NoL56/7 1.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No403/77
of25February1977
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March1977tocertaincereal
andriceproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundpèr100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthefourthsubparagraphofArticle16
(2)thereof,Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragècostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsijiques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(3),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle17(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75andArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76providesthatthedifferencebetweenquota­
tionsofpricesontheworldmarketfortheproducts
listedinArticle 1ofeachofthoseRegulationsand
thepriceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereappropriate,of
productionrefunds,aidsorothermeasureshaving
equivalenteffectapplicableinallMemberStatesin
accordancewiththeRegulationonthecommon
organizationofthemarketintheproductinquestion
tothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAtothatRegula­
tionortoassimilatedproducts;whereasaproduction
refundisgrantedinrespectofcommonwheat,maize
andbrokenriceundertheconditionslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2742/75of29October
1975onproductionrefundsinthecerealsandrice
sectors(5),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1862/76(6);whereas,forthepurposesofapplyingthe
provisionsofArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72,theamountoftheproductionrefundappli­
cableduringthemonthofexportationshouldbe
takenintoaccount;WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2682/72of12
December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3138/76specifiestheproducts
forwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixèd,tobe
appliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedinAnnexBtoRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76asappropriate ;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(')OJNoL281,I.1I.1975,p.1.
(-')OJNoL354,24.12,i976,p.I.
(J)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.(5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.57.
(o)OJNoL206,31.7.1976,p.3.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1exportedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexBto
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75orinAnnexBtoRegu­
lation(EEC)No1418/76respectively,areherebyfixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March
1977tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAto
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72andlistedeitherin
Article 1ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75orin
Article 1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76,ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25February1977.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof25February1977fixingtheratesoftherefundsappli­
cablefrom1March1977tocertaincerealandriceproductsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a./100kv)
CCTheading
NoDescriptionofproductsRateofrefund
10.01ACommonwheat,andmeslin(mixedwheatandrye):
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 5.666
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 7.466
10.01BDurumwheat 11-508
10.02 Rye 5.707
10.03 Barley . 3.548
10.04 Oats 3-461
10.05BMaizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch •.3.197
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 4-457
10.06AIIRoundgrainhuskedrice 9.923
Longgrainhuskedrice 13.271
10.06BIIRoundgrainmilledrice 12.804
Longgrainmilledrice 19.234
10.06CBrokenrice:
—Forthemanufacture ofstarch 3.847
—Otherthanforthemanufacture ofstarch 5.395
11.01AWheatormeslinflour 9-521
I1.(•)IBRyeflour 9.045
11.02AIn)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 17.837
I1.02AIb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 9.521