncereals?whereasforcertain
flours,groatsandmealsthishasbeenintroducedinpartbyArticle4(l)of
CouncilRegulationNo139/67/EEC^of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds?whereasthepossibilityofadjustingtherefundbytheappli­
cationofacorrective amountshouldalsobeintroducedfortheseproducts ?
Whereastherefundconstitutes aninstrumentforpermittingtheflowofCommuni­
tysurplusestowardsthirdcountries;whereasthisflowcouldbeachievedupto
nowbyusingtherefundwithoutanyquantitativerestriction ?whereasitis
howeverimportantincertainsituations,andparticularly inperiodsofun­
certaintyoroflargepricefluctuations on:theworldmarket,toensuremore
precisemanagementofexports?whereasthofixingoftherefundbybeansof
tendersseemstobeamethodcapableofattainingthisobjective ?
(1)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/675
(2)sDraftRegulationamendingRegulationNo120/67/EEConthecommonorganisation ofthemarketincereals.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.

WhereasArticle8ofRegulationNo139/67,/EECprovidesforweeklyfixingof
theexportrefundsforthebasiccerealsjwhereasthisfrequencyisnotalways
neceesaryforgoodmanagementofthemarket5
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION ;
Article1
Article4(l)ofRegulationNoI39/67/EECisreplaced "bythefollowing:
"1.FortheproductslistedinArticle1(c)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,the
refundapplicableonthedayonwhichtheapplicationforexportlicence
islodged,adjustedonthebasisofthethresholdpriceinforceduring
themonthofexportation ,shallbeappliedtoexportstobeeffectedduring
thevalidityoftheexportlicenceiftheapplicantsorequestswhenapplying
forthelicence.Inthatcaseacorrectiveauount,whichmaybefixedatthe
sametimeastherefundandaccordingtothesameprocedure,shallbeapplied
totherefundshowever,whennecessary,theCommission,followingarequest
fromaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative,maytakeadifferent ,decision
intheinterval".
Article2
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation139/67/EEC:
"Article4a
1.TherefundfortheproductsreferredtoinArticlel(a)and(b)of
RegulationNoI20/67/EECmaybefixedbymeansoftenders.Thesetenders
shallrelatetotheamountoftherefund.
2.ThedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation
No120/67/EEC.
Article3
Article8ofRegulation No139/67/SECisreplacedbythefollowing:
"TherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation
No120/67/EECshallbefixedatleastonceamonth".

ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublica­
tionin'.theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMer.berStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident