CELEX: 31976R0306
Language: en
Date: 1976-02-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 306/76 of 12 February 1976 redefining the destination zones for export refunds or levies on cereals and rice

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                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 306/76
                                                    of 12 February 1976
                redefining the destination zones for export refunds or levies on cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 941 /72 of
COMMUNITIES,                                                     5 May 1972 redefining the destination zones for
                                                                 export refunds on cereals and rice ( u), grouped
                                                                 importing countries into a number of zones with parti­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            cular regard to their geographical position and the
Economic Community,                                              characteristics of the market for the various products ;
                                                                 whereas subsequent experience has shown that the
                                                                 geographical groupings should again be revised to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      incorporate new countries ; whereas, moreover, a revi­
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­               sion was necessary because of changes in the names of
tion of the market in cereals (J), as amended by Regula­         certain   countries ; whereas    the destination    zones
tion (EEC) No 3058/75 (2) and in particular Articles             should therefore be completely redefined and brought
1 6 (6) and 1 9 (3) thereof,                                     up to date ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
of 25 July 1967 on the common organization of the                 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation                 ment Committee for Cereals,
(EEC) No 668/75 (4) and in particular Articles 17(6)
and 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas, under Article 16(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
2727/75, Article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general
rules for granting export refunds on cereals and
criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (5), and
Article 3 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2747/75                                      Article 1
of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules to be
applied in the event of the cereals market being
                                                                  The destination zones to be used for the differentia­
disturbed (6), the export refund or levy on cereals and
on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal may be. varied             tion of export refunds or levies shall be as set out in
according to destination ;                                        the Annex in respect of products listed in Article 1 (a),
                                                                  (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and in
                                                                  Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC.
Whereas under Article 17(2) of Regulation No 359/
67/EEC, Article 5 of Council Regulation No 366/
67/EEC of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules for
granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing                                   Article 2
the amount of such refunds (7), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 478/75 (8), and in Article 3 (3) of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 of 8 October                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 February
                                                                   1976.
 1973 laying down general rules to be applied in the
event of the rice market being disturbed (9), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 477/75 (10), the                   Regulation (EEC) No 941 /72 is hereby repealed.,
export refund or levy on rice may be varied according              However, it shall continue to apply to exports carried
 to destination :
                                                                  out using a certificate with advance fixing of the
                                                                  refund or levy and issued as a result of :
0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 306, 26. 11 . 1975, p. 3 .
(3) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .                               — tenders lodged before 20 February 1976 under invi­
(4) OJ No L 72, 20. 3. 1975, p. 18.                                   tations to tender for the export levy and/or refund,
(5) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 .
(6) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 82.                           — applications lodged before 20 February 1976 in
(7) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 34.                                   other cases.
(8) OJ No L 52, 28. 2. 1975, p. 34.
H OJ No L 282, %, 10. 1973, p. 13.
(,0) OJ No L 52, 28. 2. 1975, p. 33.                              (») OJ No L 107, 6. 5. 1972, p. 10.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 12 February 1976.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                              ANNEX
ZONE I                                                                 Ghana
                                                                       Nigeria
(a) Libya                                                              Namibia (South West Africa)
     Egypt                                                             Azores
     Israel
                                                                       Madeira
     Lebanon
                                                                       Canary Islands
     Syria                                                             Spanish Sahara
     Cyprus                                                            Cape Verde Islands
     Turkey                                                            Guinea Bissau
(b) Morocco                                                            Islands of the Gulf of Guinea
     Algeria                                                           Angola
     Tunisia                                                           St. Helena and dependencies
                                                                       Liberia                                \
(c) Jordan
                                                                       Equatorial Guinea
(d) Malta
     Yugoslavia                                                   (b) Republic of South Africa
     Greece                                                            Botswana
     Albania                                                           Lesotho
                                                                       Swaziland
                                                                       Zambia
ZONE II
                                                                       Rhodesia
(a) Poland                                                             Malawi
     Soviet Union (Baltic ports)                                       Mozambique
                                                                       Tanzania
(b) Norway
     Sweden                                                            Kenya
     Finland                                                           Rwanda
     Faroe Islands                                                     Burundi
     Iceland                                                           Uganda
                                                                       Somalia
 ZONE III                                                              Madagascar
                                                                       Comoros
 (a) Czechoslovakia                                                    Mauritius
     Hungary
                                                                   ZONE VI
 (b) Romania
      Bulgaria                                                     Sudan
     Soviet Union (Black Sea ports)                                Ethiopia
                                                                   French Territory of the Afars and Issas
 ZONE IV                                                           Countries and territories of the Arabian Peninsula
                                                                   Iraq
 (a) Mexico, countries and territories of Central America          Iran
 (b) Greater and Lesser Antilles, Bahamas and Bermuda
 (c) Countries and territories of South America (Atlantic coast)   ZONE VII
 (d)  Countries and territories of South America (Pacific coast)   (a) Afghanistan
                                                                        Pakistan
 ZONE V                                                                 India (including Sikkim)
                                                                        Nepal
 (a) Mauritania                                                         Sri Lanka
      Senegal                                                           Bangladesh
      Guinea
                                                                        Burma
      Ivory Coast                                                       Islands of the Indian Ocean (other than Madagascar, the
      Benin
                                                                        Comoros and Mauritius)
      Togo                                                              Bhutan
      Mali
      Upper Volta                                                  (b) Thailand
                                                                        Cambodia
      Niger
                                                                        Laos
      Central African Republic
      Congo                                                             Japan
      Chad                                                              Indonesia
      Gabon                                                             Malaysia
      Cameroon                                                          Philippines
      Zaïre                                                        (c) Other countries and territories of Asia and Australasia
      Gambia                                                            Australia
      Sierra Leone                                                      New Zealand