CELEX: 31973R1159
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-04 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1159/73 of the Commission of 3 May 1973 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

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                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1159/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 3 May 1973
                     fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       in Article 4 of Regulation No 139/67/EEC ;
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         whereas, furthermore, when the refund on these
 Having regard to the Treaty                    establishing   the    products is being calculated, account must be taken
 European Economic Community ;                                        of the quantities of cereals required for their
                                                                      manufacture ; whereas these quantities were fixed in
 Having regard to Council Regulation No                               Regulation No 162/67/EEC (5), as amended by
 120/67/EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common                         Regulation ( EEC) No 1607/71 (6) ;
 organization of the market in cereals, as last                       Whereas the world market situation or the specific
 amended by the Act (2 ) annexed to the Treaty (3) on                 requirements of certain markets may make it
 the Accession of new Member States to the European                   necessary to vary the refund for certain products
 Economic Community and the European Atomic                           according to destination ;
 Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January
 1972, and in particular the first sentence of the fourth             Whereas the refund must be fixed once a week ;
 subparagraph of Article 16 ( 2 ) thereof;                            whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ;
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                         Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
 Committee ;                                                          refunds should be calculated on the basis of an
                                                                      exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies
 Whereas Article 16 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                       which are floating or whose central rate differs from
 provides that the difference between quotations or                   the official parity, on the effective rate or the
 prices on the world market for the products listed                   central rate of these currencies and, in the case of
 in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                 the US dollar, on the change in parity announced
vproducts in the Community may be covered by an                       on 13 February 1973 ;
 export refund ;
                                                                      Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
 Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 139/67/                   criteria to the present situation on the market in
 EEC (4 ) of 21 June 1967 laying down general rules                   cereals and in particular to quotations or prices for
 for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria                  these products within the Community and on the
 for fixing the amount of such refunds provides that                  world market that the refund should be fixed at the
 when refunds are being fixed account must be taken                   amounts shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;
 of the existing situation and the future trend within
 regard to prices and availabilities of cereals on the                Whereas the measures provided for in this
 Community market on the one hand and prices for                      Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of
 cereals and cereal products on the world market on                   the Management Committee for Cereals ;
 the other ; whereas the same article provides that it
 is also important to ensure equilibrium and the                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 natural development of prices and trade on cereal
 markets and, furthermore, to take into account the                                             Article 1
 economic aspect of the proposed exports and the
  need to avoid disturbances on the Community                         The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a),
 market ;                                                             ( b ) and (c) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, exported
                                                                      in the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in
 Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 139/67/EEC                        the Annex to this Regulation .
 defines the specific criteria to be taken into account
  when the refund on cereals is being calculated ;                                              Article 2
 Whereas these specific criteria are defined , as far as              This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 May
 wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned ,                 1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 3 May 1973 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                             Member of the Commission
  {»)  OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
  H    OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14.
  (s ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p . 5 .                           ( 5 ) OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p . 2574/67.
  n    OJ No 125, 26. 6. 1967, p . 2453/67.                           («) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p . 16.
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                                                         ANNEX
              to the Commission Regulation of 3 May 1973 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and
                               certain categories of wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                      (u.aJton)
       CCT heading                                                                                 Refund
             No                                    Description of products
         10.01 A         Common wheat (*), and meslin :
                         for exports to :
                         — Austria , Liechtenstein and Switzerland                                 27-00
                         — Norway                                                                  30-00
                         — Zones I and V                                                           35-00
                         — other third countries                                                     1-00
         10.01 B         Durum wheat                                                                 1-00
         10.02           Rye 0 )                                                                   35-00
         10.03           Barley :
                         for exports to :
                         — Austria , Liechtenstein and Switzerland                                 31-00
                         — other third countries                                                   39-00
         10.04           Oats                                                                        1-00
         10.05 B         Maize ( other than hybrid maize for sowing)                                 1-00
         10.07 C         Grain sorghum                                                               100
     ex 11.01 A          Wheat flour (2 ) :
                         —■ of an ash content of 0 to 520 :
                             — for exports to :
                                 — Zone I a ) and Zone V a ) excluding Nigeria                     4400
                                 — Zone IV                                                         49 00
                                 — Zones V b ), VI, VII , I c) and Nigeria                         47-00
                                 —■ other third countries                                          38-00
                         — of an ash content of 521 to 600                                         34-25
                         — of an ash content of 601 to 900                                         29-50
                         — of an ash content cf 901 to 1 100 :
                             — for exports to :
                                 — Zones V b ), VI and VII                                         36-80
                                 —■ other third countries                                          24-80
                         —■ of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650                                    20-60
                         —■ of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900                                     15-00
     ex   1 1.01 B       Rye flour :
                         — of an ash content of 0 to 700                                           59-00
                         —■ of an ash content of 701 to 1 150                                      52-25
                         — of an ash content of 1 151 to 1 600                                     39-75
                         — of an ash content of 1 601 to 2 000                                     31 00
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                                                                                                                          (u . a .Iton)
           CCT heading                                                                                                 Refund
                No                                             Description of products
             11.02 Ala            Durum wheat groats and meal :
                                  — of an ash content of 0 to 950 :
                                     — for exports to :
                                         — Zones V b), VI, VII a ) and I c)                                            47-00
                                         — Zones I a) and V a)                                                         44-00
                                         —< other third countries                                                      38-00
                                  — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300 :
                                     — for exports to :
                                         — Zone V a)                                                                   36-80
                                         — other third countries                                                       30-80
                                  — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500 :
                                     —■ for exports to :
                                         — Zone V a)                                                                   29-15
                                         — other third countries                                                       23-15
             11.02 Alb            Common wheat groats and meal (2) :
                                  —· of an ash content of 0 to 520 :
                                     — for exports to :
                                         — Zones V b), VI and I c)                                                     47-00
                                         — Zones I a) and V a)                                                         44-00
                                         — other third countries                                                       38-00
       (') The refund is granted solely in respect of common wheat and rye which has not been denatured pursuant to Article 7 (3)
            and (5) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC .
        (s) The refund is granted solely in respect of common wheat flo ur , groats and meal manufactured from common wheat which
            has not been denatured pursuant to Article 7 (3) and (5) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC.
        N.B. : The zones are those defined in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 941/72 (OJ No L 107, 6. 5 . 1972).
       The amount by which the refund may be increased pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation No 587/
       67/EEC is 2 u.a./ton .