CELEX: 31978R1196
Language: en
Date: 1978-06-02
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1196/78 of 1 June 1978 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

2. 6. 78                               Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 146/ 17
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1196/78
                                                       of 1 June 1978
                fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and wheat or rye flour groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    these quantities were fixed in Regulation No 162/
COMMUNITIES,                                                      67/EEC (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  1607/71 (5) ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                               Whereas the world market situation or the specific
                                                                  requirements of certain markets may make it neces­
                                                                  sary to vary the refund for certain products according
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      to destination ;
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­
ization of the market in cereals (*), as last amended by          Whereas the refund must be fixed at least once a
Regulation (EEC) No 1125/78 (2), and in particular the            month ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening
first sentence of the fourth subparagraph of Article 16           period ;
(2) thereof,
                                                                  Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                      refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Committee,
                                                                  — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                     relation to each other at any given moment within
provides that the difference between quotations or                    a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
prices on the world market for the products listed in                 their effective parity ;
Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
products in the Community may be covered by an                        arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
export refund ;                                                       of these currencies recorded for a given period in
                                                                      relation to the Community currencies referred to
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No (EEC)                      in the previous subparagraph ;
No 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general
rules for granting export refunds on cereals and                  Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3),               above to the present situation on the market in
provides that when refunds are being fixed account                cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
must be taken of the existing situation and the future            these products within the Community and on the
trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals         world market, that the refunds should be fixed as
on the Community market on the one hand and                       shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;
prices for cereals and cereal products on the world
market on the other ; whereas the same article                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
provides that it is also important to ensure equili­              are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
brium and the natural development of prices and                   ment Committee for Cereals,
trade on cereal markets and, furthermore, to take into
account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
nity market ;                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75
                                                                                           Article 1
defines the specific criteria to be taken into account
when the refund on cereals is being calculated ;
                                                                 The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b)
                                                                  and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, exported in
Whereas these specific criteria are defined, as far as            the natural state, are hereby fixed as shown in the
wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, in           Annex to this Regulation .
Article .4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas,
furthermore, when the refund on these products is
                                                                                           Article 2
being calculated, account must be taken of the quanti­
ties of cereals required for their manufacture ; whereas
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 1978 .
0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 142, 30 . 5. 1978 , p. 21 .                          C) OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2574/67.
(3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 .                         (5) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p. 16.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 1 June 1978 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                         Vice-President
                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 1 June 1978 fixing the refunds applicable to cereals and
                                         wheat or rye flour groats and meal
                                                                                                   (u.a../ tonne)
            OCT
           heading                                        Description                             Refund
             No
        10.01 A          Common wheat and meslin                                                     0
        10.01 B          Durum wheat                                                                 0
        10.02            Rye :
                         — for exports to :
                            — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein                              5500
                            — other third countries                                               6500
        10.03            Barley :
                         — for exports to :
                            — Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein                              50.00
                            — Zones I, II, III, IV and VI                                            0
                            — other third countries                                               55-00
        10.04            Oats                                                                        0
        10.05 B          Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing
        10.07 C          Grain sorghum
     ex 11.01 A          Wheat flour :
                         — of an ash content of 0 to 520                                          100-00
                         — of an ash content of 521 to 600                                        100.00
                         — of an ash content of 601 to 900                                        90.00
                         — of an ash content of 901 to 1 100                                      90.00
                         — of an ash content of 1 101 to 1 650                                    80.00
                         — of an ash content of 1 651 to 1 900                                    80.00
     ex 11.01 B          Rye flour :
                         —  of  an ash  content of 0 to 700                                       80.00
                         —  of  an ash  content of 701 to 1 150                                   80-00
                         —  of  an ash  content of 1 151 to 1 600                                 80-00
                         —  of  an ash  content of 1 601 to 2 000                                 80.00
        11.02 A I a)     Durum wheat groats and meal :
                         — of an ash content of 0 to 950                                          155.00
                         — of an ash content of 951 to 1 300                                      155.00
                         — of an ash content of 1 301 to 1 500                                    155.00
        11.02 A lb)      Common wheat groats and meal :
                         — of an ash content of 0 to 520                                          100.00
     N.B. The zones are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 (OJ No L 134, 28. 5. 1977).