CELEX: 31968R1060
Language: en
Date: 1968-07-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1060/68 of the Commission of 24 July 1968 adopting certain detailed rules for the application of Regulations Nos 367/67/EEC and 371/67/EEC regarding production refunds on maize processed into groats and meal and on maize and common wheat processed into starch and quellmehl

352                                Official Journal of the European Communities
No L 179/38                    _  Official Journal of the European Communities                                 27.7.68
                          REGULATION (EEC) No 1060/68 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                   of 24 July 1968
             adopting certain detailed rules for the application of Regulations Nos 367/67/EEC and
             371/67/EEC regarding production refunds on maize processed into groats and meal and
                        on maize and common wheat processed into starch and quellmehl
THE COMMISSION         OF THE     EUROPEAN       COM­         world market price being higher than the Community
MUNITIES ,                                                    price;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
pean Economic Community;                                      are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                              ment Committee for Cereals ;
Having " regard to Council Regulation No 367/67/
EEC1 of 25 July 1967 fixing production refunds on
                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the maize groats and meal and broken rice used in
the brewing industry, and in particular Article 3
thereof;
                                                                                      Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation No 371/67/                Where the manufacturer of maize groats and meal,
EEC2 of 25 July 1967 fixing production refunds on             or the manufacturer of starch or quellmehl who is
starches and quellmehl, and in particular Article 5           holding maize for the manufacture of maize groats
thereof;                                                      and meal for the brewing industry, or maize or
                                                              common wheat for the manufacture of starch or
Whereas Regulation No 371/67/EEC provided that,               quellmehl, so requests, and where he furnishes proof
on account of the connection betwee^ the produc­              that the above-mentioned cereals are on his premises
tion prices of the raw materials used in the manufac­         or under official supervision, the Member State
ture of cereal and potato starches and of the in­             responsible for granting the production refund shall
terchangeability of these two products, a balanced            advance it to him in an amount not exceeding the
relationship should be maintained between the prices          difference, per 100 kg of cereals, between the
of these products ; whereas in accordance with Regu­          threshold price for that cereal at the start of the mar­
lation No 367/67/EEC this balance must also be                keting year and 6.80 units of account.
sought between the above-mentioned products and
maize groats and meal and broken rice used in                 The above-mentioned proof shall be furnished by the
brewing;                                                      manufacturer to the agency responsible for payment,
                                                              at the time when, not more than once a month,
Whereas a system of advance payment of the pro­
                                                              advances are being applied for.
duction refund has been provided for in respect of
                                                                                      Article 2
potato starch; whereas, therefore, in order not to
favour one industry more than another, the system             1 . The granting of the advance mentioned in Ar­
of advances of the production refund should be                ticle 1 shall be subject to the lodging of a deposit
made general; whereas, however, with regard to the            by the manufacturer of maize groats and meal,
raw materials for starch manufacture and for brew­
                                                              starch or quellmehl guaranteeing - the processing of
ing, this problem at present arises only in respect           the maize, either into groats and meal for brewing or
of common wheat and maize, as broken rice does                into starch or quellmehl, or of the common wheat
not qualify for a production refund owing to its              into starch or quellmehl.
                                                              The deposit may take the form of a guarantee given
1 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 36.                                by a credit institution or any other agency meeting
2 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 40.                                the criteria fixed by each1 Member State.
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2. The amount of the deposit shall be equal to the           meal or starch or quellmehl not later than thirty days
 amount of the advance requested, plus 5°/o.                 from the date on* which he furnishes the proof men­
                                                             tioned in Article 1 .
3 . The deposit shall be released when the manu­
facturer has furnished proof to the agency of the                                   Article 3
Member State responsible for payment of the refund
that the cereals have been processed not later than          The production refund shall be paid to the manu­
ninety days following the date of payment of the             facturer, account being taken of the threshold price
advance. If such proof is not furnished the deposit          for the cereal valid for the month of its processing,
shall be forfeited .                                         within thirty days from the date on which he fur­
                                                             nishes proof that the cereal has been processed or, in
However, where, as a result of force majeure, the            the case of maize groats or meal, that they have been
cereals have not been processed within the prescribed        used in the brewery.
period, this period may be extended at the request
of the manufacturer for a period considered neces­
sary by the competent agency in view of the specified                               Article 4
circumstances .
                                                             At the end of each marketing year Member States
However, the deposit for maize processed into                shall communicate to the Commission all information
groats and meal for the brewing industry shall be            concerning the application of this Regulation .
released only when proof has been given of the use
of these products in the brewery.
                                                                                    Article 5
4. Member States shall pay the advances mentioned            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
in Article 1 to the manufacturer of maize groats and         1968 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 24 July 1968 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                     Jean REY