NôL56/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No410/77
of28February1977
fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),andinparticularthe
fourthsubparagraph ofArticle16(2)thereof,
.HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
providesthatwhenrefundsarebeingfixedaccount
mustbetakenoftheexistingsituationandthefuture
trendwithregardtopricesandavailabilitiesofcereals
ontheCommunitymarketontheonehandand
pricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheother;
whereasthesameArticleprovidesthatitisalsoimpor­
tanttoensureequilibriumandthenaturaldevelop­
mentofpricesandtradeonthecerealmarkets;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingrulesandcriteriato
thepresentsituationonthemarketincereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffsthattheexportrefundshould
befixedatanamountwhichwillcoverthedifference
betweenCommunitypricesandworldmarketprices;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2743/75of29October 1975onthesystemtobe
appliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs (4),
providesthat,whenexportrefundsoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs arebeingfixed,onlythe
productsnormallyusedinthemanufacture ofcompoundfeedingstuffsforwhicharefundmaybe
fixedshouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1913/69
of29September1969onthegrantingandthe
advancefixingoftheexportrefundoncereal-based
compoundfeedingstuffs (5),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3116/75(6),provides ,thatcalculationofthe
exportrefundmustbebasedonthelevyapplicableto
maize;whereasthiscalculationmustalsotake
accountofthecerealproductscontent;whereas,there­
fore,intheinterestofsimplification ,compound
feedingstuffsshouldbeplacedincategoriesandthe
refundforeachcategoryshouldbefixedonthebasis
ofaquantityofmaizewhichisrepresentative ofthe
usualcerealproductscontentforthecategory
concerned ;whereas,futhermore ,theamountofthe
refundmustalsotakeintoaccountthepossibilities
andconditionsforthesaleofthoseproductsonthe
worldmarket,theneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketandtheeconomicaspectofthe
export;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirements ofcertainmarketsmaymakeitneces­
sarytovarytherefundforcompoundfeedingstuffs
accordingtodestination ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedonceamonth;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(')OJNoL281,I.II.1975.p.1.
(:)OJNoL354,24.12.1976.p.1.
(*)OJNoL2«1,I.11.1975,p.78.
(4)O")NoL281,1.1).197vp.60.(5)OJNoL246,30.9.1969,p.11.
(b)OJNoL309,29.11.1975,p.64.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1toRegulation (EEC)No2743/75areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
Theexportrefundsonthecompoundfeedingstuffs
coveredbyRegulation (EEC)No2727/75andsubjectThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof28February1977fixingtheexportrefundsoncereal-
basedcompoundfeedingstuffs
(u.a./tonne)
CCI"
heading
NoSpécial
spécification
forrefundNomenclature insimplifiedwording Refund
23.07BI Préparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding,coveredbyRégulation (EEC)No
2743/75,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadings
17.02Band17.05Bormilkproducts(fallingwithinheadingNos04.01,04.02,
04.03and04.04andsubheadings 17.02Aand17.05A):
ofamilkpowdercontentoflessthan50%byweightandofcerealproducts(')
contentbyweight:
3010—Exceeding5%butnotexceeding15% 4.46
4010—Exceeding15%butnotexceeding30% 1114
5010—Exceeding30%butnotexceeding50% 20.05
6010—Exceeding50%butnotexceeding65% 26.74
7010—Exceeding65% 33.43
(')'CerealproductsmeanstheproductstailingwithinChapter10andheadingNos11.01and11.02(excludingsubheading11.02G)oftheCommon .CustomsTariff.